A preliminary review of the RMU Zone revealed that developed properties outside of the Village core area are almost exclusively residential (with the exception of the many vacation rentals that occur in this community).

The Regional District is also cognizant of concerns previously raised by the Apex community regarding the RMU Zone during the recent Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw Review (2016) as well as during earlier amendments introducing "vacation rentals" as a permitted use in the community (2013).  These concerns related to the extent to which the RMU Zone contemplates the spread of commercial uses into residential areas and to the possible detriment of the Village core area.

While the preparation of a Local Area Plan for Apex exceeds the scope of the current work being undertaken in support of a single zoning bylaw for the Okanagan Electoral Areas, the Regional District considers there to be merit in reconsidering the RMU Zone.

Accordingly, it is being proposed to implement a similar type of zoning that was recently applied to the town centres of Okanagan Falls and Naramata and that this be in the form of a new “Apex Mountain Village” Zone.  It is further proposed to apply this "Apex Mountain Village" Zone to the commercial core of the village and to apply residential zonings to other areas currently zoned RMU (NOTE: it is proposed that the RMU Zone would cease to exist as a result of this process).