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d. Minimum paved lane width shall be
4.0m with widening where necessary
to permit safe vehicle movements.
e. Lane design must allow for access
by emergency, garbage collection
vehicles, and moving vehicles at a
design speed of 20 km/hour.
f. One on-site guest parking spot must
be provided per lot serviced.
g. Where house frontage is not visible
from the street, civic addresses must
be placed on a sign that is visible from
the street.
h. For shared driveways, an appropriately
sized and located area will be required
for common garbage and recycling
pick-up from the road. Space must be
provided to allow for a vehicle to pull
off the road to access this area.
8.4 Rear lanes are encouraged particularly on the
high side of lots, in order to allow for stepping
of buildings, eliminate the need for steep
driveways, and to allow for retaining features
and/or reduced grading requirements in front
yards.
8.5 Driveway widths should not exceed 3.5m at
the curb face, in order to minimize grading
requirements.
9. Building Siting and Orientation:
9.1 Orient buildings so they run parallel with
the natural site contours to reduce the need
for site grading works and to avoid high wall
facades on the downhill elevation.
9.2 Site buildings to minimize interference with
the views from nearby (uphill) buildings.
10. Earthworks and Grading:
10.1 Maintain yard areas in a natural slope
condition. Large cuts and fills to achieve
flat yards will not be permitted.
10.2 Ensurecuts andfillsblend inwith thenatural
topography, providing smooth transitions
and mimicking the pre-development
site contours. This can be accomplished
by providing berms, grading the site to
reflect original topographic conditions, and
providing landscaping that mimics the site
topography.
10.3 Re-vegetate manufactured slopes to reflect
natural conditions.
10.4 Rock cuts are an acceptable alternative
to retaining and they will be permitted
where necessary (i.e. for roads) but with
consideration for the visual impact of the
exposed rock faces.
Lot grading should be provided on a consistent,
comprehensive basis throughout the whole
of the development. Grading should not be
undertaken on a parcel by parcel basis: all
grading and retaining should be completed
by the master developer, and at an individual
parcel level, there should not be a requirement
for builders to manipulate land.
11. Retaining:
11.1 Retaining materials should evoke a sense
of permanence and reflect natural qualities
in appearance through the use of context-
sensitive materials (i.e. stone, masonry,
brick, etc.), colours, and textures. Large
concrete lock block is not considered to be
a context-sensitive retaining material, and
if used, it must be masked or screened (e.g.
through the use of landscaping).
11.2 Retaining walls should generally be
curvilinear and follow the natural contours
of the land.
11.3 Utilize terracing of retaining walls to break
up apparent mass and to provide planting
space for landscaping features.
11.4 Use systems of smaller, terraced retaining
walls where significant retaining is
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