JUN 14 1993

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The Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam, in open meeting
assembled, enacts as follows:

A Bylaw to amend the “Port Coquidam Zoning Bylaw, 1987, No. 2240"

Replace Section 507 of the “Port Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw, 1987, No. 2240" with the
following:

"507. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT

(1) The provisions of this section shall apply to all areas within the floodplain of
the Coquitlam, Pitt and Fraser Rivers as shown in Schedule "B", which is
attached to and forms part of this Bylaw.

For the purposes of this section only, the following definitions shall apply:

“Natural Boundary” means the visible high-water mark of any lake, river,
steam, or other body of water where the presence and action of the water are
so common and usual, and so long continued in all ordinary years, as to mark
upon the soil of the bed of the lake, river, stream or other body of water, a
character distinct from that of the banks thereof, in respect to vegetation, as
well as in respect to the nature of the soil itself.

"Watercourse" is any natural or man-made depression with well-defined
banks and a bed 600 mm (2.0 feet) or more below the surrounding land
serving to give direction to a curpent of water at least six months of the year oz
having a drainage area of 2.6 km< (1.0 square mile) or more.

“Habitable Floor Elevation” refers to the geodetic elevation recommended by
the Ministry of Environment for the purposes of flocdproofing.

Notwithstanding the definition in Section 101 of this Bylaw, “Habitable
Room" in this section includes rooms used for cooking, eating, sleeping, or
human occupancy, and bathrooms and utility rooms.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Bylaw, the underside, or in the
case of a concrete floor slab the top side, of the lowest floor of a residential
building or structure to be used for habitation, or the ground level on which a
mobile home or unit is located, shall not be lower than the habitable floor
elevations specified on Schedule "B".

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