THE CORPORATION OF THE ciTY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MAYGR AND COUNCIL DATE: JUNE 2nd, 1975

PLANNING AND ZONING ,
COMMITTEE

Public Information Meeting on
K*7/76 -- 32-lot subdivision on Imperial Avenue
12/76 - 52~unit townhousing and 10-lot subdivision

meeting was held at the James Park School on May 26th, 1976

The mecing was chaired by Alderman Laking. About 4f residents attended.
alderman Trabculay was also among the audience. Also in attendance were L.D. Pollock,
R.A. Freeman, L. lee, R. Ingram of School District #43 and the developers of the

opened the meeting by advising the audience of the nature of the
developments. He then called upon the developers to describe their

a brief description of the zoning of the lands on which the subject
are proposed and the existing land use ef the surrounding area.
tated that land use olanning for the Imperial Avenue areca was
n by the Planning Dept. about 2 years ago and that, with the exception
osed townhouse site, the vacant properties in the Imperial Avenue vicinity
int a@coomainiy for single family residential use. «As to the proposed townhouse
and use altermatives were considered suitable, namely commercial and
ich commercial use was later on proved to be not viahle after
refusal to prant direct access from Loupheed Highway.
her pointed out that aporoval of the two projects would facilitate a
tread access from the subdivisions in the Robertson Avenue vicinity to

The,

Ingram was thea called on to comment on school accommodation. Mr. Ingram said
the two developments together vould likely generate no more than 60 elementary
ents and that the 3 scheols serving that general area, namely Viscount, Irvine

anc Jaces Park had enough capacity to accommodate them. However, Mr. Ingram said
tat sofe adjustments to the school boundaries might be necessary.

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Questions and comments were then invited from the floor by the Chairman.

THE CGRPORATION GF THE CITY OF PGRT COQUITLAM

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Major points expressed by the audience relating to the proposed developments
are as follows:

Several residents in the Robertson Avenue area expressed fear
that their children presently going to James Park School, might
have to go to another school as 2 result of boundary adjustrents
to school catchment areas, However, they oecame satisfied after
Mr. Ingcam's response to the effect that it would be unlikely

in view of the close proximity of Robertson Avenue area to Jazes
Park School.

Present sublic park facilitles were felt inadequate for the area,

Concern was expressed on the effect of traffic on Westminster
Avenue as a result of the proposed developrents.

The need for a walkway linking Revertson Avenue area and Vestrinster
Avenue was expressed.

No specific objection was expressed against the density or the housing forn of
the two proposed developments.

The meeting was adjourned, at 9:00-p.m.

L. Lee
Planning Officer.