Township staff are throwing their support behind a six-story commercial building in Kelowna’s Pandosy Village that will feature the valley’s first vehicular elevator. Worman Homes submitted the plans earlier this year for the northeast corner of the Pandosy-Osprey intersection. Instead of a penthouse and office on the top floor, the plans call for offices on the second through sixth floors and a commercial unit at street level. And instead of parking on both the second and third floors, it will be on the first and second levels. The vehicle lift would provide access to 23 parking stalls on the second floor. The lift is proposed as an alternative to a standard parkade ramp in order to make more efficient use of space in a relatively small area. There will also be 10 parking stalls in the building at street level. Worman Homes originally submitted plans that included an automated parking system in March 2020, but it was for a project proposed across the Pandosy-Osprey intersection. It is unclear where this project is located. City staff will recommend the project receive a development permit and variance development permit at the Oct. 4 Kelowna City Council meeting.
