Burnaby does not support any changes that would undermine the economic well-being of its industrial zones, according to a decision council made at its last meeting.
At a recent meeting, council decided to not support a City of Port Moody proposal to designate three Special Study Areas - with one of them potentially affecting the future of the Suncor Terminal that's split between both cities.
Port Moody is seeking to amend Metro Vancouver's Regional Growth Strategy by designating three industrial spots as study areas, which "would represent significant erosion to the protection of the region's industrial land base," a planning and building department report states.
The requested amendment could have made changes to the site's uses to include residential, commercial, institutional, recreational and clean industrial/business activities if development nearby was compatible.
"The proposal to amend the (Regional Growth Strategy) by the City of Port Moody would signal a future significant change to the industrial land base of the region, and would have the potential to impact the future use and industrial viability of industrial lands in Burnaby associated with the Suncor Terminal," the report states.
The proposal covers about 496 hectares of industrial lands, with 8.6 hectares in Burnaby.
On July 29, 2011, all municipal members and the Metro Vancouver board adopted the Regional Growth Strategy, which included a provision for a Special Study Area designation map.
Council approved the report's recommendation to not support the City of Port Moody's request for the Special Study Areas.
