THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
MEMORANDUM

October 12,

Mr. B.R. Kirk OCT | € 1989

City Administrator

Mr. W. Brown
Director of Planning

Zoning Bylaw Text Amendment
Townhouse Regulations

RECOMMENDATION :

THAT the Clerk's Office be directed to prepare an amendment to the Zoning
Bylaw Number 2240, Section 101, Definitions to include a new definition
for Townhouse;

Townhouse ~ means an apartment residential building where each dwelling
unit has a separate entrance having direct access to grade and private
outdoor space separated by fences or landscaping.

AND an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw Number 2240, Section 807 Townhouse
Apartment to include the following requirements for common open space and
private open space;

Subsection 807 (4) Usable Open Space is to be modified by amending the
first sentence from

Usable open space shall be provided on the lot for each unit contained
in the apartment building, based on the following ratio:

to read;

"Usable private open space shall be provided for each unit contained in
the apartment building, the space shall be defined by fences or
landscaping and shall be provided in accordance with the following
ratio:"

The proposed changes have been implemented by the Planning Department on
an informal basis over the past year. The open space requirements were
introduced for family townhouse projects. Based on experience using these
standards, their inclusion in the Zoning Bylaw is recommended.