New Rules for a New VisionAn Overview of the new

Main Street MPS & LUB Provisions

August 2014

August 19, 2014

Streetscaping UpdateHartlen St. trees and sidewalk

Woodlawn/Main parkette

LED lighting

Main St. median trees:

• eastern end

• vicinity of Hartlen intersection

Internal discussions:

• Intersection reconfigurations

• Main St. - Lakecrest Dr. walkway

Main Street Designation• Town centre for residential & commercial

re-investment

• Pedestrian oriented buildings & spaces

• Need for automobile access

• As-of-right zoning with design requirements

Main Street Designation with 3 Sub-Designations:

• Town Centre: – sidewalk retail; offices/residences above

• Town Residential:– townhouses, apartments or condos near

Town Centre’s goods and services

• Neighbourhood Edge:– orderly transition between medium-density

or high-traffic areas and established low-

density neighbourhood

Source: Google Streetview

Main Street Designation…

±

… and 3Sub-Designations

Town

Residential

Town

Centre

Neighbourhood

Edge

New Zoning and Rules ±

C-2

C-2

R-3

R-3*

R-3* R-3

R-3*

R-2

R-2 R-2

R-1AR-1A

R-1A

NLW

NLW

NLW

C-2

C-2New design rules

apply

* Facades must

resemble townhousesR-1

C-2 General Commercial

ZoneFor a walkable mix of uses and buildings…

• Sidewalk commercial on ground floor

• General Offices: max. 3 floors

– To avoid competing with downtown

• Apartments above, as-of-right

• Rear or subgrade parking

• No industrial, storage or “adult” uses

Source: Google Streetview

Concept for Optimizing Use, Height & Parking

Slopes enable some sub-grade parking

Ground floor retail fronting on sidewalk

Offices on middle floors

Housing

above

Housing

above

Rear yard parking

Roofs & Lofts

Medium Density Residential

(R-3) ZoneLakecrest/Valleyfield:

• Multiple unit facades

must resemble

townhouses

• Low (2-storey) street

wall

Other Locations:

• 4 storey streetwall

All locations:

• 12.2 m (40 ft)

separation from R-1,

R-1A or R-2

Neighbourhood Live-Work

(NLW) Zone

For low-impact

live/work…

• Craftshop/spa/studio/offi

ce

• Accessory retail

• Accessory flat

• Limited signage

• Townhouse-style

dwellings

(internal driveways only)

Maximum Building Heights

±An additional 4.6 m (15 ft) is allowed for lofts

& penthouses, except where the height limit is

35 feet

12080

80

80

7070

70

60

60

45

45

45

4545

35

35353535

35

35

35

35

3535

Maximum Streetwall Heights±

25-ft Streetwalls

55-ft Streetwalls

45-ft Streetwalls

45-ft

25-ft

• At least 1.8 m (6 ft) wide

• May be topped by a pitched roof or deck(not required where building is already set

back an equivalent distance beyond

minimum front yard)

Rules for New Parking

Lots• No new front-yard parking

• Side-yard parking only if along a driveway

• Development agreement option for the

large Tacoma Drive & Gordon Avenue

shopping centres

P

P

P

PP

RATIONALIZED REAR PARKING

- long-term aim

- incremental

Drive-Throughs & Gas BarsDrive-throughs:

• Front wall near

sidewalk

• No driveway between

sidewalk & front door

• Loudspeakers, service

windows & lanes at

least 6 m (20 ft) from

residential zone

Gas bars:

• Building between

sidewalk & pumps

• Sidewalk display

window & awning

Fast Food

Gas

BarStore

Source: APA NNECAPA Photo Library

BuildingsMaximum setbacks:• Gordon, Major & Hartlen: 6.1 m (20 ft)

• Main, Tacoma & Caledonia: 9.1 m (30 ft)

Roofs & walls:• R-3 & NLW Zones: breaks every 12.2m (40 ft)

• C-2 Zone: breaks every 24.4 m (80 ft)

Windows:• Vertical or square

• along 35% of each floor

• along 50% of sidewalk façade

Gordon – Tacoma Plazas

Development Agreement Option

Landscaping

LandscapingSidewalk frontage

with display

windows &

pedestrian door

Architectural

features

Architectural

features

Gas bar with

pedestrian

frontage

Architectural

features

Frame

parking with

buildings…

How do the rules

apply?• New occupants – no effect

• New uses, extensions, external

renovations – new elements only

• Replacement buildings, additional

parking – all elements

i.e., in proportion to the amount of change

Nonconforming structures may

be altered/expanded if:

the nonconforming structure remains on one lot

additions total no more than 697 sq. m (7500 sq ft)

additions are for a permitted use

additions respect all the new rules

a landscaped walkway links the door & sidewalk

For more information…

About the Vision:

Regional & Community

Planning

Marcus Garnet,

Senior Planner

902-490-4481

garnetm@halifax.ca

For specific properties:

Planning & Development

Eastern Region

Alderney Gate

40 Alderney Drive,

2nd Floor

Dartmouth, NS

902-490-4490

Fax: 902-490-4661