We've covered the planned, large-scale growth coming to North Glenmore through the Sector Study. This is a different kind of change — smaller-scale, already in effect, and it applies lot by lot across most of Old Glenmore's established single-family streets, not through a master plan.
What Actually Changed
In November 2023, the province passed Bill 44, requiring every BC municipality — Kelowna included — to update zoning bylaws by June 30, 2024 to allow small-scale multi-unit housing on lots previously zoned exclusively for single-family or duplex use. In practice, most standard single-family lots in Old Glenmore can now legally support 3 to 4 units — through combinations of secondary suites, detached garden or garage suites, duplexes, triplexes, or fourplexes — without a rezoning application.
Old Glenmore's larger, mature lots make this more practically relevant here than in neighbourhoods with smaller or more irregular parcels — a 1960s or 70s Glenmore lot often has genuine room for a detached suite in the backyard in a way a newer, tighter subdivision lot doesn't.
How This Differs From North Glenmore's Growth
It's worth separating the two kinds of change happening in this area right now. North Glenmore's growth is planned and infrastructure-led — new roads, schools, and thousands of new homes over years, concentrated in a defined study area. Old Glenmore's infill potential is the opposite: unplanned, property-by-property, driven by individual owners deciding whether to add a suite or build a secondary unit on their existing lot. Both change the neighbourhood's density over time, but on very different timelines and in very different ways.
What It Doesn't Mean
It doesn't mean Old Glenmore is being rezoned for apartment buildings, and it doesn't override other site-specific requirements — tree protection bylaws (relevant here given the mature tree canopy that's part of the area's character), parking, and siting rules still apply lot by lot.
If you're selling: a larger Old Glenmore lot with realistic infill potential can be marketed differently than a straightforward single-family resale, and may draw interest from builders who weren't previously looking at this street. We factor this into pricing and marketing when it genuinely applies to a specific lot.
What It Means If You're Buying
If you're buying purely as a single-family residence, this doesn't change your day-to-day use of the property. What it can affect is what gets built on neighbouring lots over time — worth weighing alongside the other diligence points in our guide to buying an older Glenmore home.
Send us the address and we'll give you a straight read on its realistic infill potential under the new rules.