Policies for Specific Areas a list of minor variance documents

The information on this page provides an easy to use reference to Section E8 of the Official Plan

The following Policies apply to specific areas of the Town, where additional detailed policies are required to indicate the intent of Council for the use of land.


E8.1

Notwithstanding the Low Density Residential designation, a communications facility including studios, offices, signal receiving facilities and accessory uses is permitted.

[70 C Line]


E8.2

Notwithstanding the Employment Area designation, institutional uses are permitted provided there is no residential accommodation and provided the institutional use occupies a lot that abuts C Line or Town Line.

[North Side of Town Line east and west of Riddell Road - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 50]


E8.3

Notwithstanding the High Density Residential designation, two apartment buildings containing a total of up to 98 units are permitted.

[35, 45 Bredin Parkway]


E8.4

Notwithstanding the Low Density Multiple Residential designation, a maximum density of 74 units per net residential hectare is permitted.

[31 Parkview Drive, 90-114 Lawrence Ave., 2-6 Cedar Dr.]


E8.5

Notwithstanding the Service Commercial designation, on the lands described as Lot 1, Registered Plan 116, permitted uses shall be limited to a business or professional office.

[Southeast corner of Broadway and Diane Drive]


E8.6

Notwithstanding the Neighbourhood Commercial designation, residential uses and institutional uses providing residential accommodation are not permitted.

[51 Town Line]


E8.7

Notwithstanding the Central Business District designation on the lands described as Part of Lot 21, and Lots 19 and 20, Block 1, Registered Plan 212, the permitted uses shall be restricted to a parking area or parking lot, to be suitably screened, landscaped and designed and subject to Site Plan Control, or single or semi-detached residential units.

[22 Zina Street - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 74]


E8.8

Notwithstanding the Low Density Multiple Residential designation, the existing rowhouses may be used for business or professional offices.

[2-10 Zina Street - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 12, OPA 1]


E8.9

Notwithstanding the Restricted Commercial/Residential designation, a public garage and the sale of vehicles in conjunction therewith is also permitted.

[252 Broadway]


E8.10

Notwithstanding the Service Commercial designation, a variety store and a pharmacy or drug store, as defined by the zoning by-law, are also permitted.

[25 Broadway - OPA 105]


E8.11

Notwithstanding the Service Commercial designation, a 'retirement home' and 'supportive housing' uses are also permitted. Supportive housing shall generally mean a facility that contains dwelling units and provides onsite support services and resources to assist residents in maintaining a level of independence.

[236 First Street - OPA 129]


E8.12

Notwithstanding the Service Commercial designation, a restaurant, a motel, and a use sensitive to potentially offensive odours emanating from the Town’s sewage treatment plant are not permitted. A business or professional office is permitted within the same building as a commercial use provided it is located on an upper floor.

[17 Town Line - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 17]


E8.13

Notwithstanding the Medium Density Residential designation, the maximum density is 62 units per net residential hectare.

[60 Chisholm Street - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 24]


E8.14

Notwithstanding the Neighbourhood Commercial designation, an automobile sales and service establishment is also permitted.

[328 Broadway - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 35]


E8.15

Notwithstanding the Employment Area designation, a place of worship is permitted as a temporary use.

[16 Centennial Road - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 49]


E8.16

Notwithstanding the location of the subject property on a local street and the Institutional designation, a crisis care facility is also permitted.

[20 Bredin Parkway - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 51]


E8.17

Notwithstanding the Low Density Residential designation, a maximum density of 28 units per net residential hectare is permitted.

[2-10 Lakeview Court - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 54]


E8.18

Notwithstanding the High Density Residential designation, a consumer and industrial equipment rental and sales establishment is also permitted.

[62 First Ave - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 55]


E8.20

The lands located at the rear of 4 Third Avenue are designated Low Density Residential but may be used to provide parking serving nearby commercial and other uses on the basis that the parcel occupies an internal location within the block and is separated from a public street by a lot that is capable of being developed for residential purposes. The site plan agreement for the lands will ensure that landscape screening is provided along the north and east limits to provide a buffer for adjoining residential lands. This parking lot is intended to provide parking that is required for the existing building at 31 First Street, and is not intended to facilitate the future expansion of the existing building at 31 First Street. Therefore, the provision of additional parking at 31 First Street, beyond that which can be accommodated within the area of the existing driveway, is prohibited.

