The regional district appears to be doing a 180 when it comes to the future of a North Okanagan gymnastics centre that just last week feared closure.
In December, Camille Martens, owner of the Okanagan Rhythmic Gymnastics club on East Vernon Road, learned she may have to close the business because it did not conform to zoning rules.
But Bob Fleming, chair of the Regional District of the North Okanagan board of directors, says they are now planning to support the zoning amendment Martens has been asking for.
“We are taking a different tack,” Fleming says.
A staff recommendation indicated the gym is four times the size permitted under a home occupation use. Because the property is located in the agricultural land reserve, staff also had concerns about a precedent being set which could lead to a reduction in farm use if the amendment was granted.
Charlotte Helston – Infonews.ca – January 3, 2017.
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