SCHEDULE 1 - DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS - City of Kamloops

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Schedule 1City Centre1.1 CITY CENTRE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAApplication: Category (e) Form and character of intensive residential development.A Development Permit shall be required for any improvements to a property,including alterations, additions, site design, landscaping, new construction,building permit or subdivision, for all commercial, industrial, institutional ormultiple family residential development. Development Permits shall detail:parking, access and vehicular circulation, pedestrian circulation and access,landscaping, building elevations, site layout, and street enhancements.Area:City Centre Development Permit Area is the area shown shaded grey on theattached map.Exemptions: Applications for the following shall not be required to apply for DevelopmentPermits:Implementation:• internal renovations,• external renovations which do not affect the form and character of thebuilding, or• single or two family dwellings.In accordance with By-law No. 5-1-2277, delegated authority to issue a Development Permitcan fall to the Development and Engineering Services Department for applications of aconstruction value of $250,000 or less, multiple family development of eight or fewer units,where variances to zoning regulations are not requested; where Development Permits onlypertain to site planning or landscaping; and/or where existing Development Permits are beingamended. Any other Development Permit applications that fall outside of these parameterswill require the approval of City Council.Justification:The City Centre is Kamloops’ focal point. The concentration of office space, civic facilities,river front amenities, main street retail and well established residential neighbourhoodsprovides a strong, vibrant community centre. Kamloops is growing, and major newdevelopments are anticipated within this area. The objective of the designation is to ensurethat new development is compatible with the form and character of existing development.GuidelinesDevelopment Permits issued in this area shall be in accordance with the following guidelines:a) New buildings should be designed so that their form and character are compatible withexisting adjacent development.b) Continuity of building height is important in maintaining a pedestrian oriented streetwall. Buildings should generally conform to the heights of adjacent buildings. Whennew buildings will be taller than their neighbours, they should be set back from thestreet front with a podium of the same height as adjacent buildings.115T:\DES\PLAN & DEV\KAMPLAN\KAMPLAN Combined Dec 2013.docx December 19, 2013
Schedule 1City Centrec) Buildings taller than three storeys will require a building height impact assessment toidentify impacts and suggest possible mitigation measures.d) Buildings should be oriented to the primary street on which the building fronts. Streetcharacter should be enhanced through ground level retail activity, ground level access,and use of a variety of building materials, textures and scales at ground level. Largeexpanses of blank wall should be avoided.e) Buildings should maintain the same setbacks as adjacent development. Buildings atintersections should provide corner cuts. Where buildings are set back from thestreet, parking should not be permitted in the front yard. These areas should belandscaped.f) Parking lots should be screened and landscaped. Parking should be undergroundwherever possible and accessible from rear lanes rather than primary street fronts.g) Buildings should be designed with architectural features or setbacks at regularintervals to avoid the appearance of long, homogenous facades and to reduceapparent building mass.h) The City Centre Plan, 2005, Section 11.5, Design Guidelines, should be referred to formore specific guidance.CITY CENTRE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA116T:\DES\PLAN & DEV\KAMPLAN\KAMPLAN Combined Dec 2013.docx December 19, 2013
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