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PORT WHITBYSUSTAINABLE COMMMUNITY PLAN
Prepared by:
planningAllianceArup
Meridian Planning
with Trow AssociatesMKI and
Will Dunning
September 2nd, 2010
Photo of Historic Port Whitby
TAB
LE O
F C
ON
TEN
TS1
.0
CO
NTEX
T
1.1
O
verv
iew
of th
e Pr
ojec
t
8
1.2
W
hat
is S
usta
inab
ility
?
9
1.3
S
tudy
Are
a
10
1.4
Ap
proa
ch a
nd P
roce
ss
11
1.5
S
usta
inab
ility
Fra
mew
ork
12
2.0
A
NA
LYSIS
2.1
In
trod
uctio
n an
d Ap
proa
ch
18
2.2
S
umm
ary
of R
esul
ts
20
2.3
R
ecom
men
ded
Appr
oach
21
3.0
S
TR
ATEG
IES A
ND
REC
OM
MEN
DATIO
NS
3.1
La
nd U
se a
nd E
cono
mic
Vita
lity
24
3.2
En
ergy
28
3.3
W
ater
and
Was
tew
ater
32
3.4
M
ater
ials
and
Sol
id W
aste
38
3.5
En
viro
nmen
t, H
abita
t an
d
B
iodi
vers
ity
42
3.6
Ac
cess
ibili
ty a
nd T
rans
port
atio
n 43
4.0
IM
PLEM
EN
TATIO
N
4.1
In
trod
uctio
n 5
2
4.2
Im
plem
enta
tion
Plan
and
Too
ls
53
5.0
W
HIT
BY
GO
TR
AN
SIT
VIL
LA
GE
5.1
Zo
ning
6
6
5.2
D
esig
n C
once
pt
70
SU
PP
OR
TIN
G B
AC
KG
RO
UN
D D
OC
UM
EN
TS
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
Com
mun
ity P
rofi l
e an
d B
est
Prac
tices
Rev
iew
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
Opt
ions
Sus
tain
abili
ty A
ppra
isal
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
Com
mun
ity C
afé
#1
Con
sulta
tion
Sum
mar
y
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
Com
mun
ity C
afé
#2
Con
sulta
tion
Sum
mar
y
Tech
nica
l Stu
dy -
Ener
gy
Tech
nica
l Stu
dy -
Wat
er a
nd W
aste
wat
er
Tech
nica
l Stu
dy -
Mat
eria
ls a
nd S
olid
Was
te
Tech
nica
l Stu
dy -
Tran
spor
tatio
n
TAB
LE O
F FI
GU
RES
FIgu
re 1
.1
Sus
tain
abili
ty D
iagr
am
9FI
gure
1.2
Po
rt W
hitb
y S
usta
inab
le C
omm
unity
Pla
n S
tudy
Are
a 8
FIgu
re 1
.3
Indi
cato
rs for
Por
t W
hitb
y S
usta
inab
le C
omm
unity
Pla
n 1
3FI
gure
1.4
In
dica
tors
for
Por
t W
hitb
y S
usta
inab
le C
omm
unity
Pla
n (c
ont’d
) 1
4FI
gure
2.1
Ex
istin
g C
ondi
tions
in P
ort
Whi
tby
16
FIgu
re 2
.2
SPe
AR A
naly
sis
20
FIgu
re 2
.3
Det
aile
d Ap
prai
sal o
f th
e R
ecom
men
ded
Appr
oach
to
Sus
tain
abili
ty in
Por
t W
hitb
y 2
1FI
gure
3.1
.1
Exis
ting
Land
Use
s 2
4FI
gure
3.1
.2
Rec
omm
ende
d La
nd U
se C
once
pt f
or P
ort
Whi
tby
25
FIgu
re 3
.2.1
En
ergy
Con
sum
ptio
n B
reak
dow
n 2
8FI
gure
3.2
.2
Ener
gy U
se B
reak
dow
n fo
r a
Typi
cal B
uild
ing
28
FIgu
re 3
.2.3
W
hitb
y’s
Elec
tric
ity S
uppl
y Fu
el B
reak
dow
n 2
8FI
gure
3.2
.4
Opt
imal
Orie
ntat
ion
for
pass
ive
sola
r he
atin
g of
bui
ldin
gs in
Por
t W
hitb
y 2
9FI
gure
3.3
.1
Inte
grat
ion
of S
torm
wat
er, W
ater
and
Was
tew
ater
Str
ateg
ies
32
FIgu
re 3
.3.2
R
ainw
ater
Har
vest
ing
Exam
ple
34
FIgu
re 3
.4.1
W
hitb
y W
aste
Gen
erat
ion
Rat
e C
ompa
red
to O
ntar
io a
nd C
anad
a 3
8FI
gure
3.5
.1
Exis
ting
Con
ditio
ns -
Envi
ronm
ent,
Hab
itat
and
Bio
dive
rsity
4
2FI
gure
3.6
.1
Str
eets
With
out
Sid
ewal
ks
44
FIgu
re 3
.6.2
R
epur
pose
d S
tree
t 4
7FI
gure
5.2
.1
Whi
tby
GO
Sta
tion
Land
s D
raft
Urb
an D
esig
n C
once
pt
71
FIgu
re 5
.2.2
W
hitb
y G
O S
tatio
n La
nds
Dra
ft L
and
Use
Con
cept
7
2FI
gure
3.6
.2
Whi
tby
GO
Sta
tion
Land
s O
pen
Spa
ce C
once
pt
72
6
Page
77
1.0
CO
NTE
XT
Sec
tions
1.1
O
verv
iew
of
the
Proj
ect
1.2
W
hat
is S
usta
inab
ility
?
1.3
S
tudy
Are
a
1.4
Ap
proa
ch a
nd P
roce
ss
1.5
S
usta
inab
ility
Fra
mew
ork
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
8
1.0
C
ON
TEXT
OVE
RVI
EW O
F TH
E PR
OJE
CT
The
Port
Whi
tby S
usta
inab
le C
omm
unity
Pla
n (S
CP)
is
the
artic
ulat
ion
of a
vis
ion
for a
trul
y su
stai
nabl
e ne
ighb
ourh
ood
alon
g th
e sh
ores
of
Lake
Ont
ario
. It
take
s in
to a
ccou
nt t
he l
and
use
plan
ning
and
ur
ban
desi
gn c
onte
xt o
f Po
rt W
hitb
y, t
he d
esire
to
inc
orpo
rate
ele
men
ts o
f co
mpl
ete
and
heal
thy
com
mun
ity p
rinci
ples
and
the
des
ire t
o pr
ovid
e in
fras
truc
ture
in a
man
ner th
at is
sus
tain
able
and
ap
prop
riate
.
The
goal
s of
the
pla
n ar
e to
add
ress
the
fol
low
ing
ques
tions
:
How
ca
n in
fras
truc
ture
in
th
e ar
ea be
1.
prov
ided
and
des
igne
d in
a m
anne
r th
at
min
imiz
es e
nerg
y an
d w
ater
con
sum
ptio
n,
min
imiz
e w
aste
ge
nera
tion
and
land
re
quire
men
ts?
How
can
new
bui
ldin
gs i
n th
e ar
ea b
e 2.
desi
gned
and
loca
ted
to m
inim
ize
ener
gy
cons
umpt
ion
and
supp
ort
the
use
of
publ
ic t
rans
it?
How
can
the
str
eets
, par
ks, o
pen
spac
es
3.
and
recr
eatio
nal
faci
litie
s be
pla
nned
to
enha
nce
the
qual
ity o
f th
e pu
blic
rea
lm
and
supp
ort
sust
aina
bilit
y?
Port
Whi
tby
has
a va
riety
of a
men
ities
that
mak
e it
an id
eal s
ite for
a S
usta
inab
le C
omm
unity
Pla
n. It
is
alre
ady
an a
ttra
ctiv
e co
mm
unity
fra
med
by
the
beau
ty o
f th
e La
ke a
nd e
xist
ing
park
spa
ces.
The
pr
esen
ce o
f th
e W
hitb
y G
O S
tatio
n pr
ovid
es a
n op
port
unity
for
the
cre
atio
n of
a “
tran
sit
villa
ge”
that
is
base
d ar
ound
alte
rnat
ive
form
s of
tra
vel.
New
gro
wth
and
dev
elop
men
t in
the
are
a pr
ovid
es
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to
impr
ove
ener
gy
and
wat
er
effi c
ienc
y an
d re
duce
was
te g
ener
atio
n th
roug
hout
th
e ar
ea t
hrou
gh t
he in
trod
uctio
n of
new
sys
tem
s an
d te
chno
logi
es.
The
Sus
tain
able
C
omm
unity
Pl
an s
eeks
to
capi
taliz
e on
the
se o
ppor
tuni
ties.
Bey
ond
serv
ing
the
Tow
n of
W
hitb
y,
the
Port
W
hitb
y S
usta
inab
le
Com
mun
ity
Plan
ha
s th
e fu
rthe
r po
tent
ial
to
serv
e as
an
ex
ampl
e of
su
stai
nabl
e liv
ing
for
peop
le t
hrou
ghou
t O
ntar
io
and
the
rest
of
Can
ada.
Thi
s is
mad
e po
ssib
le
thro
ugh
the
supp
ort o
f the
Fed
erat
ion
of C
anad
ian
Mun
icip
aliti
es’
Gre
en M
unic
ipal
Fun
d. T
he G
reen
M
unic
ipal
Fun
d pr
ovid
es s
uppo
rt f
or i
nnov
ativ
e en
viro
nmen
tal
infr
astr
uctu
re
proj
ects
th
at
can
serv
e as
an
exam
ple
to o
ther
mun
icip
aliti
es.
It is
im
port
ant
to
note
th
at
the
Port
W
hitb
y S
usta
inab
le C
omm
unity
Pla
n is
not
a s
tatu
tory
pl
an.
It
does
not
est
ablis
h sp
ecifi
c po
licie
s or
la
nd u
se p
erm
issi
ons.
Rat
her,
it is
a s
trat
egic
pl
an t
hat
exam
ines
how
Por
t W
hitb
y ca
n gr
ow
and
deve
lop
in a
sus
tain
able
man
ner
over
tim
e.
The
reco
mm
ende
d st
rate
gies
in
clud
ed
in
this
re
port
may
be
impl
emen
ted
by t
he T
own,
as
wel
l as
oth
ers,
thr
ough
a v
arie
ty o
f im
plem
enta
tion
mec
hani
sms.
Th
ese
are
disc
usse
d in
Sec
tion
4.0
. It
is a
lso
a pl
an t
hat
is n
ot t
ied
to a
spe
cifi c
tim
elin
e.
Som
e of
the
rec
omm
ende
d st
rate
gies
ca
n be
impl
emen
ted
imm
edia
tely,
whi
le o
ther
s ar
e lik
ely
muc
h fu
rthe
r in
the
fut
ure.
Th
e in
tent
is t
o se
t ou
t a
bold
yet
ach
ieva
ble
plan
for
the
lon
g-te
rm s
usta
inab
ility
of Po
rt W
hitb
y.
Port
Whi
tby
Page
99
WH
AT IS
SU
STA
INAB
ILIT
Y?S
usta
inab
ility
is
a co
ncep
t th
at m
eans
diff
eren
t th
ings
to
differ
ent
peop
le.
An im
port
ant
ques
tion,
th
eref
ore,
is
wha
t do
es s
usta
inab
ility
mea
n fo
r Po
rt W
hitb
y? W
hile
the
con
cept
of
sust
aina
bilit
y is
fi rm
ly r
oote
d in
the
ide
al o
f st
rikin
g a
bala
nce
betw
een
com
petin
g in
tere
sts
in o
rder
to
ensu
re
a hi
gh q
ualit
y of
life
for
fut
ure
gene
ratio
ns,
this
ba
lanc
e ca
n be
cre
ated
in a
var
iety
of w
ays.
Mos
t pe
ople
as
soci
ate
sust
aina
bilit
y w
ith
the
pres
erva
tion
of
the
natu
ral
envi
ronm
ent.
Th
is
may
in
clud
e m
easu
res
such
as
te
chno
logi
es
that
red
uce
the
emis
sion
of
gree
nhou
se g
ases
su
ch a
s hy
brid
car
s an
d w
ind
turb
ines
, or
the
co
nser
vatio
n of
na
tura
l ar
eas
thro
ugh
tool
s su
ch
as
natu
re
rese
rves
. Th
ese
mea
sure
s to
pr
otec
t th
e en
viro
nmen
t ar
e an
im
port
ant
elem
ent
of
sust
aina
bilit
y.
Und
oubt
edly,
th
e cu
rren
t ge
nera
tion’
s st
ewar
dshi
p of
th
e lo
cal
envi
ronm
ent
and
our
abili
ty t
o m
inim
ize
nega
tive
outp
uts
into
the
glo
bal e
cosy
stem
is a
n im
port
ant
elem
ent
of a
ny s
usta
inab
le c
omm
unity
. H
owev
er,
in o
rder
to
ensu
re t
hat
the
curr
ent
gene
ratio
n le
aves
a
last
ing
lega
cy fo
r fu
ture
ge
nera
tions
, en
viro
nmen
tal s
tew
ards
hip
mus
t be
bala
nced
with
so
cial
res
pons
ibili
ty a
nd e
cono
mic
vita
lity.
Soc
ial
resp
onsi
bilit
y m
eans
a
devo
tion
to
equi
tabl
e tr
eatm
ent
for
all
peop
le.
A so
cial
ly
resp
onsi
ble
com
mun
ity is
one
whe
re a
ll re
side
nts
feel
saf
e, w
elco
me,
and
are
inc
lude
d in
the
life
of
th
e co
mm
unity
. Th
is in
clud
es en
surin
g th
at
all
mem
bers
of
the
com
mun
ity h
ave
safe
and
ac
cess
ible
mea
ns o
f acc
essi
ng e
ssen
tial s
ervi
ces
and
othe
r am
eniti
es,
and
that
the
re i
s a
vibr
ant
publ
ic r
ealm
. A
soci
ally
res
pons
ible
com
mun
ity
is a
lso
one
that
is
affo
rdab
le a
nd w
here
the
re
is
soci
al
cohe
sion
be
twee
n di
vers
e gr
oups
of
pe
ople
.
Econ
omic
vi
talit
y re
quire
s a
dive
rse
rang
e of
jo
bs a
nd a
cces
s to
hig
h qu
ality
ser
vice
s in
ord
er
to s
uppo
rt a
hig
h qu
ality
of
life.
A p
rosp
erou
s ec
onom
y is
als
o es
sent
ial t
o su
ppor
t and
faci
litat
e m
easu
res
for
envi
ronm
enta
l st
ewar
dshi
p an
d so
cial
res
pons
ibili
ty.
As il
lust
rate
d in
Fig
ure
1.1
, it
is a
t th
e co
nfl u
ence
of
th
ese
thre
e va
lues
th
at
sust
aina
bilit
y is
ac
hiev
ed.
Figu
re 1
.1: S
usta
inab
ility
Dia
gram
ENVI
RO
NM
ENTA
LS
TEW
ARD
SH
IP
ECO
NO
MIC
VIT
ALIT
YS
OC
IAL
RES
PON
SIB
ILIT
Y
SU
STA
INAB
ILIT
Y
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
10
1.0
C
ON
TEXT
STU
DY
AREA
The
Stu
dy A
rea
for
the
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
C
omm
unity
Pla
n is
the
Por
t W
hitb
y S
econ
dary
Pl
an Ar
ea,
with
a
part
icul
ar fo
cus
on H
arbo
ur
Dev
elop
men
t Ar
eas
#2,
3,
4 a
nd 5
ide
ntifi
ed i
n th
e cu
rren
t W
hitb
y O
ffi ci
al P
lan
(see
Fig
ure
1.2
).
Port
Whi
tby
is th
e pr
imar
y w
ater
fron
t des
tinat
ion
in
the
Tow
n of
Whi
tby, a
nd is
a s
igni
fi can
t rec
reat
iona
l de
stin
atio
n w
ithin
the
Reg
ion
of D
urha
m. T
he g
ross
la
nd a
rea
of t
he S
tudy
Are
a is
app
roxi
mat
ely
183
hect
ares
(450 a
cres
) an
d th
e ex
istin
g po
pula
tion
cons
ists
of
appr
oxim
atel
y 1,8
95 p
eopl
e an
d 435
jobs
.
The
Stu
dy
Area
is
ge
nera
lly
loca
ted
sout
h of
H
ighw
ay 4
01.
The
wes
tern
lim
it is
Gor
don
Str
eet.
Th
e ea
ster
n bo
unda
ry f
ollo
ws
an i
rreg
ular
lin
e ea
st o
f Pr
ingl
e C
reek
to
the
wes
t of
the
adj
acen
t in
dust
rial l
ands
.
The
Port
W
hitb
y ar
ea
has
a lo
ng
hist
ory
of
man
ufac
turin
g,
oil
stor
age
and
com
mer
cial
sh
ippi
ng.
The
lega
cy o
f th
ese
uses
is
appa
rent
to
th
is
day
as
form
er
fact
ory,
mar
ine
and
oil
refi n
ery
prop
ertie
s ha
ve b
een
rest
ored
for p
assi
ve
recr
eatio
nal
uses
, or
are
cur
rent
ly v
acan
t. P
ort
Whi
tby
also
bo
asts
a
num
ber
of
exce
ptio
nal
exis
ting
and
plan
ned
recr
eatio
nal
faci
litie
s an
d op
en s
pace
am
eniti
es f
ocus
ed o
n th
e w
ater
fron
t.
The
area
acc
omm
odat
es a
wid
e ra
nge
of h
ousi
ng
type
s, in
clud
ing
low, m
id a
nd h
igh
rise.
Em
ploy
men
t w
ithin
Por
t W
hitb
y is
lim
ited
prim
arily
to
reta
il an
d se
rvic
e jo
bs,
how
ever
the
are
a is
sur
roun
ded
to
the
east
and
wes
t by
larg
e em
ploy
men
t are
as th
at
prov
ide
man
ufac
turin
g, lo
gist
ics
and
offi c
e jo
bs.
Figu
re 1
.2:
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
Stu
dy A
rea
Stu
dy A
rea
Bou
ndar
y
Har
bour
D
evel
opm
ent
Area
s
Page
1111
The
draf
ting
of
the
Port
W
hitb
y S
usta
inab
le
Com
mun
ity P
lan
invo
lved
sev
eral
dis
tinct
pha
ses
desi
gned
to
ensu
re t
hat
the
plan
pro
vide
d th
e op
port
unity
for pu
blic
inpu
t at
key
sta
ges
and
that
al
l re
leva
nt i
nfor
mat
ion
coul
d be
inc
lude
d in
the
cr
eatio
n an
d an
alys
is o
f op
tions
for
the
are
a.
Phase 1
: C
onsult
ati
on a
nd Info
rmati
on
Collecti
on
The
fi rst
pha
se o
f th
e pr
ojec
t, C
onsu
ltatio
n an
d In
form
atio
n C
olle
ctio
n, w
as u
nder
take
n be
twee
n N
ovem
ber 2
009 a
nd M
arch
2010. D
urin
g th
is ti
me
perio
d an
ext
ensi
ve rev
iew
of t
he P
ort W
hitb
y ar
ea
was
con
duct
ed.
This
inc
lude
d a
char
acte
rizat
ion
of the
nei
ghbo
urho
od, i
nclu
ding
ele
men
ts s
uch
as
exis
ting
com
mun
ity in
fras
truc
ture
and
faci
litie
s. In
ad
ditio
n, a
stu
dy o
f th
e pl
anni
ng p
olic
y fr
amew
ork
rele
vant
to
Po
rt
Whi
tby
was
co
mpl
eted
w
ith
docu
men
ts f
rom
the
pas
t 30 y
ears
rev
iew
ed f
or
pert
inen
t in
form
atio
n.
Also
dur
ing
this
per
iod
a re
view
of
Can
adia
n an
d in
tern
atio
nal
best
pr
actic
es
was
co
nduc
ted
by
the
stud
y te
am.
Thes
e pr
actic
es e
xam
ined
the
te
chni
cal
aspe
cts
of
plan
ning
fo
r su
stai
nabl
e
com
mun
ities
as
w
ell
as
the
polic
ies
used
to
im
plem
ent
them
. Th
is
info
rmat
ion,
as
w
ell
as
info
rmat
ion
from
ot
her
impo
rtan
t ba
ckgr
ound
re
sear
ch s
uch
as a
res
iden
tial
and
com
mer
cial
m
arke
t an
alys
is,
can
be f
ound
in
the
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity
Plan
Com
mun
ity
Profi
le
and
Bes
t Pr
actic
es R
evie
w (Ap
ril 2
010).
Phase
2:
Conceptu
al
Susta
inabilit
y
Scenarios
and A
naly
sis
The
seco
nd
phas
e of
th
e pr
ojec
t, C
once
ptua
l S
usta
inab
ility
Sce
nario
s an
d An
alys
is, to
ok p
lace
be
twee
n M
arch
an
d Ju
ne
2010.
This
pr
oces
s ut
ilize
d th
e in
form
atio
n ga
ther
ed
to
form
ulat
e di
ffer
ent
“sus
tain
abili
ty
scen
ario
s”
for
the
com
mun
ity.
Thes
e sc
enar
ios
wer
e pr
esen
ted
to
the
publ
ic fo
r fee
dbac
k an
d sc
reen
ed fo
r tec
hnic
al
and
fi nan
cial
fe
asib
ility
. Fo
llow
ing
that
, th
e sc
enar
ios
wer
e re
vise
d ba
sed
on t
he inf
orm
atio
n re
ceiv
ed fr
om the
pub
lic a
nd the
n an
alyz
ed fr
om a
su
stai
nabi
lity
pers
pect
ive.
Thi
s an
alys
is i
nclu
ded
a co
mpa
rison
to
the
exis
ting
cond
ition
s of
Por
t W
hitb
y as
w
ell
as
the
proj
ecte
d co
nditi
ons
in
the
area
if
no s
usta
inab
ility
int
erve
ntio
ns w
ere
impl
emen
ted.
The
resu
lts o
f th
is a
naly
sis
wer
e co
mpi
led
in a
re
port
ent
itled
Por
t Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity
Plan
Opt
ions
Sus
tain
abili
ty A
ppra
isal
(Ju
ne 2
010)
and
pres
ente
d to
the
com
mun
ity to
gain
feed
back
on
the
res
ults
and
on
whi
ch s
peci
fi c s
usta
inab
ility
m
easu
res
the
com
mun
ity fel
t w
ere
impo
rtan
t.
Phase 3
: Susta
inable
Com
munit
y P
lan
The
tech
nica
l ana
lysi
s, b
est
prac
tices
rev
iew
and
pu
blic
con
sulta
tion
from
the
pre
viou
s ph
ases
of
wor
k w
ere
anal
yzed
to
prep
are
this
Sus
tain
able
C
omm
unity
Pla
n.
This
pla
n id
entifi
es
the
exis
ting
cond
ition
s, o
ppor
tuni
ties
and
chal
leng
es r
elat
ed
to a
ser
ies
of s
usta
inab
ility
the
mes
, as
wel
l as
a
serie
s of
rec
omm
enda
tions
for
im
prov
ing
the
sust
aina
bilit
y of
Por
t W
hitb
y.
It al
so i
dent
ifi es
a
num
ber o
f pot
entia
l mec
hani
sms
for i
mpl
emen
ting
the
plan
’s re
com
men
datio
ns.
For t
he th
ree
cent
ral
them
es
of
this
pl
an
-- w
ater
an
d w
aste
wat
er,
ener
gy,
and
mat
eria
ls a
nd s
olid
was
te –
the
pla
n is
sup
port
ed b
y te
chni
cal
stud
ies
that
exa
min
e th
e be
nefi t
s an
d te
chni
cal a
nd fi
nanc
ial f
easi
bilit
y of
the
rec
omm
ende
d m
easu
res.
H
ighl
ight
s fr
om
this
ass
essm
ent
are
incl
uded
in
this
pla
n, a
nd
addi
tiona
l de
tails
are
ava
ilabl
e in
the
tec
hnic
al
stud
ies.
APPR
OAC
H A
ND
PR
OC
ESS
Vie
w n
orth
acr
oss
Iroqu
ois
Park
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
12
1.0
C
ON
TEXT
SU
STA
INAB
ILIT
Y FR
AMEW
OR
KTh
is s
usta
inab
ility
fra
mew
ork
for
the
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
C
omm
unity
Pl
an
sets
fo
rth
the
goal
s fo
r tr
ansf
orm
ing
Port
Whi
tby
into
a l
ocal
, re
gion
al,
and
inte
rnat
iona
l m
odel
for
sus
tain
able
liv
ing.
Sus
tain
abili
ty in
Port
Whi
tby
is b
ased
on
a tr
iple
bot
tom
lin
e of
env
ironm
enta
l st
ewar
dshi
p,
soci
al r
espo
nsib
ility
and
eco
nom
ic v
italit
y.
The
Sus
tain
abili
ty F
ram
ewor
k in
clud
es a
set
of
over
arch
ing
goal
s or
gani
zed
into
six
foc
us a
reas
, w
hich
are
then
tran
slat
ed in
to in
dica
tors
that
spa
n th
e ec
onom
ic,
soci
al a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal
aspe
cts
of s
usta
inab
ility
. T
hey
are:
Focus A
rea 1
: Land U
se a
nd E
conom
ic V
itality
Enha
nce
the
com
petit
iven
ess
of t
he a
rea
o
and
fost
er a
vib
rant
loca
l eco
nom
y.
Cre
ate
a st
rong
sen
se o
f co
mm
unity
and
o
prov
ide
a he
alth
y an
d sa
fe n
eigh
borh
ood
with
suf
fi cie
nt c
omm
unity
fac
ilitie
s, p
arks
, es
sent
ial
serv
ices
, an
d pu
blic
spa
ces
to
enge
nder
a h
igh
qual
ity o
f lif
e fo
r re
side
nts
of a
ll ag
es a
nd a
bilit
ies.
Focus A
reas 2
-4:
Resourc
e E
ffi c
iency -
Energ
y,
Wate
r and W
aste
wate
r, a
nd M
ate
rials
and S
olid
Waste
Red
uce
ener
gy d
eman
d, c
reat
e su
stai
nabl
e o
ener
gy
supp
ly
and
miti
gate
th
e ar
ea’s
co
ntrib
utio
n to
clim
ate
chan
ge.
Prov
ide
a ro
bust
wat
er s
uppl
y to
sus
tain
the
o
com
mun
ity,
redu
ce p
otab
le w
ater
dem
and,
an
d tr
eat
was
tew
ater
and
sto
rmw
ater
on-
site
.
Mak
e a
subs
tant
ial
cont
ribut
ion
to
the
o
prin
cipl
e of
el
imin
atin
g th
e “c
once
pt
of
was
te”
thro
ugh
good
de
sign
, em
phas
is
on s
ourc
e re
duct
ion,
reu
se,
recy
clin
g an
d co
mpo
stin
g,
inst
alla
tion
of
appr
opria
te
faci
litie
s an
d ed
ucat
ion
Focus
Are
a
5:
Environm
ent,
H
abit
at
and
Bio
div
ers
ity
Des
ign
to p
rote
ct,
and
whe
reve
r po
ssib
le,
o
enha
nce
park
s, s
oils
, w
ater
bod
ies
and
air
qual
ity t
o im
prov
e ec
olog
ical
and
hum
an
heal
th.
Cre
ate
valu
able
land
scap
es a
nd e
cosy
stem
s o
that
are
res
tora
tive,
vis
ually
app
ealin
g, a
nd
enha
nce
com
mun
ity c
hara
cter
, w
hile
bei
ng
func
tiona
l, m
aint
aina
ble,
bio
logi
cally
div
erse
an
d ec
olog
ical
ly s
ound
.
Red
uce
loca
l le
vels
of
ai
r po
lluta
nts
to
o
impr
ove
heal
th a
nd re
duce
pol
lutio
n im
pact
s on
the
sur
roun
ding
are
a.
Focus A
rea 6
: A
ccessib
ilit
y &
Tra
nsport
ati
on
Sig
nifi c
antly
im
prov
e ac
cess
ibili
ty
to
o
and
with
in
the
area
fo
r al
l m
odes
of
tr
ansp
orta
tion,
an
d pr
omot
e tr
ansi
t, w
alki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g as
the
prim
ary
mod
es
of t
rans
port
atio
n to
red
uce
auto
-orie
nted
tr
avel
, con
gest
ion
and
pollu
tion
impa
cts.
Page
1313
IND
ICAT
OR
S
Goa
lIn
dica
tor
(to
2030)
Num
ber
of jo
bs c
reat
ed%
of lo
cal j
obs
capt
ured
by
resi
dent
wor
kfor
ce w
ithin
3km
% o
f re
side
ntia
l dev
elop
men
t qu
alifi
ed a
s af
ford
able
hou
sing
Incr
ease
in p
rope
rty
tax
reve
nue
from
new
dev
elop
men
t
% in
crea
se in
ave
rage
res
iden
tial d
ensi
ty (un
its p
er h
ecta
re)
Perf
orm
ance
equ
ival
ence
of ne
w b
uild
ings
to
cert
ifica
tion
unde
r a
gree
n bu
ildin
g ra
ting
syst
em
% o
f w
ater
fron
t w
ith a
ctiv
e pe
dest
rian
acce
ss%
of dw
ellin
g un
its w
ithin
500 m
etre
s an
d 800 m
etre
s w
alk
of a
t le
ast
5 b
asic
ser
vice
s B
asic
se
rvic
es m
ay in
clud
e: b
ank,
chi
ld c
are
faci
lity,
com
mun
ity c
entr
e, c
onve
nien
ce s
tore
, ha
ir ca
re,
hard
war
e st
ore,
hea
lth c
lub
or o
utdo
or r
ecre
atio
nal f
acili
ty/p
layg
roun
d, p
arks
, la
undr
y/dr
y cl
eane
r,
libra
ry, m
edic
al/d
enta
l offic
e, p
harm
acy,
pla
ce o
f w
orsh
ip, re
stau
rant
, sc
hool
, se
nior
car
e fa
cilit
y,
supe
rmar
ket,
the
atre
/cin
ema.
Min
imum
flo
or s
pace
inde
x (F
SI)
for
new
dev
elop
men
tAv
erag
e flo
or s
pace
inde
x (F
SI)
for
cum
ulat
ive
deve
lopm
ent
(new
and
exi
stin
g)%
red
uctio
n in
reg
ulat
ed b
uild
ing
ener
gy u
se (ve
rsus
cod
e)%
of re
new
able
ene
rgy
gene
rate
d on
-site
% r
educ
tion
in a
nnua
l net
site
-wid
e en
ergy
con
sum
ptio
nPe
r ca
pita
red
uctio
n in
ann
ual e
nerg
y-re
late
d m
etric
ton
nes
carb
on d
ioxi
de e
quiv
alen
t (M
tCO
2e)
em
issi
ons
% r
educ
tion
in p
er c
apita
/per
hou
seho
ld a
nnua
l pot
able
wat
er c
onsu
mpt
ion
(incl
udes
indo
or a
nd
outd
oor
wat
er u
ses)
% r
educ
tion
in p
otab
le w
ater
dem
and
(incl
udes
indo
or a
nd o
utdo
or w
ater
use
s) t
hrou
gh w
ater
re
clam
atio
n an
d re
use
(sto
rmw
ater
/gre
ywat
er/b
lack
wat
er)
% o
f to
tal s
uspe
ned
solid
s (T
SS
), t
otal
nitr
ogen
(TN
) an
d to
tal p
hosp
horu
s (T
P) in
sto
rmw
ater
run
off
disc
harg
ed t
o lo
cal w
ater
bod
ies
Focu
s Ar
ea
Economic Vitality &
Affordability
Public Wellbeing, Safety & Quality of Life
Enha
nce
the
com
petit
iven
ess
of t
he a
rea
and
fost
er a
vib
rant
loca
l eco
nom
y.
Cre
ate
a st
rong
sen
se o
f co
mm
unity
and
pr
ovid
e a
heal
thy
and
safe
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d w
ith
suffic
ient
com
mun
ity fac
ilitie
s, p
arks
, es
sent
ial
serv
ices
, an
d pu
blic
spa
ces
to e
ngen
der
a hi
gh
qual
ity o
f lif
e fo
r re
side
nts
of a
ll ag
es a
nd
abili
ties.
Energy
Land Use and Economic Vitality
Water & Waste-water
Prov
ide
a ro
bust
wat
er s
uppl
y to
sus
tain
the
co
mm
unity
, re
duce
pot
able
wat
er d
eman
d an
d tr
eat
was
tew
ater
and
sto
rmw
ater
on-
site
.
Red
uce
dem
and,
cre
ate
sust
aina
ble
supp
ly
and
miti
gate
con
trib
utio
n to
clim
ate
chan
ge.
As
part
of
de
velo
ping
th
e S
usta
inab
ility
Fr
amew
ork
for
the
plan
, a
serie
s of
sus
tain
abili
ty
indi
cato
rs w
ere
deve
lope
d w
hich
are
link
ed t
o th
e su
stai
nabi
lity
goal
s.
The
indi
cato
rs h
ave
been
dev
elop
ed f
rom
var
ious
so
urce
s in
clud
ing:
The
Fede
ratio
n of
C
anad
ian
Mun
icip
aliti
es
•
LEED
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d D
evel
opm
ent
•
Loca
l, R
egio
nal
and
Nat
iona
l su
stai
nabi
lity
•
com
mitm
ents
Bes
t pr
actic
e ex
perie
nces
fr
om
othe
r •
deve
lopm
ents
, nat
iona
lly a
nd in
tern
atio
nally
.
The
33
indi
cato
rs
have
be
en
deve
lope
d an
d gr
oupe
d w
ithin
6 fo
cus
area
s lis
ted
in th
e pr
evio
us
sect
ion.
Figu
re 1
.3: In
dica
tors
for
Por
t W
hitb
y S
usta
inab
le C
omm
unity
Pla
n
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
14
1.0
C
ON
TEXT
Goa
lIn
dica
tor
(to
20
30
)%
red
uctio
n in
ave
rage
ann
ual k
ilogr
ams
of w
aste
gen
erat
ed p
er c
apita
% o
f re
side
ntia
l, co
mm
erci
al, in
dust
rial a
nd m
unic
ipal
was
te d
iver
ted
from
land
fill
% o
f co
nstr
uctio
n an
d de
mol
ition
was
te d
iver
ted
from
land
fill
% o
f or
gani
c w
aste
con
vert
ed in
to c
ompo
st
% o
f ne
w c
onst
ruct
ion
roof
are
a w
ith g
reen
roo
fs
% o
f S
tree
ts S
hade
d/S
helte
red
% o
f 1
00
-yea
r flo
odpl
ain
prot
ecte
d fr
om n
ew d
evel
opm
ent
% v
eget
ated
/rev
eget
ated
are
as w
ith n
ativ
e an
d ad
apte
d sp
ecie
s%
par
cel a
rea
of r
esto
red
or c
onse
rved
hab
itat
in n
ew d
evel
opm
ent
site
s
% A
uto
Driv
er M
ode
Sha
re%
red
uctio
n in
ave
rage
ann
ual v
ehic
le k
ilom
etre
s tr
avel
led
(VK
T) b
y re
side
nts
% in
crea
se in
kilo
met
res
of c
yclin
g an
d pe
dest
rian
path
s%
red
uctio
n in
per
cent
age
of W
hitb
y G
O S
tatio
n pa
ssen
gers
arr
ivin
g by
priv
ate
auto
mob
ile (
with
in P
ort
Whi
tby
stud
y ar
ea)
% o
f jo
bs a
nd r
esid
ents
with
in 5
00
met
res
of G
O T
rans
it S
tatio
n (a
nd o
ther
inte
r- an
d in
tra-
city
tra
nsit)
Per
capi
ta r
educ
tion
in a
nnua
l tra
nspo
rtat
ion-
rela
ted
met
ric t
onne
s ca
rbon
dio
xide
equ
ival
ent
(MtC
O2
e)
emis
sion
s%
of
jobs
and
res
iden
ts w
ithin
80
0 m
etre
s of
GO
Tra
nsit
Sta
tion
(and
oth
er in
ter-
and
intr
a-ci
ty t
rans
it)
Cre
ate
valu
able
land
scap
es a
nd e
cosy
stem
s th
at a
re r
esto
rativ
e, v
isua
lly a
ppea
ling,
and
en
hanc
e co
mm
unity
cha
ract
er,
whi
le b
eing
fu
nctio
nal,
mai
ntai
nabl
e, b
iolo
gica
lly d
iver
se
and
ecol
ogic
ally
sou
nd.
Focu
s Ar
eaHabitat & Biodiversity
Environment Habitat and Biodiveristy
To m
ake
a su
bsta
ntia
l con
trib
utio
n to
the
pr
inci
ple
of e
limin
atin
g th
e “c
once
pt o
f w
aste
” th
roug
h go
od d
esig
n, e
mph
asis
on
sour
ce
redu
ctio
n, r
euse
, re
cycl
ing
and
com
post
ing,
in
stal
latio
n of
app
ropr
iate
fac
ilitie
s, a
nd
educ
atio
n.
Sig
nific
antly
impr
ove
acce
ssib
ility
to
and
with
in
the
area
for
all
mod
es o
f tr
ansp
orta
tion,
and
pr
omot
e tr
ansi
t, w
alki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g as
the
pr
imar
y m
odes
of
tran
spor
tatio
n to
red
uce
auto
-or
ient
ed t
rave
l, co
nges
tion
and
pollu
tion
impa
cts.
Materials & Solid Waste
Accessibility & Transportation
Des
ign
to p
rote
ct,
and
whe
reve
r po
ssib
le,
enha
nce
park
s, s
oils
, w
ater
bod
ies
and
air
qual
ity t
o im
prov
e ec
olog
ical
and
hum
an h
ealth
.
