Town of Richmond Hill Draft New Official Plan - Chapter 4

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LAND USE POLICIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Downtown Districts and design guidelines which have been approved by Council as set out in the Downtown Design and Land Use Strategy Recommendations Report, May 2009. 2. Until such time as Council approves a Secondary Plan for the Downtown Local Centre, applications for development in the interim shall be assessed on the basis of conformity with the policies of this section and the land use and design guidelines which have been approved by Council as set out in the Downtown Design and Land Use Strategy Recommendations Report, May 2009. 3. The predominant use of land in the Downtown Local Centre designation shown on Schedule A2 (Land Use) shall be for mixed-use, transit-oriented development. The land uses shall be directed within the Downtown Local Centre designation to correspond with the three districts shown on Schedule A9 (Downtown Local Centre Districts). 4. The following land uses shall be permitted within the Downtown Local Centre: a. Community uses in accordance with Section 4.1 of this Plan; b. Parks and urban open spaces in accordance with Section 3.4.4 of this Plan; and c. Live-work units in accordance with policies 3.3.3.2.9 and 3.3.3.2.10 of this Plan. 5. The following land uses shall be permitted for lands fronting on Yonge Street in the Downtown Local Centre: a. Residential apartments in the form of low-rise and mid-rise buildings; b. Office; c. Commercial; d. Retail; and e. Major office which shall only be permitted in the Uptown and Civic Districts. 6. Development fronting on Yonge Street shall include retail, commercial, or community uses at grade in order to foster an animated, pedestrianoriented main street character. 7. The following land uses shall be permitted for lands without direct frontage on Yonge Street in the Downtown Local Centre: a. In the Village District, shall include low density residential and medium density residential. Small-scale office, commercial and retail uses that compliment the residential character of the area shall only be permitted on corner sites at the intersection of public streets. b. In the Uptown District and Civic District, shall include low density residential and medium density residential. RICHMOND HILL OFFICIAL PLAN 4-11 DRAFT MAY 6, 2010
LAND USE POLICIES 8. For lands that are through-lots and have frontage on Yonge Street and on a public street to the rear, development shall generally maintain the intent of policies 4.3.1.1.5 to 4.3.1.1.7 of this Plan. Commercial and retail uses shall only be directed to the Yonge Street frontage. 9. Notwithstanding policy 4.3.1.1.7 (b) above, high density residential uses may be permitted in the Uptown District on the lands shown on Schedule A9 (Downtown Local Centre Districts) to this Plan as “exception area” provided that the proposed development is consistent with all other relevant policies of this Plan. 10. To help maintain the character of smaller-format, niche-market shops in the Downtown Local Centre, the following policies shall apply: a. Retail uses shall be limited to a maximum gross floor area of 2,500 square metres; and b. Retail uses with a gross floor area greater than 2,500 square metres shall only be permitted on lands fronting on Yonge Street, subject to a Zoning By-law amendment where it can be demonstrated that: i. There is a need for the proposed use as demonstrated through a Commercial Needs Study conducted by a qualified professional; ii. The proposed development enhances the character of the area; and iii. The proposed development is not in an enclosed mall. 11. The maximum density of a development block within the Downtown Local Centre shall be 2.0 FSI. The boundaries of development blocks shall be identified in the Secondary Plan for the Downtown Local Centre. 12. Applications for development may be required to submit a concept plan in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.2 of this Plan which demonstrates how the development meets the land use and design policies of this Plan for areas identified as a development block by the Town. 13. Building heights shall provide a transition from taller buildings in the Uptown District and the Civic District to lower buildings in the Village District. 14. The highest and most dense forms of development within the Downtown Local Centre shall be located at the north end of the Uptown District and at the south end of the Civic District with heights ranging from 9 storeys to a maximum of 15 storeys and in accordance with the relevant angular Height strategy for the Downtown Local Centre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DRAFT MAY 6, 2010 4-12 RICHMOND HILL OFFICIAL PLAN
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