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Planning Rationale - Nautical Boulevard & Great Lakes Boulevard May 2011 SITE * Figure 6 Bronte Community West of Third Line, Figure I2 - Land Use buffer from this Plan. It is noted that the refinery has since ceased operation and that the buffer has not been carried forward in the Livable Oakville Official Plan. In accordance with Policy 1.2.1(h), the majority of the lands within the buffer were designated for non-residential uses in the former Town of Oakville Official Plan Bronte Community Plan. The water treatment facility to the immediate east of the site is also included within the buffer and designated “Community Facility/Institutional”. The residential community to the immediate south of the site is designated “Residential Low Density”, while the residential community to the west of Great Lakes Boulevard is designated “Residential Medium Density”. The buffer separating Great Lakes Boulevard from the residential community to the west is designated “Natural Area”. Policy 1.2.1(a)(vi) of the Bronte Community Plan provides that a Neighbourhood Commercial Area will be permitted south of Rebecca Street east of Burloak Drive. Uses permitted in this area include a full range of retail and other commercial uses, and office uses which will serve the adjacent residential area. The policy goes on to note that the development in the Neighbourhood Commercial designation shall be carefully designed, particularly with respect to landscaping to integrate with the surrounding residential and institutional development and to reflect its position as a major entrance to the neighbourhood in the Bronte West District. It should be noted that the site had previously been redesignated to Place of Worship/ 13
Planning Rationale - Nautical Boulevard & Great Lakes Boulevard May 2011 Daycare in 2001. Policy 1.2.1d) provides that a vacant site designated for a school, place of worship or day care centre, may also be used for other community scale institutional uses, and for low density residential uses. The site was subsequently redesignated Neighbourhood Commercial Centre in 2005 after the site had remained vacant for four years under the Place of Worship/Daycare designation. Part D, Land Use Policies, contains policies for Urban Residential areas. This designation permits a range of residential, institutional, and open space uses. Section 1.2 provides that appropriate density ranges (dwelling units per hectare) may be established in Community Plans however actual densities on a site-by-site basis will be determined in the Zoning By-law. Criteria for the consideration of development applications for Medium Density Housing is provided in section 1.3 including: • proximity to natural amenities such as major areas of open space, valleys, and parks; • proximity to public transit and pedestrian pathways; • proximity to arterial and collector roads so as to provide controlled access to such roads and minimize traffic infiltration of low density housing areas; General policies are provided in Part D, section 1.5 with respect to design considerations where Medium and High Density Housing abuts developments of a lower density. These are discussed in section 5.3 of this report. 4.5 New Oakville Official Plan (Livable Oakville) Oakville’s new Official Plan, Livable Oakville, was adopted by Oakville Council on June 22, 2009, and was approved with modifications by Halton Region on November 30, 2009. The Ontario Municipal Board approved the new Livable Oakville Official Plan on May 16, 2011. 4.5.1 Urban Structure Section 4.3 of the Plan notes that lands outside of the Growth Areas, defined in the Plan are predominantly stable residential communities which consist of established neighbourhoods. The Plan recognizes that some growth and change may occur in these areas but the intent is to clearly define the limits to such intensification to ensure the character of these areas is preserved and the overall urban structure of the town is upheld. Section 4.3 goes on to note that intensification opportunities outside of the Growth Areas, such as infill, redevelopment, and greyfield and brownfield sites, may be considered and protected for long-term investment, where it conforms with the policies of this Plan. The site is identified as Residential Areas on Schedule A1, Urban Structure Map (see Figure 7). Section 11 of the Plan contains general policy directions for Residential Areas, which provide for a range of housing types, forms and densities. Compact urban form and an increased variety of housing alternatives is one of the objectives for 14
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