THE CORPORATION OF THE Ne meee CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM bony, —— or) Vast toy Md we wu REPORT TO COUNCIL NGv 22 1993 B.R. Kirk Date: November 18, 1993 City administrator File: 92/92 & 93/93 Carlos Felip Director of Planning 2345, 2351, 2357, & 2367 Welcher Avenue Resoning Application 92/93 Development Permit Application 93/93 Plaming and Development Committee November 17, 1993 RECOMMENDATION : lL. That the recommendation of the November 9, 1993 Report from the Director of Planning, be approved: and 2. That the information on development volume be received. BACKGROUND = At the Council meeting of November 15, 1993, consideration of a 48 unit apartment proposal on Welcher Avenue was deferred pending information on the rate of development activity in the City. Concerns were expressed about the number of projects being built in the City and the issue of a moratorium on development was raised. DISCUSSION: The Planning Department compiled data on development applications and Building Permit activity since 1989. The attached Chart I shows the volume of development applications received by Planning in each of the years from 1989 to 1993, expressed in number of residential units being applied for. The chart also shows the number of units for which Building Permits were issued from the above mentioned applications. Cont'd.../2