Imagine the Future!
What will Kelowna be like in 2030? How can we make sure our children will still want to live here when they grow up?
How can we be more sustainable? How can we protect the environment, eliminate gridlock, and enhance the economy, all at the same time? They're important questions, and they're really best answered by you, the people who live here.
As part of a new public planning program called Kelowna 2030: Greening Our Future, we're looking for input from a wide range of citizens and groups.
The end result will be a revised Official Community Plan that will guide our land use, development, transportation and infrastructure decisions for the next twenty years.
Come out to one of our events, check out the information on this site, join a discussion, or write a quick e-mail.
What’s New?
The results of Survey #6 are now available. Click here to see the results.
Open House November 7
The City of Kelowna held an Open House on the Official Community Plan to help Plan the Future of Kelowna on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Members of the public could view the Draft Land Use Plan, look at panels that focused on specific areas of the City, discuss questions with City Staff and Consultants, and express their opinions on the draft. About 200 people attended the Open House. The material presented at the Open House is available for download by clicking on the links below:
Open House Panels (Each set approx. 3MB in size):
Panels 1-6
Panels 7-8
Panel 9
Panel 10
Panels 11-16
Panels 17-24
Panels 25-30
Results of Survey #5 and Open House
The results of Survey #5 and the Open House held in June are now available. Click here to see a summary of the survey results. We appreciate all of the input to date and these results will be important in preparing the future plan for Kelowna.
The winners for Survey # 5 were Tim Grauman and David Petrik. Tim and David both won a $50 gift certificate to the new H2O Adventure and Fitness Centre for completing the survey. They were selected randomly out of all the people who completed Survey #5. So fill out survey #6 for your chance to win a prize!
Survey #5 Is Now Closed:
Thank you for your input! Check back soon to view the results.
Kelowna OCP Open House Held June 24, 2009
The City of Kelowna held an Open House on the Official Community Plan Update on June 24 , 2009 at Fire Hall #1 on Enterprise. Members of the public could view the panels, discuss questions with City Staff and Consultants, and indicate how they felt about the refined scenario. Over 150 people attended the Open House. The material presented at the Open House is available for download by clicking here.
Survey #4 Is Now Closed:
Congratulations to Robert Wright and James McNaught for winning the Survey # 4 Prize Draw! Robert and James both won a $50 gift certificate to the new H2O Adventure and Fitness Centre for completing the survey. They were selected randomly out of all the people who completed Survey #4.
Survey #4 results are now available! Click here now to view them.
Kelowna OCP Open House Held May 13th, 2009
The City of Kelowna held an Open House on the Official Community Plan Update on May 13th , 2009 at Fire Hall #1 on Enterprise. Members of the public could view the panels, discuss questions with City Staff and Consultants, and indicate how they felt about various scenarios. About 115 people attended the Open House. The material presented at the Open House is available for download by clicking here.
You can fill in an On-line Survey on the Future of Kelowna beginning on May 9. This survey is the next step in the land use planning process. You have until June 1 to fill in the survey and you have a chance to win one of two $50 Gift Certificates to the new H20 Adventure and Fitness Centre.
Survey #3 Is Now Closed:
Congratulations to Brandon Cavezza and Amy Jenkins-Swan for winning the Survey # 3 Prize Draw. For completing the survey, Brandon and Amy both won a $50 gift certificate to the new H2O Adventure and Fitness Centre. Brandon and Amy were selected randomly out of a group of 800 people that completed Survey #3.
Survey #3 results are now available! Click here now to view them.
Survey #3 kicked off Phase 2 of the Official Community Plan review. In Phase 1, the City completed a set of draft Official Community Plan policies, available below. In Phase 2, policies in this draft will inform the refinement of development permit guidelines, land use, transportation, infrastructure and financing plans. This survey is part of planning work that will continue throughout the year.
Final Draft OCP Now Available:
A Final Draft of the Kelowna 2030 Official Community Plan – Policies is now available for public, staff and council review and discussion. Click here to view it.
In this revised OCP, many new policies have been added, many policies have been updated and some policies have been identified to be redirected to other plans or regulations. The final draft contains new and refined policies only.
This Policies document will be used for discussion purposes for the next phase of the OCP review process. This document, and others, will be available at www.kelowna2030.ca throughout the balance of 2009. During 2009, policies in this draft will inform the refinement of development permit guidelines, land use, transportation, infrastructure and financing plans. During this process, some policies may evolve or be refined as a result of further Council, public and technical / staff input.
Any comments should be emailed to ocp@kelowna.ca.
Open House #2: Click here to download the display boards from Open House #2, held on September 17, 2008 at Fire Hall #1 Your Input: Survey #2: Summaries of the public input that has been collected are now available! Click on the “Get Involved” page to download and review the public input. Open House #1: The event took place from 3:00 to 8:00 on June 4th, at Fire Hall #1. Over 125 people attended the Open House to share input on Kelowna’s future. Click here to download the display boards from the event. Click here to see the results of our “poker chip” exercise where attendees voted on most important sustainability goals. Survey #1: More than 1000 Kelowna residents have provided input and ideas on Kelowna’s OCP Review through Survey #1 and Open House #1. Summaries of the public input that has been collected are now available! Click on the “Get Involved” page to download and review the public input. Workbook:Submissions of the workbook to the City of Kelowna Planning Department concluded on June 20, 2008. Thank you to all those who completed a Kelowna 2030 Workbook.
