City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

The community design strategy also involves fifteen specific
detailed design considerations that are important in defining
and establishing the City’s image and form. Detailed
policies are given for each of these design considerations in
Chapter Thirteen (Detailed Design Considerations) of this
Plan. These detailed policies apply to the entire City (both
the rural and urban area).
Other design-related policies may appear elsewhere in this
Plan.
CITY POLICY
Community Design Goal
9.1 City Council shall promote developments at
various scales which, through their
adherence to principles of good, high quality
community design, will produce built and
natural environments in Pickering that offer
enjoyment, comfort and safety for all users,
and evoke a desirable image and sense of
place for the City.
CITY POLICY
Community Design Objectives
9.2 To achieve the community design goal, City
Council shall:
(a) encourage the creation of an overall
physical form for Pickering that is
related to the scale and pace of
pedestrians;
(b) encourage private and public
developments that offer pedestrians and
users a high level of comfort, enjoyment
and personal protection;
(c) encourage private and public
developments that provide an integrated
mix of uses, activities and experiences;
(d) encourage the design of road patterns,
buildings and the spaces between them
in a manner that supports an efficient
public transit system and makes it easy
for both pedestrians and vehicles to
move about in a variety of directions;
(e) encourage developments that are
designed to fit their contexts by
considering the mix of uses, and the
massing, height, scale, architectural style
and details of existing, adjacent
buildings;
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