October 1, 1990/278

Siting and Accesses:

Notwithstanding any provisions of the "City of Port Coquitlam Zoning
Bylaw, 1987, No. 9940" no multi-family building shall be sited within
7.5 meters of Mary Hill Road or Shaughnessy Street and all yards
facing these streets shall be used exclusively for landscaping and/or
outdoor recreation; except that these setbacks may be reduced and/or
dedicated to an alternate use, when in the opinion of the
Municipality a significant improvement to the design is achieved by
doing so.

Where possible, vehicular access to multi-family developments
fronting Mary Hill Road or Shaughnessy Street should be achieved from
a side road or a service lane, in consideration of the heavy traffic
of the aforementioned roads.

Landscaping:

Substantial landscaping, to screen parking areas from the streets and
adjacent residential buildings and interplanting of the parking areas
with trees is required. Retention of mature trees to integrate into
the overall landscaping is encouraged.

All vegetation use for landscaping shall be mature and of a quality
acceptable to the Municipality. All planting must comply with the
standards of or standards similar of those of the B.C.N.T.A.

All materials other than vegetation, used for landscaping shail be
"non-skid" type and of durable quality.

All landscaping fronting the street shall use trees wherever possible.

Signage:

All signs and signage shall be architecturally coordinated with the
overall design of buildings and landscaping. Free standing signs
shall be incorporated into the design of the landscaped areas and
shall not exceed 2.4 meters (8 feet) in height.

Implementation:

fo facilitate implementation of these guidelines, any Development
Permit issued for properties within this Development Permit Area "x",
may, subject to the restriction of the Municipal Act, and unless
otherwise specified in the above guidelines, vary OF supplement the
bylaws regulating zoning, parking, works and services, drainage,
signs, screening, landscaping and subdivision.

Minor variations which do not change the intent of the guidelines may
be permitted without an amendment of the Development Permit Area
guidelines, subject to the approval of the Director of Community

Planning.

Carried.