December 10th, 1973

9. Section 801 of the By-law is amended by adding to the table of Permit~

‘ted Uses of Land, Buildings, and Structures in the Institutional Zones as
‘shown therein ihe Uses of "Group Day Care", "Out of School Day Care" and “Pre
School" in: the P-1 (Civic Institutional) and P-2 (Special Institutional) ZONES —
only.

10. This By-law may be cited for all purposes as the "City of Port
Coquitlam Zoning By-law, 1963, No. 918, Amendment By-law, 1973, No. 1290",

_. The above-noted By-law affects all. property in the City bearing the
Zone Designations set out therein and: the Council presently has applications
before it requesting permission to establishsthe Uses of Out of School Day
Care and Family Day Care combined for a maximum of four childven ‘at Suite
107-2048 Manning Avenue and Family Day Care for a maximum of three children
at 3546 Flint Street,

Alderman Meyer advised that this is the second Public Hearing held on a
Day Care amendment to the Zoning By-law this year; however, this particular
proposal differs from the preceding one substantially in two areas:

(a) it defines various specific terms which are used throughout the By-law

for better clarity;

(b) a major revision from the first proposal - it is proposed in this By-law
(in support of a resolution passed by the Council) to reduce the number of
children that would be allowed for Day Care within residential houses and ~
to establish Day Care in other zones and on institutional sites in residen-
‘tial zones, particularly s¢hool sites.

Alderman Meyer commented that at the first Public Hearing there was a great
deal of concern and confusion centered around two factors:. :

(1) the obvious need for provision of Day Care facilities in residential
communities;

(2) the obvious desire of residents for a certain amount of peace and

and stated he felt that the second proposal satisfies these points.

Mrs. K. Whiting, 1860 Dorset Avenue, whe had served on the ad hoe
Committee cor Day Care earlier this year, stated she was opposed to the sec-
ond proposal as it does not provide group day care in residential, zones and
is therefore too restrictive; also. there is a lack of suitable facilities |
and suitable personnel. Mes. -Whiting further commented that many parents
prefer to have their children in group day. care settings. with trained person-
nel and stated her view that small family care services which are usually
provided by mothers with one or two children are not too satisfactory as

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the mothers are too concerned with caring for their own children. | Mrs. |