Zoning and Official Community Plan amendments were approved to allow for an infill subdivision on Jubilee Road, but the plan is not well received by all.
The subdivision would be a pocket neighbourhood at 8709 Jubilee Rd., the site of the former Summerland RCMP station.
The development would have up to 14 single family houses on the 0.5-hectare property.
Parking would be at a central location, allowing for homes to be built close together.
Municipal planner Ian McIntosh described the plan as “less paving and more green space.”
He said similar concepts are in place with some of the multi-family developments in Summerland, but at present there are no similar developments with single family homes.
The pocket neighbourhood would allow for smaller, less expensive homes.
Those at the public hearing for the zoning and community plan changes had concerns about the development.
“I think it’s overfill,” said Mario Bergeron.
He said parking will be a problem and there is not sufficient room around the houses.
John Dorn asked how movers will be able to get a piano from the central parking area to the farther homes, since individual houses will not have their own dedicated driveways.
Coun. Bruce Hallquist said infilling has been in place in Summerland since 1996.
“Infilling is not all that easy to do in established neighbourhoods,” he said, “but when you have property this close to town, you have to take advantage of it.”
The bylaw amendments were approved unanimously. Coun. Lloyd Christopherson was not present at the council meeting.