Environ-ment
Figu
re 1
.4: In
dica
tors
for
Por
t W
hitb
y S
usta
inab
le C
omm
unity
Pla
n (c
ontin
ued)
Page
1515
16
Page
1717
2.0
AN
ALYS
IS
Sec
tions
2.1
In
trod
uctio
n an
d Ap
proa
ch
2.2
S
umm
ary
of R
esul
ts
2.3
R
ecom
men
ded
Appr
oach
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
18
2.0
AN
ALYS
ISIN
TRO
DU
CTI
ON
AN
D A
PPR
OAC
HIn
ord
er t
o id
entif
y a
reco
mm
ende
d ap
proa
ch t
o im
prov
ing
sust
aina
bilit
y in
Por
t W
hitb
y, d
iffer
ent
poss
ible
sus
tain
abili
ty m
easu
res
and
asso
ciat
ed
land
us
es
wer
e gr
oupe
d in
to
thre
e di
stin
ct
sust
aina
bilit
y sc
enar
ios.
Th
e th
ree
scen
ario
s re
pres
ent
thre
e vi
sion
s fo
r th
e fu
ture
of
Po
rt
Whi
tby
and
are
desc
ribed
on
the
next
pag
e. A
fter
th
ese
scen
ario
s w
ere
crea
ted,
they
wer
e ev
alua
ted
thro
ugh
a de
taile
d su
stai
nabi
lity
appr
aisa
l. Th
e su
stai
nabi
lity
appr
aisa
l in
volv
ed
com
parin
g th
e sc
enar
ios
agai
nst
each
oth
er,
as w
ell
as a
gain
st
Port
Whi
tby’s
exis
ting
cond
ition
s (s
how
n in
Fig
ure
2.1
).
The
eval
uatio
n of
the
sce
nario
s w
as c
ompl
eted
us
ing
the
sust
aina
bilit
y fr
amew
ork
outli
ned
in
the
prev
ious
sec
tion.
All
thre
e sc
enar
ios
wer
e ev
alua
ted
usin
g th
e fr
amew
ork’
s in
dica
tors
. The
se
indi
cato
rs w
ere
deve
lope
d ba
sed
on p
rece
dent
s fr
om the
Can
adia
n Fe
dera
tion
of M
unic
ipal
ities
as
wel
l as
oth
er s
ourc
es,
such
as
LEED
, an
d be
st
prac
tices
fro
m o
ther
jur
isdi
ctio
ns.
The
indi
cato
rs
wer
e sh
ared
with
the
com
mun
ity a
t a
Com
mun
ity
Caf
é he
ld i
n M
ay 2
010,
and
then
refi
ned
fur
ther
ba
sed
on fee
dbac
k fr
om t
he c
omm
unity
.
Whe
re p
ossi
ble,
qua
ntita
tive
met
rics
wer
e ut
ilize
d so
th
at
the
scen
ario
s co
uld
be
quan
titat
ivel
y ev
alua
ted
agai
nst
the
indi
cato
rs.
How
ever
, so
me
met
rics
are
mor
e qu
alita
tive,
and
wer
e ev
alua
ted
base
d on
obs
erve
d re
sults
fro
m b
est
prac
tice
expe
rienc
es e
lsew
here
. M
ore
info
rmat
ion
on t
he
appr
aisa
l can
be
foun
d in
the
Opt
ions
Sus
tain
abili
ty
Appr
aisa
l Rep
ort.
51
jobs
0 jo
bs
17
jobs
15
1 p
pl6
0 jo
bs2
55
ppl
HD
A 2
HD
A 1
HD
A 5
HD
A 5
0 jo
bs6
98
ppl
21
jobs
14
3 p
pl
0 jo
bs0
ppl
HD
A 4
HD
A 4
0 jo
bs0
ppl
49
jobs
0 p
pl
29
jobs
20
4 p
pl0
jobs
13
4 p
pl
0 jo
bs
0 jo
bs
19
7 p
pl
HD
A 3
11
3 p
pl
0 p
pl
Oth
er S
ites
20
8 jo
bs0
ppl
0 p
pl
VIC
TO
RIA
STR
EET W
EST
Port
Whi
tby
Har
bourPo
rt W
hitb
yM
arin
a
Lake
ridg
e H
ealth
GO
St
atio
n
Iroq
uois
Par
kSp
orts
C
ompl
ex
Hey
dens
hore
Pav
illio
n
Stat
ion
Gal
lery
Pringle Creek
BROCK STREET SOUTH
HW
Y 40
1
TS
EW
TE
ER
TS
NO
ST
AW
HENRY STREET
Figu
re 2
.1:
Exis
ting
Con
ditio
ns in
Po
rt W
hitb
y
Page
1919
The
Exis
ting
Perm
issi
ons
Sce
nario
ass
umes
tha
t fu
ture
de
velo
pmen
t ta
kes
plac
e in
ac
cord
ance
w
ith c
urre
nt W
hitb
y O
ffi ci
al P
lan
and
Sec
onda
ry
Plan
pr
ovis
ions
. Th
is
scen
ario
w
as
deve
lope
d un
der t
he a
ssum
ptio
n th
at c
onte
mpo
rary
pla
nnin
g,
build
ing
and
infr
astr
uctu
re s
tand
ards
wou
ld b
e ad
here
d to
, in
clud
ing
conf
orm
ance
with
all
code
re
quire
men
ts.
The
Exis
ting
Perm
issi
ons
Sce
nario
se
rved
as
th
e ba
se c
ase,
or
refe
renc
e ca
se,
upon
whi
ch
the
perf
orm
ance
of
Sce
nario
s 1 a
nd 2
cou
ld b
e be
nchm
arke
d. B
y fu
nctio
ning
as
a st
and-
in f
or
conv
entio
nal
form
s of
dev
elop
men
t, th
e Ex
istin
g Pe
rmis
sion
s S
cena
rio e
stab
lishe
s th
e va
lue
of
Sce
nario
1 a
nd 2
rela
tive
to s
tand
ard
deve
lopm
ent
prac
tices
.
To m
odel
thi
s sc
enar
io,
min
imal
int
rodu
ctio
n of
su
stai
nabi
lity
stra
tegi
es
and
tech
nolo
gies
w
as
assu
med
. In
add
ition
, fut
ure
grow
th in
Por
t Whi
tby
was
bas
ed o
n ex
istin
g pl
anni
ng p
erm
issi
ons
whi
ch
wou
ld s
ee P
ort
Whi
tby
grow
to
just
ove
r 7,0
00
peop
le a
nd ju
st o
ver
2,0
00 jo
bs.
In t
his
scen
ario
, su
stai
nabi
lity
was
ass
umed
to
be a
str
ong
cons
ider
atio
n in
the
pla
nnin
g an
d de
velo
pmen
t of P
ort W
hitb
y. T
he a
rea
was
ass
umed
to
gro
w t
o ju
st o
ver
16
,00
0 p
eopl
e an
d jo
bs, w
ith
a st
rong
res
iden
tial fo
cus
(app
roxi
mat
ely
one
job
for
ever
y fo
ur p
eopl
e).
The
maj
ority
of
grow
th w
as
assu
med
to
be o
n th
e G
O S
tatio
n si
te.
Bey
ond
the
GO
Sta
tion
site
, de
velo
pmen
t w
as a
ssum
ed
to be
di
sbur
sed
acro
ss th
e Po
rt W
hitb
y ar
ea.
In
addi
tion
to
thes
e la
nd
use
cons
ider
atio
ns,
Sce
nario
1 a
ssum
ed t
hat
the
follo
win
g ty
pes
of
sust
aina
bilit
y m
easu
res
wou
ld b
e in
trod
uced
:
LEED
Silv
er b
uild
ings
•
Sm
all-s
cale
ren
ewab
le e
nerg
y •
tech
nolo
gies
as
part
of so
me
build
ings
(e
.g. gr
ound
sou
rce
heat
pum
ps, r
ooft
op
sola
r pa
nels
for
wat
er h
eatin
g)
Gre
en r
oofs
on
appr
oxim
atel
y 10%
of
•
build
ings
Loca
lized
, site
-spe
cifi c
mea
sure
s •
rela
ted
to g
reyw
ater
rec
lam
atio
n, w
ater
co
nser
vatio
n, s
torm
wat
er m
anag
emen
t an
d w
aste
man
agem
ent
In t
his
scen
ario
, su
stai
nabi
lity
was
ass
umed
to
be a
top
prio
rity
in t
he p
lann
ing
and
deve
lopm
ent
of P
ort
Whi
tby.
As
with
Sce
nario
1,
the
area
was
as
sum
ed to
gr
ow to
ju
st ov
er 16,0
00 pe
ople
an
d jo
bs;
how
ever
, w
ith a
muc
h st
rong
er f
ocus
on
em
ploy
men
t an
d co
mm
erci
al
uses
, w
ith
appr
oxim
atel
y on
e jo
b fo
r ev
ery
two
peop
le.
The
m
ajor
ity o
f gr
owth
was
aga
in a
ssum
ed t
o be
on
the
GO
Sta
tion
site
its
elf.
Unl
ike
Sce
nario
1,
beyo
nd th
e G
O S
tatio
n si
te,
deve
lopm
ent
was
as
sum
ed to
be
mor
e co
ncen
trat
ed c
lose
to th
e G
O
Sta
tion
site
, w
ith l
ess
dens
ity d
ispe
rsed
in
othe
r ne
ighb
ourh
oods
.
The
sust
aina
bilit
y m
easu
res
intr
oduc
ed in
Sce
nario
2 b
uilt
on th
ose
in S
cena
rio
1 a
nd in
clud
ed:
LEED
Pla
tinum
bui
ldin
gs•
Gre
en r
oofs
on
appr
oxim
atel
y 25%
of
•
build
ings
Dis
tric
t-sca
le t
echn
olog
ies
for
was
te
•
man
agem
ent,
wat
er r
euse
and
ene
rgy
gene
ratio
n
Ret
rofi t
ting
of s
ome
exis
ting
build
ings
•
Exis
ting
Perm
issi
ons
Sce
nario
Sce
nario
1:
Res
iden
tial F
ocus
with
D
istr
ibut
ed D
ensi
ty
Sce
nario
2: Em
ploy
men
t an
d M
ixed
U
se F
ocus
with
Mor
e C
once
ntra
ted
Den
sity
Vie
w s
outh
tow
ards
Por
t W
hitb
y
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
20
2.0
AN
ALYS
ISS
UM
MAR
Y O
F R
ESU
LTS
Figu
re
2.2
gr
aphi
cally
re
pres
ents
ho
w
each
sc
enar
io p
erfo
rmed
rel
ativ
e to
the
sus
tain
abili
ty
indi
cato
rs.
Thes
e di
agra
ms
are
a ge
nera
l re
pres
enta
tion
of t
he r
esul
ts o
f th
e su
stai
nabi
lity
anal
ysis
. A
mor
e de
taile
d an
alys
is o
f ho
w e
ach
scen
ario
per
form
ed f
or e
ach
of t
he 3
3 ind
icat
ors
is a
vaila
ble
in t
he O
ptio
ns S
usta
inab
ility
App
rais
al
Rep
ort.
The
cent
repo
int
of
each
di
agra
m
repr
esen
ts
optim
al
sust
aina
bilit
y.
Po
sitiv
e su
stai
nabi
lity
resu
lts rel
ativ
e to
a p
artic
ular
indi
cato
r ar
e sh
own
as gr
een
tone
s to
war
d th
e ce
ntre
poin
t of
th
e di
agra
m.
Ave
rage
sus
tain
abili
ty p
erfo
rman
ce i
s
show
n as
yel
low
ton
es a
long
the
med
ian
line
of
the
diag
ram
. P
oor
resu
lts w
ould
be
show
n as
red
to
nes
at t
he o
uter
edg
e of
the
dia
gram
(al
thou
gh
none
of
th
e S
cena
rios
achi
eved
po
or
resu
lts
rela
tive
to a
ny o
f th
e in
dica
tors
).
For
exam
ple,
th
e “E
nerg
y” ca
tego
ry sh
own
on
each
di
agra
m ca
ptur
es th
e ag
greg
ated
re
sults
of
ea
ch
scen
ario
ag
ains
t th
e en
ergy
-rela
ted
sust
aina
bilit
y in
dica
tors
. The
Exi
stin
g Pe
rmis
sion
s S
cena
rio
show
ed
slig
htly
lo
wer
th
an
aver
age
perf
orm
ance
for
thi
s gr
oup
of i
ndic
ator
s, a
nd i
s th
eref
ore
show
n ju
st o
utsi
de o
f th
e ye
llow
ran
ge.
Sce
nario
1 s
how
ed s
light
ly b
ette
r th
an a
vera
ge
perf
orm
ance
, and
is t
here
fore
sho
wn
in t
he g
reen
rang
e.
Sce
nario
2 s
core
s th
e hi
ghes
t, al
mos
t ac
hiev
ing
optim
al s
usta
inab
ility
at th
e ce
ntre
poin
t of
the
dia
gram
.
As c
an b
e se
en in
Fig
ure
2.2
, Sce
nario
2 a
chie
ved
the
high
est
leve
l of
sus
tain
abili
ty,
with
the
mos
t in
dica
tors
in
the
gree
n ra
nge
of t
he e
valu
atio
n sp
ectr
um.
The
addi
tiona
l sus
tain
abili
ty s
trat
egie
s in
clud
ed in
Sce
nario
2, c
ombi
ned
with
a la
nd u
se
that
em
phas
izes
hig
her
empl
oym
ent
leve
ls a
nd
mor
e co
ncen
trat
ed
deve
lopm
ent
near
th
e G
O
stat
ion,
con
trib
uted
to
its im
prov
ed s
usta
inab
ility
pe
rfor
man
ce a
cros
s al
l of th
e fo
cus
area
s.
Figu
re 2
.2: S
PeAR
Ana
lysi
s
Accessibility & Transportation
Public Wellbeing Safety
& Quality of Life
Air Quality
Habitat & Biodiversity
Environment
Water & WastewaterMaterials & Solid Waste
E
nergy
Econ
omic
Vitali
ty &
Affor
dabil
ity
Exis
ting
Perm
issi
ons
Sce
nario
Sce
nario
1:
Res
iden
tial F
ocus
with
D
istr
ibut
ed D
ensi
tyS
cena
rio 2
: Em
ploy
men
t an
d M
ixed
Use
Fo
cus
with
Mor
e C
once
ntra
ted
Den
sity
Accessibility & Transportation
Public Wellbeing Safety
& Quality of Life
Air Quality
Habitat & Biodiversity
Environment
Water & WastewaterMaterials & Solid Waste
E
nergy
Econ
omic
Vitali
ty &
Affor
dabil
ity
Accessibility & Transportation
Public Wellbeing Safety
& Quality of Life
Air Quality
Habitat & Biodiversity
Environment
Water & WastewaterMaterials & Solid Waste
E
nergy
Econ
omic
Vitali
ty &
Affor
dabil
ity
Page
2121
Energy GHG emissions
Transport GHG emissions
10-minute walk to GO Transit5-minute walk to GO Transit
Private automobile use
Cycling
and p
edest
rian p
aths
Annu
al ve
hicle
kilome
tres t
ravele
d
Choic
e of tr
ansp
ort o
ption
s
Aver
age f
loor s
pace
inde
x
Minu
mum
floor
spac
e ind
ex
Acce
ss to
basic
servi
ces
Acce
ss to
activ
e wate
rfron
tCe
rtified
gree
n buil
dings
Residen
tial de
nsity
Property tax re
venue
Affordable housing
Residents employed locally
Jobs created
Building energy use
On-site renewable energy
Site-wide energy use
Energy and water “smart m
etering”
Building
inform
ation m
anagem
ent
Potab
le wa
ter co
nsum
ption
Water
recla
matio
n and
reus
eSt
ormw
ater p
olluti
on
Solid
was
te ge
nera
tion
Solid
was
te lan
dfill d
iversi
on
C&D
waste
land
fill di
versi
on
Comp
osted
orga
nic w
aste
Green r
oof
Shaded
/ Sheltere
d stree
tsFloodplain protection Native and adapted species
Habitat area
Econ
omic
Vital
ity &
Affo
rdab
ility
Publi
c Well
being
, Safe
ty &
Quali
ty of
Life
Acce
ssibi
lity &
Tra
nspo
rtatio
n
Reso
urce
Effic
iency
Ener
gyW
ater &
Was
tewate
rMa
terial
s & S
olid W
aste
Ecolo
gy
Envir
onme
ntHa
bitat
& Bi
odive
rsity
Air Q
uality
REC
OM
MEN
DED
APP
RO
ACH
Bas
ed o
n th
e re
sults
of t
he s
usta
inab
ility
app
rais
al,
the
reco
mm
ende
d ap
proa
ch
to
impr
ovin
g th
e su
stai
nabi
lity
of
Port
W
hitb
y is
el
abor
ated
in
S
ectio
n 3 o
f thi
s pl
an.
The
reco
mm
ende
d ap
proa
ch
is b
ased
on
the
land
use
con
cept
and
pac
kage
of
sust
aina
bilit
y m
easu
res
that
com
pris
ed S
cena
rio
2.
Sec
tion
3
desc
ribes
th
e ke
y fe
atur
es
of
the
reco
mm
ende
d ap
proa
ch w
ith res
pect
to
the
maj
or
sust
aina
bilit
y fo
cus
area
s:
Land
Use
and
Eco
nom
ic V
italit
y
Ener
gy; W
ater
and
Was
tew
ater
Mat
eria
ls a
nd S
olid
Was
te
Envi
ronm
ent,
Hab
itat
and
Bio
dive
rsity
Acce
ssib
ility
and
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
For
each
of
th
ese
focu
s ar
eas,
S
ectio
n 3
desc
ribes
the
exi
stin
g co
nditi
ons,
opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d ch
alle
nges
in
Port
Whi
tby, a
nd t
hen
outli
nes
the
reco
mm
ende
d st
rate
gies
rel
ated
to
that
focu
s ar
ea.
Figu
re 2
.3 p
rese
nts
the
deta
iled
appr
aisa
l of
the
re
com
men
ded
appr
oach
rel
ativ
e to
eac
h of
the
su
stai
nabi
lity
indi
cato
rs.
As
can
be s
een,
the
re
com
men
ded
appr
oach
res
ults
in a
bove
ave
rage
pe
rfor
man
ce r
elat
ive
to a
ll of
the
ind
icat
ors
(all
are
in t
he g
reen
ran
ge n
ear
the
cent
re o
f th
e di
agra
m),
and
part
icul
arly
st
rong
pe
rfor
man
ce
with
res
pect
to
man
y of
the
ind
icat
ors,
inc
ludi
ng
was
te d
iver
sion
, po
tabl
e w
ater
con
sum
ptio
n, u
se
of r
enew
able
ene
rgy, a
nd t
rans
port
atio
n-re
late
d gr
eenh
ouse
gas
em
issi
ons.
Figu
re 2
.3: D
etai
led
Appr
aisa
l of th
e R
ecom
men
ded
Appr
oach
to
Sus
tain
abili
ty in
Por
t W
hitb
y
22
Page
2323
3.0
STR
ATEG
IES
AN
D R
ECO
MM
END
ATIO
NS
Sec
tions
3.1
La
nd U
se a
nd E
cono
mic
Vita
lity
3.2
En
ergy
3.3
W
ater
and
Was
tew
ater
3.4
M
ater
ials
and
Sol
id W
aste
3.5
En
viro
nmen
t, H
abita
t an
d
Bio
dive
rsity
3.6
Ac
cess
ibili
ty a
nd
Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
24
3.1
LA
ND
US
E AN
D E
CO
NO
MIC
VIT
ALIT
Y
As o
utlin
ed in
Sec
tion
1 o
f thi
s re
port
, Por
t W
hitb
y is
a c
omm
unity
with
a w
ide
rang
e of
am
eniti
es.
The
urba
n fa
bric
of
the
area
cur
rent
ly c
onsi
sts
mos
tly o
f re
side
ntia
l bui
ldin
gs t
hat
are
dive
rse
in
thei
r ty
pe a
nd a
ge.
A re
lativ
ely
high
pro
port
ion
of
the
units
are
in lo
w-ri
se a
part
men
ts, to
wnh
ouse
s an
d ot
her
form
s of
mul
tiple
dw
ellin
g un
its.
The
only
ret
ail s
ite in
Por
t W
hitb
y is
a s
mal
l pla
za
loca
ted
at t
he c
orne
r of
Bro
ck S
tree
t an
d W
atso
n S
tree
t. A
ll ot
her
com
mer
cial
use
s in
Por
t W
hitb
y ar
e se
rvic
e us
es.
The
near
est
com
mun
ity l
evel
re
tail
faci
lity
is th
e W
hitb
y S
hore
s sh
oppi
ng c
entr
e at
the
cor
ner
of V
icto
ria S
tree
t W
est
and
Gor
don
Str
eet.
Port
W
hitb
y is
al
so
the
loca
tion
of
seve
ral
sign
ifi ca
nt
inst
itutio
nal
uses
se
rvin
g to
wnw
ide
func
tions
. Th
e W
hitb
y G
O S
tatio
n is
loca
ted
in t
he
nort
h po
rtio
n of
Por
t W
hitb
y. T
he w
est
end
of P
ort
Whi
tby
cont
ains
the
Iroqu
ois
Park
Spo
rts
Cen
tre,
a
mul
ti-sp
ort r
ecre
atio
nal f
acili
ty. T
he S
tatio
n G
alle
ry
is loc
ated
on
the
sam
e bl
ock
and
is a
sig
nifi c
ant
cultu
ral
reso
urce
to
the
Tow
n. T
he H
eyde
nsho
re
Pavi
lion
is l
ocat
ed o
n th
e La
ke O
ntar
io s
hore
line
and
serv
es a
s a
park
and
com
mun
ity h
all.
Out
side
of
the
Port
Whi
tby
area
, th
e he
art
of
Dow
ntow
n W
hitb
y is
le
ss
than
tw
o ki
lom
etre
s no
rth
of t
he G
O S
tatio
n. S
tree
t co
nnec
tions
to
Dow
ntow
n W
hitb
y ar
e av
aila
ble
only
at
the
two
brid
ges
cros
sing
Hig
hway
401 o
n B
rock
Str
eet
Sou
th a
nd H
enry
Str
eet
Sou
th.
To t
he w
est
of
the
Stu
dy A
rea
is L
ynde
Sho
res,
a d
evel
opin
g re
side
ntia
l com
mun
ity w
ith lo
w a
nd m
ediu
m d
ensi
ty
units
. Ea
st o
f Po
rt W
hitb
y ar
e em
ploy
men
t la
nds
that
mos
tly c
onta
in la
rge
indu
stria
l fac
ilitie
s.
EXIS
TIN
G C
ON
DIT
ION
S
VIC
TO
RIA
STR
EET W
EST
Port
Whi
tby
Har
bourPo
rt W
hitb
yM
arin
a
GO
St
atio
n
Iroq
uois
Par
kSp
orts
C
ompl
ex
Hey
dens
hore
Pav
illio
n
Stat
ion
Gal
lery
Pringle Creek
BROCK STREET SOUTH
WA
TSO
N S
TR
EET W
EST
HENRY STREET
Figu
re 3
.1.1
: Ex
istin
g La
nd U
ses
OPP
OR
TUN
ITIE
SD
ue t
o its
pro
xim
ity t
o th
e G
O S
tatio
n an
d th
e La
ke, P
ort
Whi
tby
has
sign
ifi ca
nt m
arke
t po
tent
ial
for
resi
dent
ial
deve
lopm
ent.
A r
evie
w o
f si
mila
r w
ater
fron
t co
mm
uniti
es e
lsew
here
in
the
Gre
ater
To
ront
o Ar
ea
sugg
ests
th
at
ther
e w
ill
be
a re
lativ
ely
stro
ng m
arke
t fo
r hi
gher
den
sity
for
ms
of r
esid
entia
l de
velo
pmen
t su
ch a
s to
wnh
omes
an
d ap
artm
ents
in
Port
Whi
tby
com
pare
d to
the
re
st o
f W
hitb
y. T
his
pres
ents
an
oppo
rtun
ity t
o in
tegr
ate
sust
aina
bilit
y m
easu
res
as p
art
of n
ew
deve
lopm
ent,
and
high
er d
ensi
ties
can
mak
e a
num
ber
of t
he m
easu
res
mor
e co
st e
ffec
tive.
The
GO
S
tatio
n la
nds
in
part
icul
ar,
with
a
sing
le
publ
ic
land
owne
r, an
d m
inim
al
exis
ting
deve
lopm
ent,
pres
ent a
n op
port
unity
for a
mas
ter-
plan
ned,
tr
ansi
t-orie
nted
vi
llage
de
velo
pmen
t co
ncep
t. T
his
coul
d in
clud
e a
mix
of us
es a
s w
ell
as a
men
ities
that
bui
ld o
n th
e pr
esen
ce o
f Iro
quoi
s Pa
rk a
nd t
he A
bilit
ies
Cen
tre
– w
hich
will
be
a w
orld
cla
ss r
ecre
atio
n, a
thle
tic a
nd p
erfo
rmin
g ar
ts f
acili
ty f
ully
acc
essi
ble
to a
ll pe
rson
s w
ith
vary
ing
degr
ees
of a
bilit
ies
and
chal
leng
es –
to
crea
te a
cul
tura
l/re
crea
tiona
l hub
for
the
Tow
n.
In t
erm
s of
the
mar
ket
for
empl
oym
ent-r
elat
ed
deve
lopm
ent,
Port
Whi
tby’s
loca
tion
imm
edia
tely
ad
jace
nt
to
the
GO
S
tatio
n pr
ovid
es
for
an
attr
activ
e lo
catio
n, a
s do
es it
s pr
oxim
ity to
Hig
hway
401.
The
futu
re 4
01-4
07 W
est
Dur
ham
Lin
k al
so
pres
ents
a s
igni
fi can
t op
port
unity
to
enco
urag
e em
ploy
men
t us
es in
the
are
a. F
or t
hese
rea
sons
, th
ere
is a
n op
port
unity
for
Por
t W
hitb
y to
be
a si
te o
f si
gnifi
cant
em
ploy
men
t, pa
rtic
ular
ly o
ffi ce
em
ploy
men
t, an
d th
ereb
y co
ntai
n th
e m
ix o
f us
es
need
ed t
o cr
eate
a s
usta
inab
le c
omm
unity
.
In re
gard
s to
pot
entia
l rec
reat
iona
l am
eniti
es, P
ort
Whi
tby
has
sign
ifi ca
nt o
ppor
tuni
ties
both
ins
ide
and
outs
ide
of t
he S
tudy
Are
a. It
s cl
ose
prox
imity
0100m
300m
500m
HAZ
ARD
LAN
DS
VAC
ANT
AGR
ICU
LTU
RAL
RES
IDEN
TIAL
INS
TITU
TIO
NAL
CO
MM
ERC
IAL
YAC
HT
CLU
B
RAI
LS
PAR
K
GO
TR
ANS
IT
EMPL
OYM
ENT
BU
ILT
FOR
M
Page
2525
CH
ALLE
NG
ESto
D
ownt
own
Whi
tby
prov
ides
an
op
port
unity
to
cre
ate
a co
ntig
uous
mix
ed-u
se s
tree
t al
ong
Bro
ck S
tree
t an
d pr
ovid
e Po
rt W
hitb
y re
side
nts
with
acc
ess
to t
he D
ownt
own’
s re
tail
and
cultu
ral
serv
ices
. In
add
ition
, th
e ar
ea c
urre
ntly
has
a
sign
ifi ca
nt
amou
nt
of
unde
rutil
ized
la
nds
near
th
e w
ater
fron
t in
Har
bour
Dev
elop
men
t Ar
ea 3
. Th
e pr
esen
ce o
f th
ese
land
s, c
ombi
ned
with
the
na
tura
l be
auty
of
the
wat
erfr
ont
and
the
draw
of
the
exis
ting
mar
inas
, pr
ovid
e an
opp
ortu
nity
to
crea
te a
reg
iona
l ha
rbou
r re
crea
tion
and
tour
ism
de
stin
atio
n in
thi
s lo
catio
n.
Ther
e is
al
so
the
pote
ntia
l to
bu
ild
upon
th
e op
port
unity
pre
sent
ed b
y th
e co
nstr
uctio
n of
the
Ab
ilitie
s C
entr
e. T
he c
entr
e, w
ith i
ts p
ropo
sed
recr
eatio
nal f
acili
ties,
has
the
pote
ntia
l to
serv
e as
an
im
port
ant
elem
ent
of P
ort
Whi
by’s
com
mun
ity
life.
If d
evel
opm
ent
adja
cent
to
the
cent
re o
rient
s its
elf s
o th
at th
ere
are
no b
arrie
rs to
trav
elin
g fr
om
othe
r ar
eas
of P
ort
Whi
tby
to t
he A
bilit
ies
Cen
tre,
th
is c
ould
hel
p pr
omot
e th
e us
e of
the
cen
tre
for
loca
l res
iden
ts.
Ther
e ar
e a
num
ber
of c
halle
nges
tha
t w
ill n
eed
to b
e co
nsid
ered
that
cou
ld a
ffec
t lan
d us
e in
Por
t W
hitb
y.
One
po
tent
ial
chal
leng
e is
th
e ad
equa
cy
of
infr
astr
uctu
re a
nd s
ervi
ces,
par
ticul
arly
san
itary
se
wer
ca
paci
ty
and
road
in
fras
truc
ture
. Fo
r ex
ampl
e, c
urre
ntly
the
re a
re o
nly
two
brid
ges
that
al
low
for
tra
vel n
orth
of
Hig
hway
401.
This
bar
rier
has
hind
ered
cu
rren
t Po
rt
Whi
tby
resi
dent
s in
ac
cess
ing
the
amen
ities
ava
ilabl
e in
Dow
ntow
n W
hitb
y, a
nd o
ther
Whi
tby
resi
dent
s in
acc
essi
ng
the
wat
erfr
ont.
Com
patib
ility
w
ith
exis
ting
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds,
incl
udin
g tr
ansi
tion
of
heig
ht
and
dens
ity
betw
een
new
and
exi
stin
g us
es,
is a
noth
er k
ey
cons
ider
atio
n.
Port
Whi
tby
incl
udes
a n
umbe
r of
he
ritag
e bu
ildin
gs a
s w
ell a
s ex
istin
g ho
mes
. La
nd
use
plan
ning
in th
e ar
ea w
ill n
eed
to c
onsi
der h
ow
to m
aint
ain
the
char
acte
r of t
hese
nei
ghbo
urho
ods
whi
le
acco
mm
odat
ing
new
de
velo
pmen
t an
d re
deve
lopm
ent
oppo
rtun
ities
. R
elat
ed t
o th
is i
s th
e im
port
ance
of p
rote
ctin
g vi
ews
of the
Lak
e fo
r re
side
nts
of P
ort W
hitb
y as
wel
l as
from
els
ewhe
re
in t
he T
own.
Attr
actin
g of
fi ce
deve
lopm
ent
will
al
so
be
a ch
alle
nge.
Whi
le P
ort
Whi
tby
does
hav
e se
vera
l at
trib
utes
tha
t co
uld
mak
e it
attr
activ
e fo
r of
fi ce-
type
use
s, t
here
has
not
pre
viou
sly
been
a h
igh
dem
and
for
such
use
s in
thi
s ar
ea o
f W
hitb
y.
An
addi
tiona
l ba
rrie
r to
de
velo
pmen
t is
th
e pr
esen
ce o
f br
ownfi
eld
s w
ithin
the
Por
t W
hitb
y ar
ea.
Hig
h D
ensi
ty M
ixed
Use
Red
evel
opm
ent
Arou
nd a
Hyp
othe
tical
M
ajor
Tra
nsit
Sta
tion.
Cop
yrig
ht Q
ueen
's P
rint
er f
or O
ntar
io,
imag
e so
urce
: O
ntar
io G
row
th S
ecre
tariat
, M
inis
try
of E
nerg
y an
d In
fras
truc
ture
REC
OM
MEN
DED
STR
ATEG
IES
Pro
mote
a m
ix o
f uses
a)
. W
hile
res
iden
tial
deve
lopm
ent
may
be
easi
er t
o ac
hiev
e in
the
sho
rt-te
rm,
Port
Whi
tby
shou
ld b
e pl
anne
d to
bec
ome
a m
ixed
use
hub
with
a
goal
of a
ppro
xim
atel
y on
e jo
b fo
r eve
ry tw
o pe
ople
(se
e Fi
gure
3.1
.2). T
his
will
allo
w
for
a co
mm
unity
tha
t is
tru
ly s
usta
inab
le,
prov
idin
g a
plac
e w
here
res
iden
ts o
f Po
rt
Whi
tby
can
live,
w
ork
and
play
. O
ffi ce
de
velo
pmen
t is
a p
artic
ular
ly i
mpo
rtan
t us
e, a
s it
wou
ld p
rovi
de jo
bs t
hat
can
be
acce
ssed
by
wal
king
or
cycl
ing
for
Port
W
hitb
y re
side
nts,
or
by t
rain
for
res
iden
ts
from
out
side
of
Port
Whi
tby.
In
tegr
atin
g re
tail
and
com
mer
cial
us
es
into
Po
rt
Whi
tby
wou
ld
allo
w
resi
dent
s to
m
eet
rout
ine
need
s su
ch a
s gr
ocer
y sh
oppi
ng,
dry
clea
ning
, an
d he
alth
car
e se
rvic
es
with
out
havi
ng
to
driv
e lo
ng
dist
ance
s ou
t of
the
nei
ghbo
urho
od.
Mix
ed u
se
deve
lopm
ent
coul
d al
so h
ave
the
adde
d va
lue
of p
rom
otin
g in
crea
sed
inte
ract
ion
betw
een
neig
hbou
rs a
nd p
rovi
ding
for s
afe
stre
ets
by i
ncre
asin
g pe
dest
rian
activ
ity.
Res
iden
tial
deve
lopm
ent
in P
ort
Whi
tby
shou
ld m
ake
ever
y ef
fort
to
prov
ide
a ra
nge
of h
ousi
ng t
ypes
tha
t su
ppor
ts a
di
vers
e po
pula
tion.
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
26
3.1
LA
ND
US
E AN
D E
CO
NO
MIC
VIT
ALIT
Y
“Mai
n S
tree
t” S
tyle
Com
mer
cial
D
evel
opm
ent
CAS
E S
TUD
Y
Wyc
hwoo
d B
arns
. To
ront
o, O
N
The
Wyc
hwoo
d B
arns
wer
e a
stre
etca
r re
pair
site
for t
he T
oron
to T
rans
it C
omm
issi
on (T
TC)
cons
truc
ted
in 1
913.
In t
he la
te 1
990’s
the
si
te b
ecam
e su
rplu
s to
the
TTC
’s n
eeds
and
re
vert
ed b
ack
to t
he C
ity o
f To
ront
o. F
aced
w
ith t
he c
hoic
e of
dem
olis
hing
the
str
eetc
ar
barn
s or
reu
sing
the
m,
the
City
sol
d no
n-pr
ofi t
grou
p Ar
tsca
pe t
he p
rope
rty
for
$1.
Arts
cape
th
en
rem
odel
ed
the
site
in
to
a co
mm
unity
cen
tre
cont
aini
ng s
pace
for a
rtis
t st
udio
s, a
farm
er’s
mar
ket a
nd m
ulti-
func
tion
com
mun
ity
spac
es.
The
Wyc
hwoo
d B
arns
ha
ve
won
nu
mer
ous
desi
gn
awar
ds
and
has
beco
me
an i
mpo
rtan
t pa
rt o
f th
e lo
cal
com
mun
ity.
Focus d
ensit
y o
n a
nd n
ear th
e G
O S
tati
on
b)
sit
e.
Futu
re r
esid
entia
l an
d co
mm
erci
al
deve
lopm
ent
shou
ld
be
conc
entr
ated
ar
ound
the
GO
Sta
tion,
with
in H
arbo
ur
Dev
elop
men
t Ar
eas
2
and
5
(see
Fi
gure
3.1
.2). T
his
will
put
a m
axim
um
num
ber
of p
eopl
e an
d jo
bs w
ithin
clo
se
prox
imity
to
tran
sit.
Con
cent
ratin
g hi
gher
de
nsiti
es i
n th
is a
rea
will
als
o fa
cilit
ate
a nu
mbe
r of
the
sus
tain
abili
ty m
easu
res
reco
mm
ende
d el
sew
here
in t
his
plan
.
Develo
p t
he G
O S
tati
on s
ite a
s a
tra
nsit
-c)
oriente
d villa
ge.
As
the
larg
est
unde
r-de
velo
ped
site
in
Port
Whi
tby, a
nd w
ith a
si
ngle
land
owne
r, th
e G
O S
tatio
n si
te h
as
trem
endo
us p
oten
tial
to r
edev
elop
ove
r tim
e in
to a
mix
ed u
se c
omm
unity
. N
orth
of
the
tra
cks,
dev
elop
men
t sh
ould
foc
us
on
com
mer
cial
an
d in
stitu
tiona
l us
es,
with
a
broa
d m
ix of
re
side
ntia
l, re
tail,
co
mm
erci
al
and
cultu
ral
uses
on
th
e so
uth
side
of t
he tr
acks
. Th
e in
trod
uctio
n of
any
new
sur
face
par
king
on
the
site
sh
ould
be
disc
oura
ged
by t
he T
own,
and
an
y ne
w
stru
ctur
ed
park
ing
faci
litie
s sh
ould
onl
y be
sup
port
ed w
here
it
is i
n ke
epin
g w
ith t
he l
ong-
term
dev
elop
men
t co
ncep
t fo
r th
e si
te, an
d w
here
it is
bui
lt as
pa
rt
of
a m
ixed
us
e de
velo
pmen
t.
