A final plan intended to guide development in 黑料社入口鈥檚 downtown north end for the next 30-plus years will be reviewed by council on Monday.
Some revisions to previously-considered iterations of the plan include allowing buildings up to six storeys in the Manhattan Point neighborhood, greater clarity on how industrial uses might remain a feature of the north end landscape, and an emphasis on the daylighting of Brandt's Creek between Ellis Street and Gordon Drive.
A section of the creek west of Ellis Street was returned to a more natural state in the early '90s, making it a popular听nature spot for walks and bird-watching. But east of Ellis, the creek is little more than an obscured ditch in most places.听
Despite听earlier comments from councillors about the need to identify a future school site, city staff say they鈥檝e been unable to do so after consulting with Central Okanagan Public Schools.听
Plan boundaries cover a wide area, ranging from Knox Mountain to Clement Avenue, and Gordon Drive to the lakeshore.听
Essentially, the plan envisions a mix of new homes, shops, and parks throughout the area, where some houses date back to the years following the Second World War.听
It also covers the massive 40-acre waterfront site encompassed by the former Tolko sawmill, a property owned by the Thorlakson family of Vernon which is projected to be a modern neighborhood of several high-rises and shops.听
One the years, the predominant land uses in the north end have included farming and ranching, industry, recreation, and modest single-family homes.听
鈥淣orth End households (currently) tend to be smaller, with fewer children and more single occupant households, earn less, and are more likely to rent than own than the 黑料社入口 average,鈥 reads part of the new plan.听
Average household income in the area is $86,500 compared to the city-wide average of $111,500, with an average of 1.9 people in each household versus a city-wide average of 2.4 people per household.听
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