MEMORANDUM

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C [
FEB 27 1984 |

TO: Mr. 8.R. Kirk DATE: February 21, 1984
City. Administrator

FROM: W. Brown
Director of Community Planning

SUBJECT: 1765 & 1725 Coast Meridian Road
a Rezoning Application from A-! to M=-1

“RECOMMENDATION: That City Council direct the Clerk's Office
"to prepare a bylaw rezoning Lot 13, District
Lot 288, Group |, Plan 4667, New Westminster
District and Block 14, District Lots 231 and
288, Group |, Plan 4667, New Westminster Land
District from A~i to M-1, : :

“BACKGROUND:

This application for rezoning from A=i Agricultural to an Me-1_-
General! Industrial District is a revision of Rezoning.
Application R#37/81 by Starbuck Development and Rezoning -
Application R#4/82 by Ear Management Ltd, —

COMMENTS:

City Council has previously considered rezoning applications
for the above: captioned -properties and approved them through.
third reading, Bylaw. #1891 and #1892. The applicants have
returned to the City and requested a change from an M-2 Heavy
industrial designation to an M-1 General Industrial designation
$0 they can market the properties in smalter. lots to a number
of small industrial operators. The M-2 Heavy Industrial
district permits a minimum lot size of 1.6 hectares (3.95
acres) while. the M-1! General Industrial district has a minimum
lot size requirament of !,860 square metres (20,020.85 square
feet). The owner's Intention is. to market the industrial land
' in small parcels so that a number of small operators can
purchase a lot appropriate to the size of their operation and
construct a free standing building. The M-2 Industrial ‘
district does not permit the land to be developed in such a
way. Consequently, the applicant's are requesting a change of
zoning from M= 2 Heavy Industrial to M=1 General Industrial.

This report is recommending support of the application to apply
‘an M=-1 General Industrial designation to facilitate the
‘development proposal being put forward by the applicants, that
is to subdivide the properties into a number of smaller lots

providing for Individual smal! industries.
Ww. ro

WB/vlj W. Brown a7.