City of Coquitlam
Notice of Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that the City of Coquitlam will be holding a Public Hearing to receive representations from all persons who deem it in their interest to address
Council regarding the following proposed bylaws. This meeting will be held on:
Date:
Monday, April 27, 2015
Time:
7:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2
Immediately following the adjournment of the Public Hearing, Council will convene a Regular Council Meeting during which it will give consideration to the items on the
Public Hearing agenda.
Item 1 Text Amendment – Industrial Zones Review
The intent of Bylaw 4522, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Citywide Official
Community Plan Bylaw No. 3479, 2001 in order to revise its land use designations
and policies as they pertain to the consolidation of the City’s nine industrial zones.
If approved the bylaw amendment would:
• Amend the Citywide Official Community Plan, Chapter 5.2 to add policies to
support the proposed “Business Enterprise” land use designation.
• Amend the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan to remove the “Highway Retail”
land use designation with a new land use designation,“Business Enterprise”, to
correspond with the new B-1 Business Enterprise zone.
• Amend the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan to add policy which supports the
development of small-scale restaurants, and grocery stores of limited size, that
support local industrial workers, under specific circumstances.
• Amend the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan and Maillardville Neighbourhood
Plan to add the three new zones (M-1 General Industrial, M-2 Industrial Business
and B-1 Business Enterprise) as corresponding zones to the “Industrial” and
“Business Enterprise” land use designations, and add policies that outline the
intent and conditions of use for each of the Industrial and Business Enterprise land
use designations.
• Amend Schedule D to the Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan to limit the B-1 zone to
the areas along United Boulevard, as outlined on the Schedule.
• Add two new zones (M-1 General Industrial, M-2 Industrial Business) as
corresponding zones to the “Industrial” land use designations to the City Centre
Area Plan and add policies that outline the intent and conditions of use for the
Industrial land use designation.
• Redesignate properties by changing the OCP land use designation to be
consistent with the new zones assigned to a property including redesignating:
• Approximately 22 properties from Highway Retail Industrial to Business
Enterprise;
• Approximately four (4) properties from Industrial to Business Enterprise; and
• Approximately 15 properties from Industrial to Service Commercial.
The intent of Bylaw 4527, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No.
3000, 1996 to consolidate the City’s nine industrial zones into three new zones
(M-1 General Industrial, M-2 Industrial Business, B-1 Business Enterprise).
The proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaw would:
• Delete the existing nine industrial zones and add the three proposed new zones
to the text of the Zoning Bylaw (M-1 General Industrial, M-2 Industrial Business, B-1
Business Enterprise).
• Rezone approximately 345 properties under one of the current nine industrial
zones to one of the three new zones, or the existing CS-1 Service Commercial zone.
• Rezone six properties from M-4 Asphalt and Concrete Plant Industrial to A-3
Agricultural and Resource to permit concrete and asphalt batching and associated
accessory uses, and amend the minimum setbacks and minimum lot size limited
to these six specific properties within the A-3 zone regulations.
• Amend the CS-1 Service Commercial zone to:
- permit a mini-warehouse use;
- increase the maximum lot coverage to 55%;
- increase the maximum density to not exceed a maximum gross floor area
of 0.6 times the lot area; and
- increase the maximum building height to 11 metres, not to exceed one
story, except for mini-warehouses which must not exceed 11 metres and
two stories.
• Add new definitions pertaining to the three new zones and revise several
existing definitions; and
• Add parking requirements for each of the new zones and for a mini-warehouse
use in the CS-1 zone.
Copies of the bylaws, associated maps and supporting staff report are available for
viewing on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing.
Any person wishing further information or clarification with regard to the
proposed amendments should contact Karen Wong, Planning and Development
Department, at 604-927-3476.
Item 2 Address: 826 Dogwood Street
The intent of Bylaw 4556, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No.
3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property outlined in black on the map marked
Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4556, 2015 from RT-1 Two-Family Residential to RT-3 Triplex
and Quadruplex Residential.
If approved, the RT-3 zone would facilitate a quadruplex residential development
comprising four (4) detached dwelling units.
Date: Monday, April 27, 2015
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7N2
Item 3 Address: 1243 Wellington Street
Item 4 Address: 1238 Rocklin Street
The intent of Bylaw 4533, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam
Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property
outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4533,
2015 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-3 OneFamily Residential and P-5 Special Park.
The intent of Bylaw 4555, 2015 is to amend City of Coquitlam
Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 to rezone the subject property
outlined in black on the map marked Schedule ‘A’ to Bylaw 4555,
2015 from RS-2 One-Family Suburban Residential to RS-8 Large
Village Single-Family Residential and P-5 Special Park.
If approved, the RS-3 and P-5 zones would facilitate a subdivision
comprising seven (7) single-family residential lots and a
streamside protection area.
If approved, the RS-8 and P-5 zones would facilitate a subdivision
comprising six (6) single-family residential lots and a streamside
protection area.
How do I find out more information?
Additional information, copies of the bylaws, supporting staff
reports, and any relevant background documentation may be
inspected from April 15th to April 27th in person at the Planning and
Development Department, Coquitlam City Hall, 3000 Guildford Way,
Coquitlam during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday
to Friday excluding statutory holidays.
You may also obtain further information with regard to the bylaws
mentioned above on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.ca/
publichearing and by phone at 604-927-3430.
How do I provide input?
Verbal submissions may only be made in person at the Public
Hearing. The City Clerk’s Office will compile a Speakers List for
each item. To have your name added to the Speakers List please call
604-927-3010. Everyone will be permitted to speak at the Public
Hearing but those who have registered in advance will be given first
opportunity.
Please also be advised that video recordings of Public Hearings are
streamed live and archived on the City’s website at www.coquitlam.
ca/webcasts.
Prior to the Public Hearing written comments may be submitted to
the City Clerk’s Office in one of the following ways:
Email: [email protected]
Regular mail: 3000 Guildford Way, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2
In person: City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor, 3000 Guildford Way,
Coquitlam, BC, V3B 7N2
Fax: to the City Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3015
To afford Council an opportunity to review your submission, please
ensure that you forward it to the City Clerk’s Office prior to noon on
the day of the hearing.
Written submissions provided in response to this consultation will
become part of the public record which includes the submissions
being made available for public inspection at Coquitlam City Hall
and on our website at www.coquitlam.ca/publichearing. If you
require more information regarding this process please call the City
Clerk’s Office at 604-927-3010.
Please note that Council may not receive further submissions from
the public or interested persons concerning any of the bylaws
described above after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.
Jay Gilbert
City Clerk