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70: Mayor and Council AUG 13 1979

FROM: L.D. Pollock
City Administrator

At the last regular meeting cf Council, approval was given
for the rezoning of The Old Texaco Station on the Lougheed Highway
for commercial enterprize. The application made by the purchaser
requested C-4 zoning. After reviewing the present building, it would
appear that C-2 zoning would be more appropriate, This gives the
owner the zoning to permit his intended use and the side yard pro-
visions of *the C-2 zone will accommodate the present building. In
addition, the shopping centre on the adjacent property is in the c-2
zone,

One of the things that concerned the Planning and Zoning
Committee, when this matter was reviewed, was the fact that the only
access to this property is by the lane at the rear of the existing
centre, Coquitlam Avenue is not. open to the Lougheed Highway or
Shaughnessy Street and therefore does. not provide a legal access.
When this matter was discussed with Council, at the last meeting,

Mr. Edwardson, the purchaser, stated that he had an agreement with the
shopping centre owner for access. The only legal way to guarantee
future access, would be by way of an easement across the parking area
and this would not appear to be a practical solution. In order to
avoid future problems with access, we should make it clear to the
present owner that he may make whatever provisions he wants with the
shopping centre owner for access, however, the only access the City
is able to provide, is by way of.the lane.

There are two other things that should be considered at this
time: (1) Coquitlam Avenue has been closed off at the Shaughnessy
Street end and a by-law should be passed to stop up and close this
portion of the Coquitlam Avenue to traffic. (2) There are some road
allowances in the area that abutt the Texaco property, and if we could
obtain consent from the present applicant to close some portions of
these roads, they could be incorporated with our park rules property.
The extent of these road closures would have to be determined, but the
attached sketch shows the roads involved.

_ The by-law has been prepared for C-2 zoning of this property
‘and can be given two readings prior to public hearing being set.

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