THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

B.R. Kirk DATE: May 29, 1987
City Administrator

We Brown
Director of Community Planning

PoCo Place Mal!
Parking Lot Redesign

RECOMMENDATION:

That approval of the parking access redesign be recommended for
amendment to the property's C.0. Zoning Bylaw.

And that approval for removal of tree planters be recommended
for amendment to the property's C.D. Zoning Bylaw, subject to
compensatory landscaping being Instalied in the vicinity of
where tree planters are removed.

COMMENTS :

This application is to amend the plans attached to the PoCo
Piace Mall rezoning bylaw. What Is belng requested is to
improve circulation in the parking lot, Increase the number of
parking stalls and relocate the entrance of the underground

garage.

The requested changes will improve traffic circulation in the
mall parking lot. Concerns raised by the proposed changes are
for nelgtibour relations and appearance of the parking lot. The
flrst areas of concern is that landscaping along Lancaster
Street was supplemented by several planters of trees, providing
additional screening. As this Is an area of continuing
neighbourhood concern, it Is suggested that the planters To be
removed be replaced by a screen fance or more Intense planting.
The second area of concern, removal of landscaping from the
parking lot. lt is recommended that removal of the landscaping
be permitted to improve circulation at the entrance and to
permit development of additional parking stalls. The
recommendation for support is subject to the condition that new

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