A new 11-storey mixed-use development in Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 South Pandosy neighbourhood got the green light from city council, but not without push back over its height.

The project, at 2602-2696 Pandosy Street (Southgate Centre), will bring 85 residential units and five commercial spaces to the area. But councillors Ron Cannan and Gord Lovegrove weren乌鸦传媒檛 sold on the scale of the building.

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Lovegrove agreed, raising concerns about the shadows the high rise would cast on its neighbours.

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City staff noted that given the narrow shape of the lot, it would be difficult to build anything without some impact from shadows.

Deputy Mayor Luke Stack, however, backed the project.

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Council approved the development permit, with Cannan and Lovegrove opposed.