Summerland council has given first two readings to the Official Community Plan and zoning bylaw amendments to allow for a recreational disc golf facility in the western part of the community.
At the May 6 council meeting, the amendments, for the property at 17400 Hwy. 40, received first and second readings.
However, a public hearing is also required for this property.
The changes would alter the Official Community Plan designation from Agricultural to Open Spaces and the zoning designation from Forestry Grazing FG to CD-10.
The Penticton Disc Golf Club has proposed a two-phase course on this property, with parking and staging grounds, and with baskets and pads for each hole on the course.
The first phase is for 18 holes on 12 hectares and the second phase would have another 18 holes on 19 hectares, for a total of 36 holes on 31 hectares.
A parking area is proposed for the south end of this parcel of land.
The Penticton Disc Golf Club said the baskets, tee pads and signs are temporary in nature.
The club would not require electrical or water connections, as no washrooms are intended for the staging area.
In a report to Summerland council, Odessa Cohen, manager of planning and sustainability, said the agricultural designation in place at present does not support recreational facilities.
The property is not within the Agricultural Land Reserve.
The parcel also has not been identified as a future potential park.
The Open Lands designation establishes spaces for the community, based on anticipated need, the report states.
The present zoning also does not accommodate the proposed disc golf facility.
The Forestry Grazing zone is intended to accommodate forestry, grazing and conservation uses.
As a result, a Comprehensive Development zone has been recommended to accommodate the disc golf course use for the property. Such a zoning allows for site-specific provisions for a parcel of land and proposed uses.
While adjacent properties include agricultural small acreage, forestry grazing and resource industrial uses, the proposed changes for this property are not expected to result in conflicts, Cohen said in her report.
The public hearing will be held on June 17. Information will be sent to owners and tenants living near the property.
