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CANOPIES & AWNINGS
6.9.26. Awnings should be used to create a
comfortable sense of enclosure for
pedestrians and provide weather
protection by being placed:
a) At a minimum height of 2.4 metres
above the sidewalk;
b) At a minimum projection of 1.8
metres from the building face;
c) At a maximum 0.5 metres from the
face of the curb; and
d) Should not interfere with existing
street trees or street lights (i.e. trees
should not be removed or pruned to
accommodate awnings).
LANDSCAPING & SCREENING
6.9.27. Design for water in昀椀ltration and the use
of green infrastructure in Downtown
streetscaping and, where appropriate,
use native plant species (昀椀rst and
foremost, low-maintenance plants able
to survive urban conditions).
6.9.28. Plantings should include a diverse
selection of climate adaptable, locallyviable street trees with 8-10 metres
spacing to create a continuous urban
tree canopy.
6.9.29. Pedestrian street lighting should be
attached lower down in speci昀椀ed areas
to highlight pedestrian focus, and have
a higher quality aesthetic, with more
detailing on poles and light heads, and
include options for banners and other
aesthetic features.
6.9.30. All parking areas for more than 4
vehicles shall be surfaced with asphalt,
concrete, grasscrete, permeable or
porous pavers or similar solid material,
so as to provide a surface that is
durable and dust-free and shall be so
graded and drained as to properly
dispose of all surface water into the
storm sewer system, if available, or
alternatively to approved landscaping
areas or an approved on-site
drainage system.
6.10 HIGHWAY TOURIST MIXED-USE DPA
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this DPA is to guide the
redevelopment of the Highway Tourist
Mixed-Use areas.
POLICIES
6.10.1.
In addition to the policies in 6.8
General Form & Character Guidelines,
the following policies apply in
the “Highway Tourist Mixed-Use
Development Permit Area” as shown on
Map 12: Form & Character DPAs.
6.10.3. Notwithstanding Policy 6.10.2
above, where lot size or topography
doesn’t permit placement of parking
lots towards the back of the site,
parking lots should be placed
along the street with the following
design considerations:
a) A landscape buffer must separate
parking areas from sidewalks and
streets and be a minimum of 1.5
metres wide;
SERVICING
b) The landscape buffer must include
trees, shrubs, and grasses that provide
a vegetated visual buffer between
public space and parking areas;
6.10.2. Parking lots are encouraged to be
located in the interior of lots with
buildings facing the street and parking
lot where lot size permits.
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;
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