Bo STUDY

SUB AREAS: CHARACTERISTICS AND ~?OBLENS

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Sub-Area 1 -—

. Sub-Area 2

Sub-Area 2: South of the Lovrheed Highw: the CPi ijainline

. The study area has been divided into four Sub-Areas,

north of the Lougheed Highway.

— south of the Lougheed Highway and north of the CPR ilainline,.

Chavactoristics ~- Sub-Area 2 is presently bordered by

physical barriers on oli sides, tending to isolate it : from the rest of the City. ‘These barriers are the Lougheed

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Highway to the north end west, the Coquitlam River to the east, and the CPR right-of-way to the south.

A mixtare of lnnd vees is currently found in Subs Aroa 2, with the predominant use being single-family residential, There is developable vacant land available.

Commercial development is linited to the nortk-cast and north-vest corners of the area’with a largo industrial

complex against the CPR to the south.

As in Sub-Area 1, access and egrase is a major problea.- Primarily because of this, the Council for Port Coquitlam hag recentiy rezoned the whole area vack to Single-Family Residential from Nultipie-Panily Residential ust, Another factor influencing taia chenge wag the lack of school and park facilities for children: The area ig too small to ever support an clementary school, Sewer and water services are available, however most atreete are wiimproved other than having pavenent.

Major problems — acceso and egress to the area . — mixture of land uses

~~ no school or park facilities and poor access to any .

~~ unco~ordine*ed land use and street pattern

— noise and pollution from the railway and nearby industry

2. Sub-Area 2: Highway an@ North

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of the CPR tiainline

(8) Future Land lig Yhe future lond use proposed for Sub-Area 2 ig designated in Figure 6, Single-fanily Residential is proposed for all of Sub-Aran 2 except the Service Commercial area in the north-west corner and the TPeserve area along the CFR Mainline.

it wag concluded thaé nultiple-fenily development should not be allowed now or in the future in Sub-Area 2 because:

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