APPEXDIZ I

Proposed Amendments to
"Port Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw, 1987, No. 2240"
(To revise floodproofing regulations)

Replace Section 507 with the following:

"S07. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT

(1)

The provisions of this section shall apply to all areas within
the floodplain of the Coquitlam, Pitt and Fraser Rivers as
shown in Schedule """, which is attached to and forms part of
this Bylaw.

For the purposes of this section only, tha following
definitions shall apply:

“Natural Boundary" means the visible high-water mark of any
lake, river, stream, or other body of water where the presence
and action of the water are so common and usual, and so long
continued in all ordinary years, as to mark upon the soil of
the bed of the lake, river, stream or other body of water, a
character distinct from that of the banks thereof, in respect
to vegetation, as well «s in respect to the nature of the soil
itself.

"Watercourse" is any natural or man-made depression with
well-defined banks and a bed 600 mm (2.0 feet) or moce below
the surrounding land serving to give direction to a current of
water at least six months of the year or having a drainage area
of 2.6 km“ (1.0 square mile) or more.

“Habitable Floor Elevation" refers to the geodetic elevation
recommended by the Ministry of Environment for the purposes of
floodproofing.

Notwithatanding the definition in Section 101 of this Bylaw,
“Habitable Room" in this section includes rooma used for
cooking, eating, sleeping, or human occupancy, and bathrooms
and utility rooms.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Bylaw, the
underside, or in the case of a concrete floor slab the top
aside, of the lowest floor of a residential building or
atructure to be used for habitaticn, or the ground level on
which a mobile home or unit is located, shall not be lower than
the habitable floor elevations specified on Schedule "B".

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