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MEMORANDUM NOV 8 1982

TO: Mr. B.R. Kirk DATE: November 3, 1982
City Administrator

FROM: Mr. W. Brown
Director of Community Planning

SUBJECT: South Pitt River Road
Development Plan

RECOMMENDATION: That City Council inform the study proponents
that Council is not prepared to undertake a
local improvement study of the south Pitt
River Road vicinity until the Genstar
subdivision and Mary Hill Bypass are closer to
being finalized.

BACKGROUND:

The South Pitt River Road Study is an effort by the owners of
larger properties in the area to co-ordinate their development
plans. As City Council will recall, approval was granted for a
‘residential subdivision in that area as it was felt a small
subdivision would not have an impact on Pitt River Road's
traffic carrying capacity. © Due to the economic downturn and
the opportunity to shere utility servicing costs, that
development has not proceeded yet and is part of this proposed

study.

A second owner (of the property in the area), Mr. Hughs,
approached the Planning Department to enquire about rezoning
his property for a commercial use. The response given to his
query was that until the future land use subdivision pattern in
the area was more certain, the Planning Department could not
support his proposal. Given that response and encouragement to
work with the neighbours to have a study prepared, Mr. Hughs
hes proceeded to organize this study.

COMMENTS:

As mentioned above, owners! in the area have been encouraged
work together to prepare a scheme for installing utility
services and for staging of subdivision. The main parameter
suggested for the study was to allow each owner to work
according to their own timing within an overall framework set

by the plan.

It still recommends that property owners continue to work
together co-ordinating their plans and servicing rather than
permitting a fractured piece meal development of the area.
Recognizing, however, that several of the necessary pieces of
information are not available, it is this report's opinion that
the study can not begin yet. Consequently, this report is
recommending that City Council inform the proponents that

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