Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie

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63 Urban Design Guidelines for Barrie’s Intensification Areas - DRAFT
4.2.3 Lanes and Alleys
Public lanes are recommended to service the commercial
uses within the Intensification Areas, and to provide access
to structured and below-grade parking away from primary
streets to minimize interference with pedestrian circulation
(i.e. curb cuts).
a) The paved area of laneways should provide adequate
space for emergency vehicles.
b) Areas at the end of laneways should be reserved for snow
storage.
c) Laneways should provide some variety in building form
and set-backs. Long stretches of blank facing or rear
building façades should be discouraged.
d) Where laneways or alleys are used as pedestrian corridors
(i.e. Dunlop Street), the rear façade of buildings should be
similar in quality (i.e. materials, articulation) to the front
façade.
e) Where feasible, laneways should be considered as places
to accommodate infrastructure, to allow for future
intensification with addresses on the laneway (i.e. granny
flats).
f) Where laneways are required to provide access to
residential parking facilities, the primary façade of the
building should not face the laneway, nor should at-grade
access be provided.
g) Where residential units overlook a laneway, it should be
designed to be aesthetically pleasing, including highquality
paving, pedestrian scaled lighting and street trees.
45 o
Avenue
7.5m
rear property line
10m
Figure 27: Rear Transition to Neighbourhoods
45 o
7.5m
Figure 28: Mechanical Penthouse Placement
Neighbourhood
Avenue
DRAFT
rear property line
10m
Neighbourhood