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Smart Bylaws Guide – Compact Complete Communities – Ground Oriented
Multi-family
Three to four storey attached housing where some units open
onto the street and other units are accessed internally create a
friendly face to the street and single family ambiance while
significantly increasing densities.
Greater Vancouver Regional
District
The GVRD has created two editions of the Ground Oriented
Medium Density Housing best practices series (2000 and
2003). The
series present case studies of excellent medium density projects.
The case studies explain the project, provide photos or diagrams,
and list contact information for staff in the municipality. The 2003
series showcases project in the following categories:
- Infill and
small lot
- Townhouse developments
- Mixed-use
- Municipal
planning initiatives
- Non-profit/rental/co-housing
- Adaptive re-use/heritage preservation
- Accessibility/adaptability/green
design
Victoria
Over the past decade, a number of high quality and
attractive ground-oriented multifamily projects have been
constructed in single family neighbourhoods in Victoria. The City's
Medium Density Attached Dwelling District (R-K) allows for three
storey ground-oriented attached residences. Entrance porches and
steps may project from the main wall into the setback area up to 1.6
metres.
Okotoks
The purpose of the Residential Medium Density
Multi-Unit District is to provide for medium density
multi-unit residential developments. Density bonuses are allowed for
providing at least 66% of required parking underground. Allowed
densities are 42 dwelling units per net hectare (17 per net acre)
for duplexes and attached housing and 75 dwelling units per net
hectare (30 per net acre) for apartments.
Surrey
The
Multiple Residential 30 Zone (22.1, p.270) is intended
to accommodate and regulate the development of medium density,
multiple unit residential buildings, ground-oriented multiple
residential buildings and related amenity spaces which are to be
developed in accordance with a comprehensive design.
Chilliwack
Chilliwack's "Chilliwack Proper Multi-Family Residential Infill
Development Permit Area No. 9" sets Guidelines for infill
development in the core areas of Chilliwack. The Guidelines are
stated to be intended to lead to designs that "will establish
positive relationships between the built form and:
- the environment;
- the community;
- other buildings;
- the site;
- vehicles; and
- people."
The Guidelines are found at Appendix C of the Official Community
Plan (no link given because OCP download is 44Mb). The draft
amending bylaw is
here (please do not rely on but refer to official version). |
