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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM UJ N C | [

MEMORANDUM APR 39 1984

TO: B. Kirk, April 19, 1984
City Administrator

FROM: F.E. Peters., P. Eng.,
City Engineer

SUBJECT: Water Service to Indian Reserve Land -
: Works and Services Committee, April 17th, 1984

RECOMMENDATION:

That a water service to the nursery on Indian Reserve land along Pitt River
Road be approved subject to the app!icant obtaining a business License, improving and
paving driveway access to the property, and paying for the installation of No Parking
signs atong Pitt River Road to prevent customer parking atong The road.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

Development of a wholesale nursery is taking place along Pitt River Road
near the Red Bridge site on Indian Reserve jand. The City has no control over the
development of this property because it is an Indian Reserve. However, the City does
contro! the provision of services to the property.

The Developer has applied to the Engineering Department for a water service
connection which would be at his expense. The City is in a position to deny this
connection. However, it would be preferable if the City used its control in order to
require the applicant to do several other things which appear to be necessary.

Access to the site is very poor at the moment and there Is a constant
possibility of mud being tracked onto Pitt River Road. In order to prevent this, we
would want to require the applicant to provide a proper paved driveway onto his

property.

Although the applicant has stated that this is a wholesale nursery, there
is no contro! which we could use to prevent him from later turning it into a retail!
nursery. We would therefore want to ensure that customers did not park along Pitt
River Road and therefore request that he be required to pay for No Parking signs on
both sides of the road to protect against that event... ‘ity.

The applicant has nov applied for a business license. The Committee feels

that he should be required to obtain one so that we at least haves records of the
operation. L
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F.E. Peters, P. EIQ.
City Engineer

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