Urban Design Guidelines - Town of Caledon

2.2.3. Parking2.2.4. Site AccessParking areas should be located at the sideand/or rear of the building, and be sub-dividedby planting and pathways.GuidelinesVehicular access points off Regional Road50 should be consolidated wherever possibleto minimize conflicts with pedestrians andcyclists, and to enable the implementation of acontinuous streetscape.■■■■The preferred location of main parking areas is atthe side and/or rear of the building. Locating mainparking areas between the building and the streetshould not be permitted;Where parking areas are visible from the street,buffer landscaping and screening features shouldbe provided such as tree planting, hedges, tallgrasses, low walls and decorative fencing;Large parking areas should be broken into smallerblocks defined by landscaping and pedestrianwalkways;Stormwater management features such as bioswalesshould be an integral part of the design oflarge parking areas.■■■■Whenever feasible, access points should beconsolidated to reduce the number of driveways onthe street;Service laneways should be encouraged whenaccess from the side or back of properties is limited;Site access to corner lots should not be locatedclose to the intersection;Driveway entrances should be aligned with accesspoints on the opposite side of the street.ACCESS CONSOLIDATION GUIDELINE (Source:Town of Caledon Industrial/Commercial DesignGuidelines)49URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINESFINAL Bolton CIP Urban Design Guidelines | April 2009