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Planning Department Report P-2017-15<br />
Page 6<br />
exercise will be considered, along with comments received on the Urban Areas ZBL,<br />
as part of the ongoing Official Plan Review.<br />
Parking standards in the core area being supportive of revitalization has been a<br />
recurring comment throughout the Zoning By-law Review. The consulting team<br />
undertook additional background work to revisit core area parking standards to<br />
ensure they are appropriate. The review concluded that the parking standards<br />
included in the ZBL are generally aligned with other similar municipalities. The<br />
Special Parking Requirements in the Core Area Zones (Section 4.5) including (i) the<br />
potential to provide for parking offsite on a nearby property (ii) reduced parking ratio<br />
for apartment dwelling units, and (iii) exemptions from additional parking<br />
requirements resulting from a change in use represent a moderate level of flexibility<br />
in communities that are still relatively auto-reliant, and in the absence of a sufficient<br />
and readily available supply of public and/or on-street parking. A core area parking<br />
study to thoroughly assess the parking supply and demand in each community could<br />
provide justification for further changes to core area parking requirements.<br />
Notwithstanding, the additional work identified the proposed parking requirement for<br />
retail uses at 1 space per 18 square metres was high, and therefore this standard is<br />
proposed to be reduced to 1 space per 22 square metres.<br />
Secondary Dwelling Units (Second Suites): In accordance with recent Provincial<br />
direction, the Urban Areas ZBL provides for second dwelling units as an accessory<br />
use in single detached, semi-detached, and townhouse Residential Zones in King<br />
City and Schomberg. Such second dwelling units are subject to certain provisions<br />
established in Section 3.33 including that the second unit (i) shall be contained within<br />
the principal dwelling on the lot (ii) is subject to floor area maximums expressed as a<br />
proportion of the principal dwelling, and (iii) requires one additional parking space.<br />
Additional provisions relate to the location of the entrance to the second dwelling,<br />
and the requirement that the second dwelling unit must meet applicable standards of<br />
the Building Code.<br />
As established by the Nobleton Urban Area ZBL (2016-71), the Urban Areas ZBL<br />
does not permit second residential units in Nobleton due to current servicing<br />
constraints.<br />
Conserving the Character of Mature Residentiai Neighbourhoods: The Urban Areas<br />
ZBL includes several new single detached residential zones (R1, R1A, RIB, R1C,<br />
RID, R1E, R1F, RIG, R1H), and associated lot and building requirements that are<br />
specific to existing neighbourhood in each of the villages. The lot and building<br />
requirements are based upon a comprehensive review and assessment of the<br />
existing built form and character in each neighbourhood, and are further shaped by<br />
the input received from participants in the two Mature Neighbourhoods Design<br />
workshop that were held as part of the Review. This approach aligns with the King<br />
City and Schomberg Community Plan policy directions to ensure that new<br />
development and redevelopment is generally compatible with, and enhances the<br />
scale and character of the existing area.<br />
One Mature Neighbourhoods Design workshop was held in each of the King City and<br />
Schomberg communities in June and July 2016, respectively. Participants were<br />
invited to provide input on options to ensure the character of existing<br />
neighbourhoods is maintained. The workshop proved a valuable component of the<br />
Review process and yielded provisions in the Urban Areas ZBL providing for (i) built