THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

JUL 19 1982

MEMORANDUM

B.R. Kirk July 13th, 1982
City Administrator

FROM: R.A. Freeman
City Clerk

SUBJECT: "Board of Variance Bylaw, 1982, No. 1919".

RECOMMENDATION:

That the “Board of Variance Bylaw, 1982, No. 1919" be given
first three readings at the Council meeting of July 19th, 1982
with final reading to follow on August 3rd, 1982.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

As we reported to all Council members early im June we have now
been advised by Statistics Canada that the 1981 population of
the City of Port Coquitlam is 27,535. Since this figure is in
excess of 25,000 we are required, by Section 726 of the
Municipal Act, to increase the size of our Board of Variance
from three to five’ members. One of the additional members will

be appointed by the Council and the other by the Minister of

Municipal Affairs.

our present Board of Variance Bylaw with the
solicitor it was agreed that the bylaw could be simplified and
shortened by removing many sections which simply repeated the
statutory provisions of the Municipal Act and to accomplish
this it was thought that the best method of procedure was
simply to repeal the old bylaw - which, incidentally, was
passed in 1969 - and replace it with an updated version. We
have also taken advantage of this situation to ensure that the
procedural provisions of the bylaw are as clearly worded as
they can be te specify the procedure that is followed in the

handling of appeals.

Nts
city Clerk.

In reviewing

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