City of Kelowna councillors passed a motion Tuesday evening to amend a zoning bylaw for Cambridge House on Ethel Street to allow for offices, medical services and retail general in the buildingsa国际传媒檚 two retail units in the building, despite residentssa国际传媒� objections.

Residents and members of the strata council voiced their concerns during the public hearing insisting the infrastructure can not support retail due to a lack of parking and the potential increase in waste and garbage.

Cambridge House has 200 stalls serving 192 units and 28 of those were slotted as visitor parking, however a strata council representative informed council there are only eight visitor parking stalls and one handicap stall.

sa国际传媒淭he number of visitor parking stalls is woefully inadequate for existing needs of the building, let alone adding on one or more businesses and their clientssa国际传媒� parking needs,sa国际传媒� the strata letter read.

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The strata said it feels any type of retail business would add additional strains to its already insufficient resources, including garbage and recycling facilities.

Cambridge House has one recycling bin and one garbage bin and the strata said it has had to increase the frequency of pickup as sa国际传媒渢hese bins are already inadequate for the needs of the building.sa国际传媒� It added there is no space to add additional bins.

The strata would like to see a small business use the 1,916 square-foot space on the ground level of the condo complex, but members said they didnsa国际传媒檛 want the amendment to the bylaw as it would open up the floor to retail outlets, such as convenience stores.

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sa国际传媒淚 do want the strata representatives tonight to know that I absolutely have heard their concerns,sa国际传媒� Coun. Luke Stack said. sa国际传媒�(Parking) is always a big issue for us and I am often reflecting on the decisions we made and itsa国际传媒檚 really good for us to hear back after a building is built out.sa国际传媒�

sa国际传媒淲hat I heard tonight warrants further review by us, and staff, to make sure when wesa国际传媒檙e approving projects that they will function in our city properly,sa国际传媒� he said.

Coun. Brad Sieben supported the bylaw amendment, however he put forward a motion to have staff investigate the parking issue to ensure visitor parking regulations are being met. His motion was passed.

A report will be returned to council upon completion of the investigation.