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necessary, rather than providing a single,
large, uniform wall. The height and depth
of terraced walls shall be consistent with
the natural terrain and the general pre-
development slope conditions above and
below the walls.
11.5 Provide landscaping to screen or
supplement all retaining features.
11.6 Minimize the height of retaining walls. In
site-specific circumstances, high walls may
be permitted where warranted. Retaining
walls over 1.2m in height should either
be terraced with landscaped tiers, be
screened by landscaping, have a unique
surfaced texture/pattern, or use innovative
design techniques (e.g. green retaining wall
systems primarily on southern exposures)
to mitigate visual impacts. Note that
for proposed walls in excess of 1.2m the
developer will be required to show that the
wall is essential to accommodating road
geometry.
12. Building Mass and Height
12.1 Utilize a range of design tools to reduce
apparent building height andmass. Options
include:
a. Stepping thebuilding foundation to reduce
site grading and retaining requirements
(i.e. buildings should be set into the
hillside and integrated with the natural
slope conditions);
b. Avoiding single vertical planes in excess
of two storeys;
c. Varying rooflines;
d. Articulating buildings;
e. Avoiding unbroken expanses of wall;
f.
Designing buildings in smaller
components that appear to fit with the
natural topography of the site;
g. Designing roof pitches to reflect the slope
of the natural terrain (i.e. angling roof
pitches at slopes that are similar to those
of adjacent slopes).
Development Permit Area 9 – Farm Home
Plate
Description and Exemptions
DPA 9 is designated under Section 488 (1)(c) of the
Local Government Act
, for the protection of farming,
and comprises all valley floor farmland, as shown on
DPA Map 9.
1. Within the designated area, the following
activities will require a development permit
prior to commencement:
a. construction of a residential building,
structures, or residential amenities which
do not conform with the established Zoning
Bylaw siting regulations for a farm home
plate.
A “farm home plate” is an area of the
property where all residential and related
buildings, structures, and activities are
clustered, leaving the balance of the
property for agricultural use. This includes
homes and ancillary uses, including
detached garages or carports, attached
or detached household greenhouses or
sunrooms, residential related workshops,
tool and storage sheds, artificial ponds not
serving farm drainage or irrigation needs
and landscaped areas associated with the
residential use, recreation areas including
but not limited to tennis courts and pools,
and septic tanks and other related facilities,
excluding sewerage disposal fields.
2. The following activities are exempted from the
requirement to obtain a DP:
• Agricultural activities including farm related
buildings and driveways for equipment
Implementation Guide