Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie

iv Urban Design Guidelines for Barrie’s Intensification Areas - DRAFT
The Growth Plan is developed under the Places to Grow Act.
It builds on the Greenbelt Plan and the Provincial Policy
Statement, providing a framework for growth in the Region
until 2031. The plan focuses on transportation, infrastructure
planning, land-use planning, urban form, housing, natural
heritage and resource protection, in order to support the
Government of Ontario’s vision for building stronger and more
prosperous communities. The Growth Plan outlines broad
parameters for intensification, and directs all municipalities
to develop a detailed implementation strategy through their
Official Plans and other supporting documents.
The City of Barrie Official Plan (June, 2009)
The City of Barrie Official Plan provides directions to ensure
that future intensification does not compromise the City’s
capacity to provide a healthy community environment. A
key objective is to accommodate intensification needs in a
way that achieves complete communities with a mix of jobs,
local services, housing, open space, schools and recreation
opportunities.
The Official Plan directs intensification to a series of
Intensification Areas (Schedule I), at densities that are transit
supportive and provide linkages to major transportation
hubs and routes. The Intensification Areas include the Urban
Growth Centre, a series of Primary and Secondary Corridors
and Nodes located along key Arterial Roads, and the Major
Transit Stations (insert diagram of Intensification Areas).
The Urban Growth Centre is further designated as a
City Centre (Schedule A - Land Use), which encourages
intensification through a mix of uses, including retail, service,
office, institutional, and public uses, to accommodate a
density target of 150 persons and jobs/hectare (for a potential
population of 12,500 persons). This includes a variety of
housing types, at medium (40-53 units/hectare) and high
densities (greater than 53 units/hectare), that promote the
Urban Growth Centre as a vibrant and viable focal area.
DRAFT
A variety of land use designations (Schedule A) are found
along the intensification corridors, as summarized:
• Duckworth Street/Codrington Street - Residential with
some Highway 400 Industrial.
• Bayfield Street - City Centre east of Highway 400 with a mix
of Commercial to the west (including General Commercial
and Community Centre Commercial).
• Dunlop Street - General Commercial with some General
Industrial (west of Highway 400) and Residential (east of
Highway 400)