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THE CORPORATION
OF THE
CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER
BY-LAW
NO.
5095, 1978
A By-law to further regulate lands
officially designated as flood plain
WHEREAS the Mu.nic.ipa.lLtie.o Ena.bling & Validating Ac.t R.S.B.C.
1960, c. 261 requires that any municipal by-law adopting or amend-
ing a zoning by-law relating to lands described in Schedule AA--
Flood Plain Map of the official regional plan of the Lower Main-
land Regional Planning Board requires the approval of the Minister
of Municipal Affairs & Housing;
AND WHEREAS the Minister has approved Zoning Amendment By-
law No, 5088, 1978 on the understanding that a statement of the
regulations contained herein be made by by-law;
AND WHEREAS the First Capital City Development Limited L3
aware of and consents to the passage of this By-lav1;
NOW THEREFORE the City Council of The Corporation of the City
of New Westminster in open meeting assembled ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
This By-law shall be cited for all purposes as Flood Plai..n
By-law No - 5 0 9 5 , 1 9 7 8 .
2.
All parcels of land which are both:
(a)
zoned by Zoning Amendment By-law No . 5088, 1918; and
(b)
described in Schedule AA--Flood Plain Map of the offi-
cial regional plan of the Lower Mainland Regional
Planning Board;
are called herein the "Lands".
3.
No building or any part thereof shall be constructed, recon-
structed, moved or extended anywhere on the Lands with the
underside of the floor system of any area used .for habitat-
ion, business or storage of goods damageable by flood waters,
lower than an elevation which would be described by an even
gradient from four point one five (4.15) metres G.S.C.
datum
at the Queensborough Railway Bridge to four point four (4.4)
metres G.s.c. datum at the Patullo Bridge.
4.
If anywhere on the Lands landfill is used to achieve the
required elevation, the face of the landfill slope shall
be adequately protected against erosion from flood waters.
Adopted October 16, 1978