Planning and land use
Planning and land use regulations protect the natural environment while ensuring sustainable and safe development in the Central Okanagan.
The RDCO provides development services for the two electoral areas in our region: Electoral Area East and Electoral Area West. Municipalities in the region (City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, District of Lake Country, District of Peachland) oversee development services within their boundaries, as do local First Nations (Okanagan Indian Band and Westbank First Nation).
We provide the following services:
- Forming and implementing land use policies for the region.
- Ensuring safe infrastructure and organized development projects.
- Evaluating applications and providing recommendations to decision makers.
- Assisting the public with understanding and interpreting provincial legislation, land use regulations, applications and processes.
- Inviting and responding to public hearings and notices.
- Providing property information requests.
- Processing business licence applications (Electoral Areas only).
Resources
Planning application guides:
- Development permit areas
- Development variance permits
- Floodplain exemption permits
- Form, character and landscaping development
- Hillside development
- Rezoning and official community plan amendments
- Sensitive aquatic ecosystems
- Sensitive terrestrial ecosystem development
- Temporary use permits
- Wildfire interface development