To
enco
urag
e th
e re
deve
lopm
ent
of
this
site
, th
e To
wn
shou
ld c
onsi
der
pre-
zoni
ng t
he a
rea
(thi
s is
dis
cuss
ed m
ore
fully
in
the
Sec
tion
5 o
f th
is p
lan)
. T
he
Tow
n sh
ould
als
o en
cour
age
Met
rolin
x to
es
tabl
ish
a de
velo
pmen
t fu
nctio
n w
ithin
its
org
aniz
atio
nal s
truc
ture
to
purs
ue t
he
rede
velo
pmen
t of
thi
s si
te.
“M
ain
Str
eet”
B
rock Str
eet.
d)
Cur
rent
ly,
Port
Whi
tby
lack
s a
“Mai
n S
tree
t”.
It is
re
com
men
ded
that
B
rock
S
tree
t so
uth
of
Vic
toria
S
tree
t be
pl
anne
d as
a
pede
stria
n-fr
iend
ly
corr
idor
w
ith
stre
et-
orie
nted
ret
ail u
ses
that
allo
w it
to
evol
ve
into
Po
rt
Whi
tby’s
“Mai
n S
tree
t”
(see
Figu
re 3
.1.2
).
Enhance
opport
unit
ies
for
harb
our
e)
recre
ati
on a
nd t
ourism
. Ta
king
adv
anta
ge
of t
he n
atur
al b
eaut
y of
the
Por
t sh
ould
be
an
im
port
ant
elem
ent
of
land
us
e pl
anni
ng
with
in
Port
W
hitb
y.
As
such
, ha
rbou
r re
crea
tion
oppo
rtun
ities
sho
uld
be p
rom
oted
in t
he a
rea,
foc
used
aro
und
the
mar
ina
(see
Fig
ure
3.1
.2). E
xist
ing
build
ings
in th
is a
rea
shou
ld b
e co
nsid
ered
fo
r ad
aptiv
e re
use.
In
si
mila
r ca
ses
else
whe
re,
form
er
indu
stria
l bu
ildin
gs
have
be
en
adap
ted
into
su
cces
sful
am
eniti
es (s
ee th
e W
ychw
ood
Bar
ns c
ase
stud
y). I
n pa
rtic
ular
the
indu
stria
l bui
ldin
g
on F
ront
Str
eet
betw
een
Cha
rles
Str
eet
and
Bro
ck S
tree
t sh
ould
be
cons
ider
ed
for
adap
tive
reus
e.
Th
e ex
istin
g tr
ail
syst
em s
houl
d al
so b
e ex
pand
ed w
here
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TO
RIA
STR
EET W
EST
Port
Whi
tby
Har
bourPo
rt W
hitb
yM
arin
a
e H
ealth
GO
St
atio
n
Iroq
uois
Par
kSp
orts
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ompl
ex
Hey
dens
hore
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illio
n
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ion
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lery
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ER
TS
NO
ST
AW
HENRY STREET
Figu
re 3
.1.2
: R
ecom
men
ded
Land
Use
Con
cept
for
Por
t W
hitb
y
MAI
N S
TREE
T
CEM
ETER
Y
PAR
KIN
G
PAR
K/R
ECR
EATI
ON
/OPE
N S
PAC
E
EXIS
TIN
G V
EGET
ATED
AR
EA
OTH
ER S
ITES
TRAI
L N
ETW
OR
K
PRIM
ARY
“SH
ARED
RO
AD”
SEC
ON
DAR
Y “S
HAR
ED R
OAD
”
50
0 M
ETR
E R
ADIU
S -
GO
STA
TIO
N
* N
ote:
In M
arch
of th
is y
ear,
Whi
tby
Cou
ncil
dire
cted
tha
t th
e m
unic
ipal
ly-o
wne
d pr
oper
ty
that
com
pris
es H
arbo
ur D
evel
omen
t Ar
ea 1
be
01
00
m3
00
m5
00
m
HAR
BO
UR
DEV
ELO
PMEN
T AR
EA
(HD
A)
IN E
XIS
TIN
G W
HIT
BY
OFF
ICIA
L PL
AN
HAR
BO
UR
REC
REA
TIO
N T
OU
RIS
M
p
poss
ible
, in
clud
ing
a co
ntig
uous
pu
blic
w
alkw
ay a
long
the
wat
erfr
ont.
Identi
fy
and
pro
tect
sit
es
for
futu
re
f)
schools
. As
Por
t W
hitb
y gr
ows,
so
too
will
the
nee
d fo
r sc
hool
s. A
ll pr
imar
y ag
e sc
hool
chi
ldre
n in
Por
t W
hitb
y sh
ould
be
with
in w
alki
ng d
ista
nce
of a
nei
ghbo
urho
od
scho
ol.
Tow
ard
this
end
, the
und
evel
oped
sc
hool
si
te w
est
of th
e st
udy
area
in
Ly
nde
Sho
res
shou
ld b
e pr
otec
ted
until
su
ch t
ime
as it
is d
emon
stra
ted
whe
ther
th
e si
te w
ill b
e ne
eded
to
supp
ort
grow
th
in P
ort
Whi
tby.
Pro
vid
e a
n a
cti
ve p
ublic r
ealm
, in
clu
din
g
g)
com
munit
y gard
en space.
Prov
idin
g an
ac
tive
publ
ic r
ealm
tha
t gi
ves
peop
le t
he
oppo
rtun
ity t
o in
tera
ct a
nd c
ongr
egat
e is
im
port
ant
for
any
sust
aina
ble
com
mun
ity.
Suc
h pl
aces
hel
p cr
eate
a s
ense
of p
lace
, w
hich
ser
ves
a va
lue
both
for
res
iden
ts
and
for v
isito
rs to
the
area
. As
part
of t
his
publ
ic r
ealm
, co
mm
unity
gar
dens
sho
uld
be i
ntro
duce
d, s
ervi
ng t
he d
ual
role
of
prov
idin
g fr
esh,
loca
l pro
duce
and
cre
atin
g a
site
for
int
erac
tion
betw
een
resi
dent
s.
Publ
ic a
rt a
nd t
he u
se o
f pu
blic
spa
ce for
cu
ltura
l an
d co
mm
unity
act
iviti
es s
houl
d al
so b
e pr
omot
ed.
Inte
gra
te the A
bilit
ies C
entr
e a
nd Ir
oquois
h)
Sport
s C
om
ple
x in
to Port
W
hit
by.
N
ew
deve
lopm
ent
shou
ld b
e pl
anne
d to
allo
w
for
ease
of
acce
ss t
o th
e Ab
ilitie
s C
entr
e an
d Iro
quoi
s S
port
s C
ompl
ex.
This
fi gu
re p
rovi
des
an il
lust
ratio
n of
th
e re
com
men
ded
land
use
co
ncep
t fo
r Po
rt W
hitb
y th
at
appl
ies
the
reco
mm
ende
d st
rate
gies
out
lined
in t
his
sect
ion.4,9
00
jobs
32
5 jo
bs6
00
ppl
0 jo
bs
2,6
00
pp
l
25
0 jo
bs9
00
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jobs
2,7
00
ppl
4,0
00
ppl
25
0 jo
bs0
ppl
OTH
ER S
ITES
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
28
3.2
EN
ERG
YEX
ISTI
NG
CO
ND
ITIO
NS
Port
Whi
tby
is c
urre
ntly
dom
inat
ed b
y re
side
ntia
l la
nd u
ses.
As
a r
esul
t, en
ergy
use
in
the
area
is
st
rong
ly in
fl uen
ced
by th
e ag
e an
d ty
pe of
th
e ho
usin
g st
ock.
Th
e cu
rren
t ho
usin
g st
ock
rang
es f
rom
rel
ativ
ely
new
apa
rtm
ent
build
ings
to
det
ache
d ho
mes
– s
ome
datin
g ba
ck t
o th
e ea
rly p
art
of t
he la
st c
entu
ry.
With
eve
r im
prov
ing
build
ing
code
s, n
ewer
con
stru
ctio
n w
ill t
ypic
ally
ha
ve b
ette
r ove
rall
ener
gy p
erfo
rman
ce, b
ut th
is is
no
t al
way
s th
e ca
se.
Oth
er f
acto
rs a
re im
port
ant
as w
ell,
such
as
the
way
the
occ
upan
ts u
se t
he
dwel
ling,
re
cent
en
ergy
ef
fi cie
ncy
retr
ofi tt
ing,
an
d th
e ag
e of
the
bui
ldin
g’s
heat
ing
and
cool
ing
syst
ems.
Usi
ng
data
fr
om
Nat
ural
R
esou
rces
C
anad
a’s
Ener
gy
Use
S
urve
ys
for
an
area
w
ith
sim
ilar
clim
actic
con
ditio
ns t
o Po
rt W
hitb
y, t
he a
nnua
l en
ergy
co
nsum
ptio
n br
eakd
owns
fo
r th
e th
ree
mos
t co
mm
on d
wel
ling
type
s ar
e sh
own
in F
igur
e 3.2
.1.
The
fi gur
es a
re a
vera
ged
into
ene
rgy
per
squa
re m
eter
to
allo
w d
wel
ling
type
s of
diff
eren
t si
zes
to b
e co
mpa
red.
Appl
ying
th
ese
fi gur
es
to
the
curr
ent
hous
ing
stoc
k in
Por
t W
hitb
y al
low
s us
to
estim
ate
the
annu
al e
nerg
y bu
ildin
g co
nsum
ptio
n fo
r th
e ar
ea
at a
ppro
xim
atel
y 25,0
00 M
Wh.
H
ow t
his
ener
gy
is u
sed
is s
how
n in
Fig
ure
3.2
.2.
The
elec
tric
ity d
eliv
ered
to
Whi
tby
is g
ener
ated
th
roug
h se
vera
l diff
eren
t sou
rces
to g
ive
an a
vera
ge
‘mix
ture
’ sho
wn
in F
igur
e 3.2
.3. T
he re
lativ
ely
high
pr
opor
tion
of p
ower
gen
erat
ed b
y hy
dro
and
nucl
ear
sour
ces
mea
ns W
hitb
y’s
elec
tric
ity m
ixtu
re h
as a
re
lativ
ely
low
ove
rall
carb
on p
rodu
ctio
n co
mpa
red
to ju
risdi
ctio
ns o
utsi
de o
f O
ntar
io.
Apar
tmen
tsS
ingl
e At
tach
edS
ingl
e D
etac
hed
Com
mer
cial
Tota
l (kW
h/m
2/y
r)218
219
232
468
Spa
ce H
eatin
g102
128
155
238
Wat
er H
eatin
g69
46
37
39
Appl
ianc
es37
27
22
77
Ligh
ting
58
926
Spa
ce C
oolin
g6
10
931
Auxi
liary
Mot
ors
--
-53
Figu
re 3
.2.1
: En
ergy
Con
sum
ptio
n B
reak
dow
n
Sou
rce:
NR
Can
Ene
rgy
Use
Sur
veys
Figu
re 3
.2.2
: En
ergy
Use
B
reak
dow
n fo
r a
Typi
cal
Bui
ldin
g
Figu
re 3
.2.3
: W
hitb
y’s
Elec
tric
ity S
uppl
y Fu
el
Bre
akdo
wn
Page
2929
OPP
OR
TUN
ITIE
STh
e ex
tent
of
futu
re d
evel
opm
ent
in P
ort
Whi
tby
pres
ents
a
sign
ifi ca
nt
oppo
rtun
ity
to
impr
ove
the
over
all
ener
gy p
erfo
rman
ce o
f th
e ar
ea,
both
th
roug
h en
ergy
effi
cien
t bu
ildin
gs a
s w
ell
as o
n-si
te e
nerg
y ge
nera
tion.
Whi
le O
ntar
io’s
clim
ate
is o
ften
tho
ught
of
as a
co
nstr
aint
to
redu
cing
bui
ldin
g en
ergy
use
, in
fact
, a
sign
ifi ca
nt p
ortio
n of
ann
ual h
ours
in W
hitb
y fa
ll in
side
the
nat
ural
ven
tilat
ion
rang
e (t
empe
ratu
res
in t
he l
ow t
o m
id 2
0s)
. Th
ese
hour
s re
pres
ent
a ch
ance
to
sw
itch
off
cost
ly
heat
ing
and/
or
cool
ing
syst
ems
and
cond
ition
bui
ldin
gs fo
r ‘fre
e’.
Like
wis
e, t
here
will
be
an o
ptim
um o
rient
atio
n fo
r a
build
ing
to b
est
utili
ze t
he s
un’s
ene
rgy
for
pass
ive
spac
e he
atin
g an
d so
lar
hot
wat
er
heat
ing.
For
Por
t W
hitb
y, thi
s op
timum
orie
ntat
ion
is il
lust
rate
d in
Fig
ure
3.2
.4.
Whi
le
all
new
bu
ildin
gs
in
Port
W
hitb
y co
uld
pote
ntia
lly
inco
rpor
ate
rene
wab
le
ener
gy
tech
nolo
gies
suc
h as
gro
und
sour
ce h
eatin
g an
d co
olin
g or
sol
ar w
ater
hea
ting,
the
GO
Sta
tion
site
pr
esen
ts a
par
ticul
arly
str
ong
oppo
rtun
ity.
As a
la
rge
site
that
can
be
com
preh
ensi
vely
pla
nned
, and
th
at c
an s
uppo
rt h
ighe
r de
nsiti
es, t
he G
O S
tatio
n is
ide
ally
sui
ted
for
a di
stric
t en
ergy
sys
tem
. I
n a
dist
rict
ener
gy s
yste
m, b
uild
ings
are
col
lect
ivel
y se
rved
by
the
sam
e ce
ntra
l hea
ting
plan
t. D
istr
ict
ener
gy c
an p
rovi
de h
ighe
r ef
fi cie
ncie
s an
d be
tter
po
llutio
n co
ntro
l ov
er t
he t
radi
tiona
l ap
proa
ch o
f us
ing
indi
vidu
al b
oile
rs w
ithin
eac
h bu
ildin
g.
It al
so e
nabl
es th
e in
tegr
atio
n of
com
bine
d he
at a
nd
pow
er (C
HP)
and
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y ge
nera
tion
with
th
e po
ssib
ility
of us
ing
rene
wab
le fue
l sou
rces
on
a la
rge
scal
e.
Opp
ortu
nitie
s al
so e
xist
to
impr
ove
the
ener
gy
perf
orm
ance
of
ex
istin
g bu
ildin
gs,
incl
udin
g re
plac
emen
t of o
ld w
indo
ws
with
hig
h-pe
rfor
man
ce
glaz
ing,
in
ject
ing
of
foam
in
sula
tion
into
w
all
cavi
ties,
re
plac
emen
t of
ol
d bo
ilers
, ho
t w
ater
sy
stem
s an
d ai
r co
nditi
oner
s w
ith n
ewer
hig
h-ef
fi cie
ncy
mod
els,
inst
alla
tion
of im
prov
ed c
ontr
ols
(e.g
. th
erm
osta
ts, t
imer
s et
c.) on
hea
ting,
coo
ling
and
hot w
ater
sys
tem
s, a
nd u
se o
f ene
rgy
effi c
ient
lig
ht fi
ttin
gs a
nd a
pplia
nces
.
Figu
re 3
.2.4
: O
ptim
al O
rient
atio
n fo
r pa
ssiv
e so
lar
heat
ing
of b
uild
ings
in P
ort
Whi
tby
One
of t
he b
est o
ppor
tuni
ties
for a
chie
ving
ene
rgy
effi c
ienc
y is
thro
ugh
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
dis
tric
t en
ergy
sys
tem
s th
at li
nk to
geth
er a
nd s
erve
who
le
com
mun
ities
. Fo
r ne
w d
evel
opm
ents
, a
dist
rict
ener
gy s
yste
m w
ould
ide
ally
be
devi
sed
to s
erve
al
l the
bui
ldin
gs in
the
are
a; h
owev
er, in
pra
ctic
e,
it is
mor
e lik
ely
to b
e re
stric
ted
to the
hig
h-de
nsity
ar
eas
with
in t
he n
ew d
evel
opm
ent.
As
men
tione
d ab
ove,
the
GO
Sta
tion
site
is id
eally
sui
ted
for s
uch
a sy
stem
; ho
wev
er a
num
ber
of i
mpl
emen
tatio
n ch
alle
nges
w
ould
ha
ve
to
be
addr
esse
d.
For
exam
ple,
the
phas
ing
of d
evel
opm
ent h
as a
cru
cial
be
arin
g on
how
a d
istr
ict
syst
em g
ets
built
. An
y di
stric
t he
atin
g sy
stem
will
nee
d to
be
of a
cer
tain
m
inim
um s
ize
to m
ake
it vi
able
. If
it ta
kes
too
long
for
a d
evel
opm
ent
to r
each
thi
s si
ze, a
par
tly
inst
alle
d sy
stem
wou
ld b
e op
erat
ing
inef
fi cie
ntly,
an
d co
uld
suffer
fro
m h
ighe
r m
aint
enan
ce c
osts
an
d de
grad
atio
n of
par
ts.
CH
ALLE
NG
ES
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
30
3.2
EN
ERG
YR
ECO
MM
END
ED S
TRAT
EGIE
Sb)
Develo
p a
dis
tric
t heat
and p
ow
er
syste
m.
Giv
en
the
scal
e an
d de
nsity
of
ne
w
deve
lopm
ent
antic
ipat
ed
in
Port
W
hitb
y,
a di
stric
t hea
t and
pow
er s
yste
m is
a v
iabl
e an
d po
tent
ially
sig
nifi c
ant
sust
aina
bilit
y m
easu
re
that
sh
ould
be
ex
plor
ed.
In pa
rtic
ular
, th
e fu
ture
dev
elop
men
t of
the
GO
Sta
tion
site
sh
ould
be
cons
ider
ed f
or s
uch
a sy
stem
. Th
e di
stric
t sy
stem
cou
ld b
e po
wer
ed b
y bi
omas
s (w
ood
fuel
), or
nat
ural
gas
, or
bot
h. N
atur
al
gas
is t
he d
omin
ant
fuel
in
the
regi
on,
but
biom
ass
is c
ompe
titiv
e an
d ha
s th
e be
nefi t
of
bein
g ca
rbon
neu
tral
.
Ben
efi ts
A di
stric
t sy
stem
of
fers
a
dist
ribut
ed
o
ener
gy s
olut
ion,
whi
ch o
ffer
s re
silie
nce
to e
nerg
y bl
acko
uts
and
redu
ced
ener
gy
loss
es fro
m t
rans
mis
sion
,
A di
stric
t he
at
and
pow
er
syst
em
for
o
the
Port
Whi
tby
area
was
com
pare
d to
a
mor
e tr
aditi
onal
ap
proa
ch
of
havi
ng
each
bui
ldin
g pr
ovid
e its
ow
n he
at a
nd
elec
tric
ity o
n a
stan
d-al
one
basi
s. C
arbo
n di
oxid
e em
issi
ons
from
th
e di
stric
t sy
stem
ap
proa
ch
wer
e 22,8
42
tonn
es
per
year
, com
pare
d to
29,3
45 t
onne
s pe
r ye
ar f
or a
sta
nd a
lone
app
roac
h.
Ener
gy
cost
s w
ere
also
sig
nifi c
antly
low
er f
or t
he
dist
rict
syst
em
($1,6
94,7
71
per
year
) co
mpa
red
to t
he s
tand
alo
ne a
ppro
ach
($8,5
07,3
09 p
er y
ear)
.
a)
Ensure
hig
h
energ
y
perf
orm
ance
for
all
new
constr
ucti
on.
A si
gnifi
cant
pr
opor
tion
of P
ort
Whi
tby’s
futu
re b
uilt
form
will
be
new
co
nstr
uctio
n.
The
ener
gy
perf
orm
ance
of
th
is n
ew c
onst
ruct
ion
shou
ld b
e op
timiz
ed.
Lead
ersh
ip
in
Ener
gy
and
Envi
ronm
enta
l D
esig
n (L
EED
) pr
ovid
es a
set
of
perf
orm
ance
st
anda
rds
for
cert
ifyin
g th
e su
stai
nabl
e de
sign
and
con
stru
ctio
n of
new
and
exi
stin
g de
velo
pmen
ts.
Alth
ough
bu
ildin
gs
in
Port
W
hitb
y w
ould
no
t ne
cess
arily
ne
ed
to
be
LEED
cer
tifi e
d, t
hese
sta
ndar
ds a
re a
use
ful
fram
ewor
k fo
r ta
rget
ing
impr
ovem
ents
in
bu
ildin
g pe
rfor
man
ce.
U
p to
27%
of
th
e av
aila
ble
LEED
cr
edit
poin
ts
are
rela
ted
to
ener
gy
perf
orm
ance
, an
d bu
ildin
gs
that
ac
hiev
e th
e hi
ghes
t ra
ting
of L
EED
Pla
tinum
ar
e as
muc
h as
40%
mor
e en
ergy
effi
cien
t th
an s
imila
r bui
ldin
gs c
onst
ruct
ed to
min
imum
co
de s
tand
ards
. S
ome
exam
ples
of t
he ty
pes
of e
nerg
y m
easu
res
that
wou
ld t
ypic
ally
be
inco
rpor
ated
int
o ne
w b
uild
ings
to
achi
eve
a LE
ED P
latin
um s
tand
ard
incl
ude:
high
per
form
ance
insu
latio
n;o
grou
nd s
ourc
e he
at p
umps
for
sm
alle
r o
build
ings
;
high
ly e
ffi ci
ent i
nter
ior a
nd e
xter
ior l
ight
ing
o
syst
ems;
high
per
form
ance
faça
des
utili
zing
ene
rgy
o
effi c
ient
gl
azin
g an
d in
terio
r/ex
terio
r sh
adin
g de
vice
s;
nigh
t tim
e co
olin
g to
rej
ect he
at n
atur
ally
; o
and
light
sen
sors
to
redu
ce e
lect
rical
loa
ds
o
auto
mat
ical
ly b
ased
on
occu
panc
y an
d av
aila
ble
natu
ral l
ight
ing
spac
e .
Ben
efi ts
Achi
evin
g th
e eq
uiva
lent
of L
EED
Pla
tinum
o
stan
dard
s fo
r so
me
new
bui
ldin
gs w
ould
re
duce
ene
rgy
use
by a
ppro
xim
atel
y 23%
co
mpa
red
to c
onve
ntio
nal d
evel
opm
ent.
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
Mor
e en
ergy
effi
cien
t bu
ildin
gs t
ypic
ally
o
have
hi
gher
up
fron
t in
vest
men
t co
sts
com
pare
d to
m
ore
conv
entio
nal
build
ings
. Th
e co
st o
f hi
gh p
erfo
rman
ce
build
ings
, or
LE
ED
Plat
inum
eq
uiva
lent
bu
ildin
gs,
is d
iffi c
ult
to q
uant
ify a
s it
is
high
ly d
epen
dant
on
the
expe
rienc
e of
th
e de
velo
per
and
thei
r de
sign
te
am.
Cos
ts c
an r
ange
fro
m n
o ex
tra
cost
to
15%
-20%
if t
he t
eam
is le
ss e
xper
ienc
ed
or
if m
ore
expe
nsiv
e te
chno
logi
es
are
chos
en. H
owev
er, m
ore
effi c
ient
bui
ldin
gs
are
sign
ifi ca
ntly
che
aper
to
run,
and
the
ho
usin
g m
arke
t is
curr
ently
see
ing
buye
rs
payi
ng a
pre
miu
m t
o liv
e in
a s
usta
inab
ly
desi
gned
, effi
cien
t ho
me.
Des
igni
ng a
nd b
uild
ing
a gr
een
build
ing
o
is
beco
min
g in
crea
sing
ly
easi
er,
and
is
beco
min
g no
rmal
pr
actic
e in
N
orth
Am
eric
a.
Acco
rdin
g to
th
e U
.S.
Gre
en
Bui
ldin
g C
ounc
il, a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10 m
illio
n sq
uare
met
res
of L
EED
cer
tifi e
d bu
ildin
gs
have
alre
ady
been
con
stru
cted
in
Nor
th
Amer
ica.
Page
3131
CAS
E S
TUD
YD
rake
’s L
andi
ng.
Albe
rta
Dra
ke’s
Lan
ding
is a
sus
tain
able
com
mun
ity
in A
lber
ta.
One
of
its k
ey f
eatu
res
was
an
inte
grat
ed
ener
gy
stra
tegy
w
ith
a di
stric
t en
ergy
sys
tem
. Th
is in
clud
ed:
Sto
ring
sola
r en
ergy
und
ergr
ound
•
durin
g th
e su
mm
er a
nd d
istr
ibut
ing
the
ener
gy t
o ho
mes
for
hea
ting
in w
inte
r.
800 s
olar
pan
els
supp
ly 9
0%
of
•
the
heat
nee
ded
for
the
52-h
ome
deve
lopm
ent.
Reb
ates
& in
cent
ives
for
ret
rofi t
s an
d •
Ener
gyS
tar®
equ
ipm
ent
and
prod
ucts
.
The
proj
ect
was
re
aliz
ed by
th
e fo
llow
ing
mec
hani
sms:
A pa
rtne
rshi
p w
ith E
PCO
R w
ho
•
assu
med
res
pons
ibili
ty for
a $
11.2
m
illio
n up
grad
e of
the
Was
tew
ater
Tr
eatm
ent
Plan
t.
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
Cen
tral
fi n
anci
ally
•
supp
orte
d th
e pr
e-de
sign
site
in
vest
igat
ion
and
plan
ning
, and
hel
ped
secu
re a
dditi
onal
par
tner
s an
d fu
ndin
g fo
r th
e pr
ojec
t.
$250 m
illio
n fr
om t
he F
eder
al G
reen
•
Mun
icip
al F
und
to e
stab
lish
and
man
age
the
proj
ect.
$33 m
illio
n In
nova
tion
Prog
ram
gra
nt
•
from
the
Gov
ernm
ent
of A
lber
ta.
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
The
pote
ntia
l pay
back
per
iod
for a
dist
rict
o
syst
em,
com
pare
d to
a
stan
d-al
one
appr
oach
, as
sum
ing
a bi
omas
s en
ergy
so
urce
, w
ould
be
in t
he o
rder
of
15-2
0
year
s. T
his
is c
ompa
rabl
e w
ith n
atur
al g
as
whe
n su
bsid
ies
are
take
n in
to a
ccou
nt.
Grid
co
nnec
tions
fo
r na
tura
l ga
s an
d o
elec
tric
ity
thro
ugh
the
loca
l pr
ovid
er
(Whi
tby
Hyd
ro) w
ould
be
requ
ired
to m
eet
peak
load
ing
cond
ition
s.
c)
Uti
lize
sola
r energ
y for
ele
ctr
icit
y g
enera
tion
on-s
ite.
Ph
otov
olta
ic
sola
r en
ergy
is
th
e di
rect
con
vers
ion
of t
he e
nerg
y in
sun
light
in
to e
lect
ricity
. R
ooft
ops
of n
ew b
uild
ings
in
Por
t W
hitb
y of
fer
sign
ifi ca
nt p
oten
tial
for
gene
ratin
g el
ectr
icity
th
roug
h th
e us
e of
ro
ofto
p ph
otov
olta
ic p
anel
s.
Ben
efi ts
Mod
elin
g w
as u
nder
take
n to
det
erm
ine
o
the
ener
gy g
ener
atio
n po
tent
ial
if fu
ture
de
velo
pmen
t in
Po
rt
Whi
tby
appl
ied
a st
udy
area
-wid
e ne
twor
k of
ro
ofto
p ph
otov
olta
ic
arra
ys.
Bas
ed
on
a to
tal
pote
ntia
l ar
ray
area
of
57,5
00 sq
uare
m
etre
s (5
0%
of
roof
s on
new
bui
ldin
gs),
as m
uch
as 1
3,6
80 M
Wh
of e
lect
ricity
per
ye
ar c
ould
be
gene
rate
d fo
r ex
port
to
the
grid
. T
hat
is e
quiv
alen
t to
rou
ghly
hal
f of
th
e bu
ildin
g en
ergy
con
sum
ptio
n of
Por
t W
hitb
y’s
curr
ent
hous
ing
stoc
k.
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
In g
ener
al, p
hoto
volta
ic c
ells
are
cla
ssifi
ed
o
as
eith
er
crys
talli
ne
(mon
ocry
stal
line
or m
ultic
ryst
allin
e) o
r th
in fi
lm.
Eac
h of
th
ese
tech
nolo
gies
was
con
side
red.
D
ue
to t
heir
high
effi
cien
cy,
mon
ocry
stal
line
phot
ovol
taic
cel
ls w
ould
be
reco
mm
ende
d fo
r roo
f are
as in
Por
t Whi
tby (
see
the
Ener
gy
Tech
nica
l Stu
dy for
mor
e in
form
atio
n).
With
the
cur
rent
fee
d-in
-tarif
fs o
ffer
ed b
y o
the
Ont
ario
Pow
er A
utho
rity, a
sys
tem
of
roof
top
phot
ovol
taic
ar
rays
ge
nera
ting
13,6
80
MW
h of
el
ectr
icity
w
ould
ta
ke
appr
oxim
atel
y 6-9
ye
ars
to
pay
itsel
f ba
ck.
Mon
ocry
stal
line
Sol
ar P
hoto
volta
ic P
anel
s
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
32
3.3
W
ATER
AN
D W
ASTE
WAT
EREX
ISTI
NG
CO
ND
ITIO
NS
Port
Whi
tby
resi
dent
s re
ceiv
e th
eir
drin
king
wat
er
from
Lak
e O
ntar
io.
Wat
er f
rom
Lak
e O
ntar
io i
s w
ithdr
awn
and
trea
ted
to
mee
t dr
inki
ng
wat
er
stan
dard
s at
the
Whi
tby
and
Osh
awa
Wat
er S
uppl
y Pl
ants
. T
he a
vera
ge h
ouse
hold
in
Whi
tby
uses
449 c
ubic
met
res
of p
otab
le w
ater
eac
h ye
ar,
sign
ifi ca
ntly
low
er t
han
the
Ont
ario
-wid
e av
erag
e of
580 c
ubic
met
res.
Lake
Ont
ario
is
also
the
rec
eivi
ng w
ater
bod
y fo
r w
aste
wat
er e
ffl ue
nt,
afte
r it
is t
reat
ed a
t on
e of
th
ree
Wat
er P
ollu
tion
Con
trol
Pla
nts.
The
ave
rage
W
hitb
y ho
useh
old
gene
rate
s 496 c
ubic
met
res
of
was
tew
ater
eac
h ye
ar,
com
pare
d to
the
Ont
ario
-w
ide
aver
age
of 6
08 c
ubic
met
res.
Apar
t fr
om L
ake
Ont
ario
, th
e m
ain
surf
ace
wat
er
feat
ure
in Po
rt W
hitb
y is
Pr
ingl
e C
reek
, w
hich
ru
ns f
or 3
9 k
m a
nd d
rain
s a
wat
ersh
ed a
rea
of
appr
oxim
atel
y 31 s
quar
e ki
lom
etre
s. T
he c
reek
is
sub
ject
to
enha
nced
wat
er q
ualit
y st
anda
rds
by t
he O
ntar
io M
inis
try
of E
nviro
nmen
t, am
ong
othe
r re
ason
s be
caus
e it
is h
ome
to s
ever
al fi
sh
spec
ies
of r
ecre
atio
nal fi
shi
ng v
alue
(e.
g. r
ainb
ow
trou
t, C
hino
ok sa
lmon
), as
w
ell
as vu
lner
able
, th
reat
ened
, or
en
dang
ered
sp
ecie
s su
ch
as
the
Red
side
Dac
e. O
vera
ll, t
he w
ater
shed
has
a
10 p
er c
ent
fore
st c
over
whi
ch p
rovi
des
an
impo
rtan
t w
ater
shed
sou
rce
prot
ectio
n fu
nctio
n.
Dev
elop
men
t ha
s ge
nera
lly b
een
rest
ricte
d in
the
im
med
iate
vic
inity
of
the
Cre
ek,
as t
hese
lan
ds
are
subj
ect
to s
easo
nal fl
ood
ing.
Cur
rent
ly
ther
e ar
e no
“g
reen
” st
orm
wat
er
man
agem
ent
prac
tices
(S
WM
Ps)
in p
lace
in
Port
W
hitb
y. N
onet
hele
ss,
exis
ting
natu
ral
wet
land
s,
such
as
the
22.8
ha
Whi
tby
Har
bour
Wet
land
C
ompl
ex,
serv
e as
buf
fers
and
pro
vide
loc
aliz
ed
fl ood
con
trol
and
wat
er q
ualit
y be
nefi t
s. T
hese
w
etla
nds,
alo
ng w
ith t
he P
ringl
e C
reek
Val
ley, a
re
clas
sifi e
d as
En
viro
nmen
tally
S
ensi
tive
Area
s.
To p
rovi
de s
torm
wat
er m
anag
emen
t, ru
noff f
rom
ro
adw
ays
and
build
ings
is c
olle
cted
in a
ded
icat
ed
stor
mw
ater
sew
er s
yste
m,
whi
ch d
isch
arge
s to
La
ke O
ntar
io.
Due
to
high
bac
teria
lev
els
and
othe
r po
lluta
nts
asso
ciat
ed w
ith t
he s
torm
wat
er a
nd w
aste
wat
er
disc
harg
es to
the
Lake
, the
re h
ave
been
inst
ance
s in
whi
ch b
each
es in
the
regi
on h
ave
been
clo
sed
to s
wim
min
g an
d ot
her re
crea
tiona
l act
iviti
es. T
he
Dur
ham
Hea
lth D
epar
tmen
t ha
s is
sued
a g
ener
al
advi
sory
tha
t re
com
men
ds n
ot s
wim
min
g if
it ha
s ra
ined
in t
he p
revi
ous
two
days
.
OPP
OR
TUN
ITIE
SW
ater
and
was
tew
ater
ser
vici
ng i
n Po
rt W
hitb
y is
al
read
y of
an
abov
e-av
erag
e qu
ality
and
rel
iabi
lity
with
re
spec
t to
pr
ovin
cial
no
rms,
in
clud
ing
reso
urce
-effi
cien
t pr
actic
es l
ike
the
reco
very
of
bios
olid
s at
som
e of
the
exi
stin
g W
ater
Pol
lutio
n C
ontr
ol P
lant
s. H
owev
er, t
here
is roo
m to
impr
ove
upon
thi
s.
Set
ting
a ne
w s
tand
ard
in P
ort
Whi
tby
of r
educ
ed
wat
er c
onsu
mpt
ion
can
redu
ce t
reat
men
t co
sts
and
redu
ce d
eman
ds o
n th
e w
ater
and
was
tew
ater
tr
eatm
ent
syst
ems.
Thi
s ca
n be
don
e by
tak
ing
a to
tal
wat
er d
esig
n ap
proa
ch t
hat
inco
rpor
ates
so
und
wat
er
man
agem
ent
prin
cipl
es
and
appr
opria
te t
echn
olog
ies,
con
side
ring
toge
ther
all
aspe
cts
of w
ater
cyc
les
(as
illus
trat
ed i
n Fi
gure
3.3
.1)
By i
nteg
ratin
g loc
aliz
ed a
nd d
istr
ict-w
ide
sust
aina
ble
stor
mw
ater
m
anag
emen
t pr
actic
es
(SW
MPs
) th
roug
hout
Por
t W
hitb
y, t
here
is
an o
ppor
tuni
ty
to m
inim
ize
fl ood
ing
even
ts,
redu
ce c
onta
min
ant
and
ther
mal
pol
lutio
n lo
adin
gs,
and
cont
ribut
e to
th
e “g
reen
” ae
sthe
tic o
f th
e ar
ea, w
hile
impr
ovin
g w
ater
qua
lity
in P
ringl
e C
reek
, Whi
tby
Har
bour
, and
La
ke O
ntar
io. T
here
are
als
o op
port
uniti
es to
take
ad
vant
age
of s
yner
gies
with
oth
er s
usta
inab
ility
m
easu
res
that
are
intr
oduc
ed a
s ne
w d
evel
opm
ent
occu
rs,
such
as
inst
allin
g bi
osw
ales
alo
ng t
he
edge
s of
new
str
eets
or im
plem
entin
g gr
een
roof
s at
op n
ew b
uild
ings
. Th
e op
en s
pace
ava
ilabl
e in
th
e ar
ea
pres
ents
op
port
uniti
es
to
impl
emen
t “g
reen
” st
orm
wat
er m
anag
emen
t pr
actic
es t
hat
can
prov
ide
aest
hetic
an
d ha
bita
t be
nefi t
s in
ad
ditio
n to
low
cos
t tr
eatm
ent.
Pub
lic a
cces
s to
su
rfac
e w
ater
fea
ture
s ca
n al
so b
e en
hanc
ed a
s a
resu
lt of
impr
oved
tre
atm
ent
of s
torm
wat
er a
nd
was
tew
ater
, for
inst
ance
by
redu
cing
the
nee
d fo
r be
ach
clos
ures
ass
ocia
ted
with
rai
nfal
l eve
nts.
Figu
re 3
.3.1
: In
tegr
atio
n of
Sto
rmw
ater
, W
ater
and
Was
tew
ater
Str
ateg
ies
Page
3333
CH
ALLE
NG
ESTh
e co
ld c
limat
e an
d re
lativ
ely
cons
iste
nt y
ear-
roun
d pr
ecip
itatio
n re
quire
spe
cial
con
side
ratio
n in
se
lect
ing
and
desi
gnin
g an
y ou
tdoo
r w
ater
st
rate
gies
. Fo
r in
stan
ce,
MO
E ha
s do
cum
ente
d ca
ses
whe
re
blue
ro
ofs
have
ov
erto
pped
an
d ca
used
fl oo
ding
dam
ages
due
to in
adeq
uate
siz
ing
and
over
fl ow
sys
tem
s fo
r ex
trem
e pr
ecip
itatio
n ev
ents
.
Any
alte
rnat
ive
pavi
ng
syst
ems
(e.g
. po
rous
co
ncre
te,
perm
eabl
e pa
vers
) w
ould
ne
ed
to
be
com
patib
le
with
ex
istin
g op
erat
ions
an
d m
aint
enan
ce p
ract
ices
suc
h as
sal
ting,
san
ding
an
d sn
ow
rem
oval
.
