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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9 <strong>Urban</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong> for <strong>Barrie</strong>’s <strong>Intensification</strong> <strong>Area</strong>s - DRAFT<br />
2.2 Existing Conditions<br />
The <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Barrie</strong> is located on the western edge <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Kempenfelt Bay with it’s historic Downtown at the edge <strong>of</strong><br />
the waterfront. Narrow streets and small blocks characterize<br />
the Downtown, and have significant opportunities for<br />
redevelopment on vacant and underutilized land.<br />
Five major Arterial Roads radiate out from the Bay, and lead<br />
into the <strong>City</strong>. They are: Duckworth Street, Bayfield Street,<br />
Dunlop Street, Essa Road, and Yonge Street. The existing<br />
conditions on these streets include large-format commercial,<br />
smaller commercial retail units, mixed-use main streets, and<br />
stable residential areas.<br />
Each <strong>of</strong> these areas will be described in greater detail in the<br />
following sections as Auto-Oriented Commercial Districts,<br />
Corridor Residential Districts, and Core Districts.<br />
The following typologies focus on lands with the greatest<br />
development potential and exclude natural heritage features (i.e.<br />
woodlots) and stable, low-rise residential areas.<br />
<strong>Barrie</strong> from above looking south.<br />
DRAFT<br />
Photo By: Alex Von Bredow