THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

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JUN 27 1983

June 16, 1983

TO: B. Kirk,
City Administrator

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

SUBJECT: Council Policy Regarding Brush Clearing -
Public Works Committee, June 14th, 1983

RECOMMENDATION:

That Council formalize the existing unwritten policy
regarding brush clearing between the ditch and property Jine by
adopting the following Policy statement: . ,

WHEREAS owners of Property in non-rural areas are
responsible tor landscaping and grass cutting of the boulevards
in front of their property, and

WHEREAS the same standard of boulevard maintenance Is
not expected in rural areas where many frontages are very long,
and

WHEREAS the strip of boulevard immediately adjacent
to the roadway is important to the function of a roadway as a
shoulder, and

WHEREAS the cost of brush clearing between. the
shoulder and the Property tine has not been provided for in the
Annual Budget,

elght feet where there is no ditch, and any brush clearing
desired by the owner of the adjacent property in the strip
between the shoulder and his property tine wilt be his own

responsibility.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

Council heard a request from Mr. Malone of 2475 Surns

Road to have brambles cleared from between the ditch and his
property line. Mr. Malone had previously contacted the City
and had been told of our policy of the homeowner being
responsible for the vegetation adjacent to his property on the

boulevard. Although this policy has not been formalized in
writing by Council], It is one which we have followed for many

years.

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