The Community Planning Division works with the community to guide future growth—developing, implementing and updating policies relating to:
- Land use planning, through the Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP)
- Community Social Development issues, such as Child Care, Heritage, Homelessness, Housing Affordability and Multiculturalism
- Reporting on and provide analyses of development statistics, population projections and census results
Each plan or strategy works within the broader objectives of the city, the region and the province, toward short-term and long-term goals. All community plans and strategies go through detailed planning, research, and analysis studies, as well as a comprehensive public consultation process with property owners, residents, and other stakeholders.
The community plans and strategies are then formally adopted by Council as a policy guideline when considering things like rezoning and development applications. Community plans and strategies are living documents that can be amended from time to time by Council, to serve changing community and development needs.
Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP)
The Citywide Official Community Plan (CWOCP) is a comprehensive plan that guides the overall future of the City and provides a broad framework for managing future change.
City Centre Area Plan
Coquitlam’s City Centre is one of eight designated Regional Town Centres in Metro Vancouver’s Regional Growth Strategy. The City Centre is the “downtown” for the northeast sector of Metro Vancouver, providing a full array of retail, office, cultural, recreational, and educational services for this part of the region.
Northeast Coquitlam Area Plan
The Northeast Coquitlam Area Plan guides community development on Burke Mountain.
Northwest Coquitlam Area Plan
The Northwest Area Plan guides land use designations and development policies for the area north of David Avenue on Eagle Mountain and Westwood Plateau.
Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan
The Southwest Coquitlam Area Plan is a general framework for Council to consider all development proposals in terms of land use and servicing.
Plans and Policies
Community Social Development
Coquitlam’s Community Social Development team undertakes policy work related to child care, homelessness, housing affordability and multiculturalism.
Housing Affordability Strategy
Through the Housing Affordability Strategy, Coquitlam’s goal is to work with partners from the non-profit, private and public sectors to ensure that a wide variety of housing types, sizes, tenures and prices can be offered in Coquitlam in the years to come.
- Child Care
- Heritage Management Strategy
- Help for People Who are Homeless
- Housing Affordability Strategy
- Multiculturalism
- Northwest Burke Vision
Northwest Burke Vision
The Northwest Burke Vision is a 30-year plan that will guide the planning and development of the last large undeveloped area in Coquitlam.
Transit-Oriented Development Strategy
The Transit-Oriented Development Strategy is a high-level approach to capitalize on opportunities related to the Evergreen Line and address potential impacts.
Development Statistics and Demographics
