Port Moody 2050: updating our Official Community Plan

When these neighbourhoods are combined, the area extends from Noons Creek Drive to Murray Street, and from St. Johns Street/Barnet Highway to the municipal border with the City of Coquitlam.

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2014 OCP vision for this area:
Inlet Centre will continue to serve as a pedestrian-oriented, higher density development area with a mix of land uses.

The Coronation Park neighbourhood is envisioned as a transit-oriented and mixed-use area, with two sections identified for development with specific policy objectives: Area A (mixed use up to 31 storeys) and Area B (residential use up to 26 storeys).

What we proposed in the 2023 Draft OCP:
We proposed the same vision as in the 2014 OCP (see above) for Inlet Centre and Coronation Park. Area A (no change to the use or building heights) and Area B (no change to the use but with an increase in the lowest building heights from 4 to 6 storeys) remain.

We identified a third section of the Coronation Park neighbourhood, Area C, which is designated as multi-residential with height up to 8 storeys to be considered subject to the policies noted below.

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Proposed policies for Area C:

1. A detailed master plan to guide development in Area C that integrates with redevelopment in areas A and B and on adjacent sites in Coquitlam to the south of Guildford Drive.
2. Provision of park within Area C to meet the community’s recreational needs. The public park shall be designed and programmed to accommodate all age groups, from children to seniors with barrier-free, fully accessible circulation.
3. A range of multi-residential housing types, sizes, and tenures with a focus on family friendly units, including units with two, three, and three+ bedrooms.
4. Inclusion of a range of rental housing options (e.g. market and non-market).
5. Spaces for child care and seniors-oriented uses.
6. Ensure that buildings are addressing the street and park frontages with back of the house uses located to minimize impacts on public realm.
7. Proposed long-term, off-street parking underground. Given the site’s proximity to Inlet Centre Station, transit-oriented development parking standards are encouraged.
8. Seek to reduce the urban heat island effect, design building rooftops for uses such as outdoor amenity space, community gardens, and green roofs.

What we are proposing now and why:
What: We are proposing the same vision as in the 2023 Draft OCP, including the same three sections for Coronation Park (with Area C policies - see below) and the same height range for 221 Ioco Road.

Proposed policies for Area C:

1. A detailed master plan to guide development in Area C that integrates with redevelopment in areas A and B and on adjacent sites in Coquitlam to the south of Guildford Drive.
2. Provision of park within Area C to meet the community’s recreational needs. The public park shall be designed and programmed to accommodate all age groups, from children to seniors with barrier-free, fully accessible circulation.
3. A range of multi-residential housing types, sizes, and tenures with a focus on family friendly units, including units with two, three, and three+ bedrooms.
4. Inclusion of a range of rental housing options (e.g. market and non-market).
5. Spaces for child care and seniors-oriented uses.
6. Ensure that buildings are addressing the street and park frontages with back of the house uses located to minimize impacts on public realm.
7. Proposed long-term, off-street parking underground. Given the site’s proximity to Inlet Centre Station, transit-oriented development parking standards are encouraged.
8. Seek to reduce the urban heat island effect, design building rooftops for uses such as outdoor amenity space, community gardens, and green roofs.

The Province's Transit-Oriented Area (TOA) regulation (see "Impact of provincial housing legislation" below) applies to Area C and includes height entitlements up to 8 storeys.

Why: Inlet Centre, anchored by Inlet Centre Station (SkyTrain and bus), is intended to remain an area that provides higher density housing options. Mixed land uses encourage a pedestrian-oriented environment and support the concept of a complete community.

Impact of provincial housing legislation:
Most of Inlet Centre (including Coronation Park) is affected by provincial legislation that identifies minimum densities and building heights within Transit Oriented Areas (TOAs, Bill 47). The TOA identifies the following building heights around transit hubs: up to 20 storeys within 200 metres; up to 12 storeys within 400 metres; and up to 8 storeys within 800 metres. As a large portion of the area is already redeveloped or envisioned for redevelopment, the impact of the legislation may initially be limited. Additional policy and/or revisions to neighbourhood boundaries may be considered to ensure alignment with Bill 47 and continued development of a complete community.

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.

Thank you to everyone who has participated in our community surveys, community dialogue sessions and the Seaview neighbourhood workshop. Read our public engagement summaries to find out what we've heard from the community so far.

• Community Survey #1: Vision and Goals

Read our engagement summary(External link) to find out what we heard from the community when we asked for feedback on the vision and goal statements in the 2014 Official Community Plan.

• Community Survey #2: Exploration of Key Themes

Read our engagement summary(External link) to find out what we heard from the community when we asked for feedback on key themes and topics identified from our first survey. This input has been used to help us prepare land use scenarios and options for Community Survey #3.

• Community Survey #3: Land Use Scenarios

Read our engagement summary(External link) to find out what we heard from the community when we asked for feedback on land use scenarios for four neighborhood areas: the Moody Centre TOD Area, the Oceanfront District, Seaview, and Murray Street. This input will be used to help City staff determine community preferences and develop recommended land use scenarios to be considered by Council as part of the draft OCP update.

• Community dialogues and Seaview neighbourhood workshop

Read our engagement summaries to hear what attendees had to say at the OCP Community Dialogue(External link) sessions (appendix available here(External link)) and Seaview neighbourhood workshop(External link) (appendix available here(External link)) . Read our information boards(External link), which were displayed at the dialogue sessions, to learn more.