Cranbrook Council has approved a parking reduction for the F.W. Green Home project.
Interior Health (IH) requested a reduction in parking from 165 spaces to 66 on-site spaces.
The parking will facilitate a 150-bed seniors facility with childcare.
The city is also looking at on-street parking which could add an additional 44 spaces.
The city said Interior Health is willing to provide some of-site improvements for on-street parking.
The current street is not wide enough to have parking on both sides, so 17th and 18th Avenues south would need to be widened to 12.4 metres.
Curb and sidewalk upgrades would also be included.
Once the facility is operational, IH would work with the city to evaluate the traffic and parking impacts and find solutions if they are needed.
If that work is completed, the parking stalls would not be exclusive to Interior Health.
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