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6.9 DOWNTOWN MIXED-USE DPA
INTRODUCTION
The Downtown Mixed-Use Development
Permit Area re昀氀ects the unique character,
and walkable streets in Radium’s Downtown.
The DPA includes speci昀椀c details on Building
Placement & Form, Building Design, Building
Details & Materials, the Public Realm, and
Landscaping requirements for both private
and public lands within the Downtown. The
guidelines are general, rather than speci昀椀c,
and pick up on the existing form & character
found in Radium’s Downtown. This basic set of
guidelines will ensure that new development
in the Downtown will complement the existing
character, and enhance the area through the
incorporation of urban design best practices.
SERVICING
6.9.5.
Parking lots should be located along
the rear of the lot.
6.9.6.
For corner sites, buildings should face
both the main and side streets and be
placed as close to the intersection as
possible to anchor the corner.
6.9.7.
Parking areas located adjacent
to public streets must submit a
drainage plan and address the
following requirements:
a) A landscape buffer must separate
parking areas from sidewalks and
streets and be a minimum of 1.5
metres wide;
b) The landscape buffer must include
a vegetated visual buffer between
public space and parking areas;
In addition to the policies in 6.8 General
Form & Character Guidelines the following
policies apply in the Downtown Mixed-Use
Development Permit Area as shown on Map
12: Form & Character DPAs.
c) Up to 20 consecutive parking spaces
located side by side are permitted
before a green / stormwater buffer
is required to break up large paving
areas; and
POLICIES
BUILDING PLACEMENT & FORM
6.9.1.
6.9.2.
6.9.3.
6.9.4.
Buildings should be placed towards
the front of the lot with front and side
setbacks of 0 metres unless a greater
setback is required to provide for an
entry alcove or outdoor patio.
New buildings should establish a
continuous street wall between twothree (2-3) storeys in height along Main
St W and Main St E.
Street-facing ground 昀氀oor storey
heights should be 4.5-6 metres to
accommodate active commercial uses.
Place active commercial uses at the
street level with secondary (of昀椀ce /
residential) uses located on upper
昀氀oors or in the alley or side street.
d) Vegetated and stormwater buffers
between adjacent parallel parking
areas on separate lots is encouraged.
6.9.8.
Locate loading and service bays to the
rear-facing side of the building.
BUILDING DESIGN
6.9.9.
Buildings with 昀椀rst-storey commercial
uses should support a high-quality
pedestrian environment by creating
smaller frontages, with individual
storefronts not exceeding 6-10 metres.
6.9.10. Developments should try to replicate
existing traditional lot widths in the
Downtown which is 15 metres, and
buildings should use these dimensions
as guidance for establishing the pattern
of façade / storefront widths.
6.9.11.
Street-facing ground 昀氀oors should have
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