Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines - City of Barrie

71 Urban Design Guidelines for Barrie’s Intensification Areas - DRAFT
4.3.6 Side Building Step-backs
It is important to maintain views and sunlight penetration
to public boulevards through the articulation of the sides of
the building. Providing breaks in the streetwall on the upper
levels achieves this, and mitigates the “canyon effect” on
longer corridors.
a) Where properties have wider frontages, the building’s
uppermost storeys can step back sideways - allowing for
the application of glazing, thereby reducing the amount of
blank sidewalls, should that building be built ahead of its
neighbours.
b) Narrow sites will not be able to reasonably achieve side
step-backs at the upper levels, and as a result may not
achieve their maximum permitted height.
Figure 34: Side Building Step-backs
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2
3
1
2
5 storey maximum sidewall
Setback additional storeys and mechanical penthouse above
Same requirements apply to future development
3
side property
line
Figure 35: Tall Street Wall
Example where a tall street wall is desirable.
DRAFT
1
2
3
side property
line
5.5m
max. 80%
height
of R.O.W.
5.5m
min. 3 storey
and 10.5 m
side property
line
side property
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Figure 36: Porous Street Wall
Example where a more porous street wall is desirable, side stepbacks
are encouraged.