City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

CITY POLICY
Bay Ridges Neighbourhood
Policies (cont'd)
roughed-in washroom facilities
that meet barrier-free standards
for the commercial component;
provisions for a fire alarm
system, if the building is four
storeys including basement;
1 hour fire separation between
residential and commercial
occupancy;
100 psf live load floor design for
commercial use;
provision for separate
mechanical systems to service
the ground floor;
separate exits to the exterior for
each use;
provisions for emergency
lighting in an enclosed exit; and,
in addition, other elements to be
incorporated in the design of the
ground floor of conversion units
include higher ceilings, kitchen
and dining facilities on the
second or third floor, doors
generally at grade access, and
window/door openings that
would make the buildings more
readily adaptable to future
commercial uses; and
other applicable polices of the
Plan are complied with;
(B) despite Section 11.5 (h)(ii)(A), only
eight dwellings fronting on the west
side of Liverpool Road, south of
Wharf Street, shall be required to be
conversion units and shall be
required to incorporate the
conversion features outlined above;
(i) for lands within the Waterfront Node,
further identify, as the Public Use/Parking
and Boat Storage Area, those lands that,
(i) are intended for public uses, parking
and boat storage areas;
(ii) are located east of Liverpool Road but
west of the Hydro Marsh, including the
City-owned parking lot, and extending
east to the edge of the Hydro Marsh,
stretching north to include the Durham
Region Sewage Pumping Station, and
lands behind the former ‘Hilts’ property;
and
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