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Port Moody moving forward on development
11 storeys proposed in Port Moody
November 12, 2009         Port Moody has given a preliminary green light to an 11-storey residential development that would add more than 150 units up the Chineside slope on Henry Street.
On Tuesday, council granted first two readings on zoning and official community plan amendments for the multi-family development in Moody Centre. Currently a vacant piece of land, the development would be located west of Moody middle school and east of the Terravista building.
An OCP amendment is needed to allow for the 11-storey height but, according to city staff, the building would consist of "ascending green terraces" up the Chineside slope, creating an actual elevation of six storeys. Allowances are also needed to vary parking requirements for the site because the proposal, which calls for three levels of underground parking, would still be short about 17 parking spots.
And while some members of council are supporting the proposal, neighbours have expressed concerns about traffic and the loss of green space.
"I walk through the trails that pass through the proposed site daily, embracing the beauty of the forest that surrounds the area," wrote Jagoda Kozikowska, a Terravista resident, noting bears, migratory birds and other ... more

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