Official Community Plans   Bylaw 1050

An Official Community Plan (OCP) is a bylaw that consists of a series of policies that provide a framework for making land use decisions. These policies are based upon the communities vision and objectives, and form a guide for future growth and land development. The Regional Board, Regional District staff, the community, and developers use Official Community Plans in evaluating applications, reviewing proposed changes in land use, and undertaking projects. All development must conform to the relevant policies of the Official Community Plan.

The Regional Board meets every two weeks, managing the wide range of issues that arise as part of local governance. The 11 member Board represents the two electoral areas of the Regional District (Westside and Central Okanagan East, formerly Ellison/Joe Rich) and the member municipalities of Kelowna, Peachland and Lake Country. Every three years, three Directors are elected to represent the Westside Electoral Area and one is elected to represent the residents of the Central Okanagan East Electoral Area. The City of Kelowna appoints five representatives to the Regional Board from among its elected Council members. The District of Lake Country and the District of Peachland each appoint one of their Council members to the Regional Board.

COUNCILLOR ROBERT HOBSON (CHAIR) CITY OF KELOWNA 469-6224 (RDCO) Robert.Hobson@cord.bc.ca  764-2427 (h)

MAYOR SHARON SHEPHERD CITY OF KELOWNA 469-8657 sshepherd@kelowna.ca   717-9066 (pager) 862-3399 (f)

COUNCILLOR BARRIE CLARK CITY OF KELOWNA 764-7062 (h) aird@shaw.ca  862-3399 (f)

COUNCILLOR COLIN DAY CITY OF KELOWNA 861-0695 (cell) cday@kelowna.ca  862-3399 (f)

COUNCILLOR BRIAN GIVEN CITY OF KELOWNA 979-1313 (h) bgiven@kelowna.ca  763-1919#20 (b)

MAYOR JAMES BAKER DISTRICT OF LAKE COUNTRY 766-5650 (b)  baker@lakecountry.bc.ca  766-0116 (f)

MAYOR GRAHAM REID DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND 767-2647 (b) mayor@peachland.ca  767-3433 (f)

PATTY HANSON CENTRAL OKANAGAN EAST 491-5055 (h)  491-5055 (f)  Patty.Hanson@cord.bc.ca

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT

Peachland Planning 767-2647

Headline from the WestSide Weekly
Peachland considers expansion...
July 2005
"The committee will explore boundary expansion further and report back to council"...

The Westside Governance Study
site is now closed.

Agricultural Land Commission

Trepanier Provincial Park a was established on April 18, 2001, to protect important water, biodiversity and recreation values, including Trepanier Creek drainage.

This link goes to a site that gives a little more information on the pristine Trepanier area

Residents - FYI - Road Name Confusion

According to Lynda Lochhead - District Development Technician with MoT

It is Trepanier Road not Trepanier Bench Road.
Upton Road ends at the Peachland municipal boundary.
It is Paradise Valley Drive not Paradise Valley Road.

Is it MacKinnon or McKinnon Road???