Oceanfront District
We’d also like to share information about an additional neighbourhood plan area, the Oceanfront District. While we are not proposing any updates to the vision for this area, it is a neighbourhood where significant change could occur over the next 25 years.
This area, formerly the site of the Flavelle sawmill, extends from the Burrard Inlet shoreline to Columbia Street and from Rocky Point Park to Pacific Coast Terminals.
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Oceanfront District is envisioned as a vibrant, high-density, mixed-use neighbourhood where the water’s edge is integral to the experience with buildings up to 38 storeys. The mix of land uses may include retail/commercial, residential, entertainment, light industrial, open space, and institutional/research facility. This vision was adopted and incorporated into the OCP in 2017.
While a portion of the Oceanfront District falls within a provincially designated Transit Oriented Area (TOA, Bill 47), provincial TOA legislation is not expected to have an impact because the vision for this area includes building heights that exceed the Province’s minimum allowable heights.(External link)
In previous phases of public engagement for Port Moody 2050, we collected input on the Oceanfront District and heard from participants that park space is a key priority for this area.
While the vision for this area remains the same in 2025, we are proposing some policy refinements such as:
- a more detailed description of the City’s expectations for a public park as well as a requirement for a comprehensive parks and open spaces plan; and
- updated requirements for a climate change risk assessment and adaptation strategy.
The City has not received a full development application for property in the Oceanfront District. When a full development application comes forward, the public will have opportunities to provide feedback in a variety of ways, including at developer-initiated public information sessions and through the City's development application review process.
