480 Penno Road - Summary of Flood Mapping Information

On the eve of an apparently rigged Kelowna council vote on Kelowna Springs, the report of Flood Mapping has appeared in 210 page glory. Here. McElhanny (January 23, 2026) has disclaimed all liability for relied-upon information, and the underlying AECOM report notes that KSGC is a flood hazard, but not problematic because it doesn't house city infrastructure. The report also doesn't address flooding of nearby properties and others to any meaningful degree because it was not intended to be used for a development analysis.

"Simpson's Pond is identified as ecologically high-value and are intended to be preserved, while the Property is identified as non-critical infrastructure and has no identified flood mitigation measures proposed." "The proposed modification of the floodplain storage volume at the Property does have the potential to impact Mill Creek design flood water levels ..."

Flood mitigation bylaws trump the current application. "Collectively, these instruments require that development within or adjacent to flood hazard areas demonstrate that flood risks are appropriately mitigated through elevation, grading, and drainage controls, and that such development does not result in an increase in flood hazard to adjacent or downstream properties." The potential flood impacts cannot be ignored by this council.