After a long road to get there, the newly rezoned section of rail trail in Sicamous will keep its P-3 Parks designation, despite a proposed new zoning.

At the April 24 district Committee of the Whole meeting, Coun. Gord Bushell presented a draft P-6 Transportation Corridor that he鈥檇 originally suggested at the April 10 rezoning vote.

鈥淲e鈥檙e not holding anything up, we鈥檙e going ahead with the third reading of the P-3鈥� but I do think we need to correct our zoning on that side of the channel,鈥� he said. 鈥淥ur OCP (official community plan) supports private docks over there, and P-3 supports group moorage鈥� so I think we should follow our vision with the OCP and zone it properly, because it鈥檚 not zoned properly for private docks.鈥�

The zone he created would allow a rail trail, public utilities, fixed or removable walkways and docks 鈥� one per property 鈥� and a pedestrian bridge.

Mayor Colleen Anderson, however, pointed out that a property鈥檚 zoning doesn鈥檛 apply to the waterfront, which has its own zoning.

鈥淛ust for clarification, the folks on the other side of the channel, the dock owners鈥� once they gain permission from the upland owner, they are able to have their docks,鈥� she explained. 鈥淪o that has really nothing to do with us, because the water is zoned for private moorage in Sicamous.鈥�

Chief administrative officer Kelly Bennett confirmed that, adding that no other properties abutting the lake have docks mentioned in their zoning; it鈥檚 the water 鈥� W-1, W-2 and W-3 zones 鈥� that dictates the allowance of a dock.

鈥淚t is the W-1 that is the water, that鈥檚 the one that controls the upland docks, it has nothing to do with the zoning,鈥� Anderson said. 鈥淥nce they get their permits, they are good to go.鈥�

Though Bushell had suggested sending the proposed P-6 zone to the planning committee for review, the committee didn鈥檛 make a motion to do so.

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