Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie
Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie
Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie
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iii <strong>Urban</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong> for <strong>Barrie</strong>’s <strong>Intensification</strong> <strong>Area</strong>s - DRAFT<br />
iii. Existing Conditions<br />
Three common types <strong>of</strong> development exist within the<br />
<strong>Intensification</strong> <strong>Area</strong>s, including:<br />
• Auto-Oriented Commercial Districts, including Bayfield<br />
Street (north <strong>of</strong> Highway 400), Dunlop Street (at Miller<br />
Drive), Essa Road (at Mapleview Drive), and Yonge Street<br />
(at Little Avenue).<br />
• Core Districts, including Collier Street, and Dunlop Street<br />
East.<br />
• Corridor Residential Districts, including Duckworth Street<br />
(south <strong>of</strong> Grove Street), Essa Road, and Dunlop Street<br />
(east <strong>of</strong> Anne Street).<br />
iv. <strong>Intensification</strong> Vision<br />
Building on the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Barrie</strong> <strong>Intensification</strong> Strategy (2009),<br />
and in consultation with the community, the following<br />
describes the vision/goal for the <strong>Intensification</strong> <strong>Area</strong>s:<br />
“New development and revitalization within the <strong>Intensification</strong><br />
<strong>Area</strong>s will result in active, pedestrian-supportive streets that are<br />
compatible with, and enhance, adjacent land uses. Mixed-Use and<br />
Residential Avenues, Mixed-Use Main Streets and Established<br />
Neighbourhood Streets will be characterized by wide boulevards,<br />
abundant landscaping, large, mature street trees, public art, and<br />
active at-grade uses.”<br />
v. <strong>Intensification</strong><br />
Typologies<br />
As intensification occurs, these Auto-Oriented Commercial<br />
Districts, Core Districts, and Corridor Residential Districts<br />
should evolve to reflect higher density, more urban conditions,<br />
defined as:<br />
• Mixed-Use and Residential Avenues<br />
• Mixed-Use Main Streets<br />
DRAFT<br />
• Established Neighbourhood Streets<br />
Together, these typologies comprise the <strong>Intensification</strong> Nodes<br />
and Corridors, the <strong>Urban</strong> Growth Centre, and the Major Transit<br />
Station <strong>Area</strong>s as identified in the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Barrie</strong> Official Plan.