Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie

i Urban Design Guidelines for Barrie’s Intensification Areas - DRAFT
i. Study Overview
These urban design guidelines direct new development
within the Intensification Nodes and Corridors, Urban Growth
Centre, and Major Transit Station Areas identified in the City
of Barrie Official Plan. The guidelines present a vision, and a
set of priority directions, to ensure that new development is
compatible with the existing built fabric, creates an attractive
and safe pedestrian realm, supports alternative modes
of transportation (i.e. walking, cycling and transit), and is
environmentally sustainable.
To implement the recommendations of these guidelines,
policy and zoning amendments will be required, including:
• As-of-Right Zoning;
• Set Maximum Allowable Heights at 8-Storeys;
• Increase Allowable Heights at Key Opportunity Sites;
• Require a Minimum Building Height of 2 to 3-Storeys;
• Incorporate Built Form Criteria to Regulate Building Mass;
• Require a Minimum Ground Floor Height of 4.5 Metres and
Active Ground Floor Uses in the Intensification Areas;
• Secure a Minimum Building Set-back to Ensure a 4.8
metre Boulevard; and,
• Prohibit Drive-Through Uses within the Urban Growth
Centre.
In addition, tools provided through the Planning Act should be
applied, including:
• Establishing Minimum and Maximum Standards in the
Zoning By-Law;
• Height and Density Bonusing;
• Cash in Lieu of Parking;
• Cash in Lieu of Parkland;
• Site Plan Controls (with exterior design controls or not);
• Development Permit System; and,
• Community Improvement Plans.
ii. Application of the
Guidelines
This document is intended to assist City Planning Staff, land
owners, developers and the public with clear tools to guide
intensification on private land, as well as public infrastructure,
such as utilities, pump houses, hydro substations, fire halls,
arenas, and other public buildings and structures.
The guidelines apply to development applications that are
submitted following the adoption of the guidelines. Where
applications are in process at the time the guidelines are
adopted, the City should work with the developer to determine
if the directions of the guidelines can be met.
Those using the guidelines should locate their site within the
Intensification Typologies outlined on the following page, and
refer to the respective section of the document. In addition,
general Public Realm Urban Design Guidelines and Private
Realm Urban Design Guidelines are provided. These guidelines
apply to all projects within the Intensification Areas.
Developments within the Intensification Nodes are guided by
the Intensification Typology in which they are located, as well
as the additional guidelines provided in Section 5.4.
It is the responsibility of the user to reference all sections that
are relevant to their application.
DRAFT