ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE MELTING

Proposed Creek Criteria

Ao wear ae can be determined there are 7 actual water courves that
should be protected The Ecological Area encompasses 5 of the erecks wale
there is Maple Creek and one other water course which runs parallel to Pitt
River Road adjacent to the Ocean Cement Property. While our Water Way By-law
protects the creek bottoms, the banks are subject to private landscaping and
clearing which may remove one of the vital components for fieh survival. ‘The
folaga adjacent to erceka protects against bank errosion and sluffing as wall
as keaping the water temperacure cool which ia nesessary for eurvival of fish

fry,

Artificial landscaping and miscellaneous trae Planting by private pere
gone cannot replace the natural growth and root structures required for bank
etability, It is evident chat if we wish to maintain the existing creeks in
spawning condition strict enforcement of our water way by~lawe and a "leave
strips" which encompasses approximately 30’ on both sides of the water way are
necessary. There are three possible ways of protection:

(1) The leave strips can be accommodated via section 24A of
the Land Registry Act, which allowa the City to have
reglatered, at the time of subdivision a covenant with
epecified conditiona,
That at the time of subdivision a dedication to park in order
to protect the water way can be required.
The desired area can be conveyed as a lot to the City as a

condition of the subdivision.

' After considering the options I would recommend that the restrictive
covenant as outlined under item (1) be used. The covenant achieves the desired
affect without taking maintenance and ownership. In some instances an ownew
may ba reluctant to give up the land which in turn could ba envolve a City

expenditure,
As owners of the land we would share in the responsibility of continued

maintenance particularly if it waa dedicated park,