Nelson Landing’s second phase approved

Monday night city council gave final approval to a re-zoning of land for Phase 2 of the Nelson Landing development.

Nelson Landing is a mixed commercial-residential development of 265 housing units proposed to be built by the Storm Mountain Development Corporation on the old Kootenay Forest Products site on the shore of Kootenay Lake.

Phase 1 of the development, which will consist of eight housing units to be priced at around $400,000 is currently under construction. That portion of the project did not need its land rezoned.

Phase two, rezoned by council on Monday, would add up to 257 more units up the lake toward Red Sands Beach, as well as a public marina, all phased in over ten years as part of a development agreement with the city. If 70 housing units have been built by then, the phase-in period will be extended to 20 years.

The details of the re-zoning as presented to council on Monday are attached to the online version of this story at nelsonstar.com.

The rezoning dealt with such things as building setbacks, building heights, lot sizes, parking, green space, sidewalks and driveways, and allows for a high degree of density in the development.

The rezoning application went to a public hearing on June 11. Council did not officially approve the rezoning following the hearing because for development agreements of 20 years or more, the provincial inspector of municipalities must approve the rezoning, and it has taken all summer for that to happen.

One change that has been made following the June public hearing is that the developer will contribute $500 per residential unit to the city’s affordable housing fund, not $250 as originally proposed.

As for the eight residential units of Phase 1, Allard Ockeloen of Storm Mountain Developments told the Star that his company has finished building a retaining wall for the waterfront pathway. The developer contributed the pathway to the city so that the waterfront pathway could be continued along the shore to Red Sands beach.

Ockeloen said the retaining wall for the pathway will be a “living wall” with plantings so that it will look like a green berm rather than a retaining wall.

He said sales and construction of the eight housing units of Phase 1 have not started yet, instead waiting until after Monday night’s rezoning of the neighbouring property because “people needed to know what the neighbourhood is going to look

like before they commit. Maybe some people would buy (otherwise) but I think it is better if we clean that up first and show what is going to be there.”

Ockeloen said the rezoning decision Monday night means he will start taking deposits on the eight units and begin road building on the Phase 1 property, but he is not sure whether actual building construction will start before the spring.

“The start of construction is weather-dependent and depends on the success of the sales program. So some things like roads and bringing services in under the CPR tracks will happen this year. If the sales program is strong and we pre- sell some then we will be able to start construction this year.”

We are waiting for todays outcome in rezoning to sign a disclosure statement and give mark west his marching orders to go and sell the eight units.

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Yes but people need to know what the neibhbourhood is going to look like beore they commit. Mayabe some people would buy (otherwise) but I think it is better if we clean that up irst and show what is going to be there.

No housing started yet.

Retaining wall has plantings n the face of it so from the wter edge it looks like a green berm instead of a concrete wall.

Next I am going to sign a disclosure statement this weekend and mark will have his marketing program up and rolling and he will be able to take deposits on units.

Construction, weather dependent, we have roads to build which we would like to build this year and start of construction depends on the success of the sales program so some things happen how like roads and bringing services in uder the CPR tracks, those things will happen this year. If the sales program is strong and he pre sells some then we will be ablt to start const this year.

Rezoning details herehttp://www.nelsonstar.com/news/299684921.html

Public hearing description herehttp://www.nelsonstar.com/news/307402251.html