THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

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MAYOR AND COUNCIL DATE: JANUARY 30, 1975

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE

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Re: North Side’ Shopping Centre

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Council will ‘recall that in 1971, Council adopted a Phasing Development |
Plan for the Prairie/Coast Meridian Area, which designated the City Block
north of the North Side Shopping Centre for commercial extension. At the time
of adoption of this Plan, a,major shopping complex was not conceived.

It now appears that in all probability, a major shopping complex
(Marathon Development) would take place and that the existing Downtown may evolve
into a Regional Sub-Centre or Centre. This gives rise the need to review the
development concept for the North Side commercial area.

It is the opinion of the undersigned which is fully supported by the
Committee that in order to ensure the viability of the North Side commercial
facilities, they should be limited to a neighbourhood level only to include
euch services as: , .

food stores and confectionary

professional services

restaurants and fast food services

drug store

-varlety stores and hardware stores

barber shops and beauty salons

financial institutions

dry cleaners

and similar establishments.

A recent survey of existing North Side services reveals that the above
are at present well provided. As a result, the Committee is of the opinion that
future commercial expansion should be curtailed and the Committee recommends that
the area designated in the Phasing Plan for future commercial use be cut back as
shown on the attached sketch and that the land so excluded be redesignated for
apartment use which, in the view of the Committee, is the next best use as this
land is bounded on 3 sides by properties staged for apartment use. :

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LL/dv Planning Officer.
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