But city planners say they will want feedback from the public before the Partington Creek Village Neighbourhood Plan (PCVNP) wraps up.

In March, the city will meet with Baycrest Avenuehomeowners, many of whom have changed their minds about land-use options since the PCVNP was first introduced six years ago, said community planning manager Bruce Irvine. In April, the city will also gauge opinions on the planned neighbourhood centre — the “hub” for all of Burke where the highest density will go. And in May, a final open house will be held.

In the meantime, the city plans to finish Partington’s utilities and servicing plan next month; the transportation and environmental reviews are also “near completion,” planner Andrew Young told Monday’s committee-in-council.

Last year, the city got approval from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to proceed with its $30-million Integrated Watershed Management Plan for Partington, which had been holding up the PCVNP process for at least a year.

PCVNP calls for up to 13,000 residents on the steep slope around Minnekhada regional park, plus schools, commercial space and parks.

At the last open house for PCVNP held in June, the city got mixed reviews on how the “hub” should develop: Some people pressed for towers to protect green spaces and sensitive lands while others urged a low-compact sprawl.

Coun. Mae Reid said she’s happy the city decided to be more flexible with the amount and types of housing in the PCVNP rather than prescribe a number for each subdivision. “It was an impossible task,” she said on Monday.

Meanwhile, asked by Coun. Terry O’Neill what the city’s role is in planning Partington — given that it owns a third of it — city manager Peter Steblin explained that planning GM Jim McIntyre acts as an independent advisor while the city’s lands strategy is handled behind closed doors.

PCVNP is the fourth neighbourhood plan for Burke Mountain. Previously, city council adopted plans for Upper Hyde Creek, Lower Hyde Creek and Smiling Creek. And once Partington Creek is adopted, the city plans to start work on the fifth Burke neighbourhood: Hazel Drive.


Courtesy: The Tri-City News


 

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Coquitlam’s building bylaw states show homes cannot go up until a new subdivision is substantially finished — that is, with roads, curbs, gutters and other necessary amenities.

McIntyre, who declined to name the builder, said the problem came to light in the week after Christmas, when city inspectors were on Burke and looking at siltation runoff in the area.

McIntyre said city managers also plan to meet with other Burke builders in the near future to review regulations from Metro Vancouver municipalities about the timing of show home construction. If changes are needed, Coquitlam managers and council will consider clarifying the city’s building policy.

“The issue is not about show homes, there will always be show homes,” city manager Peter Steblin stressed at Monday’s council-in-committee, when the topic was raised afterwards by Coun. Terry O’Neill. “It’s when you allow them to be built, how far in advance related to the road construction?

 “Can you build a house without sewers in front of it? What is the state of the surface in front of it? All of those issues we are looking at and, in this particular case, we believe builders are becoming a bit more aggressive than they were historically or what our policy allows... and that’s related to the overall economic situation.”

The spring is typically a good time to sell homes and builders want to get their product on the market as soon as possible, Steblin said.

But Bill Susak, Coquitlam’s general manager of engineering and public works, said builders are putting stress on the environmentally sensitive mountain when they build on unserviced lots, and there are no municipal side protections for siltation runoff.

Mayor Richard Stewart said the city needs to strike a balance between the builders’ wants and the city’s responsibilities to safeguard the public from environmental hazards.

The city is planning a community of 20,000 more residents in five new neighbourhoods on Burke Mountain over the next 20 years. The neighbourhoods are called Upper Hyde Creek, Lower Hyde Creek, Smiling Creek, Partington Creek and Hazel Drive.

The city has yet to complete the neighbourhood plans for the latter two but construction is brisk in the first three (at the Jan. 30 public hearing, three of the eight rezoning bids to be considered pertain to Burke housing developments).

Courtesy: The Tri-City News 

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Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Burke Mountain House for sale.

As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604-219-5640 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing.

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Coronation West

Please come with any questions you may have. In the meantime you can take a virtual tour of this Burke Mountain House for sale.

As always please do not hesitate to give me a call at 604-219-5640 if I can answer any questions before the open house, or if you would like to book a private showing.

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Coronation West

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Coronation West

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