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commercial - residential development, including
free standing signs;
The following works and activities are exempted from
the requirement of a development permit:
a) Window decals with 25% or less window coverage.
Rationale for DPA Establishment
This DPA helps new infill commercial, intensive
residential (rowhouses and single family attached
dwellings where developed in conjunction with a
rowhouse or townhouse development), existing
neighbourhoods properly, while ensuring them
attractive, pedestrian friendly, and visually enhancing
the community.
Objectives
1. To encourage a high standard of site and building
design through the establishment of clear
design guidelines for new commercial, intensive
residential (rowhouses and single family attached
dwellings where developed in conjunction with
a rowhouse or townhouse development), and
multi-family residential infill development;
2. To maintain a consistent streetscape, promote
pedestrian scale and enhance the urban design of
the surrounding community; and
3. To facilitate the orderly development of the area
and to encourage coordination of the siting,
form and volume of new commercial, intensive
residential (rowhouses and single family attached
dwellings where developed in conjunction with
a rowhouse or townhouse development), multi-
family residential buildings and their areas for
parking, storage, signage and landscaping.
Design Guidelines for this Development Permit Area
The guidelines contained in Schedule C, Development
Guidelines – Commercial, Intensive/Multi-Family
Residential, and Mixed Commercial - Residential
Development shall apply to this Development Permit
Area 6.
Development Permit Area 7 - Industrial Area
Form and Character
Description of Permit Area and Exemptions
The area shown on DPA Map 7 is designated as a
Development Permit Area (Development Permit
Area No. 7) under Section 919.1 of the Local
Government Act for the establishment of guidelines
to govern the form and character of industrial (and
associated commercial) development within the City
of Chilliwack.
Within the designated area, the following activities
shall require a development permit prior to
commencement:
•
Construction of new industrial and commercial
development, including the installation of
freestanding signs that are subject to the City
of Chilliwack Sign Bylaw.
•
Exterior alteration or addition to an existing
industrial or commercial building.
A development permit shall not be required for any
development involving only the following:
•
Subdivision of land zoned for industrial use.
•
Fascia signage.
Rationale for DPA Establishment
1.
To facilitate the development of industrial
lands in accordance with modern industrial and
business park design standards that support
individual and community health and well-
being.
2.
To facilitate the orderly development of
established industrial areas through the
coordination of siting, form and volume of new
buildings, and their area for parking, storage,
signage, and landscaping.
1. Building Form and Character
1.1. All buildings, structures and expansions or
additions thereto, should be planned in a
Implementation Guide