Town of Richmond Hill Draft New Official Plan - Chapter 4

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1 2 3 LAND USE POLICIES 4. LAND USE POLICIES This chapter sets out the land use and design policies associated with each land use designation as shown on Schedule A2 (Land Use) to this Plan. The policies of each section must be read together with the policies of Chapter 3 (Building a New Kind of Urban) and all other relevant sections of this Plan. 4.1 COMMUNITY USES Community uses include public, private and not for profit institutions, facilities and services that support the health, educational, recreational and socio-cultural needs of the Town. Community uses are generally permitted within the land use designations in the settlement area. A range of community uses shall be directed to appropriate locations within the Town to contribute to a complete community. 4.1.1 LAND USE 4 5 6 7 It is the policy of Council that: 1. A range of community uses shall generally be permitted within the settlement area, with the broadest range of community uses directed to the centres and corridors. A more limited range of community uses may be permitted in the Neighbourhood, Employment Area and Employment Corridor designations as set out in the policies of this section. 2. Within the centres and corridors, the following community uses shall be permitted: a. Hospitals and healthcare centres and ancillary uses such as offices and pharmacies; b. Post-secondary institutions and ancillary uses such as offices; c. Public secondary schools, in accordance with policy 4.1.1.6 of this Plan; d. Public elementary schools, in accordance with policy 4.1.1.5 of this Plan; e. Private secondary schools, in accordance with policy 4.1.1.4 of this Plan ; and f. Private elementary schools, in accordance with policy 4.1.1.4 of this Plan. g. Government facilities including: i. Government offices; ii. Public community facilities, such as libraries, community centres, and recreation centres; iii. Fire and emergency services; and iv. Other public facilities. h. Places of worship, in accordance with policy 4.1.1.7 of this Plan; RICHMOND HILL OFFICIAL PLAN 4-1 DRAFT MAY 6, 2010
LAND USE POLICIES i. Arts and cultural facilities; j. Day Nurseries; k. Private-home day care facilities; and l. Long-term care facilities. 3. Within the Neighbourhood designation, the following community uses shall be permitted provided that the site is located: a. Fronting onto a public street: i. Private-home daycare facilities. b. Fronting onto an arterial street: i. Public secondary schools, in accordance with policies 4.1.1.6 of this Plan, which shall be encouraged to locate adjacent to a park or the Greenway System; ii. Private secondary and elementary schools, in accordance with policy 4.1.1.4 of this Plan, which shall be encouraged to locate adjacent to a park or the Greenway System; iii. Places of worship in accordance with policy 4.1.1.7 of this Plan; iv. Government facilities limited to government offices, public community facilities such as libraries, community centres, recreation centres, and fire and emergency services; v. Arts and cultural facilities; vi. Day Nurseries; vii. Private-home day care facilities; and viii. Long-term care facilities. c. Fronting onto a collector street: i. Public elementary schools, in accordance with policy 4.1.1.5 of this Plan, which shall be encouraged to locate adjacent to a park or the Greenway System; ii. Government facilities limited to public community facilities such as libraries, community centres, and recreation centres; and iii. Day Nurseries integrated with or adjacent to another community use or adjacent to a park or the Greenway System. 4. Private secondary and elementary schools, where permitted, shall be located at the intersection of an arterial street and a collector street. Midblock sites on arterial streets may be considered only where they abut the Greenway System, a park, educational facility, commercial or retail use subject to the following requirements: a. Minimum of two access points are provided; b. The site size shall be a minimum of 1 hectare and a maximum of 2.5 hectares; c. Transportation studies shall be submitted in accordance with Section 5.26; d. Impact on adjacent residential areas is minimized by providing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DRAFT MAY 6, 2010 4-2 RICHMOND HILL OFFICIAL PLAN
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