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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.

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