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. Downtown Development Permit Area "VI":

This area is designated as a Development Permit Area for the establishment
of objectives and the fiovisions of guidelines for the form and character
of commercial and multi-family development.

Boundaries:
North and East: Center line of Kingsway Avenue;

South: Center line of Wilson Avenue and the projection of the center line
of Wilson Avenue to the center of the Coquitlam River;

East: Center line of the Coquitlam River.

The boundaries noted above are shown on map "Schedule "C" of the Official
Community Plan", as Development Permit Area VI and in the map "Development
Permit Area VI" which form part of the Official Commumity Plan.

Objectives:
The objectives of the Development Permit Area are:

(a) To facilitate the orderly development of the area and to encourage
co-ordination of the siting, form and volume of new commercial and
residential buildings and their area for parking, storage and
landscaping.

To encourage appropriate interface between the different retail,
office, recreational, cultural and multi-family residential uses
occupying the downtown area so that a pleasant environment can
result.

The downtown area of the City provides a distinctive cultural and
economic focus. It is a principal objective that development
proposals, by adhering to development guidelines applicable to this
area, promote a sense of co-ordination, visual interest and scale
that reinforces the role of downtown as center of the community.

Guidelines:
(a) Character of Buildings:

All buildings, structures, expansion or additions thereto shall be
architecturally co-ordinated and should be planned in a
comprehensive manner, giving consideration to the relationship
between buildings and cpen areas, efficiency of the circulation
systems, visual impact and design compatibility with the surrounding
developments.

The character of the Municipal Hall and its historic importance in
the community should be recognized. New buildings or structures or
the re~facing, renovation or reconstruction of existing buildings or
structures must have, within the limitations of Section 976 (7) of
the Municipal Act, a character, landscaping, siting, form and
exterior design that reflects the character of the Municipal Hall.

Planning of all buildings subject to Development Permits shall be

made with due consideration to the relation between height, site

coverage, yard setbacks and to surrounding properties and streets.
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