Red
unda
ncie
s w
ould
be
re
quire
d fo
r sy
stem
s th
at r
ely
on i
nfi lt
ratio
n in
or
der t
o al
low
for p
rope
r fun
ctio
ning
dur
ing
free
zing
co
nditi
ons.
Sur
fi cia
l ge
olog
y da
ta a
vaila
ble
from
the
Ont
ario
G
eolo
gica
l S
urve
y in
dica
tes
that
the
re a
re s
oil
grou
ps
in
the
Port
W
hitb
y ar
ea
that
ar
e w
ell
drai
ned
(suc
h as
th
e al
luvi
al
depo
sits
ar
ound
Pr
ingl
e C
reek
), bu
t the
fi ne
-text
ured
dep
osits
foun
d th
roug
hout
the
are
a w
ill r
equi
re fur
ther
eva
luat
ion
to e
nsur
e th
eir c
ompa
tibili
ty w
ith a
ny s
usta
inab
ility
st
rate
gies
tha
t ar
e be
ing
cons
ider
ed.
The
low
-ly
ing
natu
re o
f m
uch
of t
he P
ort
Whi
tby
area
, and
hi
gh w
ater
tab
les
coul
d al
so p
rese
nt c
halle
nges
to
im
plem
entin
g so
me
of
the
reco
mm
ende
d st
orm
wat
er m
easu
res,
and
wou
ld r
equi
re f
urth
er
stud
y.
The
cont
ext o
f gro
wth
and
dev
elop
men
t els
ewhe
re
in the
Tow
n m
ust al
so b
e ta
ken
into
con
side
ratio
n w
hen
exam
inin
g th
e op
port
uniti
es in
Port
Whi
tby,
beca
use
both
na
tura
l w
ater
pr
oces
ses
and
mun
icip
al w
ater
ser
vice
s oc
cur
on a
lar
ger
scal
e th
an
one
com
mun
ity.
Man
y of
th
e st
rate
gies
re
com
men
ded
in t
his
plan
can
hav
e a
muc
h m
ore
sign
ifi ca
nt im
pact
on
wat
er re
sour
ce m
anag
emen
t an
d pr
otec
tion
if im
plem
ente
d on
a w
ater
shed
le
vel.
REC
OM
MEN
DED
STR
ATEG
IES
a)
Lim
it
pota
ble
w
ate
r dem
and
thro
ugh
conserv
ati
on
and
effi c
iency
measure
s.
The
Tow
n of
Whi
tby, i
n pa
rtne
rshi
p w
ith t
he
Reg
ion
of D
urha
m, c
an r
educ
e w
ater
dem
and
by
impl
emen
ting
oper
atio
nal
impr
ovem
ents
(e
.g.
adva
nced
lea
k de
tect
ion
syst
ems,
pla
nt
and
dist
ribut
ion
netw
ork
impr
ovem
ents
, co
mpu
lsor
y au
tom
ated
met
erin
g),
econ
omic
in
cent
ives
(e.
g. t
ax c
redi
ts a
nd r
ebat
es f
or
cons
erva
tion)
, an
d so
cio-
polit
ical
str
ateg
ies
(e.g
. co
nsum
er
educ
atio
n ca
mpa
igns
, ne
w
pric
ing
stra
tegi
es t
hat
acco
unt
for
reus
e an
d en
cour
age
wat
er s
avin
gs, m
anda
ted
build
ing-
leve
l m
eter
ing
and
real
-tim
e di
spla
y of
wat
er
usag
e). F
urth
er re
duct
ions
can
be
achi
eved
by
inst
allin
g ef
fi cie
nt w
ater
fi xt
ures
in re
side
ntia
l, re
tail,
and
offi
ce b
uild
ings
(e.
g. l
ow-fl
ow a
nd
high
ef
fi cie
ncy
fauc
ets,
to
ilets
, ap
plia
nces
, H
VAC
sys
tem
s), re
cove
ring
HVA
C c
onde
nsat
e an
d ot
her
proc
ess
wat
er f
or r
euse
in
larg
e bu
ildin
gs,
sele
ctin
g ap
prop
riate
la
ndsc
ape
plan
ting
and
usin
g xe
risca
ping
prin
cipl
es t
hat
redu
ce t
he n
eed
for
irrig
atio
n, h
igh
effi c
ienc
y irr
igat
ion
syst
ems
with
clim
ate
dete
ctio
n, a
nd
high
effi
cien
cy s
prin
kler
ing
for
fi re
prot
ectio
n.
Ben
efi ts
Alth
ough
Whi
tby
alre
ady
has
low
er t
han
o
aver
age
wat
er
cons
umpt
ion,
fu
rthe
r im
prov
emen
ts
are
achi
evab
le
thro
ugh
new
co
nstr
uctio
n,
retr
ofi ts
, an
d po
licy-
base
d st
rate
gies
. An
an
alys
is
of
the
prop
osed
lan
d us
es w
as c
arrie
d ou
t to
as
sess
th
e ov
eral
l bu
ildin
g ba
selin
e w
ater
dem
ands
, an
d it
was
sho
wn
that
th
roug
h co
nser
vatio
n m
easu
res
the
build
ing
dem
ands
ca
n be
re
duce
d by
22%
. Th
is i
s ba
sed
on d
ata
from
oth
er
sim
ilar
com
mun
ities
whe
re t
he s
trat
egie
s ou
tline
d ab
ove
have
bee
n im
plem
ente
d,
and
incl
ude:
5.0
%
redu
ctio
n th
roug
h ad
vanc
ed
le
ak
dete
ctio
n te
chno
logy
, al
ong
with
pla
nt a
nd d
istr
ibut
ion
netw
ork
impr
ovem
ents
6.8
%
redu
ctio
n in
co
mm
erci
al
and
in
stitu
tiona
l bui
ldin
g de
man
ds th
roug
h co
mpu
lsor
y au
tom
ated
met
erin
g
5.0
%
redu
ctio
n th
roug
h co
nsum
er
ed
ucat
ion
cam
paig
ns,
man
date
d bu
ildin
g-le
vel
met
erin
g an
d re
al-ti
me
disp
lay
of w
ater
usa
ge
5.1
%
redu
ctio
n th
roug
h ec
onom
ic
in
cent
ives
(ta
x cr
edits
and
reb
ates
fo
r co
nser
vatio
n) a
nd a
con
serv
atio
n ta
riff st
ruct
ure
that
acc
ount
for
reu
se
and
enco
urag
es w
ater
sav
ings
Effi c
ient
bui
ldin
g de
sign
mea
sure
s w
ould
o
brin
g a
furt
her
redu
ctio
n of
30%
fr
om
the
build
ing
base
line
wat
er
dem
and.
Fo
r ex
ampl
e, d
ual-fl
ush
toi
lets
can
sav
e 73%
per
use
, ur
inal
s ca
n sa
ve 6
7%
per
us
e, f
auce
ts c
an s
ave
17%
per
min
ute,
sh
ower
head
s ca
n sa
ve 5
0%
per
min
ute,
hi
gh
effi c
ienc
y cl
othe
s w
ashe
rs
can
save
40%
per
use
, an
d hi
gh e
ffi ci
ency
di
shw
ashe
rs c
an s
ave
33%
per
use
.
Taki
ng a
dvan
tage
of t
he s
ubst
antia
l rai
nfal
l o
in
Whi
tby,
a w
ater
ef
fi cie
nt
land
scap
e de
sign
can
red
uce
the
irrig
atio
n de
man
d by
66%
by
usin
g xe
risca
ping
prin
cipl
es,
nativ
e sp
ecie
s,
and
high
ef
fi cie
ncy
irrig
atio
n sy
stem
s w
ith c
limat
e-re
spon
sive
au
tom
ated
con
trol
s
Ove
rall,
th
e w
ater
ef
fi cie
ncy
and
o
cons
erva
tion
mea
sure
s de
scrib
ed
here
co
uld
redu
ce t
he b
asel
ine
pota
ble
wat
er
dem
and
for
Port
Whi
tby
by 5
1%
.
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
34
3.3
W
ATER
AN
D W
ASTE
WAT
ER
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
Each
of
the
cons
erva
tion
and
effi c
ienc
y o
stra
tegi
es o
utlin
ed a
bove
will
hav
e in
itial
co
nstr
uctio
n or
st
art-u
p co
sts,
bu
t w
ill
be e
xpec
ted
to r
ecov
er t
hese
cos
ts a
nd
begi
n ac
hiev
ing
mon
etar
y sa
ving
s af
ter a
n in
itial
pay
back
per
iod.
A n
umbe
r of
cas
e st
udie
s ha
ve s
how
n th
at w
ater
effi
cien
cy
and
cons
erva
tion
mea
sure
s re
sulte
d in
si
gnifi
cant
w
ater
us
age
redu
ctio
ns,
with
as
soci
ated
m
onet
ary
bene
fi ts
to
both
the
mun
icip
ality
and
end
use
rs.
For
inst
ance
, usi
ng t
he 2
010 b
illin
g ra
tes,
an
aver
age
hous
ehol
d in
Whi
tby
usin
g 449
cubi
c m
etre
s pe
r of
pot
able
wat
er (
bille
d qu
arte
rly) w
ould
see
an
annu
al s
avin
gs o
f $360 (
or 4
6%
) if
thei
r co
nsum
ptio
n w
as
redu
ced
by 5
1%
to
229 c
ubic
met
res
per
year
thr
ough
con
serv
atio
n an
d ef
fi cie
ncy.
As
w
ater
an
d se
wer
ra
tes
incr
ease
, th
ese
savi
ngs
wou
ld b
ecom
e ev
en m
ore
pron
ounc
ed.
b)
Augm
ent
wate
r supply
th
rough
rain
wate
r
harv
esti
ng.
Than
ks t
o th
e hi
gh p
reci
pita
tion
that
Whi
tby
rece
ives
con
sist
ently
thr
ough
out
the
year
, th
ere
is
an
oppo
rtun
ity
to
use
roof
tops
and
oth
er a
reas
to
colle
ct r
ainw
ater
, w
hich
can
be
stor
ed in
tank
s an
d ut
ilize
d fo
r no
n-po
tabl
e us
es s
uch
as ir
rigat
ion.
Ben
efi ts
Taki
ng i
nto
acco
unt
seas
onal
var
iabi
lity
o
in pr
ecip
itatio
n, ev
apor
atio
n ra
tes,
an
d la
ndsc
ape
dem
ands
, as
wel
l as
the
fac
t th
at n
ot a
ll pr
opos
ed b
uild
ings
will
be
suite
d to
rain
wat
er h
arve
stin
g, a
bout
28%
of
the
tot
al r
ainf
all
volu
me
that
lan
ds i
n Po
rt W
hitb
y ca
n be
cap
ture
d.
In o
rder
to
optim
ize
the
amou
nt o
f rai
nwat
er c
aptu
red
to m
eet
the
wat
er d
eman
ds i
t ca
n be
us
ed f
or,
the
desi
gn s
tora
ge v
olum
e fo
r ra
inw
ater
ha
rves
ting
shou
ld
be
set
at
appr
oxim
atel
y 10,0
00 m
3. T
his
amou
nt
of r
ainw
ater
har
vest
ing
wou
ld r
educ
e th
e w
ater
de
man
d fo
r irr
igat
ion
and
wat
er
feat
ures
on
si
te
by
two-
third
s,
whi
ch
wou
ld t
rans
late
to
an o
vera
ll re
duct
ion
in
pota
ble
wat
er d
eman
d fo
r Po
rt W
hitb
y of
9%
.
Red
uctio
ns in
peak
fl o
w c
an r
educ
e ha
rd
o
infr
astr
uctu
re re
quire
men
ts fo
r sto
rmw
ater
m
anag
emen
t an
d w
ater
util
ities
.
Rea
lizat
ion
of
ener
gy
savi
ngs
o
thro
ugh
redu
ced
wat
er
trea
tmen
t an
d di
strib
utio
n.
Gre
ater
res
ilien
ce t
o cl
imat
e ch
ange
by
o
decr
easi
ng s
ite r
unof
f an
d st
orin
g w
ater
fo
r us
e be
twee
n pr
ecip
itatio
n ev
ents
.
Figu
re 3
.3.2
: R
ainw
ater
Har
vest
ing
Exam
ple
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
The
mai
n ca
pita
l co
sts
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
o
rain
wat
er h
arve
stin
g ar
e fo
r th
e co
llect
ion
and
trea
tmen
t sy
stem
, th
e st
orag
e an
d ov
erfl o
w ta
nks,
and
the
dist
ribut
ion
syst
em.
Addi
tiona
lly,
cons
ider
atio
n m
ust
be g
iven
to
th
e op
erat
ions
an
d m
aint
enan
ce
cost
s as
soci
ated
with
the
sys
tem
, w
hich
w
ould
inc
lude
pum
p m
aint
enan
ce,
fi lte
r cl
eani
ng,
tank
cl
eani
ng,
etc.
Th
e co
st
to i
nsta
ll a
rain
wat
er h
arve
stin
g sy
stem
th
at
capt
ures
w
ater
fr
om
75%
of
Po
rt
Whi
tby’s
roof
s an
d 25%
of
park
are
as
wou
ld b
e ap
prox
imat
ely
$1.8
mill
ion,
with
an
nual
wat
er b
ill s
avin
gs o
f app
roxi
mat
ely
$90,0
00.
Thus
, a
sim
ple
payb
ack
perio
d w
ould
be
19.4
yea
rs. T
his
payb
ack
perio
d co
uld
be r
educ
ed i
f fi n
anci
al i
ncen
tives
w
ere
avai
labl
e an
d if
wat
er rat
es c
ontin
ue
to c
limb
as t
hey
have
in t
he r
ecen
t pa
st.
Page
3535
c)
Desig
n new
develo
pm
ents
to
support
th
e
reuse o
f gre
yw
ate
r.
Gre
ywat
er is
was
tew
ater
ge
nera
ted
from
dom
estic
act
iviti
es s
uch
as
laun
dry, d
ishw
ashi
ng, a
nd b
athi
ng, t
hat
is n
ot
cont
amin
ated
by
hum
an w
aste
. B
uild
ing
a gr
eyw
ater
plu
mbi
ng s
yste
m in
com
mer
cial
and
re
side
ntia
l bui
ldin
gs tha
t is
sep
arat
e fr
om the
m
ain
plum
bing
sys
tem
wou
ld a
llow
gre
ywat
er
to
be
capt
ured
an
d tr
eate
d ap
prop
riate
ly
onsi
te f
or r
e-us
e fo
r to
ilet-fl
ush
ing,
irr
igat
ion
and
othe
r no
n-po
tabl
e us
es.
Not
onl
y do
es
this
rec
laim
ed w
ater
red
uce
the
burd
en o
n th
e pu
blic
pot
able
wat
er s
yste
m,
but
it al
so
dive
rts
was
tew
ater
fl ow
s th
at w
ould
oth
erw
ise
requ
ire tr
eatm
ent a
t a c
entr
aliz
ed p
lant
. Lar
ge-
scal
e de
velo
pmen
ts
(eith
er
indi
vidu
al
high
-ris
e bu
ildin
gs o
r cl
uste
rs o
f bu
ildin
gs)
shou
ld
be t
arge
ted
for
thes
e ty
pes
of s
yste
ms,
and
pu
blic
bui
ldin
gs in
Por
t W
hitb
y co
uld
cons
ider
gr
eyw
ater
re
cycl
ing
as
a de
mon
stra
tion
proj
ect
that
can
ser
ve a
s a
mod
el f
or o
ther
de
velo
pmen
ts in
the
are
a.
Ben
efi ts
Red
uce
pota
ble
wat
er d
eman
ds b
y 23%
.o
Red
uce
was
tew
ater
fl o
w
volu
mes
fr
om
o
build
ings
by
75%
.
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
An e
stim
ated
85%
of
the
wat
er d
eman
ds
o
from
fut
ure
deve
lopm
ent
in P
ort
Whi
tby
will
be
fo
r no
n-po
tabl
e ap
plic
atio
ns
(toi
lets
, w
ashi
ng m
achi
nes,
etc
.),
whi
ch
coul
d ut
ilize
rec
laim
ed g
reyw
ater
.
A pr
elim
inar
y an
alys
is o
f a w
ide
spec
trum
o
of
trea
tmen
t te
chno
logi
es
was
ca
rrie
d ou
t to
id
entif
y th
ose
that
m
ight
be
st
mee
t th
e ne
eds
of P
ort
Whi
tby.
Bas
ed o
n th
is e
valu
atio
n, t
he fi
ve
best
per
form
ing
tech
nolo
gies
w
ere
deem
ed
to
be
ultr
avio
let
disi
nfec
tion,
seq
uenc
ing
batc
h re
acto
rs,
reve
rse
osm
osis
, ul
trafi
ltra
tion
and
mem
bran
e bi
orea
ctor
(M
BR
)(se
e th
e W
ater
an
d W
aste
wat
er
Tech
nica
l S
tudy
for
mor
e in
form
atio
n).
Mem
bran
e bi
orea
ctor
(M
BR
) te
chno
logy
was
tes
ted
for
the
fi nan
cial
fea
sibi
lity
anal
ysis
due
to
its
com
pact
siz
e an
d re
liabl
e op
erat
ion
acro
ss
a la
rge
spec
trum
of
in
fl uen
t ch
arac
teris
tics.
An
alys
is
of
the
cost
s as
soci
ated
w
ith
MB
R
trea
tmen
t re
veal
th
at t
he t
echn
olog
y al
low
s fo
r a
redu
ced
cost
per
uni
t vo
lum
e of
tre
atm
ent
at a
se
rvic
e po
pula
tion
of 1
5,0
00.
d)
Consid
er
opport
unit
ies
for
usin
g
mult
ifuncti
onal gre
en infr
astr
uctu
re, such a
s
constr
ucte
d w
etl
ands,
for
sto
rmw
ate
r and
waste
wate
r tr
eatm
ent.
Nat
ural
tr
eatm
ent
syst
ems
for
stor
mw
ater
and
was
tew
ater
can
re
duce
bo
th
up-fr
ont
and
oper
atio
ns
and
man
agem
ent
cost
s ov
er t
he l
ifetim
e of
the
sy
stem
, com
pare
d to
trad
ition
al m
anuf
actu
red
and/
or c
entr
aliz
ed s
yste
ms.
W
hile
the
re i
s a
sign
ifi ca
nt a
mou
nt o
f op
en s
pace
in
Port
W
hitb
y th
at
coul
d ho
use
such
a
syst
em,
furt
her st
udie
s w
ould
be
requ
ired
to id
entif
y a
suita
ble
site
. In
add
ition
, any
suc
h us
e w
ould
ne
ed t
o be
con
side
red
as p
art
of a
det
aile
d an
alys
is o
f ac
tive
park
land
req
uire
men
ts i
n Po
rt W
hitb
y.
Ben
efi ts
Red
uce
the
was
tew
ater
vol
ume
sent
to
o
the
mun
icip
al s
yste
m.
Red
uce
ener
gy d
eman
ds f
or w
aste
wat
er
o
trea
tmen
t.
Mak
e pr
oduc
tive
use
of av
aila
ble
land
o
with
in
the
area
th
at
is
not
suita
ble
for
build
ings
or
ne
cess
ary
for
activ
e re
crea
tiona
l use
s.
Prov
ide
habi
tat
for
wet
land
fl o
ra
and
o
faun
a.
Gre
ater
ea
se
of
adap
tatio
n th
an
a o
cent
raliz
ed w
aste
wat
er tre
atm
ent pl
ant to
ch
ange
s in
the
pop
ulat
ion
it is
ser
ving
.
Con
stru
cted
Wet
land
s. D
on V
alle
y, T
oron
to.
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
36
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
Bas
ed o
n a
typi
cal
desi
gn a
s ou
tline
d in
o
the
MO
E’s
20
03 S
torm
wat
er M
anag
emen
t Pl
anni
ng a
nd D
esig
n M
anua
l, al
ong
with
ot
her
rele
vant
des
ign
guid
ance
, th
e to
tal
area
req
uire
d fo
r co
nstr
ucte
d w
etla
nds
to
trea
t th
e st
orm
wat
er f
rom
a 2
7 h
a ar
ea
wou
ld b
e ap
prox
imat
ely
0.9
ha.
To
tre
at
the
was
tew
ater
from
10%
of P
ort W
hitb
y’s
resi
dent
ial
build
ings
w
ould
re
quire
ap
prox
imat
ely
0.8
ha
of a
dditi
onal
land
.
Con
stru
cted
wet
land
tre
atm
ent
syst
ems
o
are
fi nan
cial
ly
com
petit
ive
with
ot
her
trea
tmen
t op
tions
, an
d ca
n pr
ovid
e a
sign
ifi ca
nt a
dvan
tage
ove
r tim
e du
e to
th
eir
low
op
erat
ions
an
d m
aint
enan
ce
requ
irem
ents
. Fo
r a
was
tew
ater
wet
land
se
rvin
g ap
prox
imat
ely
1,5
00
pers
ons,
th
e up
-fron
t ca
pita
l co
st f
or i
nsta
llatio
n w
ould
be
abou
t $500 p
er p
erso
n. T
he
ongo
ing
oper
atio
nal
cost
s w
ould
onl
y be
ab
out
$10 p
er p
erso
n pe
r ye
ar.
e)
Min
imiz
e t
he e
xte
nt
of
imperv
ious s
urf
aces
in
Port
W
hit
by.
Rat
her
than
dr
amat
ical
ly
incr
easi
ng
impe
rvio
us
surf
aces
, fu
ture
de
velo
pmen
t in
Port
Whi
tby c
an a
ctua
lly re
duce
im
perv
ious
cov
er a
nd e
nhan
ce w
ater
qua
lity
by
impl
emen
ting
stor
mw
ater
m
anag
emen
t pr
actic
es
(SW
MPs
) on
ro
ofto
ps,
side
wal
ks,
park
ing
lots
, dr
ivew
ays,
ro
adw
ays,
pu
blic
sp
aces
, an
d pa
rks.
Ex
ampl
es m
ay in
clud
e gr
een
roof
s an
d w
alls
, co
mm
unity
gar
dens
, ra
in
gard
ens,
bi
osw
ales
, bi
ofi lt
ratio
n tr
ee
plan
ters
, po
rous
pav
emen
ts,
wet
pon
ds a
nd
inte
grat
ed w
ater
fea
ture
s. N
ew d
evel
opm
ent
prov
ides
a p
artic
ular
ly g
ood
oppo
rtun
ity f
or
this
typ
e of
sto
rmw
ater
man
agem
ent,
eith
er
as p
art o
f the
dev
elop
men
t its
elf,
or a
s pa
rt o
f in
fras
truc
ture
im
prov
emen
ts a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith
the
deve
lopm
ent.
Ben
efi ts
Red
uce
stor
mw
ater
vo
lum
es
and
the
o
need
for
cen
tral
ized
tre
atm
ent.
Enha
nced
wat
er q
ualit
y.o
Res
tora
tion
of a
mor
e na
tura
l hy
drau
lic
o
regi
me,
with
ben
efi ts
to
Prin
gle
Cre
ek a
nd
Lake
Ont
ario
.
Use
of
stor
mw
ater
as
a re
sour
ce o
n si
te,
o
rath
er t
han
sim
ply
a nu
isan
ce.
Red
uced
fl oo
ding
.o
Rep
leni
shm
ent
of l
ocal
aqu
ifers
thr
ough
o
infi l
trat
ion
and
rech
arge
.
3.3
W
ATER
AN
D W
ASTE
WAT
ER
CAS
E S
TUD
YS
outh
east
Fal
se C
reek
Con
stru
cted
W
etla
nds,
Van
couv
er, B
C
The
Sou
thea
st F
alse
Cre
ek O
lym
pic
Vill
age
was
bu
ilt o
n 32ha
of
form
er i
ndus
tria
l la
nd a
nd i
s no
w a
LEE
D P
latin
um m
ixed
-use
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d.
It in
clud
es
an
inno
vativ
e w
etla
nd
syst
em
desi
gned
to
trea
t th
e st
orm
wat
er t
hat
runs
of
f th
e si
te,
allo
win
g th
e co
mm
unity
to
be
di
scon
nect
ed
from
th
e C
ity
of
Vanc
ouve
r’s
stor
m s
ewer
net
wor
k. T
his
fres
hwat
er w
etla
nd
syst
em w
as de
sign
ed to
ac
com
mod
ate
the
fl ow
s re
sulti
ng f
rom
a 1
00-y
ear
retu
rn p
erio
d st
orm
eve
nt,
and
durin
g lo
w-fl
ow p
erio
ds i
s au
gmen
ted
with
rec
laim
ed p
otab
le w
ater
fro
m
build
ings
in th
e ne
ighb
orho
od, e
nsur
ing
that
the
habi
tat
it pr
ovid
es r
emai
ns v
iabl
e ye
ar-ro
und.
Th
ere
is a
dam
at
the
dow
nstr
eam
end
of
the
wet
land
tha
t al
low
s th
e tr
eate
d fl o
ws
to s
pill
over
into
the
rec
eivi
ng w
ater
body
, Fal
se C
reek
, an
d pr
even
ts s
alin
e w
ater
fro
m i
ntru
ding
int
o th
e w
etla
nd.
To i
ncre
ase
com
mun
ity a
cces
s to
the
wet
land
, th
ere
is a
chi
ldre
n’s
play
par
k ad
jace
nt
to
the
wet
land
. Fu
rthe
rmor
e,
the
Sou
thea
st F
alse
Cre
ek N
eigh
borh
ood
Ener
gy
Util
ity u
ses
loca
lized
sew
er h
eat
reco
very
to
gene
rate
ele
ctric
ity for
use
ons
ite.
Page
3737
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
Inte
rven
tions
at
the
build
ing-
leve
l, pa
rcel
-o
leve
l, st
reet
-leve
l an
d ne
ighb
orho
od-le
vel
to r
educ
e im
perv
ious
cov
er h
ave
been
pr
oven
to
be f
easi
ble
in s
imila
r si
tes
and
clim
ates
(m
ore
deta
il ca
n be
fou
nd in
the
W
ater
and
Was
tew
ater
Tec
hnic
al S
tudy
).
The
U.S
. Env
ironm
enta
l Pro
tect
ion
Agen
cy
o
cond
ucte
d a
stud
y in
2007 th
at c
ompa
red
the
cost
bet
wee
n co
nven
tiona
l ver
sus
low
im
pact
dev
elop
men
t (LI
D) a
ppro
ache
s. T
he
resu
lts s
how
tha
t LI
D a
ppro
ache
s ha
d a
15-8
0%
low
er c
apita
l cos
t thr
ough
sav
ings
in
gra
ding
, sto
rmw
ater
infr
astr
uctu
re, s
ite
pavi
ng, a
nd la
ndsc
apin
g.
A co
st e
stim
ate
has
been
per
form
ed f
or
o
a sa
mpl
e se
ctio
n of
roa
dway
to
com
pare
th
e co
st o
f a g
reen
str
eet a
nd a
trad
ition
al
stre
et.
Th
e co
st
calc
ulat
ions
w
ere
perf
orm
ed f
or a
sam
ple
road
way
sec
tion
150
met
res
in
leng
th
with
a
9
met
re
road
way
and
6 m
etre
wid
e si
dew
alks
. Th
e es
timat
es
dem
onst
rate
th
at
the
cost
s of
a “
deep
” gr
een
stre
et (
usin
g po
rous
pa
vem
ents
fo
r th
e si
dew
alks
, fr
eque
nt
infi l
trat
ion
plan
ters
, and
a p
orou
s co
ncre
te
stre
et p
arki
ng lan
e) w
ould
be
abou
t on
e-th
ird h
ighe
r th
an a
con
vent
iona
l st
reet
de
sign
, w
hile
a “
light
” gr
een
stre
et (
with
co
ncre
te s
idew
alks
, in
fi ltr
atio
n pl
ante
rs,
and
poro
us
conc
rete
gu
tter
s)
wou
ld
actu
ally
red
uce
initi
al c
onst
ruct
ion
cost
by
5%
.
Perv
ious
pav
ing
mat
eria
l use
d on
a p
edes
tria
n tr
ail.
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
38
3.4
M
ATER
IALS
AN
D S
OLI
D W
ASTE
EXIS
TIN
G C
ON
DIT
ION
SC
urre
ntly,
the
Tow
n of
Whi
tby
gene
rate
s 323 k
g pe
r per
son
per y
ear o
f was
te, w
hich
is s
igni
fi can
tly
less
than
the
aver
age
per c
apita
was
te g
ener
atio
n ra
tes
prov
inci
ally
an
d na
tiona
lly
(see
Fi
gure
3.4
.1).
The
Tow
n of
Whi
tby
prov
ides
the
res
idua
l, or
gani
c an
d ya
rd w
aste
col
lect
ion
serv
ices
for a
ll re
side
nts.
Th
e R
egio
n of
Dur
ham
(or
a c
ontr
acto
r on
beh
alf
of t
he R
egio
n) p
rovi
des
the
colle
ctio
n se
rvic
es
for
recy
clab
les
for
resi
dent
ial,
com
mer
cial
, in
stitu
tiona
l an
d in
dust
rial
was
tes.
Com
mer
cial
, in
stitu
tiona
l an
d in
dust
rial
faci
litie
s ar
e re
quire
d to
hi
re
priv
ate
cont
ract
ors
to
colle
ct
resi
dual
w
aste
, and
can
ele
ct t
o co
llect
org
anic
was
te a
nd
yard
was
te a
s w
ell.
Cur
rent
ly,
resi
dent
s ar
e re
quire
d to
se
para
te
recy
clab
les
(bot
tles,
gl
ass,
m
etal
s,
pape
r an
d ca
rdbo
ard)
onc
e a
wee
k, o
rgan
ics
(foo
d w
aste
) on
ce a
wee
k, y
ard
was
te e
very
tw
o w
eeks
dur
ing
the
grow
ing
seas
on,
and
resi
dual
w
aste
(n
on-
recy
clab
les)
eve
ry t
wo
wee
ks.
Spe
cial
col
lect
ion
prog
ram
s ar
e av
aila
ble
for b
ulky
w
aste
s (m
attr
esse
s, f
urni
ture
, et
c.),
met
al i
tem
s (a
pplia
nces
, ste
el fr
ames
), ap
plia
nces
that
con
tain
re
frig
eran
ts,
and
tires
. H
ouse
hold
ha
zard
ous
was
tes
are
requ
ired
to b
e dr
oppe
d of
f at
Dur
ham
R
egio
n’s
Was
te D
ispo
sal F
acili
ty in
Osh
awa.
All r
ecyc
labl
es a
re ta
ken
to th
e M
ater
ials
Rec
yclin
g Fa
cilit
y in
Whi
tby.
Thi
s fa
cilit
y is
a s
tate
-of-t
he
art
faci
lity
with
a c
apac
ity o
f 110,0
00 t
onne
s of
was
te p
er y
ear
and
a ca
pabi
lity
of r
ecov
erin
g ap
prox
imat
ely
98%
of
re
cycl
able
s re
ceiv
ed.
Org
anic
s ar
e ta
ken
to t
he M
iller
Was
te T
rans
fer
Sta
tion,
or
Pe
bble
ston
e M
ulti-
Purp
ose
Tran
sfer
S
tatio
n, c
ontr
acte
d by
the
Reg
ion
of D
urha
m. A
fter
th
e or
gani
cs a
re c
ompo
sted
and
pro
cess
ed,
it is
mar
kete
d by
the
con
trac
tor.
In 2
008,
the
Tow
n of
Whi
tby
dive
rted
58%
of
its w
aste
fro
m l
andfi
ll,
thro
ugh
com
post
ing
and
recy
clin
g, w
hich
is h
ighe
r tha
n th
e R
egio
n of
Dur
ham
av
erag
e of
49%
and
the
nat
iona
l ave
rage
.
Res
idua
l was
te fr
om W
hitb
y ho
useh
olds
is tr
ucke
d ap
prox
imat
ely
400 k
ilom
etre
s to
a la
ndfi l
l loc
ated
in
Mic
higa
n, U
SA.
Bul
ky w
aste
, con
stru
ctio
n de
bris
and
scr
ap m
etal
s ar
e se
para
ted
and
take
n to
di
ffer
ent
faci
litie
s ba
sed
on w
aste
typ
e.
The
Reg
ion
of D
urha
m a
nd t
he R
egio
n of
Yor
k ar
e in
volv
ed i
n an
ong
oing
pro
cess
to
build
a
was
te-to
-ene
rgy
plan
t to
pro
cess
res
idua
l w
aste
(a
nd p
erha
ps t
he o
rgan
ics
and
recy
clab
les)
int
o a
viab
le e
nerg
y so
urce
. Th
is p
ropo
sed
plan
will
lik
ely
affe
ct th
e fu
ture
of w
aste
pol
icy
in th
e re
gion
(t
he c
urre
nt r
ecom
men
datio
n fo
r th
e pl
ant
site
is
in t
he M
unic
ipal
ity o
f C
larin
gton
).
The
reco
mm
ende
d st
rate
gies
in
th
is pl
an ai
m
to r
educ
e th
e am
ount
of
was
te g
ener
ated
and
co
ntrib
ute
to
the
Reg
ion
of
Dur
ham
’s
goal
of
ac
hiev
ing
a 70%
div
ersi
on r
ate
by 2
010.
If th
e re
com
men
ded
stra
tegi
es o
utlin
ed in
thi
s pl
an a
re
utili
zed
and
the
pote
ntia
l rec
ycla
bles
and
org
anic
s ge
nera
ted
from
the
Por
t W
hitb
y ar
ea a
re r
emov
ed
from
pro
ject
ed w
aste
str
eam
s, n
ew d
evel
opm
ent
coul
d ac
hiev
e an
ap
prox
imat
e 80%
di
vers
ion
rate
.
OPP
OR
TUN
ITIE
S
CH
ALLE
NG
ESTh
e su
cces
sful
im
plem
enta
tion
of
the
was
te
man
agem
ent
stra
tegi
es w
ill r
ely
heav
ily o
n th
e su
ppor
t of
th
e To
wn
of W
hitb
y, th
e R
egio
n of
D
urha
m,
exis
ting
and
futu
re
mem
bers
of
th
e co
mm
unity
, an
d pr
ivat
e de
velo
pers
. W
ith t
his
in
min
d, t
here
are
a n
umbe
r of
pot
entia
l cha
lleng
es
that
will
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d.
Firs
t an
d fo
rem
ost is
the
coo
pera
tion
of res
iden
ts
and
busi
ness
es.
Thi
s ex
tend
s to
the
cha
lleng
es
asso
ciat
ed w
ith p
rope
rty m
anag
ers
com
mun
icat
ing
to v
endo
rs, su
bcon
trac
tors
and
em
ploy
ees
abou
t w
aste
red
uctio
n an
d di
vers
ion
effo
rts.
The
abi
lity
of
busi
ness
es
and
resi
dent
s to
fi n
d pr
oduc
ts
and
vend
ors
that
min
imiz
e pa
ckag
ing
will
als
o be
lim
ited,
whi
ch w
ill li
mit
the
pote
ntia
l for
was
te
redu
ctio
n.
The
low
am
ount
of w
aste
gen
erat
ed in
Por
t Whi
tby
also
mak
es a
num
ber
of p
oten
tial w
aste
han
dlin
g an
d tr
eatm
ent t
echn
ique
s ec
onom
ical
ly u
nfea
sibl
e.
For
exam
ple,
in
deve
lopi
ng t
his
plan
, au
tom
ated
w
aste
col
lect
ion
(pne
umat
ic s
yste
ms)
and
on-
site
w
aste
-to-e
nerg
y te
chno
logi
es
wer
e co
nsid
ered
, bu
t ulti
mat
ely
deem
ed to
be
unfe
asib
le in
the
Port
W
hitb
y co
ntex
t (se
e th
e M
ater
ials
and
Sol
id W
aste
Te
chni
cal S
tudy
for
mor
e in
form
atio
n).
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Whitby
Ontario
Canada
kg/capita/yearFigu
re 3
.4.1
: W
hitb
y W
aste
Gen
erat
ion
Rat
e C
ompa
red
to O
ntar
io a
nd C
anad
a
Page
3939
REC
OM
MEN
DED
STR
ATEG
IES
Educate
re
sid
ents
and
busin
esses
about
a)
waste
reducti
on b
est pra
cti
ces. A
n ed
ucat
ion
prog
ram
on
w
aste
m
inim
izat
ion,
co
llect
ion
and
sepa
ratio
n sh
ould
be
targ
eted
at
all n
ew
and
exis
ting
resi
dent
s an
d bu
sine
sses
in P
ort
Whi
tby.
Thi
s co
uld
incl
ude
appr
opria
te s
igna
ge
in
com
mer
cial
an
d in
stitu
tiona
l bu
ildin
gs
rega
rdin
g ho
w a
nd w
hat t
o re
cycl
e. P
artic
ular
ly
for
new
res
iden
ts, w
aste
sta
rter
kits
cou
ld b
e di
strib
uted
tha
t in
clud
e in
form
atio
n on
how
to
avoi
d pu
rcha
sing
and
dis
posi
ng w
aste
, how
to
sort
was
te g
ener
ated
, loc
atio
ns o
f ho
useh
old
haza
rdou
s w
aste
dis
posa
l si
tes
and
drop
-off
area
s fo
r ele
ctro
nic
was
te a
nd b
ulky
item
s, a
nd
date
s of
spe
cial
dro
p-of
f da
ys f
or h
ouse
hold
ha
zard
ous
was
tes,
as
wel
l as
oth
er w
aste
s th
at c
anno
t be
“bl
ue-b
in”
recy
cled
.
Ben
efi ts
Rai
ses
awar
enes
s ab
out
the
amou
nt o
f o
was
te b
eing
gen
erat
ed.
