Kelowna announces sites for applications for pot shops in city

The City of Kelowna has identified the locations of 15 cannabis store applications that will now move ahead to the rezoning process.

“The timing for when cannabis retail stores are up and running will vary depending on the application,” said Ryan Smith, the city’s community planning manager, in a news release.

“In addition to requiring a site-specific rezoning, applicants have to go through several licensing steps with both the city and the provincial government before they can open a store.”

Of the 15 successful applications, five were decided through a lottery held Friday afternoon. The random lottery was used for applicants that were scored within five per cent and located within 500 metres of each other.

The locations of applications that will begin moving through the rezoning process include:

— 1675-1677 Commerce Ave.

— 547-559 Bernard Ave.

— 401 Glenmore Rd.

— 2090 Harvey Ave.

— 1455-1475 Harvey Ave.

— 3818 Gordon Dr.

— 2339-2397 Highway 97 N.

— 1977 Kirschner Rd.

— 1310 St. Paul St.

— 889 Vaughan Ave.

— 140-160 Rutland Rd. S.

— 175 Old Vernon Road, and 2053, 2065 and 2115 Rutland Ct.

— 2121 Springfield Rd.

— 1100 Lawrence Ave.

— 5505-5507 Airport Way.