[31 First Street, Rear of 4 Third Avenue - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 66]


E8.20

Notwithstanding the Service Commercial designation, the following uses are not permitted: a kennel, a billiards parlour, a pool hall, an amusement arcade, a restaurant, a variety store and a video film outlet.

[18, 22 Green St - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 67]


E8.22

Notwithstanding the Service Commercial designation, the following uses are not permitted: a kennel, a billiards parlour, a pool hall, and an amusement arcade.

[OPA 84 - Review, OPA 68]


E8.23

Notwithstanding the Service Commercial designation, the permitted uses shall be limited to those which take advantage of the site’s location on the shore of Island Lake. Consistent with the goals and objectives of the Island Lake Conservation Area Management Plan, the lands within this designation may be used only for commercial, institutional and recreational uses that will protect the conservation area’s natural systems. Further these lands must be used for activities that entirely or in part achieve the following:

  • promote or enhance understanding of the conservation area and its natural systems;
  • support appropriate outdoor recreational opportunities;
  • promote tourism; or
  • promote and complement public enjoyment of Island Lake.

Permitted uses will include sit-down restaurants, take-out restaurants accompanied by picnic facilities, small-scale retail and service commercial uses, tourist information centres, tourist lodgings, meeting and banquet facilities, recreational clothing and equipment sales and leasing facilities, private clubs, day care centres, schools, and other commercial, institutional or recreational uses that are considered to be consistent with the above objectives.

Automotive uses, large-scale retail and service commercial uses, animal hospitals, boarding kennels, funeral homes and outdoor storage of materials are not permitted.

All buildings will be limited to a height of one storey, except a hotel which may be up to three storeys in height.

Council will incorporate holding provisions into the zoning of the subject lands to delay development until Council is satisfied that appropriate provision is made for the following:

  1. water and waste water services;
  2. the preparation and implementation of a Stormwater Management Report in accordance with Credit Valley Conservation’s Stormwater Management Guidelines and Ministry of Transportation guidelines;
  3. the preparation of a traffic impact study, satisfactory to the Ministry of Transportation, to determine the improvements to Highway 10 that are required to permit the introduction of access from the Highway 10/Fourth Avenue intersection;
  4. construction and maintenance of driveway access from Highway 10, including associated improvements required for Highway 10;
  5. implementation of the avoidance and mitigation recommendations of the Environmental Impact Study, as updated at the time of site plan approval;
  6. a high-quality and harmonious architectural composition conceived specifically for this site;
  7. a naturalized, landscaped setting that will screen the view of parking areas from Highway 10 and create natural shoreline edges for Island Lake;
  8. a high standard of site and building design reflecting the prominence of the subject lands and its visibility from Highway 10 and the opposite shore of Island Lake;
  9. wall-mounted lighting or lamp posts in keeping with the scale of the proposed buildings, and directed away from the adjoining conservation lands and the highway;
  10. trailway linkage between the Highway 10/Fourth Avenue intersection and the Island Lake Conservation Area trail network;
  11. amenities and facilities such as outdoor seating, bicycle parking, picnic areas, tourist information facilities, interpretive information displays, and waste receptacles;
  12. points of access for pedestrians and cyclists from the subject lands into the Island Lake Conservation Area;
  13. fencing of the subject lands, to confine construction activity to the subject lands and to prevent the spread of litter into the Island Lake Conservation Area; and
  14. signage that does not dominate or detract from the character of the development.

Upon attainment of the above objectives to its satisfaction, Council will remove the Holding Symbol and will agree to accept, from Credit Valley Conservation, an area of land for dedication as a minor extension of Fourth Avenue, easterly from Highway 10 for the purpose of providing access to the Service Commercial lands and staff access to the Island Lake Conservation Area.

Until such time as the Holding Symbol is removed, the use of the lands will be restricted to those permitted in an Open Space Conservation designation.

Notwithstanding its Open Space Conservation designation, the strip of land that connects the Service Commercial lands with the Highway 10/Fourth Avenue intersection may be used for access to the Service Commercial lands.

[East side of Highway 10 between Fourth and Fifth Avenues - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 70]


E8.24

Notwithstanding the Neighbourhood Commercial designation, all residential uses are prohibited owing to the proximity of industrial uses. The Zoning By-law will require the provision of convenience commercial uses in any building that is constructed on the subject lands, to meet the needs of nearby residents and students.

