City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

CITY POLICY
Land Use Goal
CITY POLICY
Land Use Objectives
CITY POLICY
Land Use Categories and
Policies
CITY POLICY
Land Use Definitions
3.1 City Council shall promote an efficient and
integrated land use strategy that protects and
enhances Pickering’s rural and ecological
systems for existing and future generations, and
leads to a more complete, compact and liveable
urban system.
3.2 City Council shall,
(a) establish appropriate land use designations
and policies for all lands in the City;
(b) promote Kingston Road as the City’s
“mainstreet”;
(c) promote the downtown core as the City’s
main focus for business, employment,
entertainment, shopping, major community
and cultural uses, major indoor recreational
facilities, and high density residential
accommodation;
(d) while maintaining the character of stable
residential neighbourhoods, increase the
variety and intensity of land uses and
activities in the urban area, particularly on
lands designated Mixed Use Areas,
Regional Nodes and Employment Areas;
(e) while maintaining rural character and
preserving agricultural land, increase the
variety and intensity of land uses and
activities in the rural area, particularly in
Rural Hamlets;
(f) protect the City’s significant and sensitive
natural resources and systems from
inappropriate land uses and activities; and
(g) involve residents, business-people,
landowners, relevant public agencies, and
other interested groups and individuals in
land use decisions affecting the City.
3.3 City Council shall use the land use categories
and criteria set out in Table 2 to this Plan for
designating land uses and establishing land use
policies, and where appropriate may establish
additional land use policies for neighbourhoods
and settlements in Part Three of this Plan.
3.4 For the purpose of this Plan, City Council shall
define,
(a) net residential density as the total number of
dwellings per hectare of net residential site
area, and shall not consider accessory
dwelling units as dwelling units for the
purpose of calculating density;
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