THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C ¢ UJ N ¢ ;

MEMORANDUM JUN 9- 1686

TO: BBR. Kirk DATE: June 3, 1986
City Administrator

FROM: W. Brown
Director of Community Planning

SUBJECT: Northside Shopping Centre
Development Variance Permit No. 9/86

RECOMMENDATION: That City Counci | adopt a resolution to
issue Development Variance Permit to. the
North Side Shopping Centre, Rem of Lot J,
DL. 479, Grp 1, NWLD Plan 6505 permitting
the shopping centre to develop a parking
fot in their required rear yard and to
erect traffic direction Signs in their
required front and flanking front yard.

COMMENTS: -

Wolstencroft Realty the leasing agent for the Northside
Shopping Malt! have approached the City with a scheme to provide
additional parking and to enhance the appearance of the back
side of their building. The basis for their Proposing this
scheme is twofold; business has expanded and tenants require
additional parking and the firm want to continue with building
improvements to keep the shopping mall competitive.

The proposa! is to construct a formal parking lot and
landscaping along the west side of the building is an
Improvement for the view from apartments across Sefton Street.
Due to this, approva! of the proposal is being recommended.

The second element of the Proposal is a request to vary
the Sign Bylaw to permit the erection of traffic direction
signs beside parking fot entrances along Coast. Meridian Road

and Prairte Avenue.

In concluston, approval of a resolution to issua a
Development Variance Permit for these changes is recommended.

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: W. Brown

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FILE: P-0004-0008