South of St. Johns Street Special Study Area

01 Apr 2025


Special Study Areas are used in OCPs to identify areas where additional review and input are required prior to finalizing any land use changes. Recent Provincial legislation (Bills 44 and 47) permits more density and creates the potential for more growth in different locations than previously anticipated or planned for in the current 2014 OCP.

Given this, a special study area has been identified for the area south of St. Johns Street. The intention is to: better understand the impacts and opportunities associated with the growth required by the Province due to the area’s proximity to the Moody Centre and Inlet Centre transit stations; and to inform the creation of design guidelines and a development framework to inform future development in and around this area. The Special Study Area is bound by St. Johns Street to the north and Chines Park to the south and extends westward to Clarke Road and eastward to Viewmount Drive.

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Policy Objectives

For the South of St. Johns Street Special Study Area, we are proposing a series of broad policy objectives for inclusion in the updated (2025) OCP. These policy objectives are intended to guide the study and support the creation of a complete community.

Land use and built form

  • integrate a mix of uses that support a complete neighbourhood where daily needs are walkable given proximity to transit
  • provide an increase in housing supply – with diverse types, tenures, and affordability levels – that responds to Port Moody’s housing needs
  • connect people and their homes to transit, including the West Coast Express, SkyTrain and Frequent Transit Network
  • create a human-scaled neighbourhood that responds to the natural landscape and topographical features

Parks and open space

  • support a well-connected, intuitive, cohesive and expanded open space network that meets the needs of people living in the South of St. Johns Street area
  • contribute to achieving City of Port Moody Parkland Strategy targets
  • provide a diverse range of park types
  • re-imagine streets as key elements of a vibrant and welcoming public realm

Mobility

  • support a significant mode shift to sustainable modes of transportation
  • prioritize walking, rolling, and transit over other modes of transportation through the design of human-scaled developments that contribute to neighbourhood connectivity
  • connect people to transit, water, forest, and community spaces
  • evolve streets to be high-quality, pedestrian-oriented public spaces

Environment

  • preserve environmentally sensitive areas
  • improve resilience to flooding and erosion
  • increase biodiversity in the neighbourhood
  • expand the daylighted creek network
  • maintain and/or increase the tree canopy in the neighbourhood

Civic/cultural/institutional

  • maintain, celebrate and enhance existing community assets
  • provide a range of community amenities that meet changing needs
  • integrate opportunities for artistic expression throughout the South of St Johns Street area
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