The Town of Osoyoos has formally submitted an exclusion application for some properties currently located within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) following a public hearing, the second to be held on the exclusion topic.
The Town of Osoyoos is pressing ahead with its exemption application to the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), which could close a tax loophole for some residential property owners.
A proposed exemption application for Osoyoos properties currently included in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) will go through staff and committee an additional time, following a lengthy conversation at a Regular Council Meeting.
A total of eight properties in the Town of Osoyoos are being added on to a prior submission to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) for exemption from agricultural designation, bringing the total to 70.
The RDOS is cracking down on another property that illegally converted a farm storage building to housing for farm workers.
Read about resolutions affecting rural Oliver.
An application to remove a property at the corner of Highway 97 and Wren Place in Osoyoos from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) has been approved by Town Council.
Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) challenges, inconsistencies, changes, and enforcement were the highlights of a presentation to the regional district last week.
Despite a recommendation to deny, the regional district has instead approved a temporary use permit for a vacation rental in rural Oliver.
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