Sho
ws
com
mitm
ent
of
gove
rnm
ent
o
tow
ards
was
te m
inim
izat
ion
and
reus
e.
Prov
ides
ne
w
resi
dent
s w
ith
the
tool
s o
and
info
rmat
ion
they
nee
d to
red
uce
and
dive
rt w
aste
.
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
Dep
endi
ng o
n th
e pr
ogra
m le
vel,
the
cost
o
per ho
useh
old
of w
aste
sta
rter
kits
wou
ld
be a
ppro
xim
atel
y $2 t
o $3.
Imple
ment
thre
e-b
in
waste
collecti
on
(via
b)
chute
or
per
fl oor)
in
all new
m
ult
i-fa
mily
resid
enti
al
buildin
gs
and
com
merc
ial
buildin
gs.
Pr
ovid
ing
appr
opria
te e
quip
men
t an
d sp
ace
for s
ourc
e se
para
tion
is c
ritic
al to
a
succ
essf
ul w
aste
div
ersi
on p
rogr
am.
A th
ree-
line
was
te c
hute
sho
uld
be req
uire
d in
all
new
m
ulti-
fam
ily
resi
dent
ial
build
ings
, in
w
hich
re
side
nts
can
plac
e re
cycl
able
s, o
rgan
ics
and
resi
dual
w
aste
. Fo
r co
mm
erci
al bu
ildin
gs,
whi
ch w
ould
hav
e m
aint
enan
ce s
taff to
col
lect
th
e w
aste
, th
ree-
bin
colle
ctio
n co
uld
be
prov
ided
on
each
fl o
or a
s an
alte
rnat
ive
to a
th
ree-
line
was
te c
hute
. C
olle
ctio
n of
the
sort
ed
mat
eria
ls w
ould
rem
ain
the
resp
onsi
bilit
y of
th
e cu
rren
t re
spon
sibl
e pa
rtie
s.
Ben
efi ts
Incr
ease
s di
vers
ion
rate
s.o
Less
la
bor
and
mai
nten
ance
re
quire
d o
com
pare
d to
cen
tral
sep
arat
ion.
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
Addi
tiona
l co
sts,
ei
ther
to
th
e R
egio
n,
o
Tow
n or
de
velo
per,
wou
ld
be
incu
rred
us
ing
a th
ree-
bin
colle
ctio
n m
etho
d in
Po
rt W
hitb
y.
Cap
ital
inve
stm
ents
suc
h as
ch
ute
syst
ems,
st
orag
e bi
ns
and
addi
tiona
l tr
ucks
w
ould
be
ne
eded
. Ad
ditio
nal l
abor
and
fue
l cos
ts a
nd w
ear-
and-
tear
cos
ts w
ould
als
o be
inc
urre
d.
An A
utom
ated
Was
te C
olle
ctio
n S
yste
m
(pne
umat
ic
colle
ctio
n)
was
ev
alua
ted
as
an
alte
rnat
ive
mea
ns
of
colle
ctio
n co
mpa
red
to
the
thre
e-bi
n co
llect
ion
syst
em b
ut, b
ased
on
the
anal
ysis
, it
was
fo
und
to b
e un
feas
ible
due
to
low
was
te
gene
ratio
n to
tals
, ex
istin
g in
fras
truc
ture
hu
rtle
s an
d in
suffi
cien
t de
nsity
.
CAS
E S
TUD
YW
aste
Pre
vent
atio
n S
trat
egy.
H
elsi
nki,
Finl
and.
In
2002,
The
Hel
sink
i M
etro
polit
an
Area
C
ounc
il (Y
TV),
impl
emen
ted
a w
aste
pr
even
tion
stra
tegy
for
was
te m
anag
emen
t in
hou
seho
lds
and
adm
inis
trat
ion
build
ings
in
Hel
sink
i, Es
poo,
Kau
niai
nen,
Van
taa
and
Kirk
konu
mm
i. Th
e pr
ojec
t w
as o
ne o
f th
e m
ost
exte
nsiv
e w
aste
so
urce
re
duct
ion
proj
ects
in
th
e Eu
rope
an
Uni
on,
rece
ivin
g pa
rt o
f its
1.7
mill
ion
euro
s in
fun
ding
fro
m
the
EU.
The
YTV
issu
ed th
e”W
aste
Pre
vent
ion
Kit”
for
busi
ness
es, ho
useh
olds
and
sch
ools
dur
ing
the
year
s 2005
thro
ugh
2007.
Teac
hing
m
ater
ials
w
ere
dist
ribut
ed
to
educ
atio
n in
stitu
tions
, co
nsul
tatio
n se
ssio
ns
wer
e gi
ven
by w
aste
exp
erts
to
busi
ness
es a
nd
com
mun
ities
, th
e YT
V ad
min
iste
red
was
te
benc
hmar
king
ser
vice
s, a
nd m
ater
ials
wer
e m
ade
avai
labl
e vi
a th
e in
tern
et.
As a
resu
lt of
th
e pr
ojec
t, it
was
sh
own
that
in
habi
tant
s w
ere
mor
e aw
are
of
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f w
aste
red
uctio
n (a
nd a
cted
ac
cord
ingl
y) a
nd t
he w
aste
s ge
nera
ted
by
offi c
es a
nd r
etai
l es
tabl
ishm
ents
sho
wed
a
redu
ctio
n.
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
40
3.4
M
ATER
IALS
AN
D S
OLI
D W
ASTE
Consid
er
supple
menti
ng exis
ting pro
gra
ms
c)
for
household
haza
rdous
waste
s
and
ele
ctr
onic
and bulk
y w
aste
s by in
tegra
ting
com
munit
y
dro
p-o
ff
sit
es
as
part
of
new
develo
pm
ents
. An
im
port
ant
com
pone
nt o
f re
sidu
al w
aste
incl
udes
haz
ardo
us, e
lect
roni
c an
d bu
lky
was
tes.
Div
ertin
g th
is w
aste
fro
m
the
was
te s
trea
m d
ecre
ases
the
was
te g
oing
to
la
ndfi l
l an
d,
mor
e im
port
antly
, re
duce
s co
ntam
inat
ion
at t
he lan
dfi ll
. To
add
ress
thi
s w
aste
str
eam
, the
Tow
n of
Whi
tby
and
Reg
ion
of D
urha
m c
ould
ide
ntify
dro
p-of
f si
tes
for
elec
tron
ic w
aste
, ca
rpet
ing
and
tires
, w
hich
cu
rren
tly
acco
unt
for
appr
oxim
atel
y 1%
of
w
aste
gen
erat
ed a
nd a
litt
le g
reat
er t
han
1%
of
the
was
te d
ispo
sed.
Dro
p-of
f co
ntai
ners
co
uld
also
be
mad
e av
aila
ble
in P
ort
Whi
tby
for
poly
styr
ene
and
text
iles,
whi
ch c
urre
ntly
ac
coun
ts
for
appr
oxim
atel
y 3.3
%
of
was
te
gene
rate
d an
d 8%
of w
aste
dis
pose
d.
Ben
efi ts
Prov
ides
resi
dent
s w
ith c
onve
nien
t pla
ces
o
to p
ut t
hese
was
tes,
whi
ch w
ould
pre
vent
th
em
from
di
spos
ing
thes
e w
aste
s in
re
sidu
al w
aste
bin
s.
Cre
ates
an
op
port
unity
fo
r re
-use
of
o
unw
ante
d ite
ms.
Larg
e qu
antit
ies
of
mat
eria
ls
can
be
o
colle
cted
at
once
.
Red
uces
pot
entia
l co
ntam
inat
ion
in t
he
o
was
te s
trea
m.
Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
Loca
l cod
es m
ay p
rohi
bit
som
e m
ater
ials
o
from
be
ing
disp
osed
of
in
dr
op-o
ff
cont
aine
rs.
For
exam
ple,
som
e ty
pes
of
haza
rdou
s w
aste
s ar
e no
t ac
cept
able
to
be
pl
aced
in
co
ntai
ners
. Fo
r th
ese
was
tes,
mon
thly
dro
p-of
f si
tes
coul
d be
es
tabl
ishe
d, w
here
res
iden
ts c
an d
rop-
off
haza
rdou
s m
ater
ials
at
a
spec
ifi c
loca
tion.
Cos
ts o
f co
llect
ion
bins
are
typ
ical
ly i
n o
the
rang
e of
$300 t
o $1,0
00, d
epen
ding
on
the
con
tain
er t
ype.
O
pera
ting
cost
s as
soci
ated
with
mai
ntai
ning
the
dro
p-of
f si
tes
and
colle
ctin
g m
ater
ials
fro
m t
hese
ad
ditio
nal
site
s w
ould
re
quire
fu
rthe
r an
alys
is.
Require c
om
pre
hensiv
e c
onstr
ucti
on w
aste
d)
managem
ent
pla
nnin
g f
or
new
develo
pm
ent.
Sus
tain
able
co
nstr
uctio
n pr
actic
es
will
be
in
tegr
al
to
Port
W
hitb
y’s
over
all
was
te
man
agem
ent
stra
tegy
. D
ue
to
the
amou
nt
of e
xist
ing
infr
astr
uctu
re a
nd b
uild
ings
, it
is
unkn
own
wha
t th
at
pote
ntia
l co
nstr
uctio
n an
d de
mol
ition
de
bris
w
ill
be
durin
g th
e co
nstr
uctio
n of
ne
w
deve
lopm
ents
in
Po
rt
Whi
tby.
D
evel
oper
-led
Con
stru
ctio
n W
aste
M
anag
emen
t Pl
ans
can
redu
ce the
am
ount
of
cons
truc
tion
and
dem
oliti
on w
aste
gen
erat
ed,
and
dive
rt r
esid
ual
was
te f
rom
lan
dfi ll
. S
uch
plan
s w
ould
nee
d to
add
ress
how
a p
roje
ct
will
min
imiz
e w
aste
gen
erat
ion,
inc
ludi
ng t
he
follo
win
g:
proc
urem
ent
polic
ies
that
el
imin
ate
o
“ove
r-ord
erin
g”
durin
g th
e de
sign
an
d co
nstr
uctio
n pr
oces
ses
and
that
pro
cure
m
ater
ials
on
the
basi
s of
the
ir du
rabi
lity,
reus
abili
ty a
nd r
ecyc
labi
lity;
cons
truc
tion
logi
stic
s pl
anni
ng
to
set
o
out
the
stra
tegy
by
whi
ch m
ater
ials
are
br
ough
t to
th
e si
te an
d ho
w w
aste
is
ta
ken
away
;
redu
cing
th
e ge
nera
tion
of
exca
vatio
n o
mat
eria
ls tha
t ne
ed to
be d
ispo
sed
of o
ff-
site
;
usin
g gr
een
was
te a
nd s
ite-b
ased
soi
ls
o
to p
rodu
ce t
opso
il, a
nd m
inim
izin
g th
e am
ount
of im
port
ed t
op s
oil;
max
imiz
ing
the
rete
ntio
n/re
use
of e
xist
ing
o
stru
ctur
es
and
build
ing
elem
ents
(e
.g.
foun
datio
ns) w
here
ver
poss
ible
; an
d
desi
gnin
g bu
ildin
gs t
o be
ada
ptab
le t
o o
allo
w for
cha
nge
of u
se a
nd d
esig
ning
for
de
cons
truc
tion.
CAS
E S
TUD
YD
rop-
Off S
ites.
Zar
agoz
a, S
pain
The
City
of Za
rago
za
uses
pub
lic w
aste
co
ntai
ners
for
was
tes
that
are
con
side
red
“spe
cial
was
te”,
suc
h as
bat
terie
s, p
aint
s, a
nd
othe
r ho
useh
old
item
s th
at c
anno
t be
dep
osite
d in
the
rec
yclin
g bi
n or
tr
ash
bin.
Page
4141
Ben
efi ts
Incr
ease
s di
vers
ion
rate
s.o Tech
nica
l and
Fin
anci
al F
easi
bilit
y
On-
site
se
para
tion
will
ty
pica
lly
redu
ce
o
recy
clin
g co
sts
(if c
omm
ingl
ed w
aste
is
take
n to
the
rec
yclin
g fa
cilit
y) a
nd s
ave
mat
eria
l co
sts
if so
me
of
the
was
te
mat
eria
ls a
re s
alva
geab
le.
On-
site
pro
cess
ing
of w
aste
str
eam
s m
ay
o
be l
imite
d by
ava
ilabl
e sp
ace
as w
ell
as
pote
ntia
l no
ise
impa
cts
on n
eigh
bour
ing
uses
.
CAS
E S
TUD
YW
RAP
Site
Was
te M
anag
emen
t Pl
an T
empl
ate,
U.K
.
The
WR
AP
(Was
te
&
Res
ourc
es
Actio
n Pr
ogra
mm
e) S
ite W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Plan
Te
mpl
ate
prov
ides
a too
lkit
that
can
be
used
at
the
pla
nnin
g st
age
of a
bui
ldin
g pr
ojec
t to
en
sure
tha
t w
aste
gen
erat
ion
is m
inim
ized
. Th
e te
mpl
ate
was
dev
elop
ed to
hel
p bu
ilder
s m
eet
the
Brit
ish
gove
rnm
ent’s
re
gula
tion
of
was
te
gene
rate
d th
roug
h co
nstr
uctio
n pr
ojec
ts.
The
Tem
plat
e is
a
Mic
roso
ft Ex
cel
base
d sy
stem
that
ana
lyze
s th
e ge
nera
tion
of w
aste
th
roug
h si
x st
ages
of
the
build
ing
proc
ess.
Th
e st
ages
are
polic
y an
d se
tup;
•
prep
arat
ion
and
conc
ept
desi
gn;
•
deta
iled
desi
gn;
•
pre-
cons
truc
tion;
•
cons
truc
tion;
and
•
post
com
plet
ion
and
use.
• P
roje
ct
Sta
ge
Gu
ida
nce
Co
mp
lia
nce
SW
MP
Se
cti
on
Po
licy
an
d s
etu
p
Pre
pa
rati
on
an
d
con
cep
t d
es
ign
De
tail
ed
de
sig
n
Pre
-
con
str
ucti
on
Co
ns
tru
cti
on
Po
st
com
ple
tio
n
an
d u
se
Se
cti
on
1.0
Se
cti
on
2.0
Se
cti
on
3.0
Se
cti
on
4.0
Se
cti
on
5.0
Se
cti
on
6.0
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cti
on
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nt
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tio
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ng
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n D
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tio
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ion/
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Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
42
3.5
EN
VIR
ON
MEN
T, H
ABIT
AT A
ND
BIO
DIV
ERS
ITY
VIC
TO
RIA
STR
EET W
EST
Port
Whi
tby
Har
bourPo
rt W
hitb
yM
arin
a
lth
GO
St
atio
n
Iroq
uois
Par
kSp
orts
C
ompl
ex
Hey
dens
hore
Pav
illio
n
Stat
ion
Gal
lery
Pringle Creek
BROCK STREET SOUTH
WA
TSO
N S
TR
EET W
EST
HENRY STREET
EXIS
TIN
G C
ON
DIT
ION
SAs
par
t of
its
netw
ork
of g
reen
spa
ce P
ort
Whi
tby
cont
ains
a
num
ber
of qu
ality
pa
rk sp
aces
. In
to
tal,
55.4
hec
tare
s of
Por
t W
hitb
y is
cur
rent
ly
deve
lope
d or
de
sign
ated
fo
r pa
rk
uses
. Po
rt
Whi
tby
also
con
tain
s Pr
ingl
e C
reek
, th
e m
ajor
ity
of w
hich
is
tree
-line
d w
ithin
the
Stu
dy A
rea,
with
th
e ex
cept
ion
of
the
nort
hern
re
ache
s of
th
e cr
eek.
Th
e Pr
ingl
e C
reek
ar
ea
cont
ains
so
me
envi
ronm
enta
lly s
ensi
tive
area
s (s
how
n in
Fig
ure
3.5
.1). B
oth
the
park
land
and
the
Prin
gle
Cre
ek
area
ser
ve a
s gr
een
spac
es w
ithin
the
com
mun
ity,
whi
le t
he P
ringl
e C
reek
ser
ves
an i
mpo
rtan
t ro
le
with
in t
he l
ocal
eco
syst
em,
prov
idin
g a
natu
ral
area
fre
e of
dev
elop
men
t.
Alm
ost
the
entir
e La
ke
Ont
ario
sh
orel
ine
is
pres
erve
d as
pa
rkla
nd
in
Port
W
hitb
y.
Alon
g th
e ea
ster
n po
rtio
n of
the
sho
relin
e, t
he L
ion’
s Pr
omen
ade
and
Rot
ary
Sun
rise
Park
hav
e be
en
com
plet
ely
rede
velo
ped
and
now
fe
atur
e a
prom
enad
e, g
azeb
o, b
ench
es a
nd p
layg
roun
ds. In
th
e w
est,
muc
h of
the
sho
relin
e ha
s la
rgel
y be
en
left
in a
nat
ural
sta
te.
The
Port
Whi
tby
area
als
o co
ntai
ns s
ever
al s
ites
that
may
con
tain
var
ious
lev
els
of c
onta
min
atio
n an
d th
eref
ore
repr
esen
t a
nega
tive
impa
ct o
n th
e he
alth
of
the
Port
Whi
tby
ecos
yste
m.
Thes
e si
tes
are
a le
gacy
of P
ort W
hitb
y’s
indu
stria
l pas
t. W
hile
th
e se
verit
y of
thes
e po
tent
ially
con
tam
inat
ed s
ites
are
larg
ely
from
the
low
to
mod
erat
e ra
nge,
the
y m
ust b
e re
med
iate
d be
fore
any
use
is p
ossi
ble
on
the
land
. M
ore
deta
il on
the
se b
row
nfi e
lds
can
be
foun
d in
the
Com
mun
ity P
rofi l
e an
d B
est
Prac
tices
R
evie
w r
epor
t.
OPP
OR
TUN
ITIE
STh
e pa
rkla
nd a
nd o
pen
spac
e ar
eas
in P
ort W
hitb
y pr
esen
t an
opp
ortu
nity
for th
e im
prov
emen
t of
the
na
tura
l en
viro
nmen
t. S
uch
site
s ha
ve p
oten
tial
for
a va
riety
of
differ
ent
type
s of
int
erve
ntio
ns
to
impr
ove
thei
r co
ntrib
utio
n to
ha
bita
t an
d bi
odiv
ersi
ty.
In a
dditi
on t
o th
e op
port
unity
pre
sent
ed b
y op
en
spac
e ar
eas,
ne
w
deve
lopm
ent
also
ha
s th
e po
tent
ial t
o he
lp im
prov
e th
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent
in P
ort
Whi
tby
by p
rovi
ding
new
hab
itats
for
nat
ive
spec
ies
of p
lant
s. In
fras
truc
ture
pro
ject
s an
d ne
w
resi
dent
ial
/ of
fi ce
deve
lopm
ent
can
inte
grat
e gr
een
spac
es
and
nativ
e sp
ecie
s in
to
the
deve
lopm
ent,
rath
er t
han
keep
ing
gree
n sp
aces
se
para
te fro
m u
rban
use
s.
Figu
re 3
.5.1
: Ex
istin
g C
ondi
tions
- En
viro
nmen
t, H
abita
t an
d B
iodi
vers
ity
It m
ust
also
be
m
entio
ned
that
Po
rt
Whi
tby
cont
ains
haz
ard
land
s in
the
for
m o
f fl o
odpl
ains
al
ong
the
Prin
gle
Cre
ek a
nd a
long
the
Lake
Ont
ario
sh
orel
ine.
The
se a
reas
are
im
port
ant
to p
rote
ct
from
new
dev
elop
men
t an
d ca
n be
see
n in
Fig
ure
3.5
.1.
In
addi
tion,
a m
ostly
und
ergr
ound
cre
ek,
Will
is C
reek
, run
s th
roug
h th
e ce
ntre
of th
e si
te.
AREA
OF
VEG
ETAT
ION
ENVI
RO
NM
ENTA
LLY
SEN
SIT
IVE
AREA
S
HAZ
ARD
LAN
DS
GR
EEN
CO
RR
IDO
R
PAR
KIN
G
BU
ILT
FOR
M
Page
4343
CH
ALLE
NG
ES
Gre
en R
oof. 4
01 R
ichm
ond
Str
eet,
Toro
nto.
REC
OM
MEN
DED
STR
ATEG
IES
Identi
fy
and
inte
gra
te
opport
unit
ies
for
a)
natu
raliza
tion and habit
at
cre
ati
on in
Port
Whit
by.
As
gro
wth
and
dev
elop
men
t un
fold
s in
Po
rt
Whi
tby,
oppo
rtun
ities
w
ill
aris
e to
in
crea
se n
atur
aliz
atio
n an
d ha
bita
t cr
eatio
n in
the
are
a. T
hese
con
side
ratio
ns s
houl
d be
pa
rt o
f th
e pl
anni
ng a
nd a
ppro
vals
pro
cess
fo
r new
dev
elop
men
t, as
wel
l as
infr
astr
uctu
re
plan
ning
. Ex
ampl
es c
ould
incl
ude
gree
n ro
ofs
on n
ew b
uild
ings
, in
corp
orat
ing
nativ
e tr
ee
plan
tings
as
part
of
the
cons
truc
tion
of n
ew
loca
l st
reet
s or
the
im
prov
emen
t of
exi
stin
g st
reet
s, a
nd in
corp
orat
ing
nativ
e pl
ant s
peci
es
into
the
land
scap
ing
of n
ew b
uild
ings
. Whi
le it
is
reco
gniz
ed th
at s
pace
for a
ctiv
e re
crea
tiona
l us
es a
re a
t a p
rem
ium
with
in W
hitb
y, w
here
ver
poss
ible
op
en
spac
e sh
ould
al
so
seek
to
inco
rpor
ate
natu
raliz
ed a
reas
usi
ng c
limat
e ap
prop
riate
spe
cies
. Mea
sure
s su
ch a
s th
ese
wou
ld n
ot o
nly
allo
w fo
r an
incr
ease
in n
atur
al
habi
tat,
but
also
a r
educ
tion
in e
nerg
y an
d w
ater
con
sum
ptio
n co
mpa
red
to m
aint
aini
ng
man
icur
ed la
ndsc
apes
.
Main
tain
H
arb
our
Develo
pm
ent
Are
a 1 as
b)
open s
pace a
nd p
ark
land. As
par
klan
d w
ithin
W
hitb
y is
at
a pr
emiu
m,
and
inte
nsifi
catio
n ta
rget
s ca
n be
met
with
out
its d
evel
opm
ent,
HD
A 1 s
houl
d be
mai
ntai
ned
as o
pen
spac
e an
d pa
rkla
nd, p
rovi
ding
add
ition
al re
crea
tiona
l sp
ace
as w
ell a
s th
e po
tent
ial f
or n
atur
aliz
atio
n an
d ha
bita
t cr
eatio
n.
Cur
rent
ly m
uch
of th
e op
en s
pace
in P
ort W
hitb
y is
us
ed f
or a
ctiv
e re
crea
tiona
l us
es s
uch
as s
port
s fi e
lds.
Spo
rts
fi eld
s ar
e an
im
port
ant
elem
ent
of a
heal
thy
com
mun
ity;
how
ever
, m
any
activ
e us
es
requ
ire
man
icur
ed
law
ns
and,
th
eref
ore,
ar
e in
com
patib
le w
ith t
he n
atur
aliz
atio
n of
ope
n sp
ace.
The
brow
nfi e
lds
with
in Po
rt W
hitb
y ar
e al
so a
cons
trai
nt o
n im
prov
ing
the
natu
ral
envi
ronm
ent
in P
ort W
hitb
y. Id
eally
all
brow
nfi e
ld s
ites
wou
ld b
e re
med
iate
d an
d av
aila
ble
for e
ither
nat
ural
izat
ion
or
deve
lopm
ent.
How
ever
a p
relim
inar
y in
vest
igat
ion
does
sug
gest
that
som
e br
ownfi
eld
s w
ould
requ
ire
subs
tant
ial i
nves
tmen
t to
rem
edia
te.
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
44
3.6
AC
CES
SIB
ILIT
Y AN
D T
RAN
SPO
RTA
TIO
NEX
ISTI
NG
CO
ND
ITIO
NS
Trav
el w
ithin
Por
t W
hitb
y is
cur
rent
ly d
omin
ated
by
the
priv
ate
auto
mob
ile, w
ith 5
4%
of tr
ips
mad
e w
ithin
Whi
tby
and
78%
of
trip
s le
avin
g W
hitb
y m
ade
by a
uto
driv
ers.
As
outli
ned
in the
Lan
d U
se
and
Econ
omic
Vita
lity
sect
ion,
thi
s re
lianc
e on
th
e au
tom
obile
may
be
acce
ntua
ted
by t
he l
ack
of a
men
ities
clo
se t
o re
side
ntia
l ar
eas,
mak
ing
the
use
of a
ltern
ativ
e fo
rms
of t
rans
port
atio
n fo
r sh
oppi
ng p
urpo
ses
diffi
cult.
The
Stu
dy A
rea
is
boun
d by
Gor
don
Str
eet
to t
he w
est,
an i
rreg
ular
lin
e ea
st o
f Pr
ingl
e C
reek
to
the
east
, H
ighw
ay
401 t
o th
e no
rth,
and
Lak
e O
ntar
io t
o th
e so
uth.
Tw
o si
gnifi
cant
reg
iona
l co
nnec
tors
run
thr
ough
th
e si
te:
Vic
toria
Str
eet
and
Bro
ck S
tree
t, bo
th
of w
hich
are
fou
r-lan
e ro
ads.
Cur
rent
ly, V
icto
ria
Str
eet
expe
rienc
es c
apac
ity d
efi c
ienc
ies
betw
een
Lake
Rid
ge R
oad
and
Bro
ck S
tree
t. R
ecen
t tr
affi c
an
alys
es f
ound
tha
t th
e ro
ad n
etw
ork
in t
he P
ort
Whi
tby
area
is
ap
proa
chin
g or
ab
ove
capa
city
du
ring
the
afte
rnoo
n pe
ak p
erio
d.
The
Tow
n of
W
hitb
y’s
pede
stria
n an
d bi
cycl
e fa
cilit
ies
are
curr
ently
lim
ited
and
inco
nsis
tent
. S
idew
alks
are
pro
vide
d on
Vic
toria
Str
eet,
Bro
ck
Str
eet
nort
h of
Fro
nt S
tree
t, an
d pa
rts
of W
atso
n S
tree
t, ho
wev
er,
as s
een
in F
igur
e 3.6
.1,
seve
ral
stre
ets
in P
ort
Whi
tby
do n
ot h
ave
side
wal
ks.
Cro
ssw
alks
are
pro
vide
d at
the
int
erse
ctio
ns o
f Vic
toria
S
tree
t an
d B
rock
S
tree
t, an
d Vic
toria
S
tree
t and
Wat
son
Str
eet,
alth
ough
Vic
toria
Str
eet
is n
ot p
artic
ular
ly c
ondu
cive
to
pede
stria
n ac
tivity
. Th
e W
ater
fron
t Tr
ail
offe
rs a
reg
iona
l co
nnec
tion
for
bicy
clis
ts a
nd p
edes
tria
ns.
Due
to th
e pr
esen
ce o
f the
GO
Sta
tion,
the
leve
l of
tran
sit s
ervi
ce is
rela
tivel
y hi
gh in
Por
t Whi
tby.
GO
Tr
ansi
t’s L
akes
hore
Eas
t se
rvic
e pr
ovid
es a
cces
s to
Osh
awa
to th
e ea
st a
nd U
nion
Sta
tion
in T
oron
to
to th
e w
est,
with
con
nect
ions
from
thos
e po
ints
to
loca
tions
acr
oss
the
Gre
ater
Tor
onto
Are
a. R
egul
ar
wee
kday
hou
rly s
ervi
ce o
pera
tes
betw
een
4:0
0
a.m
. an
d 1:0
0 a
.m.
with
add
ition
al t
rain
s ru
nnin
g du
ring
the
peak
com
mut
ing
hour
s (m
orni
ngs
to
Uni
on S
tatio
n an
d ev
enin
gs t
o W
hitb
y).
Apar
t fr
om U
nion
Sta
tion,
Whi
tby
Sta
tion
has
the
high
est n
umbe
r of b
oard
ings
(4,7
99 b
oard
ings
per
da
y) a
long
the
cor
ridor
and
the
thi
rd h
ighe
st o
n th
e G
O n
etw
ork.
M
ore
than
75%
of da
ily G
O t
rips
orig
inat
ing
in W
hitb
y ar
e by
rid
ers
who
com
e fr
om
with
in 5
km
of
the
stat
ion,
and
6%
of
pass
enge
rs
orig
inat
e w
ithin
the
Stu
dy A
rea.
Sev
eral
Dur
ham
Reg
ion
Tran
sit
(DR
T) b
us r
oute
s se
rvic
e th
e st
udy
area
and
han
dle
1.1
mill
ion
reve
nue-
gene
ratin
g tr
ips
in t
he T
own
of W
hitb
y.
At th
e pr
esen
t tim
e, W
hitb
y’s
Zoni
ng B
y-la
w re
quire
s 1.5
par
king
spa
ces
per
apar
tmen
t dw
ellin
g un
it.
The
2009 P
arki
ng S
tudy
rec
omm
ends
tha
t th
e st
anda
rd b
e m
odifi
ed s
light
ly t
o ac
com
mod
ate
park
ing
for
both
re
side
nts
and
visi
tors
w
ithin
th
is s
tand
ard.
For
com
mer
cial
use
s, t
he c
urre
nt
requ
irem
ents
are
1 s
pace
for
eve
ry 3
7 s
quar
e m
etre
s of
offi
ce d
evel
opm
ent
and
1 s
pace
for
ev
ery
18.5
squ
are
met
res
of r
etai
l de
velo
pmen
t.
The
Whi
tby
GO
Sta
tion
prov
ides
par
king
for
3,8
58
vehi
cles
; 500 o
f whi
ch a
re c
urre
ntly
sur
plus
par
king
as
onl
y 3,3
79 p
asse
nger
s ar
rive
by a
utom
obile
.
VIC
TO
RIA
STR
EET W
EST
Port
Whi
tby
Har
bourPo
rt W
hitb
yM
arin
a
Lake
ridg
e H
ealth
GO
St
atio
n
Iroq
uois
Par
kSp
orts
C
ompl
ex
Stat
ion
Gal
lery
Pringle Creek
BROCK STREET SOUTH
WA
TSO
N S
TR
EET W
EST
HENRY STREET
Figu
re 3
.6.1
: S
tree
ts
With
out
Sid
ewal
ks
SID
EWAL
KS
MIS
SIN
G O
N O
NE
SID
E
STU
DY
AREA
BO
UN
DAR
Y
SID
EWAL
KS
MIS
SIN
G O
N B
OTH
SID
ES
Page
4545
The
pres
ence
of t
he G
O S
tatio
n pr
ovid
es th
e m
ost
sign
ifi ca
nt o
ppor
tuni
ty f
or r
educ
ing
depe
nden
ce
on
the
priv
ate
auto
mob
ile
in
Port
W
hitb
y by
cr
eatin
g a
new
tr
ansi
t vi
llage
. U
pgra
ding
th
e ro
ad i
nfra
stru
ctur
e as
dev
elop
men
t oc
curs
als
o pr
ovid
es a
n op
port
unity
to
enha
nce
oppo
rtun
ities
fo
r fa
cilit
atin
g w
alki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g w
ithin
the
Stu
dy
Area
.
The
exis
ting
tran
spor
tatio
n pl
anni
ng fra
mew
ork
in
the
Tow
n of
Whi
tby, t
he R
egio
n of
Dur
ham
, an
d th
e G
reat
er T
oron
to a
nd H
amilt
on A
rea
(GTH
A)
also
fo
cuse
s on
re
duci
ng
auto
-orie
nted
tr
avel
, ad
vanc
ing
mor
e su
stai
nabl
e tr
avel
mod
es,
and
impr
ovin
g re
gion
al c
onne
ctiv
ity.
Som
e re
leva
nt
plan
s an
d po
licie
s in
clud
e:
Metr
olinx R
egio
nal Tra
nsport
ati
on P
lan:
The B
ig
Move
Met
rolin
x,
the
prov
inci
al
tran
spor
tatio
n ag
ency
, re
cent
ly c
reat
ed a
Reg
iona
l Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Plan
(R
TP)
for
the
GTH
A. T
he R
TP c
onta
ins
seve
ral
goal
s, in
clud
ing
prov
idin
g im
prov
ed tra
nspo
rtat
ion
choi
ces
and
conv
enie
nce;
pro
mot
ing
activ
e an
d he
alth
y lif
esty
les;
re
duci
ng
the
tran
spor
tatio
n ca
rbon
foo
tprin
t; a
nd i
mpl
emen
ting
mul
ti-m
odal
tr
ansp
orta
tion
inte
grat
ion.
One
of
the
com
mitm
ents
mad
e in
the
RTP
tha
t ha
s th
e po
tent
ial t
o be
the
mos
t tra
nsfo
rmat
ive
to
Port
Whi
tby
is t
he i
ntro
duct
ion
of a
ll-da
y, t
wo-
way
ex
pres
s ra
il se
rvic
e w
ith a
s lit
tle a
s 5-1
0 m
inut
e he
adw
ays
betw
een
trai
ns a
cros
s th
e G
O L
akes
hore
co
rrid
or.
This
is
iden
tifi e
d in
the
RTP
as
one
of
Met
rolin
x’s
top
prio
rity
proj
ects
. It
will
sig
nifi c
antly
in
crea
se t
he c
apac
ity o
f th
e co
rrid
or t
o m
ove
not
just
com
mut
ers,
but
tra
velle
rs f
or s
hort
trip
s as
w
ell.
Oth
er
RTP
pr
ojec
ts
that
w
ill
bene
fi t
Port
W
hitb
y in
clud
e re
gion
al r
apid
tra
nsit
serv
ice
alon
g
Dun
das
Str
eet an
d Ta
unto
n R
oad
thro
ugh
Dur
ham
R
egio
n, a
nd t
he 4
07 T
rans
itway
. T
he R
TP a
lso
calls
for t
rans
it st
atio
ns li
ke th
e W
hitb
y G
O s
tatio
n to
evo
lve
into
mul
ti-m
odal
hub
s w
here
rail
and
bus
serv
ice
com
es t
oget
her,
and
whe
re t
rave
llers
can
ac
cess
the
sys
tem
by
wal
king
and
cyc
ling.
GO
2020 S
trate
gic
Pla
n
GO
Tra
nsit’
s S
trat
egic
Pla
n st
ates
tha
t G
O “
will
be
the
pre
ferr
ed c
hoic
e fo
r in
terr
egio
nal
trav
el i
n th
e G
reat
er G
olde
n H
orse
shoe
.” In
achi
evin
g th
is
visi
on,
GO
com
mits
its
elf
to s
ome
key
obje
ctiv
es
with
spe
cifi c
str
ateg
ies
that
are
rel
evan
t to
Por
t W
hitb
y, in
clud
ing:
incr
easi
ng f
requ
ency
of
serv
ice
(pea
k an
d
off-p
eak)
;
ensu
ring
adeq
uate
cap
acity
;
mak
ing
trav
el t
imes
com
petit
ive
with
aut
o
trav
el; an
d
impr
ovin
g st
atio
n ac
cess
for
wal
king
and
cycl
ing.
Tow
n o
f W
hit
by O
ffi c
ial P
lan
The
Offi
cial
Pla
n is
the
Tow
n’s
prin
cipa
l po
licy
docu
men
t us
ed
to
expr
ess
its
goal
s an
d ob
ject
ives
, en
viro
nmen
tal
cond
ition
s,
and
deve
lopm
ent
or
rede
velo
pmen
t in
tent
ions
. Th
e Pl
an’s
tra
nspo
rtat
ion
goal
s in
clud
e:
prov
idin
g a
safe
, co
nven
ient
, an
d ef
fi cie
nt
tran
spor
tatio
n sy
stem
fo
r th
e be
nefi t
of
al
l re
side
nt g
roup
s an
d bu
sine
sses
in
the
Mun
icip
ality
;
prom
otin
g a
syst
em w
hich
is
resp
onsi
ve
to e
nviro
nmen
tal
and
aest
hetic
prin
cipl
es;
and
OPP
OR
TUN
ITIE
Spr
ovid
ing
a hi
gh-le
vel r
oad
netw
ork
capa
city
and
tran
sit
that
ope
rate
s ef
fi cie
ntly
with
out
subs
tant
ial d
elay
.
Pro
vin
ce o
f O
nta
rio G
row
th P
lan f
or
the G
reate
r
Gold
en H
ors
eshoe
The
Gov
ernm
ent
of O
ntar
io a
dopt
ed t
he G
row
th
Plan
fo
r th
e G
reat
er
Gol
den
Hor
sesh
oe
in
2006.
It
incl
udes
tra
nspo
rtat
ion
goal
s, s
uch
as
prio
ritiz
ing
publ
ic t
rans
it, c
oord
inat
ing
land
use
an
d tr
ansp
orta
tion
plan
ning
, an
d de
velo
ping
and
op
timiz
ing
exis
ting
and
pote
ntia
l tr
ansp
orta
tion
corr
idor
s.
Of
part
icul
ar r
elev
ance
to
Port
Whi
tby,
the
Gro
wth
Pla
n ca
lls fo
r maj
or tr
ansi
t sta
tion
area
s su
ch a
s th
e W
hitb
y G
O s
tatio
n to
be
iden
tifi e
d as
fu
ture
are
as f
or in
tens
ifi ca
tion,
to
take
adv
anta
ge
of t
he h
igh
leve
ls o
f tr
ansi
t se
rvic
e th
at e
xist
th
ere.
