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Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie

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Fine Grain Fabric<br />

Human-scaled<br />

This condition is generally found<br />

within the <strong>Urban</strong> Growth Centre.<br />

Buildings having narrow façades<br />

and which are organized in a<br />

compact manner, facing the street<br />

are referred to as having a “fine<br />

grain fabric”.<br />

Refers to the scale <strong>of</strong> development<br />

which contributes to the perception<br />

<strong>of</strong> sympathetic and proportional<br />

buildings or other features in the<br />

built environment.<br />

Low-Rise Building Refers to buildings that are four<br />

storeys in height or less.<br />

Material Treatment Refers to a design aesthetic which<br />

is either applied to the surface <strong>of</strong><br />

a street, open space, or building<br />

façade - such as concrete sidewalks<br />

or brick building façades.<br />

Mid-Rise Building Generally refers to buildings that<br />

are five to eight storeys in height.<br />

DRAFT<br />

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