[Southwest corner of C Line and Alder St - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 72]


E8.25

Specific floor area restrictions applicable to the permitted uses will be established in the Zoning By-law.

The development of the lands will be subject to holding provisions contained in the Zoning By-law. Council will remove the holding provisions applicable to any portion of the subject lands when it is satisfied that the following requirements have been met:

  1. a site plan has been submitted and approved for the development for which there is an application to remove the "holding" symbol;
  2. there is sufficient water supply and sewage treatment capacity available to service the development."

[Lands on the west side of Highway 10, between Fourth Avenue and the future Hansen Blvd. extension - OPA 84 - Review


E8.26

Notwithstanding the Neighbourhood Commercial designation, a place of worship is also permitted.

[Northeast corner of Blind Line and Hansen Blvd - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 83]


E8.27

Notwithstanding the Neighbourhood Commercial designation, the sale of vehicles in conjunction with a car and truck rental agency is also permitted.

[2 Town Line - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 85]


E8.28

Notwithstanding the Restricted Commercial/Residential designation, a converted dwelling containing up to eight dwelling units is also permitted.

[260-262 Broadway - OPA 84 - Review, OPA 81]


E8.29

These lands may be required for a future alignment option for a road connecting these lands to neighbouring lands to the east, in the Town of Caledon.

Nothing shall prevent the owner of the subject property from requesting that Council, from time to time, review the appropriateness of preserving these lands for "future transportation purposes", and from requesting that Council give consideration to proposals to appropriately develop this property.

[East end of McCannell Road]


E8.49

Notwithstanding the maximum building height permitted along Broadway in the Central Business District, the lands described as Lots 9 to 12 inclusive, Part of Lots 8 and 13, Block 1, Plan 212 (221-229 Broadway) may be developed with a building with a maximum height of 23 metres, provided that:

  • The building incorporates a "street wall", two and three storeys in height, with a zero setback from the Broadway street line and which incorporates design features that reduce the apparent mass of the overall building by placing emphasis on elements that relate to pedestrian scale;
  • The building incorporates storefronts and display windows along Broadway to help support visual interest and pedestrian activity;
  • The principal mass of the building is set back from the street wall a distance of at least three metres;
  • The building meets the minimum rear yard and maximum lot coverage requirements of the Zoning By-law;
  • The portion of the building that exceeds two storeys in height is set back at least three metres from the east wall of the base element to allow for fenestration above the base element and, to create an appropriate transition from the adjoining two-storey buildings;
  • The portion of the building that exceeds two storeys in height is set back at least three metres from the west wall of the base element to allow for fenestration above the base element and, to create an appropriate transition from the adjoining two-storey building; and,
  • The upper storeys along the north side of the building will be stepped back from the required rear yard in a manner that minimizes the overlook and shadow impacts on the residential rear yards to the north, and that reduces the apparent mass of the building when viewed from the rear yards and Zina Street.

This exemption from the general policies from the Central Business District has been granted for the following reasons:

  • The subject property is located outside the Downtown Orangeville Heritage Conservation District as approved by the Ontario Municipal Board on September 18, 2002;
  • The proposed development would have no impact on public views of the historical architectural landmarks in the vicinity;
  • The additional building height will not have adverse shadow impacts on the public sidewalk on Broadway;
  • The subject property is located at the head of John Street, a collector road and, accordingly, is an appropriate location for a landmark development of this nature; and,
  • The present building on the subject property is a weak element in the Broadway townscape and accordingly the additional height may help to stimulate a redevelopment scheme that enhances the townscape.

The specific zoning regulations applicable to this site shall be established in the implementing Zoning By-law applicable to this site.

[221-229 Broadway - OPA 80]


E8.53

Notwithstanding the Neighbourhood Commercial designation of the lands located at the northeast corner of Riddell and Centennial Roads, residential uses are not permitted.

The subject lands are intended to be developed for a shopping centre that will strengthen the role of Orangeville as a sub-regional centre, and serve the residents of west Orangeville. To achieve these objectives, the shopping centre will be anchored by a full-line supermarket.

The zoning of the subject lands will incorporate holding provisions and these will be detailed in the implementing zoning by-law. The intent of these provisions is to ensure that matters relating to design, servicing, transportation, pedestrian accessibility and tree preservation are satisfactorily addressed prior to the issuance of building permits for the development.

