The heart of future neighbourhoods

Mixed-use Nodes are the heart of developing and future neighbourhoods, accommodating a mix of uses organized by pedestrian-friendly streets and gathering spaces and centred on transit stops. Buildings will be oriented and designed to encourage pedestrian activity and ideally will include mixed-use buildings with retail or other active uses on the ground floor and residential units above. Mixed-use Nodes will be developed in the locations generally illustrated on Map 3. They will vary in size, configuration, and intensity and mix of uses, with their boundaries and characteristics to be determined through subsequent municipal planning documents.

Policies

14.5.1.

Ensure a range of uses in Mixed-use Nodes, such as retail, restaurants, personal and businesses services, medium-density housing, institutions, parks, and public spaces.
 

14.5.2.

Require concept plans, phasing plans, density targets, and street network plans, as part of the approval process.
 

14.5.3.

Develop and maintain design guidelines that provide specific direction regarding built form and urban design.
 

14.5.4.

Encourage vertical mixed-use buildings to have commercial or institutional uses on the ground floor and residential dwellings or office space on upper floors.
 

14.5.5.

Ensure Mixed-use Nodes can be easily accessed from adjacent Neighbourhoods by walking or cycling and are designed to have a compact, pedestrian-friendly form that encourages active transportation. Buildings should be oriented to and have their main entrances on a public street.
 

14.5.6.

Promote a range of commercial uses that support the day-to-day needs of residents in the surrounding Neighbourhood. Large-format retail uses are limited in Mixed-use Nodes.