THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

oR. Kirk May 29, 1987
ity Administrator

. Brown

irector of Community Planning

PoCo Place Mal |
Parking Lot Redesign

RECOMMENDATION:

That approval of the parking access redesign be recommended for
amendment to the property's C.D. Zoning Bylaw.

And that approval for removal of tree planters be recommended

for amendment to the property's C.D. Zoning Bylaw, subject to
compensatory landscaping being Installed in the vicinity of
where tree planters are removed.

COMMENTS:

This application is to amend the plans attached to tie PoCo
Piace Mall rezoning bylaw. What is being: requested is to
improve circulation in the parking lot, increase the number of
parking stails and relocate the entrance of the underground
garage.

The requested changes will improve traffic circulation in the
mail parking lot. Concerns raised by the proposed changes are
for neighbour relations and appearance of the parking lot. The
first areas of concern is that ltandscaping along Lancaster
Street was supplemented by several planters of trees, providing
additional screening. As this is an area of continuing
neighbourhood concern, it is suggested that the planters to be
removed be replaced by a screen fence or more intense planting.
The second area of concern, removai of landscaping from the
parking lot. It is recommended that removal of the landscaping
be permitted to improve circulation at the entrance and to
permit development of additional parking stalls. The
recommendation for support is subject to the condition that new

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