[Northeast corner of Riddell and Centennial Roads - OPA 86]


E8.55

The subject lands, located at 4 Second Avenue, are designated Low Density Residential but may be used to provide parking serving the nearby funeral home at 21 First Street and the place of worship at 5 First Avenue. This exemption from the general land use policies of the Official Plan is granted on the basis of the location of the subject property at the edge of the residential area and the provision of driveway access from Second Avenue only, adjacent to a public lane. The parking area is intended to provide surplus parking for the existing funeral home and place of worship only and is not intended to facilitate any respective future expansions. The development of the parking area will be subject to the execution of a site plan agreement requiring landscaping screening along all property boundaries, supplemented by fencing along the east limits of the property to buffer the adjoining residential lands from the parking area.

[4 Second Avenue - OPA 87b]


E8.56

The following urban design guidelines shall apply to the development of the lands at the northwest corner of C Line and Alder Street:

  1. As a "gateway" intersection, buildings shall be located to reinforce the corner:
    • corner architecture and landscape elements should be coordinated to generate a sense of community entry;
    • where feasible, buildings should be located close to the corner; and,
    • where feasible, pedestrian access to buildings should be located close to the corner.
  2. Buildings are to be designed to maximize the urban form impact of the entire development as a whole:
    • buildings should be designed to complement each other in scale and architectural expression;
    • landscaping should reinforce the pedestrian qualities of the entire site; and,
    • parking lots should be designed as a unit with landscaped islands and peripheral landscaping treatment to soften any expansive parking areas.
  3. Parking should be located at the interior of the lot where feasible:
    • where parking is adjacent to the street, landscaping and architectural treatments should reinforce the sidewalks adjacent to the site; and,
    • wherever possible, built form elements such as pergolas, free standing walls and fences should be located adjacent to the sidewalk to reduce the visual impact and provide a separator between automobiles and pedestrians.
  4. Signage should be designed on an area-wide basis:
    • entry signage, major building signage and the signage of individual shops should be designed to reinforce a common image or theme for the site; and,
    • the lighting of all major building signage will be designed such that it complements the development, minimizes environmental impact, and is directed away from the surrounding residential areas.

[90 & 96 C Line, NW corner of C Line & Alder Street - OPA 89]


E8.58

Notwithstanding the Institutional designation, Business or Professional Offices are also permitted.

[15 Elizabeth Street – OPA 90]


E8.59

The following urban design guidelines shall apply to the development of the lands at the southwest corner of C Line and Alder Street:

  1. At "gateway" intersections, buildings shall be located to reinforce the corner:
    • corner architecture and landscape elements should be coordinated to generate a sense of community entry,
    • where feasible, buildings should be located close to the corner, and,
    • where feasible, pedestrian access to buildings should be located close to the corner to reinforce the corner.
  2. Retail plazas should be designed to maximize the urban form impact of the entire retail centre:
    • buildings should be designed to complement each other in scale and architectural expression,
    • landscaping should reinforce the pedestrian qualities of the entire plaza,
    • parking lots should be designed as a unit with ample landscaping to break up the expanse of the parking area.
  3. Parking should be located at the interior of the lot where feasible:
    • where parking is adjacent to the street, landscaping and architectural treatments are encouraged to reinforce the sidewalks adjacent to the site,
    • wherever possible, built form elements should be located adjacent to the sidewalk to reduce the impact of the automobile such as pergolas, free standing walls and fences.
  4. Signage should be designed on an area-wide basis:
    • entry signage, major building signage and the signage of individual shops should be designed to reinforce a common image for any individual retail area.

[SW corner of C Line & Alder Street - OPA 91]


E8.60

The subject lands are intended to be developed for a shopping centre that will strengthen the role of Orangeville as a sub-regional centre.

The zoning of the subject lands will incorporate holding provisions and these will be detailed in the implementing Zoning By-law. The intent of these provisions is to ensure that matters relating to design, servicing, transportation, pedestrian accessibility and land use compatibility are satisfactorily addressed prior to the issuance of building permits for the development.

[54, 56, 60 Third Street; 50 Fourth Avenue - OPA 92]


E8.61

Notwithstanding the definition contained in Section E1.4 of the Official Plan, "net residential hectare" may include publicly owned "buffer lands", located between the residential lots and wetlands in this area."

