THE CORFORATION OF THE
CITY OF FORY COQUITLAM

Mr. B.R. Kirk DATE: June 24, 1992
City Administrator File: GVRD ~ Green Zone

Carlos Felip
Director of Planning

Green Zone
Planning and Development Committee - June 23, 1992

THAT Council adopt the "Aresa proposed for inclusion in the Greater
Vancouver's Green Zone" shown in the attached drawing} and

9. THAT the G.V.R.D. be so informed.

BACKGROUND:

The G.V.R.D Board has invited Municipalities in the electoral areas to
identify appropriate lands to be included in the Green Zone. The Board haa
requested that theae areas be identified by June 30, 1992.

Lands to be included in the Green Zone include 4 categories:

Community Held lands, Ecologically Important landa, Outdoor Recreation and
scenic lands and Renewable Resource lands.

Green Zone;

In July 1990 the G.V.R.D. Board adopted "Creating Our Future", an action
program to protect Greater Vancouver's livability. Action 25 in "Creating our
Future" states:

Establish with Municipalities an urban containment policy that
identifies Greater Vancouver's "Green Line" beyond which urban
development will not be allowed and that defines the regions "Green
zone”.

On February 28, 1992 the G.V.R.D Board endorsed the report "Creating
Greater Vancouver's Green Zone: A Framework".

Municipalities are being requested to identify lands to be included within
the Green Zone, and that fall within the four categories mentioned in the
Background section above.

Emphasis is given on a flexible approach towards the implementation of the
Green Zone to achieve a long term auccesa. As examples of this flexibility,
it is noted thats

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