” THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C 0) UJ N C | . [ ,
a _ MEMORANDUM. Ww Al . bo

TO:
FROM:

SUBJECT:

FEB 13 1984

B. Kirk, | a February “9, 1984
City Administrator ; a .

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

Closure of Lane North of Prairie, east of Ulster —
Works and Services Committee, February 7th, 1984

- RECOMMENDATION:

That the tane north of Prairie Avenue between Ulster

Street and Toronto Street be stopped ‘up and closed to traftic.
and that the Planning Committee determine the best. way of
Incorporating the lane into t+he proposed development. 7

BACKGROUND-AND COMMENTS:

the prop

‘One of the issues raised at the Public Hearing .for
osed shopping: malt was. the short-cutting of traffic:

Through the lane behind the proposed development. This.
Short-cutting has: been evident for. some time and is not .realty.

related

‘to the. construction of the shopping.mal!. In prevtous:

discussions. with the Public Works Committee T+ was felt that
J. This lane could. not be closed because the City°was: insisting. on.
“Lane access for all residential properties fronting on’ Prairie

Avenues

- However, Since the four residential properties: here

“are betng replaced by a commercial development with no. access

“to the

lane, the prime reason for keeping the Jane ts. gone.”

Both owners north of the lane and. the developers of the
proposed shopping center are In favor of a lane closure. The

closure
only: tn

of the lane would eliminate short-cutting traffic. not
this part of the fane but also in the portion: between

Toronto Street and Regina Street.

The Committee would be concerned tf the lane were

' elosed: but not disposed of since ft would then become a
maintenance problem for the City. Disposal options would.

Include

the sale of half the lane to the owners to the south

and half to the owners to the north or could include the sale

of-vall

of the tane to one party. The lane could be kept as a.

“landscaped buffer or Incorporated as part ofthe parking or

building

layout for the new development, The Committee feels

“that this question ts one which should be,considered by the
Planning Committee and so recommends. - U. a _ 2

FeE. Peters, P. Eng%,
City Engineer

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