Durh
am
Tra
nsport
ati
on M
aste
r P
lan
The
Reg
ion
of D
urha
m p
repa
red
a Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Mas
ter
Plan
(T
MP)
in
2005
that
pr
ovid
es
a fo
unda
tion
for
the
crea
tion
of
a su
stai
nabl
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
syst
em b
y id
entif
ying
impr
ovem
ents
in
pol
icy, p
rogr
amm
ing,
and
infr
astr
uctu
re t
hrou
gh
2025. T
he T
MP
hope
s to
ach
ieve
a 1
5%
redu
ctio
n in
pea
k pe
riod
auto
mob
ile t
rips
by 2
021.
Durh
am
Regio
nal C
ycling P
lan
The
plan
ide
ntifi
es “
regi
onal
cyc
ling
spin
es”
to
conn
ect
key
dest
inat
ions
suc
h as
the
Reg
iona
l C
entr
es d
esig
nate
d in
the
Reg
iona
l O
ffi ci
al P
lan
(RO
P) a
nd k
ey i
nter
mod
al f
acili
ties
incl
udin
g G
O
Tran
sit s
tatio
ns.
Cyc
ling
spin
es th
at a
re im
port
ant
to P
ort
Whi
tby
incl
ude
Vic
toria
Str
eet
and
Lake
R
idge
Roa
d.
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
46
3.6
AC
CES
SIB
ILIT
Y AN
D T
RAN
SPO
RTA
TIO
N
Pede
stria
n-or
ient
ed S
tree
t.
Brig
hton
, UK
Whit
by T
ransport
ati
on M
aste
r P
lan
This
pl
an
outli
nes
seve
ral
stra
tegi
es
gear
ed
tow
ard
redu
cing
aut
omob
ile t
rave
l and
enh
anci
ng
alte
rnat
ive
tran
spor
tatio
n m
odes
. In
clud
ed in
the
pl
an a
re M
anag
ing
Tran
spor
tatio
n D
eman
d w
hich
fo
cuse
s la
rgel
y on
m
inim
izin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
au
tom
obile
trip
s th
roug
h th
e us
e of
tran
spor
tatio
n de
man
d m
anag
emen
t str
ateg
ies;
Enc
oura
ging
and
Fa
cilit
atin
g Pu
blic
Tran
sit w
hich
focu
ses on
impr
ovin
g ac
cess
to
the
Whi
tby
GO
Sta
tion
and
enco
urag
ing
new
dev
elop
men
t to
be
tran
sit
acce
ssib
le w
ith
the
goal
of cr
eatin
g a
Mob
ility
Hub
aro
und
the
GO
S
tatio
n; a
nd M
anag
ing
Tran
spor
tatio
n Sup
ply
whi
ch
disc
usse
s m
echa
nism
s fo
r im
prov
ing
traf
fi c fl
ow,
crea
ting
safe
r en
viro
nmen
ts f
or a
ll us
ers
thro
ugh
traf
fi c c
ontr
ol/c
alm
ing
devi
ces,
and
inc
orpo
ratin
g pr
ovis
ion
for
tran
sit
and
othe
r hi
gh-o
ccup
ancy
ve
hicl
es o
n ro
adw
ays.
Tow
n o
f W
hit
by: C
ycling a
nd L
eis
ure
Tra
ils P
lan
The
plan
was
cre
ated
in
reco
gniti
on o
f th
e fa
ct
that
cyc
ling
and
wal
king
are
bec
omin
g in
crea
sing
ly
impo
rtan
t an
d po
pula
r m
odes
of
tran
spor
tatio
n fo
r co
mm
utin
g as
wel
l as
for
dis
cret
iona
ry a
nd
leis
ure
trip
s. I
t id
entifi
es
a co
re/p
riorit
y ne
twor
k fo
r im
plem
enta
tion
over
the
nex
t se
vera
l ye
ars
and
an o
vera
ll ne
twor
k to
be
crea
ted
with
in t
he
next
20 o
r m
ore
year
s. I
mpo
rtan
t st
rate
gies
and
im
prov
emen
ts in
clud
e:
crea
ting
Wat
erfr
ont
Trai
l co
nnec
tions
(su
ch
as V
icto
ria S
tree
t an
d H
enry
Str
eet)
;
incl
udin
g bi
kew
ays
and
boul
evar
ds o
n or
alon
g ne
w r
oads
with
in n
ew s
ubdi
visi
ons;
bike
way
s on
exi
stin
g ar
teria
l an
d co
llect
or
road
s w
ithin
gro
wth
are
as; an
d
prov
idin
g bi
cycl
e pa
rkin
g an
d pr
omot
ing
end-
of-tr
ip fac
ilitie
s at
Tow
n-ow
ned
build
ings
.
CH
ALLE
NG
ESA
num
ber o
f con
side
ratio
ns e
xist
in P
ort W
hitb
y tha
t w
ill p
rese
nt a
cha
lleng
e to
impr
ovin
g su
stai
nabi
lity
thro
ugh
tran
spor
tatio
n-re
late
d m
easu
res.
The
se
incl
ude
the
lega
cy o
f th
e ex
istin
g in
fras
truc
ture
th
at,
whi
le
pres
entin
g op
port
uniti
es
in
som
e re
spec
ts,
has
in t
he p
ast
serv
ed t
o cu
t of
f th
e ar
ea f
rom
the
res
t of
the
Tow
n. C
urre
ntly
the
re
are
only
tw
o br
idge
s th
at a
llow
for
tra
vel
nort
h of
Hig
hway
401,
with
no
cycl
ing
infr
astr
uctu
re.
This
ba
rrie
r ha
s hi
nder
ed
curr
ent
Port
W
hitb
y re
side
nts
from
acc
essi
ng t
he a
men
ities
ava
ilabl
e in
Dow
ntow
n W
hitb
y, a
nd m
ay c
ontin
ue to
limit
the
abili
ty o
f al
tern
ativ
e fo
rms
of t
rave
l be
twee
n Po
rt
Whi
tby
and
the
Dow
ntow
n.
The
layo
ut o
f th
e W
hitb
y G
O S
tatio
n pr
esen
ts
anot
her c
halle
nge
to d
evel
opm
ent.
Whi
le th
e st
atio
n is
with
in w
alki
ng,
biki
ng o
r tr
ansi
t-rid
ing
dist
ance
to
al
l of
Po
rt
Whi
tby’s
pote
ntia
l de
velo
pmen
t ar
eas,
it
is c
urre
ntly
aut
o-or
ient
ed a
s ev
iden
ced
by t
he h
igh
num
ber
of p
arki
ng s
pace
s an
d th
e hi
gh p
ropo
rtio
n of
the
are
a th
at i
s de
dica
ted
to
auto
acc
ess.
Thi
s pr
esen
ts a
cha
lleng
e fo
r fu
ture
de
velo
pmen
t as
tra
vel
beha
viou
rs f
or a
cces
sing
th
e st
atio
n w
ill h
ave
to s
hift
mor
e to
war
d no
n-au
tom
obile
tra
nspo
rtat
ion
mod
es.
Last
ly, a
nd p
erha
ps m
ost
sign
ifi ca
ntly,
phy
sica
l co
nstr
aint
s ca
n pr
esen
t a
chal
leng
e to
fu
ture
de
velo
pmen
t. T
he e
xist
ing
bloc
k pa
tter
ns a
nd ro
ad
geom
etry
are
sui
tabl
e fo
r th
e ty
pe o
f dev
elop
men
t th
at e
xist
s; l
ow-d
ensi
ty,
auto
-orie
nted
res
iden
ces
sepa
rate
d fr
om
empl
oym
ent
and
shop
ping
op
port
uniti
es.
Som
e of
thi
s ca
n be
cha
nged
as
rede
velo
pmen
t oc
curs
, bu
t m
uch
of i
t w
ill n
eed
to b
e ad
apte
d to
acc
omm
odat
e in
crea
sed
use
of
tran
sit,
wal
king
and
cyc
ling.
OPP
OR
TUN
ITIE
S
Page
4747
Tra
nsfo
rm
Port
W
hit
by
into
a
pedestr
ian
a)
frie
ndly
environm
ent.
The
des
ign
of s
tree
ts
and
publ
ic
spac
es
in
Port
W
hitb
y sh
ould
cr
eate
a
safe
an
d pl
easa
nt
envi
ronm
ent
that
en
cour
ages
w
alki
ng.
Th
is
can
be
acco
mpl
ishe
d th
roug
h m
easu
res
such
as
w
iden
ing
side
wal
ks,
impr
ovin
g st
reet
cr
ossi
ngss
, pro
vidi
ng b
ench
es a
nd re
st a
reas
, an
d im
prov
ing
the
gene
ral
attr
activ
enes
s of
th
e w
alki
ng e
nviro
nmen
t th
roug
h th
e us
e of
la
ndsc
apin
g an
d pu
blic
art
. O
ppor
tuni
ties
for
impr
ovin
g co
nnec
tivity
with
in P
ort
Whi
tby
for
pede
stria
ns s
houl
d al
so b
e a
prio
rity, w
ith
pede
stria
n pa
ths,
brid
ges
and
wal
kway
s to
ke
y de
stin
atio
ns,
part
icul
arly
the
GO
Sta
tion.
C
onne
ctiv
ity
for
pede
stria
ns
can
also
be
im
prov
ed b
y re
duci
ng b
lock
len
gths
. S
hort
er
bloc
ks
give
pe
dest
rians
m
ore
choi
ces
for
how
the
y tr
avel
thr
ough
a s
ite,
as w
ell
as
shor
ter
dist
ance
s be
twee
n de
stin
atio
ns.
Key
op
port
uniti
es f
or r
educ
ing
bloc
k le
ngth
s ex
ist
with
in H
arbo
ur D
evel
opm
ent A
rea
2, a
nd s
hort
bl
ocks
sho
uld
also
be
part
of
the
desi
gns
for
the
futu
re r
edev
elop
men
t of
the
GO
Sta
tion
site
.
Expand th
e bic
ycle
netw
ork
by im
pro
vin
g
b)
exis
ting
infr
astr
uctu
re
and
addin
g
new
am
enit
ies. B
icyc
ling
has
the
grea
test
num
ber
of b
arrie
rs w
hen
it co
mes
to
attr
actin
g dr
iver
s to
sw
itch
mod
es.
It re
quire
s, i
n m
any
case
s,
lear
ning
to n
ot o
nly r
ide,
but
ride
con
scio
usly
as
a co
mm
uter
. La
ne m
arki
ngs
and
sign
age
that
cl
early
dis
tingu
ish
bicy
cle
rout
es a
nd i
nfor
m
cycl
ists
of w
here
they
sho
uld
ride
on e
ach
road
w
ill h
elp
mak
e ne
w r
ider
s fe
el c
omfo
rtab
le.
Oth
er m
easu
res
that
can
enc
oura
ge c
yclin
g in
clud
e pr
ovid
ing
safe
and
sec
ure
faci
litie
s fo
r lo
ckin
g an
d st
orin
g bi
cycl
es,
or p
rovi
ding
ch
ange
ro
oms
and
show
ers
for
cycl
ists
in
of
fi ce
build
ings
.
Expa
ndin
g th
e of
f-roa
d bi
cycl
e ne
twor
k w
ill
prov
ide
oppo
rtun
ities
fo
r re
crea
tion
and
disc
retio
nary
tr
ips
for
rider
s w
ho
are
not
quite
rea
dy t
o m
ix w
ith v
ehic
le t
raffi
c. O
n-ro
ad
faci
litie
s ar
e im
port
ant
for
com
mut
ing
trip
s an
d fo
r tr
ips
to s
uppo
rt d
ay-to
-day
act
iviti
es
such
as
shop
ping
. S
tree
ts t
hat
conn
ect
to
REC
OM
MEN
DED
STR
ATEG
IES
the
Whi
tby
GO
Sta
tion,
the
Wat
erfr
ont
Trai
l an
d D
ownt
own
Whi
tby, i
n pa
rtic
ular
, sh
ould
be
tar
gete
d fo
r im
prov
emen
ts.
Fig
ure
3.6
.2
prov
ides
an
exam
ple
of h
ow a
typi
cal f
our-l
ane
stre
et c
an b
e re
purp
osed
to
incl
ude
bicy
cle
lane
s w
ithou
t th
e ne
ed fo
r w
iden
ing.
The
four
ve
hicl
e la
nes
are
redu
ced
to o
ne la
ne in
eac
h di
rect
ion
with
a c
entr
e tu
rnin
g la
ne,
free
ing
up s
pace
with
in t
he r
ight
-of-w
ay t
o ad
d on
e cy
clin
g la
ne in
eac
h di
rect
ion.
CAS
E S
TUD
YM
unic
ipal
App
roac
hes
to P
rovi
ding
Am
eniti
es f
or C
yclis
ts
Vario
us m
unic
ipal
ities
req
uire
am
eniti
es f
or c
yclis
ts t
hrou
gh t
heir
zoni
ng a
nd o
ther
pro
visi
ons.
Th
e C
ity o
f To
ront
o re
quire
s th
at a
ll re
side
ntia
l an
d co
mm
erci
al b
uild
ings
gre
ater
tha
n 2,5
00 s
quar
e m
etre
s pr
ovid
e bi
cycl
e pa
rkin
g fa
cilit
ies.
The
City
of O
ttaw
a al
so h
as m
inim
um re
quire
men
ts fo
r bic
ycle
pa
rkin
g, a
nd f
urth
er r
equi
res
that
a p
ropo
rtio
n of
bic
ycle
par
king
fac
ilitie
s be
loc
ated
ind
oors
, or
in
othe
rwis
e se
cure
loca
tions
. The
citi
es o
f Bos
ton
and
Den
ver re
quire
tha
t th
eir m
inim
um req
uire
men
ts
for
bicy
cle
park
ing
be m
et w
ithin
10 m
etre
s of
bui
ldin
g en
tran
ces.
Som
e m
unic
ipal
ities
als
o of
fer r
educ
tions
in a
utom
obile
par
king
requ
irem
ents
if fa
cilit
ies
are
prov
ided
fo
r cy
clis
ts.
The
City
of
Ott
awa
requ
ires
deve
lope
rs t
o pr
ovid
e on
e le
ss c
ar p
arki
ng s
pace
for
eve
ry
13 s
quar
e m
etre
s of
fl oo
r ar
ea tha
t is
ded
icat
ed to
show
ers,
cha
nge
room
s, lo
cker
s or
oth
er fa
cilit
ies
for
cycl
ists
. Th
e C
ity o
f To
ront
o is
pro
posi
ng t
o re
quire
one
less
car
par
king
spa
ce f
or e
very
4 b
icyc
le
park
ing
spac
es t
hat
a de
velo
per
prov
ides
abo
ve t
he m
inim
um s
tand
ard.
Figu
re 3
.6.2
: R
epur
pose
d S
tree
t
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
48
3.6
AC
CES
SIB
ILIT
Y AN
D T
RAN
SPO
RTA
TIO
N
c)
Share
space on lo
cal
roads am
ongst
cars
,
transit
, pedestr
ians and cyclists
. M
any
of
the
elem
ents
des
crib
ed a
bove
for
im
prov
ing
the
envi
ronm
ent i
n Po
rt W
hitb
y fo
r ped
estr
ians
an
d cy
clis
ts c
an b
e br
ough
t tog
ethe
r to
crea
te
shar
ed r
oads
. S
peci
fi c s
tree
ts t
hat
shou
ld b
e ta
rget
ed f
or s
uch
coor
dina
ted
impr
ovem
ents
ar
e id
entifi
ed
as
“Sha
red
Roa
ds”
in
the
Rec
omm
ende
d La
nd U
se C
once
pt i
n Fi
gure
3.1
.2,
Sec
tion
3.1
. Th
ey
incl
ude
Bro
ck,
Wat
son
and
Fron
t S
tree
ts.
d)
Exte
nd
transit
alo
ng
Bro
ck
Str
eet
to
its
south
ern
term
inus.
Dur
ham
Reg
ion
Tran
sit’s
R
egio
nal
Rap
id
Tran
sit
Net
wor
k id
entifi
es
the
Bro
ck S
tree
t co
rrid
or a
s on
e th
at s
houl
d be
ex
plor
ed
for
futu
re
Bus
R
apid
Tr
ansi
t se
rvic
e.
The
netw
ork,
ho
wev
er,
term
inat
es
the
prop
osed
ser
vice
at
Vic
toria
Str
eet.
With
th
e de
velo
pmen
t alo
ng B
rock
Str
eet p
ropo
sed
in t
his
plan
, an
d th
e in
tent
ion
to e
stab
lish
Bro
ck S
tree
t as
Por
t W
hitb
y’s
“Mai
n S
tree
t”,
the
exte
nsio
n of
tra
nsit
to t
he s
outh
ern
end
of B
rock
Str
eet
shou
ld b
e co
nsid
ered
. T
his
coul
d ta
ke t
he f
orm
of
a sm
all
bus
syst
em
that
offer
s fr
eque
nt, s
hort
-trip
con
nect
ions
to
the
Whi
tby
GO
Sta
tion
and/
or t
he d
ownt
own
(see
Cas
e S
tudy
: H
OP,
Bou
lder
, Col
orad
o).
e)
Incre
ase fre
quency o
f tr
ansit
serv
ice. S
ome
of
the
mor
e im
port
ant
fact
ors
affe
ctin
g pe
ople
’s
deci
sion
to s
witc
h fr
om d
rivin
g to
ridi
ng tr
ansi
t ar
e th
e fl e
xibi
lity
and
relia
bilit
y of
ser
vice
. If
ther
e ar
e lo
ng w
ait
times
bet
wee
n bu
ses
or
trai
ns,
or u
ncoo
rdin
ated
sch
edul
es b
etw
een
tran
sit
prov
ider
s,
driv
ers
are
not
likel
y to
co
nsid
er s
witc
hing
mod
es. T
he T
own
of W
hitb
y sh
ould
wor
k w
ith t
he t
wo
tran
sit
prov
ider
s in
Tow
n sh
ould
wor
k w
ith e
xist
ing
and
futu
re
empl
oyer
s,
inst
itutio
nal
faci
litie
s,
reta
il es
tabl
ishm
ents
an
d re
side
ntia
l pr
oper
ty
man
ager
s to
intr
oduc
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
dem
and
man
agem
ent
mea
sure
s th
at a
im t
o re
duce
ca
r de
pend
ency
, pa
rtic
ular
ly
durin
g pe
ak
trav
el tim
es.
This
cou
ld in
clud
e re
quiri
ng n
ew
deve
lopm
ents
to
prep
are
TDM
str
ateg
ies
as
part
of
th
eir
plan
ning
ap
plic
atio
n pr
oces
s.
The
type
s of
mea
sure
s th
at c
ould
be
expl
ored
th
roug
h TD
M
coul
d in
clud
e ca
rpoo
l m
atch
pr
ogra
ms,
prio
rity
park
ing
for c
arpo
ol v
ehic
les,
on
-site
sho
wer
and
cha
nge
room
fac
ilitie
s fo
r cy
clis
ts,
tran
sit
subs
idie
s,
and
alte
rnat
ive
wor
k ar
rang
emen
ts s
uch
as t
elec
omm
utin
g.
g)
Work
wit
h D
RT a
nd M
etr
olinx to le
vera
ge n
ew
transit
paym
ent
technolo
gy
to
encoura
ge
gre
ate
r use
of
transit
. S
omet
imes
tr
ansi
t se
rvic
e im
prov
emen
ts a
lone
are
not
eno
ugh
to a
ttra
ct a
uto
driv
ers
to t
rans
it. P
eopl
e al
so
wan
t a
seam
less
and
has
sle-
free
tra
velli
ng
expe
rienc
e. M
etro
linx
is c
urre
ntly
wor
king
with
se
vera
l par
tner
s, in
clud
ing
DR
T, t
o im
plem
ent
its
PRES
TO
smar
t ca
rd
acro
ss
its
tran
sit
syst
em.
This
tec
hnol
ogy
will
allo
w c
usto
mer
s to
rid
e on
any
par
ticip
atin
g tr
ansi
t sy
stem
w
ithou
t pr
e-pu
rcha
sing
tic
kets
or
havi
ng t
o se
arch
for t
he c
orre
ct c
hang
e. C
usto
mer
s ca
n si
mpl
y ta
p th
eir
PRES
TO c
ard
as t
hey
boar
d a
bus
or e
nter
a s
tatio
n an
d th
e sy
stem
ded
ucts
th
e fa
re f
rom
the
ir ca
rd b
alan
ce.
PR
ESTO
is
sche
dule
d to
be
intr
oduc
ed in
Dur
ham
Reg
ion
in 2
011.
The
Tow
n of
Whi
tby
shou
ld w
ork
in
part
ners
hip
with
M
etro
linx
and
DR
T to
le
vera
ge P
RES
TO’s
int
rodu
ctio
n to
enc
oura
ge
grea
ter
tran
sit
use
in P
ort
Whi
tby.
Th
e To
wn
CAS
E S
TUD
Y
HO
P, B
ould
er, C
olor
ado
To
prov
ide
incr
ease
d m
obili
ty
optio
ns
for
resi
dent
s,
the
City
of
B
ould
er,
Col
orad
o in
trod
uced
a s
mal
l bus
sys
tem
nam
ed H
OP
in
1989. T
he g
oal w
as to
pro
vide
hig
h fr
eque
ncy,
inex
pens
ive
serv
ice
thro
ugho
ut B
ould
er.
In
1990,
HO
P’s
daily
rid
ersh
ip w
as 5
,000;
by
2002, t
his
fi gur
ed in
crea
sed
to 2
6,0
00 ri
ders
pe
r da
y on
six
rou
tes.
In
2000,
resi
dent
s of
the
For
est
Gle
n ne
ighb
orho
od p
asse
d a
bill
to f
orm
a G
ener
al I
mpr
ovem
ent
Dis
tric
t (G
ID)
prov
ided
Eco
Pas
ses
to n
eigh
borh
ood
resi
dent
s. T
hese
pas
ses,
pai
d fo
r by
resi
dent
s th
roug
h pr
oper
ty t
ax, a
llow
unl
imite
d rid
es o
n al
l bus
es.
Port
Whi
tby
– M
etro
linx
and
Dur
ham
Reg
ion
Tran
sit
– to
ide
ntify
opp
ortu
nitie
s to
im
prov
e tr
ansi
t se
rvic
e in
th
e ar
ea,
incl
udin
g th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of i
mpr
oved
ser
vice
on
the
GO
Lak
esho
re c
orrid
or.
f)
Imple
ment
a
Port
W
hit
by
Tra
nsport
ati
on
Dem
and M
anagem
ent
(TD
M)
str
ate
gy.
Th
e
Page
4949
can
also
par
tner
with
indi
vidu
al d
evel
oper
s to
en
cour
age
or req
uire
the
m to
prov
ide
PRES
TO
card
s to
new
hom
eow
ners
in P
ort
Whi
tby.
h)
Reduce
park
ing
requirem
ents
.
It is
an
ticip
ated
th
at
a hi
gher
th
an
aver
age
perc
enta
ge
of
the
new
re
side
nts
in
Port
W
hitb
y, a
nd p
artic
ular
ly t
hose
res
idin
g on
the
re
deve
lope
d G
O S
tatio
n si
te,
will
rel
y up
on
GO
Tra
nsit
to g
o to
wor
k.
In a
dditi
on,
with
th
e m
easu
res
desc
ribed
abo
ve,
wal
king
and
cy
clin
g w
ill b
ecom
e m
ore
viab
le o
ptio
ns f
or
Port
Whi
tby
resi
dent
s fo
r day
-to-d
ay ta
sks
such
as
sho
ppin
g an
d ac
cess
ing
serv
ices
. Alth
ough
th
ese
cons
ider
atio
ns d
o no
t nec
essa
rily
mea
n th
at P
ort
Whi
tby
resi
dent
s w
ill n
ot s
till
own
mot
or v
ehic
les
for
othe
r pu
rpos
es,
it do
es
sugg
est
that
the
re m
ay b
e op
port
uniti
es f
or
a lo
wer
re
side
ntia
l pa
rkin
g re
quire
men
t in
Po
rt W
hitb
y co
mpa
red
to o
ther
par
ts o
f th
e To
wn.
S
imila
rly,
wor
kers
acc
essi
ng j
obs
in
new
offi
ce b
uild
ings
in
Port
Whi
tby
are
mor
e lik
ely
to a
rriv
e by
tra
nsit
give
n th
e pr
oxim
ity
to t
he G
O S
tatio
n an
d th
e D
RT
bus
hub,
and
cu
stom
ers
acce
ssin
g Po
rt W
hitb
y re
tail
stor
es
may
be
mor
e lik
ely
to w
alk
or c
ycle
, re
sulti
ng
in t
he n
eed
for
less
com
mer
cial
and
ret
ail
park
ing.
It
is r
ecom
men
ded,
the
refo
re,
that
pa
rkin
g st
anda
rds
in P
ort
Whi
tby
refl e
ct t
he
mor
e ur
ban
cond
ition
of
deve
lopm
ent
that
is
expe
cted
her
e, a
nd th
e pa
rtic
ular
ly h
igh
leve
ls
of tr
ansi
t ser
vice
. Par
king
sta
ndar
d re
duct
ions
co
uld
be t
ied
to e
ffor
ts b
y de
velo
pers
and
pr
oper
ty m
anag
ers
to e
ncou
rage
oth
er f
orm
s of
tra
nspo
rtat
ion,
for
exa
mpl
e by
pro
vidi
ng
new
hom
ebuy
ers
or t
enan
ts w
ith f
ree
tran
sit
pass
es,
mak
ing
car
shar
e ve
hicl
es a
vaila
ble
(som
etim
es r
efer
red
to a
s “c
ondo
car
s”),
or
prov
idin
g fa
cilit
ies
for b
icyc
les
such
as
secu
re
stor
age
area
s.
i)
Allow
for th
e s
haring o
f park
ing requirem
ents
am
ongst
diffe
rent
uses.
Giv
en t
he e
xist
ence
of
a p
arki
ng g
arag
e an
d ex
tens
ive
surf
ace
park
ing
oper
ated
by
Met
rolin
x, a
n op
port
unity
ex
ists
for t
here
to b
e ag
reem
ents
ent
ered
into
w
hich
allo
w fo
r the
use
of t
hese
par
king
spa
ces
at n
on-p
eak
times
for
oth
er u
ses
in t
he a
rea.
Fo
r ex
ampl
e, a
ny c
ultu
ral
or e
nter
tain
men
t fa
cilit
ies
in t
he a
rea,
with
prim
arily
nig
httim
e us
e, c
ould
rel
y w
holly
or
part
ially
on
park
ing
spac
es t
hat
are
shar
ed w
ith t
he G
O S
tatio
n.
In a
dditi
on,
park
ing
for
reta
il an
d of
fi ce
uses
co
uld
be fu
rthe
r red
uced
if s
ome
of th
e pa
rkin
g fo
r ad
jace
nt r
esid
entia
l us
es c
ould
be
relie
d up
on d
urin
g th
e da
y.
To a
ver
y la
rge
exte
nt,
the
amou
nt o
f re
quire
d pa
rkin
g th
at c
ould
be
redu
ced
thro
ugh
shar
ed p
arki
ng a
gree
men
ts
is d
epen
dant
on
the
ultim
ate
arra
ngem
ent
of u
ses.
H
owev
er,
give
n th
e un
ique
mix
of
uses
in
Port
Whi
tby, t
here
exi
sts
sign
ifi ca
nt
oppo
rtun
ities
to re
duce
par
king
nee
ds th
roug
h sh
ared
pa
rkin
g ar
rang
emen
ts.
To
pr
ovid
e in
cent
ives
for
sha
red
park
ing,
con
side
ratio
n co
uld
be g
iven
to
prov
idin
g de
nsity
and
/or
heig
ht b
onus
es.
In a
dditi
on, p
refe
renc
e co
uld
be g
iven
as
part
of
any
phas
ing
stra
tegy
to
deve
lopm
ents
whi
ch p
rovi
de s
hare
d pa
rkin
g.
j)
Esta
blish
maxim
um
park
ing
sta
ndard
s.
In
mos
t Zo
ning
B
y-la
ws,
m
inim
um
park
ing
stan
dard
s ar
e in
clud
ed to
ens
ure
that
a c
erta
in
amou
nt o
f pa
rkin
g is
pro
vide
d.
How
ever
, thi
s do
es n
ot p
recl
ude
land
owne
rs f
rom
pro
vidi
ng
mor
e pa
rkin
g an
d po
tent
ially
rem
ovin
g ar
eas
from
po
tent
ial
deve
lopm
ent
and
limiti
ng
optio
ns f
or f
utur
e de
velo
pmen
t as
a r
esul
t.
In
this
re
gard
, th
e To
wn
shou
ld
cons
ider
ap
plyi
ng m
axim
um p
arki
ng s
tand
ards
in
Port
W
hitb
y in
cer
tain
circ
umst
ance
s, p
oten
tially
in
conj
unct
ion
with
a H
oldi
ng p
rovi
sion
.
k)
Restr
ict
any n
ew
sin
gle
-use p
ark
ing o
n t
he
GO
Sta
tion s
ite. G
iven
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f th
e G
O S
tatio
n si
te t
o th
e ov
eral
l fu
ture
of
Port
W
hitb
y, s
urfa
ce p
arki
ng s
houl
d be
pha
sed
out,
and
the
deve
lopm
ent
of a
ny n
ew, s
tand
alon
e,
sing
le u
se p
arki
ng fa
cilit
ies
shou
ld b
e ac
tivel
y di
scou
rage
d by
th
e To
wn.
Inst
ead,
ne
w
stru
ctur
ed p
arki
ng a
t th
e G
O S
tatio
n sh
ould
be
int
rodu
ced
only
in
conj
unct
ion
with
new
m
ixed
use
dev
elop
men
t th
at c
ontr
ibut
es t
o an
ove
rall
desi
gn c
once
pt for
the
site
.
CAS
E S
TUD
YS
mar
t C
omm
ute
Dur
ham
Sm
art C
omm
ute
Dur
ham
cur
rent
ly p
rovi
des
a no
-cha
rge
asse
ssm
ent f
or b
usin
esse
s ex
amin
ing
how
the
y ca
n im
prov
e th
eir
empl
oyee
’s c
omm
utin
g ex
perie
nce
in a
sus
tain
able
man
ner.
This
ca
n in
clud
e of
ferin
g rid
e-m
atch
ing
prog
ram
s, p
rovi
ding
ass
ista
nce
in im
plem
entin
g em
erge
ncy-
ride-
hom
e pr
ogra
ms,
pre
fere
ntia
l pa
rkin
g st
rate
gies
and
ped
estr
ian
and
cycl
ing
faci
litie
s/se
rvic
es.
Sm
art
Com
mut
e D
urha
m a
lso
prov
ides
wor
ksho
ps,
lunc
h-an
d-le
arn
sess
ions
and
se
min
ars
to r
aise
aw
aren
ess
of a
ltern
ativ
e m
odes
of tr
ansp
orta
tion.
50
Page
5151
4.0
IM
PLEM
ENTA
TIO
N
Sec
tions
4.1
In
trod
uctio
n
4.2
Im
plem
enta
tion
Plan
and
To
ols
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
52
4.0
IM
PLEM
ENTA
TIO
N
The
focu
s of
th
is
sect
ion
of
the
Port
W
hitb
y S
usta
inab
le
Com
mun
ity
Plan
(S
CP)
is
on
im
plem
enta
tion.
As
sta
ted
earli
er, t
he S
CP
is n
ot
a st
atut
ory
plan
. It
is a
str
ateg
ic le
vel p
lan.
Th
e re
com
men
ded
stra
tegi
es c
onta
ined
in th
e S
CP
will
be
impl
emen
ted
over
tim
e th
roug
h a
wid
e ra
nge
of
deci
sion
s an
d ac
tions
.
Whi
le
gove
rnm
ents
ca
n w
rite
polic
y,
deve
lop
prog
ram
s an
d gu
idel
ines
, and
offer
ince
ntiv
es a
nd
disi
ncen
tives
, it
is t
ypic
ally
the
priv
ate
sect
or t
hat
will
det
erm
ine
whe
ther
a p
roje
ct i
s ec
onom
ical
ly
viab
le o
r no
t. F
or t
hose
mat
ters
tha
t ar
e w
ithin
th
e ju
risdi
ctio
n of
the
pub
lic s
ecto
r to
impl
emen
t, th
e im
port
ance
of
en
surin
g co
st-e
ffec
tiven
ess
is n
o le
ss i
mpo
rtan
t.
It is
on
this
bas
is t
hat
a ca
refu
l ba
lanc
e m
ust
be
stru
ck
betw
een
the
requ
irem
ents
es
tabl
ishe
d by
go
vern
men
ts
and
the
abili
ty o
f ei
ther
the
priv
ate
or p
ublic
sec
tor
to c
ost-e
ffec
tivel
y m
eet
thos
e re
quire
men
ts a
s pa
rt o
f fu
ture
dev
elop
men
t or
pro
gram
min
g.
To a
la
rge
exte
nt, t
he g
over
nmen
t’s r
ole
in t
he c
ase
of
the
Port
Whi
tby
SC
P w
ill b
e to
est
ablis
h po
licie
s,
prog
ram
s,
ince
ntiv
es
and
disi
ncen
tives
w
hich
adva
nce
the
plan
’s g
oals
of
sust
aina
bilit
y w
hile
re
cogn
izin
g an
d in
corp
orat
ing
a su
ffi ci
ent
amou
nt
of fl
exib
ility
in the
pro
cess
to
faci
litat
e th
e de
sire
d de
velo
pmen
t.
Man
y of
th
e re
com
men
ded
stra
tegi
es
mad
e in
the
SC
P ar
e qu
ite fl
exi
ble
in t
erm
s of
the
ir ap
plic
atio
n. T
his
is to
ensu
re tha
t th
e re
spon
sibl
e le
vel
of g
over
nmen
t ca
n us
e its
dec
isio
n-m
akin
g pr
oces
ses
to d
eter
min
e ho
w b
est
to i
mpl
emen
t ea
ch r
ecom
men
datio
n.
As d
ecis
ions
mad
e on
a
site
-by-
site
bas
is m
ust
take
into
acc
ount
the
typ
e of
use
, th
e la
yout
of
the
site
, th
e ec
onom
ics
of
part
icul
ar d
evel
opm
ents
, an
d so
on,
the
spe
cifi c
ap
plic
atio
n of
the
pla
n’s
reco
mm
ende
d st
rate
gies
w
ill be
m
ore
appr
opria
tely
de
term
ined
as
pa
rt
of
thos
e pr
oces
ses.
W
hat
the
reco
mm
ende
d st
rate
gies
of
the
SC
P ho
pe t
o ac
hiev
e is
a c
lear
pi
ctur
e of
wha
t ty
pes
of s
usta
inab
ility
mea
sure
s th
e To
wn
of
Whi
tby,
the
Reg
ion
of
Dur
ham
, an
d ot
hers
sho
uld
be p
ursu
ing
as g
row
th a
nd
deve
lopm
ent
in P
ort
Whi
tby
unfo
lds.
This
sec
tion
iden
tifi e
s a
num
ber of
opt
ions
for th
e To
wn
to c
onsi
der
with
res
pect
to
impl
emen
tatio
n,
with
m
any
of
thes
e op
tions
re
quiri
ng
furt
her
cons
ider
atio
n,
pote
ntia
lly
addi
tiona
l st
udy,
and
cons
ulta
tion
with
the
deve
lopm
ent c
omm
unity
, the
re
side
nts
of t
he a
rea,
and
in
som
e ca
ses
publ
ic
agen
cies
and
oth
er l
evel
s of
gov
ernm
ent.
Man
y of
the
se im
plem
enta
tion
mec
hani
sms
will
req
uire
co
ordi
natio
n am
ongs
t man
y par
tner
s. T
he P
rovi
nce,
th
e R
egio
n of
Dur
ham
, sc
hool
boa
rds,
and
pub
lic
utili
ties
all
have
a r
ole
to p
lay
in i
mpl
emen
ting
this
pl
an,
and
in co
ntrib
utin
g to
th
e im
prov
ed
sust
aina
bilit
y of
Por
t Whi
tby.
It i
s al
so im
port
ant t
o no
te t
hat,
alth
ough
the
rec
omm
ende
d st
rate
gies
w
ere
asse
ssed
spe
cifi c
ally
for
the
ir re
leva
nce
to
Port
Whi
tby, m
any
of t
hem
wou
ld a
lso
be r
elev
ant
to o
ther
are
as w
ithin
the
Tow
n. B
road
er a
pplic
atio
n of
the
se s
trat
egie
s sh
ould
be
cons
ider
ed b
y th
e To
wn
as p
art
of t
he im
plem
enta
tion
of t
he p
lan.
The
emph
asis
of t
his
sect
ion
is o
n im
plem
enta
tion
mec
hani
sms
unde
r th
e Pl
anni
ng
Act,
alth
ough
no
n-Pl
anni
ng A
ct im
plem
enta
tion
mec
hani
sms
are
also
add
ress
ed.
INTR
OD
UC
TIO
N
Page
5353
TOW
N O
F W
HIT
BY
OFF
ICIA
L PL
ANTh
e in
tent
of
Offi
cial
Pla
ns is
to
prov
ide
the
basi
s fo
r lan
d us
e an
d in
fras
truc
ture
inve
stm
ents
. In
this
re
gard
, an
Offi
cial
Pla
n ca
n pl
ay a
sig
nifi c
ant
role
in
im
plem
entin
g su
stai
nabi
lity
mea
sure
s.
It ca
n al
so e
nabl
e ot
her
impl
emen
tatio
n m
echa
nism
s pu
rsua
nt to
the
Plan
ning
Act
. Th
ese
are
disc
usse
d la
ter
in t
his
sect
ion.
The
Tow
n of
W
hitb
y O
ffi ci
al Pl
an w
as ad
opte
d on
Sep
tem
ber
28,
1994 a
nd i
t ha
s pr
ovid
ed t
he
basi
s fo
r m
anag
ing
chan
ge in
the
Tow
n si
nce
that
tim
e.