[Credit Springs Estates, B Line – OPA 93]


E8.62

Notwithstanding the Service Commercial designation of the lands located on the north and south sides of Broadway, between Third/Wellington Streets and Highway 10, automotive uses such as automobile parking depots, automobile dealerships and used car lots are not permitted, while automobile service stations and public garages are permitted.

The intent of this policy is to reinforce and complement the focus of the east Broadway area as the easterly gateway into Town and the entry into the Downtown Heritage Conservation District, and the Town’s continuing efforts to beautify this area. It is anticipated that over time, specific proposals for amendment to the Zoning By-law and redevelopment proposals will be made in accordance with this policy so as to have the effect of relocating those automotive and automotive-related uses that rely on the outdoor storage and display of motor vehicles and equipment to more appropriate areas of Town.

[OPA 103 - Review, OPA 96]


E8.63

Notwithstanding the Restricted Commercial/Residential designation of the lands located on the south side of Broadway, west of Dawson Road, a transition to higher density, mixed-uses over time, beyond house-form buildings, can be considered for this area. It is intended that the character of the adjacent residential neighbourhoods shall be respected through architecturally-sensitive forms of redevelopment and by properly locating and screening site elements such as off-street parking. Appropriate development regulations and restrictions shall be established in the Zoning By-law through site-specific amendments, and the process of redevelopment shall be subject to site plan control.

Furthermore, a restaurant shall be permitted on the property located on the southwest corner of Broadway and Dawson Road at 288 Broadway.

[OPA 103 - Review, OPA 98]


E8.64 Veterans' Way South Community


E8.64.1 PLANNING CONTEXT

The Veterans' Way South Community is located on one of the last remaining vacant developable parcels of land in the Town. The lands to the south and east are developed with low density residential development while the lands to the north and west remain undeveloped. The lands to the northwest have recently been acquired by the Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning and will be developed with a new educational facility.

The Town-owned Orangeville-Brampton Railway is located along the southern limits of the site, with Broadway beyond that. Hansen Boulevard is to be extended through the site to connect with Veterans' Way. The south branch of the Lower Monora Creek borders the lands to the north and the lands are framed along the west by an existing open space conservation corridor.


E8.64.2 DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

The Veterans' Way South Community lands are generally undeveloped and located on the northwesterly periphery of the Town.

The following major elements provide the context for the development of the Veterans' Way South Community:

  1. The retention of significant blocks of land for the provision of serviced, employment opportunities;
  2. The creation of strong live-work opportunities;
  3. The extension of Town services and the completion of the Town's northern arterial road network through the lands;
  4. The protection of the existing open space system and the integration with the system through additional linkages from the developed areas;
  5. The provision of commercial facilities to serve the immediate residential community and future Humber College campus;
  6. The provision of a centralized open space recreational area for surrounding residents and employees;
  7. The need to consider areas for future intensification;
  8. The need to ensure opportunities for good urban design and alternative designs that encourage "green" communities;
  9. The provision of a range of residential uses, types and affordability for a maximum of 400 units;
  10. Compatibility with surrounding, existing and planned development;
  11. Connecting the future Humber College campus into the community;
  12. Providing supportive development to Humber College in terms of a range of living and working opportunities;
  13. Securing the future extension and expansion of the Orangeville-Brampton Railway and providing a transportation alternative to future businesses with the preservation of a right-of-way for a future rail spur line into the employment lands; and,
  14. Extending the Town's multi-use trailway network, with connections to parkland, giving existing and future residents greater outdoor recreational choice and transportation alternatives.

Two medium density residential areas are located in the centre of the Veterans' Way South Community. Employment lands are generally located to the south of the Humber College lands and in the southwestern area of the Community.

Lower density residential areas are generally located on the eastern portion of the Veterans' Way South Community, abutting the existing residential uses to the east, and include commercial opportunities as well as a centralized park.

A low density multiple area is located in the southern portion of the Veterans' Way South Community, adjacent to the Orangeville-Brampton Railway.

All residential development shall comply with the policies for residential/industrial buffering as described in Section E.1.8 of the Official Plan. The detailed neighbourhood design for the residentially designated blocks shall comply with the design objectives found in Section E.1.9 of the Official Plan. All development in the employment area shall comply with the commercial design principles of Section E.2.9 of the Official Plan and the Town's Commercial Urban Design Guidelines.

