April 27, 1992/115

Siting and Accesses:

Notwithstanding any provision of the ‘City of Port Coquitlam Zoning
Bylaw, 1987, No. 2240', no multi-family building shall be sited
within 7.5 meters (25 feet) of Shaughnessy Street or Prairie Avenue
and all yards facing these streets shall be used exclusively for
landscaping aad/or outdoor recreation; except that this setback may
be reduced and/or dedicated to an alternate use, when in the opinion
of the municipality a significant improvement to the design Is
achieved by doing so.

Where possible, vehicular access to Multi-family developments
fronting Shaughnessy Street should be achieved from a side road ora
rear lane, in consideration of the heavy traffic of the
aforementioned road.

Landscaping:

Substantial landscaping to screen parking areas from the streets and
adjacent residential buildings and interplanting of the parking area
with trees is required. Retention of mature trees to integrate into
the overall landscaping is encouraged.

All vegetation used for landscaping shall be mature and of a quality
acceptable to the Municipality. All planting must comply with the
standards of or standards similar of those of the B.C.N.T.A.

All materials other than vegetation, used for landscaping shall be
‘non-skid’ type and of durable quality.

All iandscaping fronting the street shall use trees whenever possible.

Signage:

Ali signs and signage should be architecturally coordinated with the
overall design of buildinge and landscaping. Free standing signs
shall be incorporated into the design of the landscaped area and
shall not exceed 2.4 meters (8 feet) in height.

Implementation:

To facilitate implementation of these guidelines, any Development
Permit issued for properties within this Development Permit Area
"xy", may, subject to the restrictions of the Municipal Act, and
unless otherwise specified in the above guidelines, vary or
supplement the Bylaws regulating zoning, parking, works and services,
drainage, signs, screening, landscaping and subdivision.

Minor variations which do not change the intent of the guidelines may
be permitted without an amendment of the Development Permit Area
‘guidelines, subject to the approval of the Director of Community
Planning. oe oe | :

Carried.