Knox Mountain Park Management Plan 2011 - City of Kelowna

CITY OF KELOWNA COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY
5.0 MANAGEMENT PL AN - How We Get There
5.1 Introduction
The Park Management Plan is designed to achieve the park Vision
and Strategic Goals, and is made up of Policies, both those that are
park- wide and those that are zone-specific, and a Management
Concept, including a park Development Plan and an Operations and
Maintenance Plan.
5.2 Policies
5.2.1 Park-Wide Policies
The following policies largely apply to the ongoing management
and operations of the park, however, but some provide specific
direction to the construction and restoration activities proposed
by the Development Plan (Fig. 7: Development Concept Map).
1. Dogs are permitted in the park on-leash, and on sanctioned
and designated trails only. The only exception is within the
park’s designated off-leash dog exercise areas.
2. During winter months, Knox Mountain Drive will be closed
to vehicular traffic; during summer months, the Drive will
be open between the hours of 9:30AM and 9:00PM Monday
to Saturday, and 12:00PM and 9:00PM on Sunday.
3. Downhill and cross-country mountain biking will be permitted
on designated trails only.
4. Waterfront access infrastructure will be set back a minimum of
15 metres from the 343 metre level of Okanagan Lake.
5. All new utility installations will:
a) be of net benefit to the park and consistent with the
Strategic Goals of this Management Plan
b) be subject to an environmental development permit
approval process, including the preparation of an
environmental management and monitoring plan
c) require the retention of qualified environmental
professionals to monitor construction practices
d) locate associated structures on existing disturbed
areas only and route linear utilities under existing
roads and paved surfaces only
e) locate and design structures to have no negative
visual impact from sight lines within and to the park
6. All special events within the park will be subject to a
special event permit process, including the preparation
of an environmental management plan, and will provide a
meaningful environmental restoration deposit.
7. Safe maintenance access to the wildland urban interface
will be provided where possible and will be constructed in
a manner that utilizes existing circulation routes and limits
the access footprint to areas rated as moderate or low
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KNOX MOUNTAIN PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN
May 2011