— 3 - WHERE IS THE CITY GOING? 7 i WHERE IS THE CITY GOING? (continued) ; aan ‘The Urban Renewal Study pointed out the traffi b i As I_am not aware of any reports or plans prior. to 1960 I assume r wer : e traific problems which ; r r : e due to population growsh unforeseen by the Lower little was done on actual future City Planning. ; ; Regional Planning Board in 1961 and the need for over Wainland In 1961 The Lower Mainland Planning Board presented a Land Use circulation system to create a more viable center. rod lpia armenian . report on which this City's Long Range Plans are based. On the basis of this study we received urban renewal monies and The report was broken into 3 schedules: developed what is known as the Goquitlan Rerional Towm Conceni. 1] General Land Use Planning. on These were all further steps in the implementation of our Long 2) Staging Plan land the Zoning By-law. . Range Plans. Various policy plans presented by the Planning 3] Subdivision Control By-law - . Consultant Mr. Ron Mann were adopted as the Multiple and Commercial - . . 7 Phasing Policies and Eastgate Study. Studies to enable School : To summerize the report in a meaningful manner for tonights . . District #43 to project school requirements were also drawn ups _ Giscussion the TD ene erect are listed: is now the Official : In 1967 an Unofficial’ Official Community Plan was adopted based Repional: Plan for the cite * . . on the pian and studies of the L.neneP.d. in 1961. This plan and _eplonas Pian 2] Urb ye which can be used for residential Loe concept has remained fairly constant and has been backed by many ; Urban area which can be use ’ Studies since. The 1967 6.C.P. took into account the rultiple commercial and service industrial approximately 3,300 acres. of +tip : Petr and commercial phasing policies and provided for the 7 Cente 3] Population projection for the year 2,000 was . ; & | c Prova € Town Center 22,000 persons while Long Range and saturation estimate was 35,000 growth as well es outrining the future road pattern, school and persons based on the overall Lower Mainland at 14 persons per acre. P quirements. Up until now there has been little resistance 4] Actual gross density for the City was the 5 %o the plan. persons per acre or an "Urb" designation under the 0.R.P. would . contain 10 persons per acre. In 1968 the L.M.R.P.B. completed a Technical Report on Populaticn - Trends. This report dealing with projected growth in tne Lower Based on these densities the City adopted policies which would set Mainland area Prompted Out the need to reassess the Projection aside Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural and Parke: our p.ans were based on. Although there appeared to be little There was also mention of establishment of Road Patterns. -One need to alter our concept and Official Community Plan it becane should remember that Planners assume roads and services can be . ante clear we would have to except a heavier density than evolved to suite my particular plan so our actual road plan did . anticipated. not occur till 1969. . In 1969 our Road Study was completed which placed priorities on , : ‘ cone items outlined in tne Urban Renewal Study of 1965. There appears - In 1905 the Urban Renewal Study was a further step in the Plan 2 C a ucy O12 re appears ’ presented by the Lower Mainland Planning Board. Utilizing the to be a jag in road development which is mainly due to lack of funds following criteria the Study evolved a plan to rejuvenate the and direction from the Department of Highways. In 1971 a further Town Center as suggested in 1961: : report knewn as the Shaughnessy Town Center Report was presented 1] Each dwelling can sustain 50 sq. ft. of . _-to council. This brochure type report outiined a concept for Town retail floor space. This figure is based on a Commercial Study . Center development as is another step in the 1961 inplementation. carried out in 1964-1965 encompassing Chilliwack, Port Coquitlam Vancouver and White Rock. Worth Vancou 2} The 50 sq. ft. is broken down as follows: al SOUTH MARY HILL DEVELOPMENT PLAN - ft. - enter ie. Lougheed Ma. ; . _. . al 3 sa it. - Rewtonen Sub Center ee Port ° ' .The basic factor in completing this plan other than time is the tlam Cent a . : : ; density requirements. To arrive at a figure we must keep in mind Coquitlam Center. c] 25 sq. ft. - Neighbourhood Commercial ie. also the area on the north side to be developed. We have already North Sid we 2 Sq ° past the population projections that our concept was based on, but ort Ge _ this growth does not significantly change our Long Range Plan, As the Study was Commercial oriented traffic and road systems were fo. however it does alter tke type of development. i tant. And at this point in time the council of 1961~i9 a _ . the Shaughnessy Underpass completed persumbably to allevate a traffic . : To back up for a moment: L.M.R.P.B. 1961 -- 35,00C persons = problen per grees. which : e SS acre. "CNntel’e : . ¢ 1971 - population is approxi- mately 22,000 persons or 645 persons per "Urb" acre or 3 persons per gross acre.