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LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (RL)
DENSITY
In the range of 12 - 50 uph (units per hectare) - the
Housing types are specified in the Appropriate Built
Forms section below.
INTENT
• Provide family housing especially for those with
children.
• Provide affordable rental housing for students,
singles, seniors (coach housing and accessory
dwelling units / basement suites).
APPROPRIATE LOCATION
Traditional residential neighbourhoods, and green-
field sites, where available, adjoining established
residential areas and serviceable by existing utilities,
schools, parks and other civic facilities.
PERMITTED USES
Residential uses per recommended densities and
built forms, neighbourhood oriented civic uses such
as: elementary schools, local churches, neighbour-
hood centers and parks and recreational facilities,
and convenience commercial.
FORM AND CHARACTER
Subject to Development Permit regulation regarding
multi-family residential (townhouse) form and char-
acter.
APPROPRIATE BUILT FORMS
• single family detached
• duplex
• small lot single family detached
• carriage home
• cottage home cluster
• Appropriately scaled townhouse development,
subject to the conditions of OCP Housing Policy
1(e) under Goal 5 (Build Healthy Attractive Com-
munities) and the following considerations:
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Convenient/direct access to major roads and
transit routes;
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Traffic impact within local road designed capac-
ity and not fundamentally changing the existing
neighbourhood livability;
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Access to or served by City’s bicycle routes and
an adequate sidewalk system;
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Housing design emphasizing street fronting fa-
cades and maximizing green amenity space in
the front – to harmonize with the surrounding
single detached homes with traditional (larger)
front and side yards;
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Rear lane access to reduce or eliminate front
driveways and over-sized garage doors, while
facilitating the development of a continuous
green streetscape;
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Proximity to ample amenities such as parks,
recreational facilities, libraries/civic services,
health care, schools and shopping;
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Proposed building height and mass being sym-
pathetic to surrounding homes; and.
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Project scale not exceeding 10 townhouse
units; development proposals involving more
than 10 units will require comprehensive im-
pact analyses, including traffic/mobility study,
urban design analysis (streetscape/ neighbour-
hood character) and amenity provision.
Implementation Guide