THE CORPORATION OF THE

CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM C 0 U MEMORANDUM L NG

Mr. B. R. Kirk July 16, 1990 City Administrator File No.: Zoning Bylaw Amendments

Carlos Felip Director of Planning

Comments to Public Hearing ~- Amendment to M-3 Zone Bylaw 2512

RECOMMENDATION :

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2)

This report be presented to Council as a submission to the Public Hearing on Bylaw 2512; and

The proposed definition of light industrial be amended prior to the third reading as follows:

Light industrial use means an industrial use which takes place entirely within a building and produces no noise, no smoke, no smell, no toxic fumes, no vibration and/or electrical or electronic interference that may in any way interfere with the residential use of any other land designated for residential use in the Port Coquitlam Official Community Plan.

DISCUSSION:

The Public Hearing on Bylaw 2512 was adjourned for two weeks after a

presentation by Mrs. Anne Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy made a number of points, on which we comment upon, as follows:

1)

“The Bylaw amendment is unnecessary because the current regulations already include light industrial uses as permitted uses."

Mrs. Kennedy is mistaken in her interpretation of the zoning bylaw. The Port Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw, as most zoning Bylaws in the province of British Columbia, is an exclusive bylaw: Any use that is not specifically permitted in a zone is prohibited.

This does not mean that a detailed list of any possible use must be part of the Bylaw, however if a specific use, in this case manufacturing or fabricating is permitted in one zone (M-1 and M~2) then it is deemed not to be permitted in another zone where it is not specifically permitted (M-3).