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development, commercial or industrial use,
including exterior renovation or restoration
of a building façade and installation of signs,
awnings and canopies.
c) Consolidation of any parcel that is partially or
wholly within this Development Permit Area.
d) Outside gates to secure entry/exitways in
front of commercial building doors at the
front, side or rear of building.
2. The following works and activities are exempted
from the requirement of a development permit:
a) Interior works which do not affect the size or
materially affect the external appearance of
the building.
b) Demolition.
c) Exterior repairs or non-structural alterations
where the original materials are either
salvaged and reused or replicated by new
materials.
d) Window decals with 25% or less window
coverage.
Rationale for DPA Establishment
The designation of this Development Permit Area
supports revitalization of the historic downtown core
and preserves its heritage character embodied in the
Wellington Avenue, Yale Road East, Mill Street and
Main Street corridors. It emphasizes a holistic ap-
proach that balances urban building and streetscape
design with community event programming, healthi-
er community initiatives, and economic development
/ promotion. Whereas the downtown Business Im-
provement Association promotes the downtown on
behalf of merchants, these design guidelines aim to
retain the downtown’s walkable main street char-
acter, and differentiate it from the vehicle oriented
design of shopping centres and big box retail stores.
Objectives
1. To enhance the image of the downtown as a retail
and service center.
2. To maintain and foster the downtown’s unique
main street character, and advance downtown
economic and cultural objectives through:
a. control of the design of new infill buildings
and alterations to existing heritage
designated buildings;
b. control of future development to ensure
consistency with the established for and
character of the areas;
c. maintenance and enhancement of the
pedestrian-orientated streetscape.
Guidelines
The provisions contained in OCP Schedule B – City
of Chilliwack Downtown Design Guidelines, Section
4 and other applicable sections, shall apply to this
development permit area.
Development Permit Area 5 - Urban
Corridor Form and Character
Description and Exemptions
DPA 5 is designated under Section 919.1(1)(f)
of the
Local Government Act
, for the form and
character of commercial and multi-family residential
development in the corridor areas as shown on DPA
Map 5.
Within DPA 5, the following activities shall require a
Development Permit prior to commencement:
1. construction of new commercial or multi-family
residential development;
2. addition to or (exterior) alteration of a commercial
or multi-family residential development;
3. the placement of free standing or building signs;
and
4. placement of awnings or canopies and/or other
surface treatments.
The following works and activities are exempted from
the requirement of a development permit:
1. Window decals with 25% or less window coverage.
Implementation Guide