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storey apartments, townhouses and/or
Live-Work units.
OBJECTIVES
Objective 15: Serve as the Village’s central
commercial area.
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4.3.6.
Objective 16: In昀椀ll vacant lots to add vibrancy
and additional commercial and
mixed-use opportunities.
Objective 17: Create visual and physical
connections between the
Village’s Main Park and the
Downtown.
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a) Be in the form of a higher-density
residential (e.g. 2 storeys or greater);
b) Have a minimum of two dwelling
units; and
Objective 18: Attract new investment and be a
preferred location for Short-Term
Rentals.
4.3.7.
Objective 20: Ensure Downtown is walkable
in all areas with a complete
network of sidewalks
and pathways.
The Village will encourage the
activation of rear lanes and the back
of buildings to allow for additional
commercial opportunities and the
beauti昀椀cation of DT - Downtown,
including the use rear lanes for food
trucks or a food pod.
4.3.8.
Developments shall incorporate a high
standard of urban and architectural
design as per Development Permit
Area policies in this Plan.
4.3.9.
The Village should continue to
redevelop DT - Downtown streets to be
Complete Streets that include:
Objective 19: Enhance Downtown architectural
quality through clear urban
design guidelines.
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c) Not be in the form of
single-detached residential.
APPLICABILITY
The following policies apply to lands identi昀椀ed
as “DT - Downtown” on Map 3: Land Use.
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POLICIES
4.3.1.
4.3.2.
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4.3.3.
b) On-street parking opportunities;
c) Wide and accessible sidewalks;
d) Bike lanes and bike racks;
The DT - Downtown is a permitted
location for Short-Term Rentals.
e) Street furniture (e.g. benches,
garbage and recycling bins);
Ground 昀氀oor uses should be customer
or patient-oriented uses, such as
commercial, medical services, or civic
uses, with residential or of昀椀ces located
on upper 昀氀oors.
The DT - Downtown should be a
high-priority for public investment in
infrastructure and public amenities.
4.3.5.
Residential uses should be
complementary to the commercial
and institutional character of the
DT - Downtown in the form of upper
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a) Street trees and boulevards;
The DT - Downtown should have the
following mix of land uses: commercial,
institutional, recreational and
residential uses.
4.3.4.
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Residential uses in the DT - Downtown
are preferred to be in the form of
residential dwellings on upper 昀氀oors of
a Mixed-Use Building. However, where
a building is only residential use it shall:
f) Way昀椀nding signage;
g) Public spaces and amenities; and
h) Safe and ef昀椀cient
vehicular movement.
4.3.10. The Village should implement
strategies for the attraction and
retention of businesses in the DT Downtown.
4.3.11.
Allow credit for on-street parking
spaces to count towards overall
parking requirements.
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