Notwithstanding Section E8.64.2 i) of the Official Plan, a maximum of 390 residential dwelling units are permitted on Block 94 and Block 98 on Registered Plan 7M-70


E.8.64.3 URBAN DESIGN POLICIES RESIDENTIAL AREAS

The Veterans' Way South Community provides for a balanced community with three residential areas, commercial and employment uses and a centralized park. Notwithstanding the general neighbourhood design policies of the Official Plan, the development of the residential areas shall be subject to the following design guidelines to encourage an urban form and character which supports the overall development concept for the Community.

All of the areas shall be developed through the draft plan of subdivision/ condominium and site plan process. Designs which incorporate alternative energy sources and "greening" to accommodate sustainable developments will be encouraged.

In particular:

  1. the development will consider the concepts and opportunities for energy conservation and alternative power generation including passive solar, active solar, geo-thermal, innovative construction techniques, and other sustainable design options;
  2. the development will minimize the use of impervious materials;
  3. the development will incorporate stormwater infiltration areas, to replenish the groundwater and minimize the impacts of introducing impervious materials;
  4. the development will incorporate a network of bicycle and pedestrian trails that link to the future Humber College campus, to existing trailways and parkland and the rest of Town;
  5. the development will incorporate dedicated bicycle lanes on the arterial road (i.e. the Hansen Boulevard extension); and,
  6. a shadow-casting analysis will be required for any building, structure or development greater than 2 storeys in height, with a view to ensuring that shadows are not cast on abutting properties, at any time of the year, that would preclude the use of solar power generation as an alternative energy source.

E.8.64.3.1 Low Density Residential Areas

The Low Density Residential areas located along the eastern boundary of the Community and adjacent to existing residential development to the east shall be developed in a manner that is compatible with the existing character, street pattern and established lotting of the areas to the east. Incorporation of measures such as landscaped space, enhanced streetscapes and block linkages through walkways/trailways to the existing developed areas and throughout the development will be encouraged. A mix of housing forms and elevations will also be encouraged.


E.8.64.3.2 Low Density Multiple Area

The Low Density Multiple Area is intended to provide a local street-scaled residential development. It is intended that the area be developed with street townhomes. That is compatible with the community. To achieve this design:

  1. buildings should have built forms located close to the street edge with the possibility of rear lane access to the units.
  2. a continuous landscaped street frontage shall be provided; and,
  3. consideration should be given for lay-by parking along the street.

E.8.64.3.3 Medium Density Residential Area

The centralized Medium Density Residential areas should be encouraged to be developed in a low rise to mid rise, stacked townhouse forms and/or apartment buildings in a building form that complements and which provides for a transition between the lower density residential areas to the east and the employment uses to the north and west. The developers of these areas shall ensure that:

  1. buildings are of a high quality design and should address and frame the street lines;
  2. direct pedestrian linkages to sidewalks and adjacent park areas are provided;
  3. parking is located at the rear of the buildings, away from the street and/or provided underground, where feasible, and designed and provided in a manner that is compatible with the area; and,
  4. landscaping features are used, in addition to any required noise mitigation features, to buffer the development from the existing railway and future rail spur line.

E.8.64.4 URBAN DESIGN POLICIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AREAS

Notwithstanding the design policies of Section E.3.5 and E.3.6, the employment areas shall be carefully developed and the design of individual sites shall be implemented through implementation of the Town's Commercial Urban Design Guidelines and detailed zoning standards including provisions relating to scale, massing, height, density, building design, buffering, and landscaping to ensure:

  1. the amenity of surrounding and planned residential neighbourhoods and adjacent properties are maintained;
  2. integration with adjacent open space recreational areas is provided through pedestrian and bicycle connections and the provision of shared parking facilities, where feasible;
  3. the gateway employment areas (first employment blocks east of Veterans' Way) provide for prominent gateway features in the form of building form, signage and landscaping;
  4. the location and scale of outdoor storage and outside operations will be strictly limited and appropriately screened from public view along all roads; and,
  5. no outdoor storage will be permitted in any front or exterior side yards.

E.8.64.5 LAND USE

E.8.64.5.1 Low Density Residential

The Low Density Residential areas will permit detached dwellings to a maximum density of 25 units per net residential hectare.


E.8.64.5.2 Low Density Multiple

The Low Density Multiple area will permit detached, semi-detached and street townhomes with a net density range of 25 to 49 units per net residential hectare.


