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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM |
JUN 2 4 1985

B. Kirk, June 17, 1955
City Administrator

Wm Brown,
Director of Planning

SUBJECT: Application for non-farm use of ALR lands

RECOMMENDATION:

That City Council forward the subiect application to the Provincial
Agricultural Land Commission without recommendation,

COMMENTS :

1. It should be noted this application is to use land for a non-farming purpose,
it does not request exclusion of the land from provisions of the agricultural

reserve.

Improvements that will be carried out as part of the proposal include perimeter
fencing and lights; a tee shelter for golfers, and parking. Other than the
building and parking lot the remainder of the site will be maintained as a

rough pasture (without animals).

Council may wish to know that the provincial Agricultura] Land Commission have
given favourable reception to’similar proposals elsewhere. The rationale
extended for that is the minimal building and disruption of the land involved

for a golf driving range.

No recommendation is being put forward about the acceptability of this proposal
in a farm area. The provincial Agricultural Land Commission have had
considerable experience in dealing with similar proposals elsewnere and have
developed criteria for assessing impact of such proposals on the surrounding

farmland.

wm
Director of Planning

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