Objectives:
The objectives of the Development Permit Area are:

(a) To facilitate the orderly developuent 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 control the interface between multi-family and commerclal
development and the interface between milti~family and/or
commercial development and other land uses in the area, by
implementing adequate buffering between the land uses and
regulating the volumetric proportions of the commercial and
multi-family residential structures.

The northside 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,
vigual interest and scale that reinforces the role of the
northside commercial area as a focua point of the community.

Guidelines:
(a) Character of Buildings:

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

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.

Townhouses or apartments shall not back on to public roads. Any
fencing along public roads must provide for direct pedestrian
aeceas to the residential units by the provision of
appropriately designed gates.

Siting and Accesses:

Not withstanding any provisions of the "City of Port Coquitlam
Zoning Bylaw, 1987, No. 2240", all buildings within Development
Permit Area XI must be sited as to encourage pedestrian usr of
the streets. Reduction of front yards of commercial buildings
to not less than 1.9 metres will be encouraged, to assist siting
of parking areas in rear or side yards.

Within commercial areas, continuous facade of development facing
the street, with minimum front yard setbacks and with minioun

breaks in continuity, will be encouraged,
ITEM r PAGE

2624
3