A proposal to amend two zoning bylaws for a property on Airport Way in rural Revelstoke to allow for the development of a small tourist accommodation received mixed feedback during a recent public hearing on May 2.
While some were supportive of the bylaw amendments, others said they were concerned about increased traffic volume and potential erasure of the current rural lifestyle if the amendments are approved.
The owner of the property*, located at 4762 Airport Way, has been operating as a vacation rental since 2018 under a temporary use permit issued by the CSRD. The current permit is set to expire this month.
The property owner is seeking to change the Official Community Plan designation for the property from small holdings to resort commercial, and to rezone the property from small holdings to Resort Commercial 2.
*The name of the developer was not disclosed at the hearing. Stoke FM reached out to the CSRD for the name but they declined to provide it.
