More houses needed in West Kelowna, B.C. to match growth
Global News
300 houses per year are needed to accommodate the growing population in West Kelowna over the next 20 years, according to the official community plan.
West Kelowna, B.C., is currently the home to nearly 40,000 people and the city expects that number to grow substantially over the next two decades.
Staff are outlining how they can improve the housing supply to meet demand.
“We’re looking at somewhere in the neighbourhood of about 300 homes per year,” said Brent Magnan director of development approvals for the City of West Kelowna.
That is how many houses are needed to accommodate the growing population in West Kelowna, according to the official community plan.
The city is seeing an influx of people moving here, mainly from the Lower Mainland.
“We’re looking at somewhere between 14,000 people in the next 20 years to maybe even upwards of 18,000 people that we’re going to welcome into the community. We’re really just trying to provide the necessary growth and housing,” said Magnan.
The OCP is West Kelowna’s blueprint for how it should evolve its urban centres and neighbourhoods over the next two decades.
“Between 2021 and 2040, West Kelowna is projected to experience demand for approximately 5,383 additional dwelling units, or 299 new units per year,” read the report.