To im
plem
ent
the
reco
mm
ende
d st
rate
gies
in
the
SC
P, th
e To
wn
shou
ld c
onsi
der
the
follo
win
g am
endm
ents
to
its O
ffi ci
al P
lan
and
to t
he P
ort
Whi
tby
Sec
onda
ry P
lan:
indi
cate
th
at
the
sust
aina
ble
desi
gn
•
mea
sure
s di
scus
sed
in t
he S
CP,
such
as
the
prov
isio
n of
ene
rgy
effi c
ient
hea
ting
and
cool
ing
syst
ems,
the
est
ablis
hmen
t of
“g
reen
ro
ofs,
” an
d th
e pr
ovis
ion
of
sust
aina
ble
desi
gn
elem
ents
su
ch
as
pede
stria
n am
eniti
es in
the
pub
lic r
ealm
, w
ill b
e co
nsid
ered
and
in
som
e ca
ses
requ
ired
as p
art o
f dev
elop
men
t pro
posa
ls
in P
ort
Whi
tby;
indi
cate
that
pub
lic re
alm
and
infr
astr
uctu
re
•
impr
ovem
ents
su
ch
as
impr
ovem
ents
to
sid
ewal
ks a
nd l
ands
capi
ng w
ithin
the
pu
blic
rig
ht o
f way
, and
the
est
ablis
hmen
t of
sto
rmw
ater
man
agem
ent i
nfra
stru
ctur
e,
shou
ld b
e ca
rrie
d ou
t in
Por
t W
hitb
y in
ac
cord
ance
with
app
ropr
iate
sus
tain
able
de
sign
obj
ectiv
es;
requ
ire a
n ap
prop
riate
den
sity
and
mix
of
•
uses
with
in P
ort W
hitb
y to
mee
t the
SC
P’s
reco
mm
ende
d st
rate
gies
with
res
pect
to
land
use
;
esta
blis
h th
e ba
sis
for
redu
cing
par
king
•
stan
dard
s w
hen
cert
ain
iden
tifi e
d su
stai
nabi
lity
cond
ition
s ha
ve b
een
met
, su
ch a
s re
duci
ng p
arki
ng r
equi
rem
ents
fo
r re
side
ntia
l bu
ildin
gs t
hat
offe
r th
eir
resi
dent
s tr
ansi
t pa
sses
or ac
cess
to
car-
shar
ing;
esta
blis
h th
e ba
sis
for
a Po
rt
Whi
tby
•
Com
mun
ity
Impr
ovem
ent
Plan
th
at
supp
orts
the
intr
oduc
tion
of s
usta
inab
ility
m
easu
res;
esta
blis
h th
e ba
sis
for
the
pre-
zoni
ng o
f •
the
GO
Sta
tion
site
;
esta
blis
h th
e ba
sis
for
appl
ying
•
sust
aina
bilit
y-sp
ecifi
c H
oldi
ng p
rovi
sion
s to
dev
elop
men
ts w
ithin
Por
t W
hitb
y;
esta
blis
h th
e cr
iteria
fo
r co
nsid
erin
g •
bonu
sing
pro
posa
ls in
Por
t W
hitb
y; a
nd
esta
blis
h th
e ba
sis
for
requ
iring
th
e •
cons
ider
atio
n of
su
stai
nabl
e de
sign
el
emen
ts in
the
priv
ate
and
publ
ic rea
lms
in t
he c
onte
xt o
f a
Site
Pla
n Ag
reem
ent.
ZON
ING
BY-
LAW
STh
e Pl
anni
ng A
ct a
llow
s m
unic
ipal
ities
to
pass
zo
ning
by-
law
s to
con
trol
and
cod
ify a
num
ber
of
face
ts a
nd c
ompo
nent
s of
the
bui
lt fo
rm,
whi
le
prov
idin
g fl e
xibi
lity
to r
espo
nd t
o ch
angi
ng m
arke
t dy
nam
ics
and
othe
r fa
ctor
s.
All
land
s w
ithin
the
Po
rt W
hitb
y S
tudy
Are
a ar
e re
gula
ted
unde
r Zon
ing
By-
Law
2585, a
s am
ende
d, w
hich
was
ado
pted
by
Cou
ncil
on J
une
21, 1
965.
Zoni
ng
was
th
e fi r
st
plan
ning
to
ol
used
by
m
unic
ipal
ities
to
rest
rict la
nd u
se. E
arly
zon
ing
by-
law
s w
ere
rela
tivel
y si
mpl
e an
d w
ere
desi
gned
to
iden
tify
whe
re c
erta
in u
ses
wer
e pr
ohib
ited
and
whe
re o
ther
s w
ere
perm
itted
, in
orde
r to
sep
arat
e in
com
patib
le
uses
fr
om
each
ot
her.
To
day,
mun
icip
aliti
es h
ave
expa
nded
the
ir us
e of
zon
ing
to d
eal w
ith a
wid
e ra
nge
of lan
d us
e is
sues
. I
n th
is r
egar
d, m
any
zoni
ng b
y-la
ws
now
con
tain
ver
y de
taile
d pr
ovis
ions
tha
t ar
e in
tend
ed t
o re
quire
a
cert
ain
built
fo
rm
by
esta
blis
hing
se
tbac
ks
from
st
reet
lines
, bu
ildin
g he
ight
re
quire
men
ts,
and
so o
n.
In a
dditi
on,
man
y m
unic
ipal
ities
are
us
ing
thei
r zo
ning
by-
law
s as
too
ls f
or t
arge
ted
rede
velo
pmen
t, ei
ther
by
incl
udin
g pr
ovis
ions
tha
t ar
e re
lativ
ely
easy
to
com
ply
with
and
/or
by p
re-
zoni
ng la
nds
to a
ttra
ct g
row
th a
nd d
evel
opm
ent in
ce
rtai
n id
entifi
ed
area
s.
Sec
tion
34 o
f the
Pla
nnin
g Ac
t gra
nts
the
stat
utor
y au
thor
ity t
o m
unic
ipal
ities
to
zone
lan
ds.
The
au
thor
ity g
iven
to
mun
icip
aliti
es u
nder
Sec
tion
34 o
f th
e Pl
anni
ng A
ct is
qui
te b
road
, par
ticul
arly
si
nce
the
‘cha
ract
er’
of b
uild
ings
and
str
uctu
res
can
be c
ontr
olle
d th
roug
h a
zoni
ng b
y-la
w.
The
ty
pes
of m
atte
rs t
hat
coul
d be
add
ress
ed t
hrou
gh
zoni
ng t
o he
lp i
mpl
emen
t th
e S
CP
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
54
4.0
IM
PLEM
ENTA
TIO
N
The lo
cati
on of
buildin
gs in
re
lati
on to
th
e
•
str
eet
and lo
t lines.
Set
back
s, h
elp
crea
te
the
char
acte
r of
a s
tree
t.
Whe
re t
he S
CP
reco
mm
ends
m
ore
pede
stria
n-fr
iend
ly
stre
ets,
it
may
be
desi
rabl
e to
spe
cify
wha
t th
e m
axim
um s
etba
ck f
rom
the
str
eet
shou
ld
be,
in o
rder
to
crea
te a
ped
estr
ian-
orie
nted
en
viro
nmen
t.
R
egul
atin
g th
e am
ount
of
bu
ildin
g fa
ce loc
ated
adj
acen
t to
a lot
lin
e is
al
so a
n ef
fect
ive
tool
in c
ases
whe
re a
str
ong
pede
stria
n co
nnec
tion
is
requ
ired
betw
een
build
ings
and
the
str
eet.
Am
ount
of
fl oor
space in r
ela
tion t
o t
he s
ize
•
of
a l
ot.
Th
e zo
ning
by-
law
can
be
used
to
help
ac
hiev
e th
e m
assi
ng
of
deve
lopm
ent
that
is
envi
sage
d in
the
SC
P. T
his
is u
sual
ly
desc
ribed
in
the
form
of
a fl o
or s
pace
ind
ex
(FS
I), w
hich
is
dete
rmin
ed b
y di
vidi
ng t
he l
ot
area
by
the
fl oor
are
a. T
he h
ighe
r th
e FS
I tha
t is
per
mitt
ed o
r re
quire
d by
the
zon
ing
by-la
w,
the
mor
e bu
ildin
g m
ass
is p
erm
itted
on
the
lot.
Heig
ht
of
buildin
gs.
•
H
eigh
t co
ntro
ls
in
the
zoni
ng b
y-la
w c
an a
lso
be u
sed
to h
elp
achi
eve
the
dens
ities
of
de
velo
pmen
t th
at
are
envi
sage
d in
the
SC
P, w
hile
at
the
sam
e tim
e en
surin
g co
mpa
tibili
ty w
ith e
xist
ing
land
us
es.
The locati
on o
f park
ing o
n a
lot.
• T
he p
hysi
cal
loca
tion
of th
e pa
rkin
g on
a lo
t has
a p
rofo
und
impa
ct o
n th
e ch
arac
ter o
f an
area
. Per
mitt
ing
park
ing
in f
ront
of
a bu
ildin
g, f
or e
xam
ple,
cr
eate
s a
muc
h le
ss p
edes
tria
n-fr
iend
ly s
tree
t en
viro
nmen
t, co
mpa
red
to a
situ
atio
n w
here
pa
rkin
g is
loc
ated
at
the
rear
or
sid
e of
a
build
ing.
Locati
on a
nd a
mount
of open s
pace o
n a
lot.
•
Alth
ough
the
type
and
nat
ure
of re
quire
d op
en
spac
e is
bes
t le
ft t
o a
Site
Pla
n Ag
reem
ent,
sinc
e th
e fo
rm/t
ype
of o
pen
spac
e ca
n be
un
ique
to
each
site
, th
e zo
ning
by-
law
sho
uld
spec
ify h
ow m
uch
open
spa
ce is
requ
ired
on
a lo
t, w
ith t
his
open
spa
ce b
eing
mad
e up
of
all
land
s th
at a
re n
ot t
he s
ite o
f bu
ildin
gs
or p
arki
ng a
reas
. T
he l
ocat
ion
of r
equi
red
open
spa
ce i
n re
latio
n to
lot
lin
es c
an a
lso
be s
peci
fi ed
in t
he b
y-la
w,
part
icul
arly
in
a ca
se w
here
the
re i
s a
desi
re t
o re
quire
the
es
tabl
ishm
ent
of
a se
mi-p
ublic
re
alm
on
pr
ivat
e la
nd
that
w
ould
be
us
ed
for
open
sp
ace
purp
oses
and
des
igne
d to
enh
ance
the
pede
stria
n en
viro
nmen
t.
Lot
are
a and fr
onta
ge.
•
The
size
of
a lo
t al
so h
as a
n im
pact
on
the
built
for
m.
The
re
is
gene
rally
le
ss
of
an
abili
ty
to
crea
te
a co
nsis
tent
fa
çade
al
ong
a bl
ock
if th
e m
inim
um fr
onta
ge an
d lo
t si
ze is
sm
alle
r. In
ca
ses
whe
re
land
s ar
e re
quire
d to
be
co
mpr
ehen
sive
ly p
lann
ed,
requ
iring
lar
ger
lot
area
s an
d fr
onta
ges
is s
omet
imes
nec
essa
ry
to e
nsur
e th
at t
his
com
preh
ensi
ve p
lann
ing
take
s pl
ace.
Built
form
alo
ng B
rock S
treet
South
. •
Tailo
red
zoni
ng s
tand
ards
will
be
requ
ired
that
sup
port
th
e ev
olut
ion
of B
rock
Str
eet
Sou
th a
s th
e “M
ain
Str
eet”
for
the
Por
t W
hitb
y co
mm
unity
. Th
ese
zoni
ng
stan
dard
s m
ay
incl
ude
min
imum
hei
ghts
alo
ng t
he s
tree
t fr
onta
ge
that
cre
ate
a pe
dest
rian
frie
ndly
env
ironm
ent,
as
wel
l as
m
axim
um
heig
hts
that
en
sure
th
at t
he p
edes
tria
n re
alm
is
not
affe
cted
by
talle
r bu
ildin
gs w
hich
blo
ck l
ight
and
cre
ate
pote
ntia
l win
d tu
nnel
s. T
he z
onin
g st
anda
rds
may
als
o pr
ovid
e fo
r th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent
of
surf
ace
park
ing
area
s to
the
rea
r of
bui
ldin
gs
to
max
imiz
e th
e pe
dest
rian
rela
tions
hip
betw
een
priv
ate
deve
lopm
ent
and
the
publ
ic
stre
et.
Are
as o
f no c
hange.
• T
here
are
cer
tain
are
as
with
in P
ort W
hitb
y w
here
the
curr
ent b
uilt
form
is
not
exp
ecte
d to
cha
nge
over
tim
e.
Thes
e ar
eas
are
prim
arily
the
site
of l
ong
esta
blis
hed
sing
le d
etac
hed
dwel
lings
. I
n so
me
case
s,
the
zoni
ng
coul
d pr
ovid
e fo
r th
e ad
aptiv
e re
use
of e
xist
ing
dwel
lings
for
a v
arie
ty o
f no
n-re
side
ntia
l us
es,
prov
ided
the
bui
lt fo
rm
is m
aint
aine
d.
In o
ther
circ
umst
ance
s, t
he
zoni
ng
coul
d be
si
mpl
ifi ed
to
on
ly
perm
it si
ngle
de
tach
ed
dwel
lings
an
d po
tent
ially
se
mi-d
etac
hed
dwel
lings
to
ensu
re t
hat
the
stre
et
fabr
ic
and
asso
ciat
ed
built
fo
rm
is
mai
ntai
ned
in th
ese
area
s. T
he d
eter
min
atio
n of
whe
re t
hese
are
as a
re s
houl
d be
mad
e in
th
e co
ntex
t of
the
upd
ate
to t
he P
ort
Whi
tby
Sec
onda
ry P
lan.
Page
5555
The G
O S
tati
on s
ite
• . Th
e G
O S
tatio
n si
te t
hat
com
pris
es H
arbo
ur D
evel
opm
ent
Area
No.
5
is t
he m
ost
sign
ifi ca
nt a
rea
of d
evel
opm
ent
pote
ntia
l w
ithin
Por
t W
hitb
y.
How
thi
s si
te
deve
lops
ove
r th
e lo
ng-te
rm i
s cr
itica
l to
the
im
plem
enta
tion
of t
he S
CP.
As
such
, thi
s si
te
war
rant
s sp
ecifi
c co
nsid
erat
ion
with
res
pect
to
zon
ing.
The
Tow
n ha
s th
ree
appr
oach
es a
vaila
ble
to it
w
ith r
espe
ct t
o th
e zo
ning
of
the
GO
Sta
tion
site
.
The
fi rst
app
roac
h is
rel
ativ
ely
stra
ight
forw
ard
and
wou
ld in
volv
e th
e pl
acin
g of
the
land
s in
a
zone
whi
ch p
erm
its a
wid
e ra
nge
of u
ses
and
whi
ch e
stab
lishe
s m
inim
ums
and
max
imum
s in
ter
ms
of t
he a
mou
nt o
f de
velo
pmen
t to
be
per
mitt
ed.
Suc
h a
“sim
ple”
by-
law
wou
ld
appl
y a
num
ber
of s
uch
min
imum
sta
ndar
ds,
but
it w
ould
not
ind
icat
e ex
actly
whe
re e
ach
build
ing
enve
lope
sho
uld
be.
If th
ere
is a
des
ire to
be
muc
h m
ore
pres
crip
tive,
th
e se
cond
app
roac
h w
ould
be
to p
repa
re a
de
taile
d C
once
pt P
lan
for
the
site
and
the
n in
clud
e sp
ecifi
c zo
ning
sta
ndar
ds t
hat
refl e
ct
the
Con
cept
Pl
an.
Th
is ty
pe of
ap
proa
ch
is t
ypic
ally
util
ized
in
circ
umst
ance
s w
here
de
velo
pmen
t pl
ans
have
be
en
suffi
cien
tly
adva
nced
to
ensu
re tha
t th
e by
-law
pro
visi
ons
are
appr
opria
te.
Giv
en t
hat
the
deve
lopm
ent
of the
GO
Sta
tion
site
may
not
occ
ur fo
r so
me
time,
an
d th
at M
etro
linx
does
no
t ha
ve a
stat
ion
plan
in
plac
e th
at w
ould
pro
vide
the
ba
sis
for
cons
ider
ing
how
dev
elop
men
t w
ould
oc
cur
on t
heir
land
s, a
by-
law
tha
t pr
ecis
ely
spec
ifi es
the
loca
tion
of b
uild
ings
may
not
be
appr
opria
te a
t th
is t
ime.
A th
ird a
ppro
ach
wou
ld b
e to
rel
y up
on t
he
mor
e si
mpl
e by
-law
ap
proa
ch
desc
ribed
ab
ove,
an
d co
uple
th
at ap
proa
ch w
ith th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
a
Hol
ding
pr
ovis
ion.
The
cond
ition
s fo
r re
mov
ing
the
Hol
ding
pro
visi
on
wou
ld t
hen
be t
ailo
r-mad
e to
ens
ure
that
the
To
wn’
s su
stai
nabi
lity
and
othe
r ob
ject
ives
are
m
et w
ith t
he p
ropo
sed
deve
lopm
ent.
Th
is
appr
oach
als
o pr
ovid
es f
or a
gre
ater
deg
ree
of fl
exi
bilit
y to
res
pond
to
mar
ket
dem
ands
an
d ot
her
cons
ider
atio
ns.
In o
rder
to
prov
ide
the
basi
s fo
r us
ing
thes
e H
oldi
ng p
rovi
sion
s,
spec
ifi c
polic
ies
are
requ
ired
in t
he O
ffi ci
al
Plan
.
The
use
of
Hol
ding
pr
ovis
ions
is
di
scus
sed
in m
ore
deta
il la
ter
in t
his
sect
ion.
Sec
tion
5
of
the
SC
P ou
tline
s sp
ecifi
c re
com
men
datio
ns w
ith r
espe
ct t
o th
e zo
ning
of
the
GO
Sta
tion
base
d on
the
app
roac
h de
scrib
ed a
bove
, in
clud
ing
a de
sign
con
cept
fo
r th
e si
te.
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
56
4.0
IM
PLEM
ENTA
TIO
NPA
RK
ING
STA
ND
ARD
SO
ne
of
the
mos
t co
mm
on
com
pone
nts
of
a zo
ning
by-
law
are
the
sta
ndar
ds t
hat
regu
late
the
nu
mbe
r of
par
king
spa
ces
requ
ired
to s
uppo
rt
deve
lopm
ent.
Th
e in
tent
of
thes
e st
anda
rds
is
typi
cally
to
ensu
re t
hat
all
requ
ired
park
ing
can
be p
rovi
ded
on t
he d
evel
opm
ent
site
rat
her
than
on
pub
lic r
oads
. H
owev
er,
man
y m
unic
ipal
ities
ar
e no
w l
ooki
ng a
t m
odify
ing
acce
pted
pra
ctic
es
in t
his
rega
rd a
nd a
re lo
okin
g at
sta
ndar
ds w
hich
re
cogn
ize
and
supp
ort t
he m
ixed
use
nat
ure
of th
e de
sire
d de
velo
pmen
ts a
nd t
he g
oal
of p
rom
otin
g al
tern
ativ
e tr
ansp
orta
tion
mod
es s
uch
as t
rans
it,
wal
king
and
cyc
ling.
Sec
tion
6(1
3)
of W
hitb
y’s
Zoni
ng B
y-la
w 2585
esta
blis
hes
the
park
ing
spac
e re
quire
men
ts f
or
new
dev
elop
men
t in
Por
t W
hitb
y.
In S
epte
mbe
r 2009,
the
Tow
n co
mpl
eted
a
com
preh
ensi
ve
park
ing
stud
y th
at
mad
e re
com
men
datio
ns
rega
rdin
g am
endm
ents
to
th
e To
wn’
s pa
rkin
g st
anda
rds.
The
reco
mm
enda
tions
in
clud
e a
slig
htly
inc
reas
ed p
arki
ng r
equi
rem
ent
for
som
e us
es, a
nd n
o ch
ange
or
redu
ctio
ns for
oth
ers.
Park
ing
stan
dard
s ar
e im
port
ant
to
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
SC
P be
caus
e th
ey a
ffec
t th
e ty
pe o
f bu
ilt-fo
rm t
hat
is p
ossi
ble,
the
abi
lity
to c
reat
e pe
dest
rian-
orie
nted
str
eets
cape
s, a
nd
beca
use
the
avai
labi
lity
of
park
ing
can
be
an
impo
rtan
t in
fl uen
cer
of t
rave
l beh
avio
urs.
The
Tow
n of
Whi
tby
has
four
dis
tinct
app
roac
hes
avai
labl
e to
it w
ith re
spec
t to
park
ing
requ
irem
ents
in
Po
rt
Whi
tby,
and
part
icul
arly
fo
r th
e fu
ture
de
velo
pmen
t of
the
GO
Sta
tion
land
s.
The
fi rst
app
roac
h w
ould
ent
ail re
quiri
ng a
ll us
es
to p
rovi
de p
arki
ng a
s pe
r th
e cu
rren
tly a
ccep
ted
stan
dard
s fo
r su
ch u
ses
(with
the
se s
tand
ards
be
ing
pote
ntia
lly m
odifi
ed in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith t
he
2009 p
arki
ng s
tudy
).
If a
use
cann
ot p
rovi
de t
he
requ
ired
park
ing,
ca
sh-in
-lieu
of
pa
rkin
g w
ould
be
acc
epte
d, p
rovi
ded
the
Tow
n w
as a
ble
to u
se
the
fund
s to
pro
vide
the
par
king
in
appr
opria
te
loca
tions
.
The
seco
nd a
ppro
ach
wou
ld b
e to
exe
mpt
cer
tain
us
es
from
ha
ving
to
pr
ovid
e pa
rkin
g on
th
eir
prop
ertie
s. U
ses
that
cou
ld b
e co
nsid
ered
in t
his
rega
rd in
clud
e re
tail
uses
, offi
ce u
ses
and
cultu
ral
uses
. Th
is t
ype
of a
ppro
ach
typi
cally
occ
urs
in
dow
ntow
n ar
eas
and
othe
r co
mm
erci
al a
reas
and
m
ain
stre
ets.
Man
y m
unic
ipal
ities
rec
ogni
ze t
he
impo
rtan
ce o
f the
se a
reas
to th
e ch
arac
ter o
f the
ir co
mm
uniti
es a
nd a
s de
stin
atio
ns, a
nd s
o th
ey a
re
activ
ely
deve
lopi
ng p
arki
ng s
trat
egie
s th
at r
educ
e pa
rkin
g re
quire
men
ts in
thes
e lo
catio
ns a
nd t
hat
prov
ide
mun
icip
al p
arki
ng l
ots
to a
ccom
mod
ate
visi
tors
an
d em
ploy
ees.
For
exam
ple,
in
th
e To
wn
of M
ilton
, th
ere
is n
o pa
rkin
g re
quire
men
t fo
r re
tail
stor
es a
nd r
esta
uran
ts in
the
Dow
ntow
n C
ore.
Ins
tead
, the
Tow
n pr
ovid
es p
arki
ng fa
cilit
ies
at k
ey lo
catio
ns.
In t
he C
ity o
f B
ram
pton
, the
re is
no
par
king
req
uire
men
t at
all
for
non-
resi
dent
ial
uses
in t
he C
entr
al A
rea.
The
third
ap
proa
ch
wou
ld
be
to
redu
ce
the
stan
dard
pa
rkin
g re
quire
men
t by
a
defi n
ed
amou
nt t
o re
fl ect
bot
h th
e pr
ovis
ion
of m
unic
ipal
pa
rkin
g in
the
are
a an
d th
e ne
ed t
o en
sure
tha
t so
me
priv
ate
park
ing
is a
vaila
ble
for
uses
in P
ort
Whi
tby.
O
ther
mun
icip
aliti
es,
such
as
Mar
kham
, ha
ve r
educ
ed t
heir
non-
resi
dent
ial
requ
irem
ents
by
20%
in c
erta
in a
reas
to
reco
gniz
e th
e po
tent
ial
avai
labi
lity
of o
n-st
reet
par
king
spa
ces.
The
fi nal
app
roac
h w
ould
be
to r
equi
re a
ll us
es
to p
rovi
de t
he p
arki
ng d
eem
ed n
eces
sary
by
the
zoni
ng b
y-la
w,
but
perm
it th
e sh
arin
g of
par
king
sp
aces
bet
wee
n us
es t
hat
have
diff
eren
t pa
rkin
g
dem
ands
, suc
h as
bus
ines
s of
fi ces
whi
ch r
equi
re
park
ing
durin
g th
e da
y an
d cu
ltura
l fac
ilitie
s w
hich
ty
pica
lly r
equi
re p
arki
ng d
urin
g th
e ev
enin
g.
In
addi
tion,
con
side
ratio
n co
uld
be g
iven
to
redu
cing
th
e pa
rkin
g re
quire
d fo
r re
side
ntia
l us
es
in
reco
gniti
on o
f th
e lo
catio
n of
the
site
in p
roxi
mity
to
a G
O S
tatio
n an
d ot
her
publ
ic t
rans
it.
It is
impo
rtan
t to
note
that
if th
e ap
proa
ch s
elec
ted
has
the
effe
ct o
f re
duci
ng o
r el
imin
atin
g pa
rkin
g re
quire
men
ts fo
r a p
artic
ular
use
, the
n th
e ab
ility
to
obta
in c
ash-
in-li
eu o
f pa
rkin
g is
sim
ilarly
red
uced
. C
ash-
in-li
eu o
f pa
rkin
g ca
n on
ly b
e co
llect
ed i
f a
park
ing
stan
dard
can
not
be m
et o
n a
part
icul
ar
prop
erty
. If
the
re is
no
park
ing
stan
dard
, or
if th
e pa
rkin
g st
anda
rds
have
bee
n re
duce
d, th
e am
ount
of
mon
ey t
hat
can
be c
olle
cted
as
part
of
a ca
sh-
in-li
eu o
f pa
rkin
g pr
oces
s is
als
o re
duce
d.
Page
5757
HO
LDIN
G P
RO
VIS
ION
SS
ectio
n 36
of
the
Plan
ning
Ac
t pr
ovid
es
mun
icip
aliti
es w
ith t
he a
bilit
y to
app
ly a
Hol
ding
pr
ovis
ion
in
conj
unct
ion
with
th
e zo
ning
of
a
prop
erty
or
area
, w
ith s
uch
a H
oldi
ng p
rovi
sion
be
ing
lifte
d by
Cou
ncil
whe
n id
entifi
ed
cond
ition
s ha
ve b
een
met
. S
uch
a H
oldi
ng p
rovi
sion
cou
ld
be
appl
ied
in
circ
umst
ance
s w
here
la
nds
are
pre-
zone
d fo
r de
velo
pmen
t, an
d w
here
the
re a
re
cert
ain
cond
ition
s th
at n
eed
to b
e m
et b
efor
e de
velo
pmen
t ac
tual
ly o
ccur
s.
Thes
e co
nditi
ons
coul
d en
sure
, fo
r ex
ampl
e,
that
su
stai
nabl
e de
sign
ele
men
ts s
uch
as g
reen
roo
fs,
enha
nced
st
orm
wat
er
man
agem
ent,
shar
ed
park
ing,
or
th
e pr
ovis
ion
of
tran
sit
and
bicy
cle
park
ing
infr
astr
uctu
re o
n-si
te a
re i
nclu
ded
as p
art
of t
he
prop
osed
dev
elop
men
t.
It is
re
com
men
ded
that
th
e To
wn
of
Whi
tby
cons
ider
the
use
of
Hol
ding
pro
visi
ons
in P
ort
Whi
tby
sinc
e it
wou
ld a
llow
for
the
pre
-zon
ing
of
land
s fo
r de
velo
pmen
t an
d th
e ut
iliza
tion
of t
he
Hol
ding
pro
visi
on a
s a
mea
ns o
f ens
urin
g th
at the
To
wn’
s su
stai
nabi
lity
obje
ctiv
es a
re m
et.
The
City
of M
issi
ssau
ga p
re-z
oned
the
who
le o
f its
C
ity C
entr
e an
d ap
plie
d a
Hol
ding
pro
visi
on t
o th
e la
nds.
The
by-
law
ide
ntifi
ed t
he r
equi
rem
ents
to
lift
the
Hol
ding
pro
visi
on a
s w
ell
as p
erfo
rman
ce
stan
dard
s fo
r th
e la
nds.
The
rat
iona
le b
ehin
d th
is
appr
oach
was
to s
timul
ate
deve
lopm
ent a
ctiv
ity in
th
e do
wnt
own
core
, w
hile
stil
l al
low
ing
Cou
ncil
a m
easu
re o
f con
trol
ove
r th
e ty
pes
of d
evel
opm
ent
that
occ
urre
d.
A H
oldi
ng
prov
isio
n co
uld
also
be
ut
ilize
d to
en
sure
tha
t a
cert
ain
amou
nt o
f no
n-re
side
ntia
l de
velo
pmen
t oc
curs
prio
r to
a c
erta
in a
mou
nt
of
resi
dent
ial
deve
lopm
ent
occu
rrin
g.
In
th
is
rega
rd, t
he e
mpl
oym
ent
mix
rec
omm
ende
d in
the
S
CP
coul
d be
ass
ured
. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
Tow
n of
Mar
kham
req
uire
s, a
s on
e of
its
cond
ition
s fo
r re
mov
ing
its H
oldi
ng p
rovi
sion
in M
arkh
am C
entr
e,
that
dev
elop
men
t be
con
sist
ent
with
an
appr
oved
D
evel
opm
ent P
hasi
ng P
lan
and
that
it b
e de
sign
ed
to in
corp
orat
e a
mix
of la
nd u
ses.
The
Hol
ding
pro
visi
on c
ould
als
o be
use
d to
ens
ure
that
a s
usta
inab
ility
che
cklis
t has
bee
n co
mpl
eted
an
d th
at, o
n ba
lanc
e, t
he p
roje
ct is
in c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith t
hat
chec
klis
t.
Thes
e ki
nds
of c
heck
lists
ha
ve b
een
deve
lope
d in
oth
er c
ircum
stan
ces,
with
on
e ex
ampl
e be
ing
for
the
Tow
n of
Mar
kham
.
Sec
tion
37
of
the
Plan
ning
Ac
t pr
ovid
es
mun
icip
aliti
es w
ith the
abi
lity
to g
rant
bon
uses
. A
bonu
s is
a p
erm
issi
on g
rant
ed to
a la
ndow
ner t
hat
allo
ws
that
land
owne
r to
exc
eed
the
stan
dard
s in
a
zoni
ng b
y-la
w i
n ex
chan
ge f
or t
he p
rovi
sion
of
item
s th
at s
erve
a p
ublic
int
eres
t ob
ject
ive.
Th
e us
e of
Sec
tion
37 o
f th
e Pl
anni
ng A
ct t
o pr
ovid
e gr
eate
r pe
rmis
sion
s in
exc
hang
e fo
r th
e pr
ovis
ion
of
sign
ifi ca
nt
publ
ic
bene
fi ts
is
a to
ol
that
is
be
com
ing
mor
e co
mm
only
use
d in
mun
icip
aliti
es
in s
outh
ern
Ont
ario
.
The
bonu
sing
pr
ovis
ions
cu
rren
tly
cont
aine
d w
ithin
the
Whi
tby
Offi
cial
Pla
n al
low
for
incr
ease
d he
ight
and
/or
dens
ity w
ithin
Maj
or C
entr
al A
reas
be
yond
wha
t is
per
mitt
ed i
n th
e zo
ning
by-
law,
in e
xcha
nge
for
such
com
mun
ity b
enefi
ts a
s th
e pr
eser
vatio
n of
her
itage
bui
ldin
gs,
the
prov
isio
n of
maj
or c
ultu
ral
or a
rts
faci
litie
s, t
he p
rovi
sion
of
pub
lic s
quar
es,
or t
he p
rovi
sion
of
assi
sted
or
spec
ial n
eeds
hou
sing
. Th
e po
licie
s of
the
Offi
cial
Pl
an a
lso
perm
it th
e us
e of
bon
usin
g ou
tsid
e of
M
ajor
Cen
tral
Are
as in
exc
hang
e fo
r the
pro
tect
ion
of n
atur
al fea
ture
s.
It is
im
port
ant
to n
ote
that
a b
onus
can
onl
y be
is
sued
if t
he p
ropo
sal e
xcee
ds w
hat
is p
erm
itted
on
the
prop
erty
. In
the
case
of P
ort W
hitb
y, a
nd w
ith
resp
ect
to h
eigh
t, th
is w
ould
mea
n th
at b
onus
es
wou
ld o
nly
be c
onsi
dere
d if
the
prop
osed
OPA
90
max
imum
hei
ght
of 1
8 s
tore
ys w
as g
oing
to
be
exce
eded
. Th
e ty
pe o
f bon
us rec
eive
d w
ould
als
o ne
ed t
o be
art
icul
ated
in
adva
nce
in t
he O
ffi ci
al
Plan
. I
n th
is r
egar
d, a
nd i
n th
e co
ntex
t of
the
S
CP,
ther
e ar
e tw
o br
oad
type
s of
pub
lic i
nter
est
obje
ctiv
es t
hat
coul
d be
met
thr
ough
a b
onus
ing
proc
ess.
BO
NU
SIN
G
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
58
4.0
IM
PLEM
ENTA
TIO
NC
OM
MU
NIT
Y IM
PRO
VEM
ENT
PLAN
S
The
fi rst
type
wou
ld b
e im
prov
emen
ts to
the
desi
gn,
orie
ntat
ion
and
ener
gy c
onsu
mpt
ion
of a
pro
pose
d de
velo
pmen
t in
ex
chan
ge
for
incr
ease
d he
ight
an
d/or
den
sity
. T
he p
ublic
ben
efi t
in t
his
case
is
a d
evel
opm
ent
that
is m
ore
sust
aina
ble
from
a
num
ber
of d
iffer
ent
pers
pect
ives
. H
owev
er, t
here
do
es n
eed
to b
e a
way
to m
easu
re th
e va
lue
of th
e bo
nus,
par
ticul
arly
if
the
sust
aina
bilit
y m
easu
re
bein
g pr
opos
ed w
ould
hav
e be
en i
mpl
emen
ted
anyw
ay, an
d w
ould
the
refo
re n
ot w
arra
nt a
bon
us
to t
he la
ndow
ner.
The
seco
nd ty
pe o
f bon
us in
volv
es a
n im
prov
emen
t to
the
pub
lic r
ealm
and
/or
the
prov
isio
n of
spa
ce
or s
ervi
ces
that
wer
e no
t in
exi
sten
ce p
rior
to t
he
deve
lopm
ent.
Exa
mpl
es in
this
rega
rd in
clud
e th
e pr
ovis
ion
of:
land
for
par
ks o
r op
en s
pace
abo
ve
wha
t w
ould
be
requ
ired
as p
arkl
and
dedi
catio
n pu
rsua
nt
to
the
Plan
ning
Ac
t;
secu
re
bicy
cle
park
ing
faci
litie
s; a
men
ities
for tr
ansi
t rid
ers
such
as
she
ltere
d w
aitin
g ar
eas;
priv
ate
spac
e th
at m
ay
be a
vaila
ble
for
publ
ic u
se;
and/
or c
omm
unity
ga
rden
s. O
ther
exa
mpl
es w
ould
be
impr
ovem
ents
to
a s
torm
wat
er m
anag
emen
t fa
cilit
y or
upg
rade
s to
the
roa
d an
d pe
dest
rian
infr
astr
uctu
re i
n th
e ar
ea.
On
the
basi
s of
the
abov
e, it
is re
com
men
ded
that
a
bonu
sing
by-
law
and
det
aile
d bo
nusi
ng p
olic
ies
that
are
spe
cifi c
to
Port
Whi
tby
be d
evel
oped
as
part
of
the
Port
Whi
tby
Sec
onda
ry P
lan
upda
te
proc
ess.
Th
ese
polic
ies
wou
ld i
dent
ify s
peci
fi c
bene
fi ts
rela
ted
to
impr
ovin
g su
stai
nabi
lity,
as
wel
l as
the
type
s of
bon
uses
that
cou
ld b
e of
fere
d in
exc
hang
e.
Sec
tion
28
of
the
Plan
ning
Ac
t pr
ovid
es
mun
icip
aliti
es
with
th
e ab
ility
to
es
tabl
ish
Com
mun
ity
Impr
ovem
ent
Plan
s (C
IPs)
w
hich
, am
ong
othe
r m
easu
res,
can
pro
vide
for
gra
nts
and
loan
s to
la
ndow
ners
to
ac
hiev
e sp
ecifi
c ob
ject
ives
.
Mun
icip
aliti
es
acro
ss
Ont
ario
ar
e in
crea
sing
ly
look
ing
at
CIP
s as
a
way
to
en
cour
age
and
stim
ulat
e ec
onom
ic d
evel
opm
ent
and
com
mun
ity
revi
taliz
atio
n.
The
Mun
icip
al
Act
proh
ibits
m
unic
ipal
ities
fr
om
offe
ring
indu
cem
ents
or
ot
herw
ise
supp
ortin
g pr
ivat
e se
ctor
dev
elop
men
t fi n
anci
ally
un
less
O
ffi ci
al
Plan
po
licie
s on
co
mm
unity
im
prov
emen
t an
d an
ac
tual
C
IP
appr
oved
by
the
Min
istr
y of
Mun
icip
al A
ffai
rs a
nd
Hou
sing
is in
pla
ce.
Rec
ent
chan
ges
to
the
Plan
ning
Ac
t ha
ve
expa
nded
th
e sc
ope
of
CIP
s.
