Penticton’s council will hear a proposal for another five-story building; this time on Front Street.

The development would slot into the gap next to the Lloyd Gallery, with commercial space on the first floor and residential spaces on the upper levels.

This is the second time the proposal is being brought to council, after council decided following the public hearing in February 2019 to deny the application at that time based on community feedback.

Since then, the city has brought in a new Official Community Plan, and the developer has made adjustments to the proposal to account for some of the feedback.

It will be up to the city council to decide on June 15 whether to go forward with considering the requested development variance for five stories.

If council approves, it will go to a public hearing on July 19, before returning to council for a final decision on the variance.

Council has previously granted similar variances, including the five-storey affordable housing development on the 600 Block of Main Street. Similar to that request, the Front Street development would change the max height of the building by just over two meters, from 15 to 17.1 metres, to allow for five storeys instead of three.

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