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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• Essa Road - A broad mix <strong>of</strong> uses, including Residential,<br />
General Commercial, Highway 400 Industrial, General<br />
Industrial and Institutional.<br />
• Yonge Street - General Commercial closest to <strong>Urban</strong><br />
Growth Centre, with Commercial and Institutional uses at<br />
key nodes and Residential between.<br />
Where the <strong>Intensification</strong> Corridors are designated<br />
Residential, the Official Plan encourages densities that<br />
support transit use and alternative modes <strong>of</strong> transportation,<br />
including medium (40-53 units/hectare) and high density<br />
(greater than 53 units/hectare) dwellings, such as triplexes,<br />
fourplexes, apartments, and townhouses. Such developments<br />
should have high-quality urban design that minimizes the<br />
impacts on adjacent stable neighbourhoods.<br />
Where the <strong>Intensification</strong> Corridors are designated<br />
Commercial, including General Commercial, Community<br />
Centre Commercial, and Regional Centre Commercial,<br />
intensification should support the <strong>City</strong>’s role as a primary<br />
commercial centre in the Region. It should preserve and<br />
enhance the provision <strong>of</strong>, and convenient access to, a mix <strong>of</strong><br />
employment opportunities. The design, appearance and scale<br />
<strong>of</strong> new commercial development should be compatible with<br />
adjacent land uses, including appropriate buffers between<br />
nearby residential areas.<br />
Sites along the <strong>Intensification</strong> Corridors that are designated<br />
General Industrial are generally reserved for manufacturing,<br />
processing, servicing, warehousing and associated<br />
commercial uses. Sites designated Highway 400 Industrial<br />
play a more significant role as a gateway to the <strong>City</strong> and<br />
should be characterized by <strong>of</strong>fice buildings and ancillary uses<br />
that are <strong>of</strong> a higher development standard, with industrial<br />
functions screened from the Highway.<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Barrie</strong> Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw<br />
(August, 2009)<br />
The provisions <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Barrie</strong> Comprehensive Zoning<br />
Bylaw typically favor intensification in residential areas<br />
along the Primary and Secondary Corridors. In the Primary<br />
and Secondary Nodes, height and set-back requirements<br />
potentially hinder intensification opportunities.<br />
A variety <strong>of</strong> zoning designations exist within the <strong>Intensification</strong><br />
<strong>Area</strong>s, as outlined below:<br />
<strong>Intensification</strong> <strong>Area</strong> Zoning <strong>Design</strong>ation<br />
<strong>Urban</strong> Growth Centre Commercial (C1-1, C1-2, C2-1,<br />
C2-2, C4) with Open Space (OS)<br />
along the waterfront<br />
Primary Corridors<br />
- Duckworth Street Residential (R2)<br />
- Bayfield Street Commercial (C2-1)<br />
- Dunlop Street Residential (RM2)<br />
- Essa Road Residential (RM2) and<br />
Commercial C4) at Highway 400.<br />
- Yonge Street A broad mix, including A, C3, C4,<br />
I-E, OS, R1, R3, RA2, RH, RM1,<br />
and RM2<br />
Secondary Corridors<br />
- Bayfield Street Commercial (C3 with special<br />
provisions, and C4)<br />
- Dunlop Street Commercial (C4), with some<br />
EM3 and Environmental<br />
Protection (EP)<br />
- Essa Road A broad mix, including C3, C4,<br />
EM4, I-E, OS, R1, R2, and RM2<br />
Primary Nodes<br />
- Duckworth Street at Residential (R2) and<br />
Grove Street<br />
Commercial (C4)<br />
- Bayfield Street at Grove Residential (RM1 and RA1) and<br />
Street<br />
Commercial (C2 with special<br />
provisions)<br />
- Dunlop Street at Anne Commercial (C4)<br />
Street<br />
- Yonge Street at Little Commercial (C4)<br />
Avenue<br />
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