Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie

27 Urban Design Guidelines for Barrie’s Intensification Areas - DRAFT
2.5.3 Established Neighbourhood Streets
As redevelopment occurs on the Intensification Corridors,
Duckworth Street (south of Grove Street), Dunlop Street (east
of Anne Street), and Bayfield Street (at Grove Street) should
transition to Established Neighbourhood Streets. Within
the Urban Growth Centre, streets in the historic Allandale
neighbourhood should also transition to Established
Neighbourhood Streets.
With the exception of the conversion of dwellings, there
is limited potential for intensification within Established
Neighbourhood Streets. If larger-scale sites become available
for redevelopment, however, opportunities exist for the
incorporation of higher density residential buildings (i.e.
townhouses and walk-up apartments), and potentially mixeduse
buildings with convenience retail at grade.
As intensification occurs, it should reinforce these areas
as Established Neighbourhood Streets through buildings
that are compatible with, and transition to, adjacent stable
residential neighbourhhoods.
Priority Directions
• Development should be designed to integrate with the
stable and low-rise residential character of these areas.
Buildings should therefore consider reasonable height
transitions. For example, 4 to 5-storeys is appropriate
directly adjacent to 2-storeys (provided all other
guidelines within this document are achieved), while 6 to
8-storeys is too tall.
• Where feasible, new housing development should
contribute to higher density residential form, including
townhouses and apartments.
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