E.8.64.5.3 Medium Density Residential

The Medium Density Residential area will permit stacked townhomes and low to mid rise apartment buildings at a density range of 45 to 99 units per net residential hectare.


E.8.64.5.4 Employment Areas

E.8.64.5.4.1

Notwithstanding the Employment Area policies of Sections E3.2 and E3.3, the following uses are permitted:

  1. industrial facilities including: manufacturing, assembling, processing, fabricating, refining, repairing, warehousing, and wholesaling, offices, transportation and communication uses, research and information processing facilities, recreational uses and accessory uses.
  2. All outdoor operations ancillary to general industrial operations will be limited to the rear of building yards and separated from surrounding non-industrial uses through appropriate screening. The Town may require that environmental impact studies such as, but not limited to, those analyzing noise and air quality, be undertaken and submitted with applications for development.

  3. Institutional uses such as: hospitals, medical centres, convalescent homes, public or charitably supported community centres. Institutional uses shall be implemented on a site-by-site basis through the approval of site specific zoning amendments and site plan applications.
  4. The following commercially-oriented uses are also permitted in the Employment Area, but shall be implemented on a site-by-site basis through the approval of site-specific zoning amendments and site plan applications:
    1. retail sales and convenience retail stores;
    2. supermarkets;
    3. general and service commercial uses including, but not limited to: restaurants, print shops, computer service facilities, banks and financial institutions, business/computer supply and service establishments and other service uses;
    4. personal service uses including but not limited to: barber shops, beauty salons, dry cleaners, tanning salons;
    5. business and professional offices; and,
    6. day care facilities which do not have an outdoor play area. Other day care facilities may be permitted subject to the submission of any studies or other information as required by Council which demonstrates that the use can be designed and located in such a manner as to ensure that the day care use will not restrict the operation of any adjacent employment uses.

The introduction of commercial uses to the employment area will be considered through site-specific zoning amendments. Those commercial development proposals exceeding a gross floor area of 2,300 square metres shall only be considered after a comprehensive review of the Town's vacant employment land inventory and, in accordance with Section E2.3.6, the Town's projected commercial needs in conjunction with a detailed market study which identifies the need for additional retail commercial space and which concludes that there will be minimal market impacts and the planned function of the Central Business District will not be prejudiced.


E.8.64.5.4.2

The development of commercially-oriented uses in the Employment Area will proceed in an incremental fashion and through a site-by-site analysis associated with respective site-specific zoning amendments.

Notwithstanding the policies of Sections E3.2 and E.3.3, and the ultimate densities for all commercial and office uses in the Employment Area, a maximum of 18,500 square metres of gross leasable floor area may be considered prior to January 1, 2015 if there is sufficient and suitable vacant land available in the Employment Area. After January 1, 2015 this floor area cap will not apply.

The location and design of such additional uses will be subject to site plan control and the Town's Commercial Urban Design Study, and various supporting studies as may be required by the Town, prior to site plan approval and the required zoning amendment.


E.8.64.5.4.3

Residential uses above any commercial building will be encouraged either at the initial development stage or as a future intensification opportunity. Provisions in the site plan design should be made for this future use.

Notwithstanding the above, a residential apartment building may be permitted on Block 94 and Block 98 on Registered Plan 7M-70 where a mixed-use building, as per Section E.8.64.5.4.3 of the Official Plan, is located on the same lot


E.8.64.5.5 Open Space Recreation

The Open Space Recreation area is intended to be utilized as public parkland and shall be integrated where possible with the medium density residential area to the north for the purpose of shared parking and pedestrian linkages.


E.8.64.6 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

The transportation system for the Veterans' Way South Community shall be developed in accordance with the amended Schedule "E". Local roads shall generally contain rights-of-way that are between 18.5 and 20 metres. Consideration may be given to the prescribed rights-of-way to accommodate major intersections, grade separations or major physical and topographical constraints. Wider rights-of-way may also be required to accommodate trailways, streetscape works and/or landscaping features. Provision shall be made on the Hansen Boulevard extension for on-street bicycle lanes.

The alignment of individual roads will recognize the need to preserve natural features and detailed road design will include mitigation and rehabilitation of such features, if needed.

Access to roads and to the extended rail spur line will be addressed through the subdivision design and detailed site plan processes.


E.8.64.7 PHYSICAL SERVICES AND UTILITIES

Accommodation will be made through development agreements with the landowners for the extension of sanitary sewage and water supply to service the Veterans' Way South Community and Humber College campus.

