City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

CITY POLICY
Woodlands Neighbourhood
Policies
11.8 City Council shall,
(a) in the established residential areas along
Highbush Trail, Old Forest Road,
Rosebank Road and Sheppard Avenue,
encourage and where possible require new
development to be compatible with the
character of existing development;
(b) encourage the introduction of uses and
facilities into the neighbourhood that
complement and support secondary school
students and activities;
(c) despite Table 6 of Chapter Three, establish
a maximum residential density of 55 units
per net hectare for lands located on the
north side of Kingston Road that are
designated Mixed Use Areas and abut lands
developed as low density development;
(d) accommodate future improvements to Sheppard
Avenue and Rosebank Road within the
existing 20 metre road allowance, except at
intersections where additional road
allowance width may be need to provide
vehicular turning lanes;
(e) to provide direction for land use within
the lands covered by the Northeast
Quadrant Development Guidelines;
(i) further its objective of transforming
Kingston Road into a “mainstreet” for
Pickering by requiring the placement
of buildings to provide a strong and
identifiable urban edge, the
construction of some multi-storey
buildings, and the provision of safe
and convenient pedestrian access;
accordingly, for the lands designated
Mixed Use Areas - Mixed Corridor,
City Council shall require,
(A)
buildings to be located close to
the street edge, with the
minimum specified percentage
of their front walls required to be
located within build-to-zones to be
established in the implementing
zoning by-laws for each site;
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