Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012
The following right of way setback provisions were modified in order to provide greater
clarification.
ROW widening
• Development may be required to be setback from an adjacent ROW, at ground level,
to facilitate two-way vehicular traffic (maximum width of ROW is 6 metres).
• Where rights of way separate the proposed development site from an adjacent
residential zoned lot the width of the ROW is included in the setback measurement.
Subheadings have been introduced for right of way setback provisions to improve clarity.
Design Elements - Special Corner Design Features
Slight wording changes have been made to three provisions in this section as outlined
below.
Special corner design features
• Architectural design elements are encouraged to assist with defining corner locations
or the creation of landmark buildings. These corner elements should be open and
transparent and demonstrate a lighter architecture. They cannot be used to
incorporate additional floor space in the development.
In regard to the form of architectural design elements the following elements were added to
the list.
• building truncations;
• wall projections and features; and/or
• artwork.
The Steering Committee also considered it more appropriate to strengthen the wording in
regard to whether architectural elements should be allowed to extend into the street.
Previously the Policy suggested architectural design elements could extend into the street.
The provision has been reworded as follows.
'Architectural design elements that extend into the street setback may be considered.'
Parking and Access
An additional development provision reads.
'Parking standards as per the Town's Off-Street Parking Policy (Policy 5.1).'
Bin Storage and Waste Collection
Further consideration was also given to bin storage and waste collection with the aim of
strengthening the Policy provisions. The following requirements have been included in this
section of the Policy.
• Bin storage for all developments must not be visible from a verge, public street or
property frontage.
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