Stormwater management facilities shall be located to accommodate post-development runoff from the Community. Groundwater infiltration blocks shall be located throughout the development to meet the objectives of Credit Valley Conservation.

[OPA 100]


E8.65

Notwithstanding the Low Density Multiple Residential designation of the lands located on the south side of Broadway, east of Riddell Road, the lands shall develop at a minimum residential density of 30 and a maximum of 49 units per net residential hectare.

[OPA 103 - Review]


E8.66

Notwithstanding the Medium Density Residential designation of the lands located on the north side of Hansen Boulevard, west of First Street, the lands shall develop at a minimum residential density of 75 and a maximum of 99 units per net residential hectare.

[OPA 103 - Review]


E8.67

Notwithstanding Section E2.6.3 of this Plan, an individual retail outlet, as set out in the Zoning By-law, may exceed 1,858 square metres of gross floor area on the property municipally known as 280 Broadway.

[280 Broadway - OPA 106]


E8.68

The subject lands, located on the north side of Second Avenue, east of First Street abutting the municipal lane, are designated Low Density Residential but may be used to provide parking serving the nearby existing funeral home at 21 First Street to the west. This exemption from the general land use policies of the Official Plan is granted on the basis of the location of the subject property being at the edge of the residential area and that the provision of driveway access will be from the municipal lane only, opposite the parking lot of the funeral home. The parking area is intended to provide surplus parking for the funeral home only and is not intended to facilitate any respective future expansions of the business or provide commercial parking for any other property. The development of the parking area will be subject to the execution of a site plan agreement requiring landscape screening along the property boundaries to buffer the residential neighbourhood from the parking area.

[OPA 107]


E8.69

Notwithstanding the High Density Residential designation, a maximum density of 119 units per net residential hectare is permitted.

[OPA 115]


E8.70

Notwithstanding the High Density Residential designation, a maximum density oÍ 152 units per net residential hectare is permitted.

[OPA 115]


E8.71

Notwithstanding the Medium Density Residential designation, a maximum density of 60 units per net residential hectare, not to exceed a total of 109 units, is permitted.

[OPA 115]


E8.72

Notwithstanding the Medium Density designation, a maximum density of 50 units per net residential hectare or 41 units is permitted, whichever is less

[60 & 62 First Street - OPA 116]


E8.73

[incomplete]

[310 Broadway - OPA 117]


E8.74

Notwithstanding the Medium Density designation, a maximum density of 58 units per net residential hectare or 4 dwelling units is permitted, whichever is less.

[45 Church Street - OPA 118]


E8.76

Notwithstanding the Restricted Commercial/Residential' designation, one (1) dwelling unit on the upper floor of the existing commercial building is permitted.

[54 Broadway - OPA 120]


E8.77

Notwithstanding the permitted uses of the "Restricted Commercial/Residential" designation and notwithstanding Special Policy E8.54 to Schedule 'B' of the Town of Orangeville Official Plan, permitted uses shall include a converted dwelling containing up to six (6) dwelling units within the existing converted dwelling on the subject lands.

[35-37 First Street - OPA 121]


E8.78

Notwithstanding the Medium Density designation, a maximum density of 51 units per net residential hectare or 40 units is permitted, whichever is less.

[Saberwood Homes: 62A, 64, 66, 68 First Street - OPA 123]


E8.79

E8.79 Notwithstanding the Low Density Multiple designation, a maximum density of 65 units per net residential hectare or 4 units is permitted, whichever is less.

[99 Mill Street - OPA 125]


E8.80

E8.80 Notwithstanding the High Density Residential designation, permitted uses include row/townhouses and a seniors' residence. In addition to Policy 1.4.5, the maximum density for a development including a seniors' residence is 148 units per net residential hectare.

[515 Broadway - OPA 126]





Flood-Prone Areas


E5.3.24

Schedule "B" indicates the approximate location of flood-prone areas within the Regional Storm Floodplains associated with Mill Creek and Lower Monora Creek. Credit Valley Conservation and the Town have, for certain areas that fall within the limits of the Regional Storm floodplain, adopted Two-Zone policies. The Two-Zone policies differentiate between "floodway" and "flood fringe". The flood fringe areas are designated for urban uses, but any development or redevelopment of these lands will require the approval of Credit Valley Conservation in accordance with Ontario Regulation 162/80.