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2.1 land use & design
As more people and businesses move to the Regional Centre there is an
opportunity to provide greater housing choice; cultivate clustered employment
areas; and expand the number of communities where people can easily walk to
shopping, services, and parks and open space. While many areas within the
Regional Centre already strongly display these characteristics, thoughtful land
use planning and design can build upon, develop, and expand these assets. New
development must be carefully planned and integrated to add to the unique
character of existing places and communities within the Regional Centre.
The Centre Plan identifies distinct types of growth areas within the Regional
Centre, this section includes general policy direction that will contribute to the
vitality of the entire Regional Centre.
Objectives
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To create communities where residents within the Regional Centre can
easily access a range of services, resources, and amenities.
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To ensure new development responds to the surrounding context through
appropriate transitions, uses, limited off-site impacts, and a positive
relationship to the sidewalk.
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To implement a consistent human-scale approach to street design and
frontages.
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To promote all-season design for new developments that creates pleasant
microclimates for users throughout the year and in different weather
conditions.
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To encourage a variety of housing choice in diverse forms, tenures and
densities throughout the Regional Centre.
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