City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

Employment Areas
Employment opportunities exist within most land use
designations in Pickering. Nevertheless, areas with significant
concentrations of manufacturing, assembly and warehousing
uses, and related employment opportunities, are identified as
Employment Areas. Two such areas are identified, one in
western Pickering and one in eastern Pickering. Both are
adjacent to and directly accessible from Highway 401.
Employment areas are classified according to their mix of
uses, their operational characteristics, their design, and
their performance requirements. Three employment
subcategories are distinguished: general, prestige, and mixed
employment.
3.8 City Council,
(a) shall recognize as Employment Areas on
Schedule I, those areas in Pickering
having a significant concentration of
manufacturing, assembly, warehousing
and/or related employment opportunities;
(b) may zone lands designated Employment
Areas for one or more purposes as set out
in Table 8, and in so doing will apply
appropriate performance standards,
restrictions and provisions; and
(c) shall require performance standards for
site operation and appearance as follows,
(i) the highest standards in Mixed
Employment areas, recognizing their
highly visible and accessible
locations along main arterial roads;
(ii) the next highest standards in Prestige
Employment areas, recognizing their
high visibility from major freeways
and their proximity to residential
areas; and
(iii) the next highest standards in General
Employment areas.
CITY POLICY
Employment Areas
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