W2: Intensive Water Use

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

None: the zone lists no dwelling

Main uses

Marinas, boat launches, docks, permanent moorage for tour boats (no live-aboards), recreational water activities; temporary moorage, restaurants, pubs and shops (each at most 235 m²) as secondary uses

Smallest lot for a subdivision

No minimum (s. 14.10)

Height limit

10 m and 2 storeys (s. 14.14)

Marinas, marine fuel and commercial boat launches provide holding-tank pump-out and public washrooms (s. 9.5).

Docks (s. 9.5): owned by the upland owner or Crown-lease holder and licensed by the Province; ramps 1.5 m wide and other surfaces 3 m; an L or T no longer than 10 m or half the frontage; 5 m from the side lot lines carried onto the foreshore (6 m beside a beach access or P3 park); no roofs, covered boat lifts or sheds; nothing beyond 42 m from the natural boundary; public passage along the foreshore kept open; no fences below the 343 m high-water mark (s. 7.5.7).

Sections 6 to 9 of the bylaw (general rules, landscaping and fences, parking, specific uses) also apply.

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the City of Kelowna's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: City of Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – City of Kelowna.