THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

Mr. BOR. Kirk April 19, 1990
City Administrator File No. Zoning Bylaw Amendments

FROM: Carlos Felip, M. Arch., M.C.2.P.
Director of Planning

dment to RS-l and RS-2 Zones
ing and Development Committee — April 24, 1990

It ig recommended that the "City of Port Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw, 1979,
No. 1651," Part VIII - "Residential Zones" be emended aa follows:

Section 801 "Large Lot Reaidential" (RS-1), Subsection 4 "Front Yard",
and Section 802 "Small Lot Residential" (RS-2) Subsection 4 "Front Yard"
be amended to read aa follows:

“The front yard of any principal building shall not be less than 7.5
meters (24.5 feet) except that:

this front yard may be reduced to not less than 6 meters (19.7 feet)
for one portion of the principal building, not exceeding 7 meters in

width, nor one storey of 5 meters or less in height.

DISCUSSION:

A recent amendment to the RS—1 and RS-2 zones intended to permit
portions of residential buildings, not exceeding 6 meters in width nor a
height of 1 storey or 6 meters, to have reduced setbacks of 6 meters, rather
than the standard 7.5 meters.

The amendment was to allow a portion of the principal building, usually
the garage, to have a reduced setback, to provide added flexibility to the
siting of the principal building on the property.

Members of the Development Industry have brought to the attention to the
Planning Department that the maximum width of 6 meters sllowed with a reduced
setback is not sufficient to accommodate a two car garage. They also noticed
that the 6 meter height may be misunderstood as to permitting more than one
storey.