Town of Richmond Hill Draft New Official Plan - Chapter 4

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LAND USE POLICIES 1 2 d. The tallest buildings shall be directed towards the intersection of Yonge Street and Bernard Avenue. 10. Development abutting the Neighbourhood designation shall have a maximum height of 3 storeys except where it abuts existing mid-rise or high-rise residential buildings in the Neighbourhood designation, subject to the angular plane policies of Section 3.4.1.55 of this Plan. Building heights may progressively increase away from lands within the Neighbourhood designation. 11. Medium density residential development within the Key Development Area designation shall not be permitted to front directly onto Yon ge Street, 16th Avenue and Bernard Avenue. 3 4.4.2 DESIGN It is the policy of Council that: Building a Strong, Vibrant Identity and Character 4 5 1. Development shall be designed to promote the character and function of the KDA as a destination that is pedestrian-oriented by: a. Providing distinctive gateway buildings, features and amenity spaces oriented towards the intersections of Yonge Street and Carville/16 th Avenue, and Yonge Street and Bernard Avenue; b. Creating visual focal points with coordinated building materials, streetscape elements, landscaped spaces and public art that contribute to a unified theme; and c. Enhancing or providing a fine grain street network promoting walkable streets. Walkable Streets and People Places 6 7 2. Within the Key Development Areas, parking for new major retail development shall be required to locate below grade or in structured parking integrated at the rear or side of a building. 3. New local streets shall be provided where feasible to encourage a fine grain street network to support connections within the KDA and to adjacent neighbourhoods. 4. On-street parking shall be encouraged wherever possible on local streets within the KDAs. 5. Development shall provide urban open space connections within the KDA and to abutting neighbourhoods to support pedestrian and cycling mobility. RICHMOND HILL OFFICIAL PLAN 4-19 DRAFT MAY 6, 2010
4.5 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS Local Development Areas (LDAs) are areas where a cluster of land uses or public transit services intersect with a Local Corridor providing a local destination. LDAs will accommodate a more intensive and wider range of uses along the Local Corridor, but at a scale that is compatible with the context of each LDA. Three LDAs exist along the Major Mackenzie Drive Local Corridor: Trench Street LDA (at York- Central Hospital); Newkirk LDA (at the Newkirk GO Station); and Bayview LDA (at the intersection of Bayview Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive East). The purpose of the LDA designation is to establish a series of smaller-scale, mixed-use service centres along the Major Mackenzie Local Corridor to support intensification at key nodes on the corridor and to service the surrounding neighbourhoods. The Trench Street LDA will be a mixed-use employment node focused around community uses with particular emphasis on health-related services associated with the York Central Hospital. The Newkirk LDA will be a pedestrian-oriented centre focused on access to transit and building on the existing employment uses and residential form of development that is in proximity to the Newkirk GO Transit station. The Bayview LDA is to remain a mixed-use node that builds on the current commercial and retail focus of the area. LAND USE POLICIES Sample building massing for a Local Development Area 1 2 3 4.5.1 LAND USE It is the policy of Council that: 4 1. The Town may prepare a Tertiary Plan for each of the Local Development Areas (LDAs) in accordance with the policies of Section 5.2 of this Plan. 2. The predominant use of land within the Local Development Areas (LDAs) shown on Schedule A2 (Land Use) shall be for mixed-use, transit-oriented development. 3. The following land uses shall be permitted within the LDA designation: a. Medium density residential; b. High density residential; c. Office; d. Commercial; e. Retail; f. Automotive service commercial in accordance with policy 3.4.1.47 of this Plan; g. Community uses in accordance with Section 4.1 of this Plan; h. Parks and urban open spaces in accordance with Section 3.4.4 of this Plan; and i. Live-work units in accordance with policies 3.3.3.2.9 and 3.3.3.2.10 this Plan. 5 6 7 4. In addition to the permitted uses in policy 4.5.1.3 of this Plan, major retail shall be permitted on lands within the Bayview LDA located on the north DRAFT MAY 6, 2010 4-20 RICHMOND HILL OFFICIAL PLAN
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