June 23rd, 1975

Meadows established building levels to suit their own requirements; but
it appears the City is being requested to provide similar provision from
the effects of the Coquitlam and Pitt Rivers as is the District of Coquitlam.
“he City Administrator, in his report, further advised that Coquitlam is
at the present time refining an amendment to its Zoning By-law which
would cover building in all of the flood plain area. In his report, the
City Administrator advised that the foregoing refers to building permit
applications where no rezoning or subdivision is involved, and that
Water Resources, in the course of approving subdivisions or Land Use
Contracts, is making a requirement that a clause be included saving the
municipality and Province harmless from any claims resulting from flood
damage in that buildings be designed to withstand flood and in addition
some provision for adequate insurance.

In speaking to the foregoing, the City Engineer referred to the
City Administrator's memorandum which points out that the most severe
requests have been limited to Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, and advised
that earlier this year the City was officially requested to include in
the amendments to the Zoning By-law provision for flood protection from
the Pitt River, the Coquitlam River, Hyde Creek, and Maple Creek and

the only areas in the City not affected would be Mary Hill, Oxford

Heights and the upper reaches of Westwood. The City Engineer stated it

was suggested to the Water Resources Service that this was not only very
severe, but probably beyond what was intended and the City was then
requested to prepare what it felt was reasonable, although insisting
some kind of building restrictions were going to be necessary in the
Flood Plain area. The City Engineer then advised that the proposed By~
law Amendments include:
1. No restrictions at all to building renovations.
2. For existing resideri:es, no restrictions for additions up to 25% of
the original floor plan.
3. No restrictions on residences that exist to be raised on a basement.
4. New residences in the Agricultural Land Reserve area to have the
habitable floor area above the 200 year flood mark, which would be
16.9" G.S.C. (above mean sea level).

A discussion ensued, and Alderman Keryluk commented that the proposed
By-law amendment would prohibit people from building homes on land they

own in that area, and as assessments and taxes have risen, people may