Th
e m
ost
sign
ifi ca
nt o
f th
ese
chan
ges
is a
new
defi
niti
on
for
“com
mun
ity im
prov
emen
t” th
at no
w al
low
s m
unic
ipal
ities
to
ut
ilize
C
IPs
to
supp
ort
new
de
velo
pmen
ts (
prev
ious
ly t
hey
coul
d on
ly a
pply
to
the
red
evel
opm
ent
of e
xist
ing
uses
) an
d to
su
ppor
t en
ergy
effi
cien
cy p
rogr
ams.
The
cha
nges
al
so n
ow a
llow
for
par
ticip
atio
n in
a C
IP b
y up
per-
tier
mun
icip
aliti
es.
Som
e of
the
pot
entia
l obj
ectiv
es for
a C
IP for
Por
t W
hitb
y th
at c
ould
hel
p to
im
plem
ent
the
SC
P’s
reco
mm
ende
d st
rate
gies
incl
ude:
prov
idin
g fo
r th
e ex
pans
ion,
impr
ovem
ent
and
•
rene
wal
of ex
istin
g bu
sine
sses
;
prom
otin
g Po
rt W
hitb
y as
a d
estin
atio
n fo
r •
harb
our
recr
eatio
n an
d to
uris
m;
prov
idin
g fo
r the
impr
ovem
ent o
f pub
lic s
pace
s •
to im
prov
e th
e ae
sthe
tics
of t
he a
rea;
inco
rpor
atin
g su
stai
nabl
e de
sign
el
emen
ts
•
into
the
pub
lic r
ealm
to
enha
nce
the
area
’s
attr
activ
enes
s;
prov
idin
g th
e ba
sis
for
the
acqu
isiti
on o
f la
nd
•
for
publ
ic u
se;
prov
idin
g fo
r th
e pr
ovis
ion
of a
dditi
onal
on-
•
stre
et a
nd o
ff-s
tree
t pa
rkin
g op
port
uniti
es;
prov
idin
g fo
r th
e im
prov
emen
t of
pu
blic
•
park
land
;
esta
blis
hing
the
mea
ns b
y w
hich
bui
ldin
gs
•
and
stru
ctur
es c
an b
e up
grad
ed t
o be
mor
e en
ergy
effi
cien
t;
prov
idin
g fu
ndin
g m
echa
nism
s fo
r •
envi
ronm
enta
l si
te
asse
ssm
ents
an
d en
viro
nmen
tal r
emed
iatio
n; a
nd,
esta
blis
hing
the
mea
ns b
y w
hich
loa
ns a
nd
•
gran
ts m
ay b
e gi
ven
to l
ando
wne
rs t
o as
sist
w
ith t
he im
plem
enta
tion
of t
he C
IP.
Page
5959
Sec
tion
70.2
of t
he P
lann
ing
Act p
rovi
des
the
basi
s fo
r m
unic
ipal
ities
to
es
tabl
ish
a D
evel
opm
ent
Perm
it S
yste
m.
Suc
h a
syst
em i
s in
tend
ed t
o co
mbi
ne t
he z
onin
g, s
ite p
lan
and
min
or v
aria
nce
proc
esse
s in
to
one
appl
icat
ion
and
appr
oval
pr
oces
s. T
his
mea
ns t
hat
only
one
app
licat
ion
wou
ld b
e re
quire
d fo
r a
deve
lopm
ent
prop
osal
, w
here
thr
ee s
epar
ate
appl
icat
ions
are
req
uire
d in
ac
cord
ance
with
the
cur
rent
sys
tem
. In
add
ition
, th
e de
cisi
on o
n a
Dev
elop
men
t Pe
rmit
appl
icat
ion
cann
ot b
e ap
peal
ed b
y a
third
par
ty.
A D
evel
opm
ent
Perm
it sy
stem
can
pro
vide
the
ba
sis
for
not
only
per
mitt
ing
a ce
rtai
n se
t of
use
s w
ithin
an
area
, bu
t al
so p
erm
ittin
g di
scre
tiona
ry
uses
tha
t m
ay b
e pe
rmitt
ed i
f sp
ecifi
ed c
riter
ia
are
met
.
In o
rder
to e
stab
lish
a D
evel
opm
ent P
erm
it S
yste
m
in O
ntar
io,
Offi
cial
Pla
n po
licie
s th
at p
rovi
de t
he
basi
s fo
r D
evel
opm
ent
Perm
its
are
requ
ired.
O
nce
such
pol
icie
s ar
e in
pla
ce,
a D
evel
opm
ent
Perm
it B
y-la
w i
s th
en r
equi
red
as w
ell.
Bot
h th
e po
licie
s in
the
Offi
cial
Pla
n an
d th
e pr
ovis
ions
in
the
Dev
elop
men
t Pe
rmit
By-
law
wou
ld b
e th
e su
bjec
t of
sta
ndar
d pr
oces
ses
unde
r th
e Pl
anni
ng
Act
and
wou
ld b
e su
bjec
t to
app
eal.
How
ever
, on
ce t
he D
evel
opm
ent
Perm
it B
y-la
w i
s in
pla
ce,
appe
als
of s
peci
fi c d
evel
opm
ent
prop
osal
s th
at
com
ply
with
the
Dev
elop
men
t Pe
rmit
By-
law
are
no
t pe
rmitt
ed.
Esta
blis
hing
a
Dev
elop
men
t Pe
rmit
Sys
tem
is
a
sign
ifi ca
nt
unde
rtak
ing
from
a
reso
urci
ng
pers
pect
ive,
sin
ce c
ompr
ehen
sive
am
endm
ents
to
the
Offi
cial
Pla
n as
wel
l as
a D
evel
opm
ent
Perm
it B
y-la
w w
ould
be
requ
ired
to i
mpl
emen
t su
ch a
sy
stem
.
In
addi
tion,
th
e To
wn’
s de
velo
pmen
t ap
prov
al
proc
ess
has
to
be
eith
er
mod
ifi ed
or
re
vam
ped
to
prov
ide
for
the
proc
essi
ng
of
Dev
elop
men
t Pe
rmit
appl
icat
ions
. I
t ha
s be
en
our ex
perie
nce
that
est
ablis
hing
the
Dev
elop
men
t Pe
rmit
proc
ess
beco
mes
the
mos
t com
plex
par
t of
the
plan
ning
pro
cess
, sin
ce th
e O
ntar
io R
egul
atio
n re
quire
s th
at t
he p
roce
ss b
e w
ell
thou
ght
out
in
adva
nce
and
codi
fi ed
in t
he D
evel
opm
ent
Perm
it B
y-la
w.
In o
ther
wor
ds, t
his
mea
ns tha
t a
proc
ess
sim
ilar t
o th
e S
ite P
lan
Appr
oval
pro
cess
has
to b
e th
ough
t ou
t on
a s
tep-
by-s
tep
basi
s an
d in
clud
ed
with
in t
he s
tatu
tory
doc
umen
t.
The
rela
tive
bene
fi ts
of e
stab
lishi
ng a
Dev
elop
men
t Pe
rmit
Sys
tem
ha
ve
to
be
mea
sure
d ag
ains
t th
e ot
her
Plan
ning
Act
mec
hani
sms
whi
ch m
ay
achi
eve
the
sam
e re
sults
.
For
exam
ple,
an
en
tire
area
ca
n be
pr
e-zo
ned
for
deve
lopm
ent
with
m
inim
al
stan
dard
s be
ing
incl
uded
w
ithin
th
e zo
ning
by-
law.
Thi
s m
eans
tha
t no
zon
ing
by-la
w a
men
dmen
ts w
ould
be
requ
ired
and
the
likel
ihoo
d of
Min
or V
aria
nces
is
redu
ced.
Th
e C
ity o
f M
issi
ssau
ga a
dopt
ed t
his
appr
oach
with
th
e pr
e-zo
ning
of
its C
ity C
entr
e ar
ea.
The
City
of
Ham
ilton
did
con
side
r w
heth
er t
he e
stab
lishm
ent
of a
Dev
elop
men
t Pe
rmit
Sys
tem
in it
s do
wnt
own
area
Wou
ld b
e ap
prop
riate
, an
d it
wen
t so
far
as
to
incl
ude
polic
ies
with
in i
ts O
ffi ci
al P
lan
to
prov
ide
for
its u
se.
How
ever
, it
was
det
erm
ined
th
at it
was
muc
h si
mpl
er a
nd e
asie
r to
rel
y up
on
esta
blis
hed
proc
esse
s in
the
City
and
pre
-zon
e la
rge
area
s of
the
dow
ntow
n to
ach
ieve
the
sam
e ob
ject
ives
. G
iven
tha
t th
e pr
imar
y be
nefi t
of
the
Dev
elop
men
t Pe
rmit
Sys
tem
is
th
e in
abili
ty of
th
ird p
artie
s to
app
eal a
dev
elop
men
t ap
plic
atio
n,
this
sam
e be
nefi t
can
be
very
eas
ily re
aliz
ed if
the
land
s ar
e pr
e-zo
ned.
O
n th
e ba
sis
of t
he a
bove
, it
is u
nlik
ely
that
a D
evel
opm
ent
Perm
it S
yste
m
wou
ld b
e ap
prop
riate
for
Por
t W
hitb
y.
How
ever
, th
ere
may
be
som
e be
nefi t
to
cons
ider
ing
such
a
syst
em f
or p
ortio
ns o
f th
e ar
ea,
part
icul
arly
th
e ne
w
Mai
n S
tree
t pr
opos
ed
alon
g B
rock
S
tree
t so
uth
of V
icto
ria.
The
pro
s an
d co
ns o
f es
tabl
ishi
ng s
uch
a sy
stem
in tha
t co
ntex
t sh
ould
be
con
side
red
furt
her.
DEV
ELO
PMEN
T PE
RM
ITS
PRO
VIS
ION
OF
PAR
KLA
ND
Sec
tion
42
of
the
Plan
ning
Ac
t pe
rmits
m
unic
ipal
ities
to
requ
ire u
p to
fi ve
per
cen
t of
the
la
nd p
ropo
sed
to b
e de
velo
ped,
or
an e
quiv
alen
t ca
sh a
mou
nt,
to b
e pr
ovid
ed f
or p
arkl
and.
Th
e Pl
anni
ng A
ct a
lso
perm
its,
as a
n al
tern
ativ
e, t
he
appl
icat
ion
of a
sta
ndar
d of
one
hec
tare
of p
arkl
and
per
300 u
nits
. W
hile
Por
t W
hitb
y is
alre
ady
the
site
of
a si
gnifi
cant
am
ount
of
park
land
, su
ch a
pr
ovis
ion
coul
d be
des
igne
d to
obt
ain
cash
-in-li
eu
of p
arkl
and
to im
prov
e th
ese
land
s.
The
prov
isio
n of
par
klan
d at
the
rat
es p
erm
itted
by
the
Pla
nnin
g Ac
t po
tent
ially
has
a s
igni
fi can
t im
pact
on
the
viab
ility
of h
igh
dens
ity d
evel
opm
ent
proj
ects
on
smal
ler
site
s.
Whi
le t
he l
oss
of fi
ve
per
cent
of
the
land
on
a sm
all s
ite m
ay n
ot h
ave
muc
h of
an
impa
ct, r
equi
ring
one
hect
are
per 300
units
(or
312 u
nits
in
the
case
of
Whi
tby)
wou
ld
have
a s
igni
fi can
t im
pact
if a
pplie
d to
hig
h de
nsity
de
velo
pmen
t su
ch a
s th
at b
eing
con
tem
plat
ed fo
r Po
rt W
hitb
y.
For
exam
ple,
if
a de
velo
pmen
t on
on
e he
ctar
e w
as p
erm
itted
at
a de
nsity
of
300
units
per
hec
tare
, al
l of
tha
t on
e he
ctar
e w
ould
be
req
uire
d fo
r pa
rkla
nd.
This
wou
ld n
ot b
e th
e ap
proa
ch ta
ken
sinc
e no
dev
elop
men
t wou
ld o
ccur
as
a r
esul
t; h
owev
er,
purc
hasi
ng o
ne h
ecta
re o
f la
nd e
lsew
here
for
ded
icat
ion
to t
he T
own
may
be
cost
pro
hibi
tive.
Rec
ent
chan
ges
to t
he P
lann
ing
Act
now
per
mit
a m
unic
ipal
ity
to
reco
gniz
e th
ese
fact
ors
and
redu
ce a
Pla
nnin
g Ac
t pa
rkla
nd r
equi
rem
ent
if a
deve
lope
r m
eets
“s
usta
inab
ility
cr
iteria
set
out
in t
he o
ffi ci
al p
lan”
and
if
“no
land
is
avai
labl
e to
be
con
veye
d fo
r pa
rk o
r ot
her
publ
ic r
ecre
atio
nal
purp
oses
”. T
his
redu
ctio
n ca
n on
ly b
e co
nsid
ered
in
a c
ircum
stan
ce w
here
the
max
imum
ded
icat
ion
perm
itted
by
the
Plan
ning
Act
is
not
prop
osed
to
be m
et.
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
60
4.0
IM
PLEM
ENTA
TIO
N
Port
Whi
tby
is a
lread
y th
e si
te o
f a
sign
ifi ca
nt
amou
nt o
f pa
rkla
nd. W
hile
muc
h of
thi
s pa
rkla
nd
is s
ervi
ng a
reg
iona
l fu
nctio
n an
d dr
aws
peop
le
from
far
bey
ond
Port
Whi
tby
itsel
f, th
e am
ount
of
par
klan
d is
stil
l si
gnifi
cant
in
this
are
a w
hen
com
pare
d to
oth
er p
arts
of
the
Tow
n.
The
Tow
n w
ill n
eed
to d
eter
min
e an
app
ropr
iate
inve
stm
ent
for
park
land
con
trib
utio
ns w
hen
cons
ider
ing
new
de
velo
pmen
t in
Por
t W
hitb
y.
On
this
bas
is,
it is
re
com
men
ded
that
the
Tow
n un
dert
ake
a de
taile
d an
alys
is o
f pa
rkla
nd r
equi
rem
ents
and
dev
elop
an
ove
rall
park
land
str
ateg
y fo
r th
e Po
rt W
hitb
y ar
ea as
pa
rt of
th
e To
wn’
s W
ater
fron
t M
aste
r Pl
an S
tudy
and
the
Por
t W
hitb
y S
econ
dary
Pla
n up
date
. Th
is s
trat
egy
coul
d in
clud
e co
nsid
erat
ion
of t
he p
ossi
bilit
y of
pro
vidi
ng p
ublic
ly a
cces
sibl
e fa
cilit
ies
on p
rivat
e la
nd.
As p
art
of t
his
stra
tegy
, ve
ry
spec
ifi c
sust
aina
bilit
y cr
iteria
th
at
coul
d,
if m
et,
allo
w f
or t
he r
educ
tion
in t
he a
mou
nt o
f re
quire
d pa
rkla
nd o
r cas
h-in
-lieu
of p
arkl
and
coul
d be
con
side
red,
pro
vide
d th
at p
ublic
ly a
cces
sibl
e op
en s
pace
and
par
k fa
cilit
ies
are
prov
ided
on
site
on
priv
atel
y ow
ned
land
s.
Sec
tion
41 o
f the
Pla
nnin
g Ac
t allo
ws
a m
unic
ipal
ity
to re
quire
the
subm
issi
on o
f Site
Pla
n Ap
plic
atio
ns
and
the
ente
ring
into
of S
ite P
lan
Agre
emen
ts w
ith
land
owne
rs a
s pa
rt o
f th
e de
velo
pmen
t ap
prov
als
proc
ess.
Rec
ent c
hang
es to
the
Plan
ning
Act
hav
e gi
ven
mun
icip
aliti
es a
wid
er s
cope
in
whi
ch t
o go
vern
urb
an d
esig
n th
roug
h th
e S
ite P
lan
Con
trol
Pr
oces
s.
Dev
elop
ers
can
be r
equi
red
to p
repa
re
draw
ings
th
at
disp
lay
impo
rtan
t ur
ban
desi
gn
elem
ents
suc
h as
bui
ldin
g m
assi
ng, r
elat
ions
hips
of
bui
ldin
gs to
the
stre
et a
nd to
adj
acen
t bui
ldin
gs,
mat
ters
re
latin
g to
ex
terio
r de
sign
, in
clud
ing
sust
aina
ble
desi
gn,
and
sust
aina
ble
desi
gn
elem
ents
on
an
y ad
join
ing
mun
icip
al hi
ghw
ays
such
as
vege
tatio
n, p
erm
eabl
e pa
ving
mat
eria
ls,
stre
et f
urni
ture
, w
aste
and
rec
yclin
g co
ntai
ners
an
d bi
cycl
e pa
rkin
g fa
cilit
ies.
Th
ese
polic
ies
can
now
be
incl
uded
in a
n O
ffi ci
al P
lan
with
the
sam
e w
eigh
t as
oth
er p
olic
y ar
eas
such
as
park
land
de
dica
tion
or p
arki
ng r
equi
rem
ents
.
It is
rec
omm
ende
d th
at t
he W
hitb
y O
ffi ci
al P
lan
incl
ude
polic
ies
in
this
re
gard
to
pr
ovid
e th
e To
wn
with
mor
e di
rect
con
trol
ove
r ite
ms
such
as
m
ater
ials
an
d co
lour
s us
ed
on
build
ing
exte
riors
, ro
ofl in
e ar
ticul
atio
n an
d w
indo
w t
ypes
an
d pl
acem
ent,
as w
ell
as “
sust
aina
ble
desi
gn
feat
ures
” on
a m
unic
ipal
ly-o
wne
d bo
ulev
ard
whi
ch
coul
d in
clud
e ite
ms
such
as
tr
ansi
t sh
elte
rs,
bicy
cle
rack
s, w
aste
bin
s an
d ve
geta
tion
plan
tings
. In
ad
ditio
n, th
ese
new
po
wer
s co
uld
help
th
e To
wn
ensu
re
that
ne
w
land
us
es
in
exis
ting
stab
le
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds
or
adja
cent
to
th
ose
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds a
re c
ompa
tible
.
SIT
E PL
AN C
ON
TRO
LTh
e Pl
anni
ng
Act
prov
ides
va
rious
to
ols
with
re
spec
t to
cr
eatin
g an
d im
plem
entin
g de
sign
st
anda
rds
for
new
de
velo
pmen
t. U
rban
de
sign
gu
idel
ines
are
an
addi
tiona
l po
tent
ial
tool
tha
t ca
n be
util
ized
to
impl
emen
t O
ffi ci
al P
lan
polic
ies
and
prov
ide
mor
e de
taile
d st
anda
rds
to i
mpr
ove
the
qual
ity o
f de
velo
pmen
t.
Gen
eral
ly s
peak
ing,
ur
ban
desi
gn g
uide
lines
can
sup
port
the
cre
atio
n of
sus
tain
able
com
mun
ities
by
prom
otin
g co
mpa
ct
urba
n fo
rm, p
edes
tria
n-or
ient
ed s
tree
ts, r
equi
ring
sust
aina
ble
desi
gn f
eatu
res,
and
so
on.
Urb
an
desi
gn g
uide
lines
can
hel
p to
impl
emen
t so
me
of
the
reco
mm
enda
tions
of
the
SC
P by
add
ress
ing
issu
es s
uch
as b
uild
ing
desi
gn t
hat
optim
izes
so
lar
acce
ss,
stor
mw
ater
m
anag
emen
t po
nd
desi
gn,
inte
grat
ion
of c
ompo
stin
g fa
cilit
ies
into
co
mm
unity
des
ign,
and
the
mat
eria
ls u
sed
for
pave
d ar
eas.
In m
any
mun
icip
aliti
es,
the
prov
isio
n of
ur
ban
desi
gn gu
idel
ines
is
us
ed as
a
cond
ition
th
at
mus
t be
sat
isfi e
d pr
ior
to t
he l
iftin
g of
a H
oldi
ng
prov
isio
n. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
City
of H
amilt
on Z
onin
g B
y-la
w s
tate
s th
at, f
or c
erta
in s
ite-s
peci
fi c h
oldi
ng
prov
isio
ns, “
…no
dev
elop
men
t sh
all b
e pe
rmitt
ed
until
suc
h tim
e as
sub
mis
sion
and
app
rova
l of
U
rban
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es, t
o th
e sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
the
Dire
ctor
of
Plan
ning
…”.
U
rban
des
ign
guid
elin
es
for
Port
Whi
tby
that
add
ress
the
sus
tain
abili
ty
reco
mm
enda
tions
in
this
pla
n sh
ould
be
crea
ted
as p
art
of t
he u
pdat
ed P
ort
Whi
tby
Sec
onda
ry
Plan
pro
cess
.
UR
BAN
DES
IGN
GU
IDEL
INES
Page
6161
CO
ND
ITIO
NS
OF
DR
AFT
APPR
OVA
L FO
R A
PLA
N O
F S
UB
DIV
ISIO
N
Sec
tion
51(2
4)
of t
he P
lann
ing
Act
requ
ires,
in
cons
ider
ing
a dr
aft
plan
of
subd
ivis
ion,
reg
ard
for
a ra
nge
of m
atte
rs in
clud
ing:
•
the
effe
ct o
f de
velo
pmen
t of
the
pro
pose
d su
bdiv
isio
n on
mat
ters
of pr
ovin
cial
inte
rest
;
•
whe
ther
the
pla
n co
nfor
ms
to the
Offi
cial
Pla
n an
d ad
jace
nt p
lans
of su
bdiv
isio
n;
•
the
adeq
uacy
of
ut
ilitie
s an
d m
unic
ipal
se
rvic
es; an
d
•
the
exte
nt to
whi
ch th
e pl
an’s
des
ign
optim
izes
th
e av
aila
ble
supp
ly,
mea
ns
of
supp
lyin
g,
effi c
ient
use
and
con
serv
atio
n of
ene
rgy.
Sec
tion
51(2
5)
of t
he P
lann
ing
Act
allo
ws
for
the
impo
sitio
n of
con
ditio
ns o
f ap
prov
al o
f a
plan
of
subd
ivis
ion
that
are
“re
ason
able
” in
the
opi
nion
of
the
app
rova
l au
thor
ity.
The
refo
re,
cond
ition
s of
dr
aft
appr
oval
ca
n be
us
ed
to
impl
emen
t su
stai
nabi
lity
polic
ies
and
mea
sure
s th
at
are
artic
ulat
ed in
the
Offi
cial
Pla
n an
d Zo
ning
By-
law.
NO
N-P
LAN
NIN
G A
CT
MEC
HAN
ISM
S
In a
dditi
on t
o th
e Pl
anni
ng A
ct t
ools
des
crib
ed
abov
e,
mun
icip
aliti
es
have
a
num
ber
of
othe
r to
ols
at t
heir
disp
osal
tha
t ar
e no
t re
late
d to
the
Pl
anni
ng A
ct.
Develo
pm
ent
Charg
es
–
• Th
e D
evel
opm
ent
Cha
rges
Act
per
mits
mun
icip
aliti
es t
o co
llect
a
Dev
elop
men
t C
harg
e to
hel
p of
fset
the
cos
t of
pro
vidi
ng a
dditi
onal
pub
lic i
nfra
stru
ctur
e.
How
ever
, th
e m
unic
ipal
ity
in
prep
arin
g a
Dev
elop
men
t C
harg
es
By-
law,
does
no
t ne
cess
arily
nee
d to
lev
y th
e fu
ll ch
arge
and
ca
n re
duce
the
cha
rge
if sp
ecifi
c co
nditi
ons
are
met
. T
o he
lp i
mpl
emen
t th
e S
CP,
thes
e co
nditi
ons
coul
d in
clud
e th
e m
eetin
g of
a
cert
ain
sust
aina
ble
desi
gn s
tand
ard
such
as
LEED
, th
e pr
ovis
ion
of a
n ap
prop
riate
mix
of
resi
dent
ial
and
non-
resi
dent
ial
deve
lopm
ent
in a
pro
ject
, th
e pr
ovis
ion
of f
acili
ties
and/
or s
pace
tha
t ca
n be
use
d by
the
pub
lic o
n pr
ivat
e la
nds,
or
th
e pr
ovis
ion
of
shar
ed
park
ing.
Munic
ipal policie
s a
nd p
lans
• –
Mun
icip
aliti
es
com
mon
ly
deve
lop
stra
tegi
c pl
ans
and
polic
ies
that
iden
tify
fram
ewor
ks fo
r ac
hiev
ing
spec
ifi c
goal
s.
Tw
o ex
ampl
es
of
this
ar
e En
viro
nmen
tal
Mas
ter
Plan
s, w
hich
gen
eral
ly
iden
tify
corp
orat
e an
d m
unic
ipal
sus
tain
abili
ty
obje
ctiv
es, a
nd C
omm
unity
Ene
rgy P
lans
, whi
ch
spec
ifi ca
lly a
ddre
ss e
nerg
y co
nser
vatio
n an
d us
e.
Cou
ncils
can
als
o ad
opt
reso
lutio
ns
supp
ortin
g, f
or e
xam
ple,
LEE
D s
tand
ards
for
ne
w d
evel
opm
ent.
In
itiat
ives
suc
h as
the
se,
alth
ough
th
ey
are
non-
stat
utor
y an
d no
n-bi
ndin
g, c
an s
end
a st
rong
mes
sage
to
the
com
mun
ity tha
t of
ten
resu
lts in
rai
sing
ove
rall
awar
enes
s ab
out
sust
aina
bilit
y is
sues
an
d
enco
urag
ing
impl
emen
tatio
n of
sus
tain
abili
ty
best
pra
ctic
es.
The
y ca
n al
so b
e ut
ilize
d an
d co
nsid
ered
by
Cou
ncils
as
part
of
a Pl
anni
ng
Act
proc
ess,
pr
ovid
ed
ther
e is
ap
prop
riate
re
fere
nces
to
them
in t
he O
ffi ci
al P
lan.
Condit
ion
of
sale
of
munic
ipal
land
•
– M
unic
ipal
ities
may
app
ly s
peci
fi c re
quire
men
ts
or p
rote
ctiv
e co
vena
nts
to t
he c
ondi
tions
of
sale
of
m
unic
ipal
la
nd.
Th
ese
cond
ition
s m
ay r
equi
re,
for
exam
ple,
tha
t th
e pu
rcha
ser
only
dev
elop
gre
en b
uild
ings
, or
tha
t di
stric
t en
ergy
sys
tem
s be
pro
vide
d. A
lthou
gh l
ong-
term
ta
ngib
le
and
inta
ngib
le
bene
fi ts
may
ac
crue
to
th
e m
unic
ipal
ity
(e.g
. re
duci
ng
infr
astr
uctu
re
mai
nten
ance
an
d op
erat
ions
co
sts,
im
prov
ing
air
qual
ity),
the
selli
ng p
rice
of l
and
may
be
affe
cted
, so
it
is i
mpo
rtan
t th
at t
he m
unic
ipal
ity u
nder
stan
d th
e va
lue
of
the
long
-term
ben
efi ts
tha
t it
will
rec
eive
.
Munic
ipal i
ncenti
ves
• –
Mun
icip
aliti
es c
an o
ffer
a
rang
e of
ince
ntiv
es to
enc
oura
ge s
usta
inab
le
desi
gn m
easu
res.
Th
ese
ince
ntiv
es c
an b
e de
sign
ed
to
stra
tegi
cally
le
vera
ge
exis
ting
prov
inci
al
and
fede
ral
prog
ram
s.
Fo
r ex
ampl
e, the
City
of T
oron
to, t
hrou
gh it
s S
olar
N
eigh
bour
hood
s Pr
ogra
m, o
ffer
s up
to $
1,0
00
in i
ncen
tives
for
hom
eow
ners
to
purc
hase
a
sola
r w
ater
hea
ting
syst
em.
The
pro
gram
is
curr
ently
in
the
pilo
t pr
ojec
t st
age
with
in o
ne
neig
hbou
rhoo
d an
d is
fund
ed b
y a
prov
inci
ally
-m
anda
ted
gran
t fr
om t
he P
ortla
nds
Ener
gy
Cen
tre.
The
pro
gram
has
bee
n ex
trem
ely
wel
l-re
ceiv
ed a
nd is
now
sol
d ou
t of
all
syst
ems.
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able
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mun
ity P
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Alt
ern
ati
ve
Develo
pm
ent
Sta
ndard
s•
-
The
Prov
ince
of
O
ntar
io
has
been
en
cour
agin
g m
unic
ipal
ities
to ado
pt alte
rnat
ive de
velo
pmen
t st
anda
rds
for
new
de
velo
pmen
t.
In
mos
t ca
ses,
thes
e ty
pes
of s
tand
ards
are
app
lied
in
gree
nfi e
ld d
evel
opm
ent
scen
ario
s an
d in
volv
e su
ch t
hing
s as
red
uctio
ns in
the
wid
th o
f ne
w
publ
ic
right
-of-w
ays,
th
e pr
ovis
ion
of
mor
e st
reet
tre
es,
and
the
co-lo
catin
g of
util
ities
. H
owev
er, t
ailo
red
deve
lopm
ent s
tand
ards
that
ap
ply
to t
he p
ublic
rea
lm a
nd t
hat
reco
gniz
e th
e em
ergi
ng
urba
n na
ture
of
Po
rt
Whi
tby
wou
ld a
lso
be a
ppro
pria
te,
and
wou
ld h
elp
to
impl
emen
t th
e S
CP
reco
mm
enda
tions
. Fo
r ex
ampl
e, t
hese
dev
elop
men
t st
anda
rds
coul
d: esta
blis
h a
min
imum
per
cent
age
of t
he
o
wid
th o
f a
pave
d st
reet
sur
face
to
be
devo
ted
to a
non
-mot
oriz
ed t
raffi
c;
spec
ify t
hat
side
wal
ks a
re t
o be
loc
ated
o
imm
edia
tely
adj
acen
t to
the
pave
d su
rfac
e on
a r
aise
d cu
rb w
here
ver
poss
ible
;
requ
ire t
hat
stre
et l
ight
s be
loc
ated
in
a o
man
ner
that
pro
vide
s lig
ht f
or b
oth
the
pede
stria
n an
d m
otor
ized
tra
ffi c;
and
/or
prov
ide
for
wid
er s
idew
alks
o
4.0
IM
PLEM
ENTA
TIO
NN
ON
-PLA
NN
ING
AC
T M
ECH
ANIS
MS
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tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
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6565
5.0
WH
ITB
Y G
O T
RAN
SIT
VIL
LAG
E
Sec
tions
5.1
Zo
ning
5.2
D
esig
n C
once
pt
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tain
able
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mun
ity P
lan
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5.1
ZO
NIN
GZO
NIN
G B
Y-LA
WAs
not
ed i
n S
ectio
n 4.0
– I
mpl
emen
tatio
n, t
here
ar
e th
ree
pote
ntia
l ap
proa
ches
to
zoni
ng t
he G
O
Sta
tion
site
land
s:
A st
raig
htfo
rwar
d ap
proa
ch t
hat
wou
ld p
erm
it 1)
a w
ide
rang
e of
use
s an
d es
tabl
ish
min
imum
s an
d m
axim
ums
in t
erm
s of
the
am
ount
of
deve
lopm
ent to
be
perm
itted
, but
not
indi
cate
ex
actly
whe
re e
ach
build
ing
enve
lope
sho
uld
be.
A m
uch
mor
e pr
escr
iptiv
e ap
proa
ch,
whi
ch
2)
wou
ld i
nvol
ve p
repa
ring
a de
taile
d C
once
pt
Plan
fo
r th
e si
te,
and
then
es
tabl
ishi
ng
spec
ifi c
zoni
ng
stan
dard
s th
at
refl e
ct
the
Con
cept
Pla
n.
Rel
y on
th
e ‘s
impl
e’
by-la
w
appr
oach
in
3)
#1,
and
coup
le t
hat
with
the
app
licat
ion
of
Hol
ding
pro
visi
ons
that
mus
t be
met
bef
ore
deve
lopm
ent
can
proc
eed.
Giv
en t
hat
Met
rolin
x ha
s no
t sp
ecifi
ed a
ny l
ong-
term
pla
ns f
or t
he G
O S
tatio
n si
te,
and
that
the
de
tails
res
pect
ing
type
and
tim
ing
of d
evel
opm
ent
in t
his
area
is s
omew
hat
unce
rtai
n, a
dopt
ion
of a
de
taile
d, c
ompr
ehen
sive
zon
ing
by-la
w n
ow w
ould
be
pre
mat
ure.
H
owev
er,
mor
e th
an t
he s
impl
e by
-law
ap
proa
ch
desc
ribed
in
#1
is
need
ed.
Ther
efor
e,
the
reco
mm
ende
d ap
proa
ch
to
pre-
zoni
ng the
se la
nds
is, i
n fa
ct, a
hyb
rid o
f the
thr
ee
appr
oach
es.
The
zoni
ng t
hat
appl
ies
to t
hese
lan
ds s
houl
d id
entif
y a
broa
d ra
nge
of p
erm
itted
use
s as
wel
l as
a se
ries
of h
igh-
leve
l sta
ndar
ds t
hat
are
inte
nded
to
pro
vide
for th
e de
sire
d bu
ilt-fo
rm, w
ithou
t be
ing
rigid
or
infl e
xibl
e. T
hese
zon
ing
stan
dard
s w
ould
re
fl ect
the
Urb
an D
esig
n C
once
pt P
lan
desc
ribed
in
Sec
tion
5.2
. Th
e pr
e-zo
ning
wou
ld the
n w
ork
in
conj
unct
ion
with
a s
erie
s of
con
ditio
ns t
hat
wou
ld
have
to
be f
ulfi l
led
to r
emov
e a
Hol
ding
pro
visi
on
that
wou
ld a
lso
be a
pplie
d to
the
land
s.
Man
y of
th
ese
cond
ition
s w
ould
rel
ate
to the
sus
tain
abili
ty
reco
mm
enda
tions
of
the
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity
Plan
.
It is
rec
omm
ende
d th
at a
new
Tra
nsit
Vill
age
(TV)
Zo
ne b
e es
tabl
ishe
d w
ith f
our
dist
inct
sub
-zon
es
as fo
llow
s an
d as
sho
wn
on th
e W
hitb
y G
O S
tatio
n La
nds
Dra
ft L
and
Use
Con
cept
in F
igur
e 5.2
.1.
Tran
sit V
illag
e O
ffi ce
Com
mer
cial
Zon
e
The
fi rst
sub
-zon
e w
ould
app
ly t
o la
nds
loca
ted
nort
h of
the
rai
l-lin
e, o
n w
hich
onl
y no
n-re
side
ntia
l us
es a
re t
o be
per
mitt
ed.
Per
mitt
ed u
ses
wou
ld
incl
ude
a ra
nge
of c
omm
erci
al a
nd o
ffi ce
use
s in
clud
ing
busi
ness
an
d m
edic
al
offi c
es,
reta
il,
rest
aura
nts
and
serv
ice
uses
.
Tran
sit V
illag
e M
ixed
Use
Zon
e A
The
seco
nd s
ub-z
one
wou
ld a
pply
to th
e G
O S
tatio
n la
nds
sout
h of
the
rai
l lin
e. P
erm
itted
use
s in
the
zo
ning
by
-law
w
ould
in
clud
e m
id
and
high
-rise
re
side
ntia
l an
d m
ixed
-use
bui
ldin
gs,
rest
aura
nts,
re
tail,
par
ks/o
pen
spac
e an
d sc
hool
s. T
he b
y-la
w
wou
ld a
lso
reco
gniz
e th
e G
O S
tatio
n re
late
d us
es
and
may
per
mit
othe
r co
mm
unity
use
s su
ch a
s a
farm
er’s
mar
ket.
TRAN
SIT
VIL
LAG
E ZO
NE
AND
SU
B Z
ON
ES
Tran
sit V
illag
e M
ixed
Use
Zon
e B
The
third
sub
-zon
e w
ould
app
ly t
o la
nds
owne
d by
the
Tow
n. P
erm
itted
use
s w
ould
incl
ude
publ
ic,
inst
itutio
nal,
com
mun
ity,
cultu
ral
and
hosp
italit
y us
es s
uch
as c
ultu
ral/
com
mun
ity c
entr
es, h
otel
s,
rest
aura
nts,
re
crea
tiona
l fa
cilit
ies,
re
tail,
ar
t ga
llerie
s, m
useu
ms
and
park
s/op
en s
pace
. M
id
and
high
-rise
res
iden
tial
and
mix
ed-u
se b
uild
ings
w
ould
als
o be
per
mitt
ed.
Tran
sit V
illag
e R
esid
entia
l Zon
e
The
four
th s
ub-z
one
wou
ld a
pply
to
the
rem
aind
er
of th
e la
nds
sout
h of
th
e ra
il lin
e an
d w
ould
in
clud
e th
e ex
istin
g si
ngle
det
ache
d ho
mes
on
the
east
sid
e of
Byr
on S
tree
t. P
erm
itted
use
s w
ould
inc
lude
low
, m
id a
nd h
igh-
rise
resi
dent
ial
and
mix
ed-u
se
build
ings
, pa
rks/
open
sp
ace
and
scho
ols.
Exi
stin
g le
gally
est
ablis
hed
uses
, in
clud
ing
the
exis
ting
sing
le d
etac
hed
dwel
lings
, w
ould
be
reco
gniz
ed in
the
by-
law.
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TRAN
SIT
VIL
LAG
E ZO
NE
STA
ND
ARD
SIt
is
reco
mm
ende
d th
at
a nu
mbe
r of
zo
ne
stan
dard
s be
app
lied
to t
he la
nds
as fol
low
s:
Res
iden
tial
deve
lopm
ent
on a
ll of
the
lan
ds
1.
shou
ld g
ener
ally
not
exc
eed
300 u
nits
per
he
ctar
e ba
sed
on a
targ
et p
opul
atio
n of
4,0
00
resi
dent
s.
The
amou
nt o
f em
ploy
men
t sp
ace
be c
appe
d 2.
at
180,0
00
squa
re
met
res,
w
hich
w
ould
pr
ovid
e fo
r 4900 jo
bs a
t a
ratio
of
37 m
2 p
er
job.
Bas
ed o
n th
e co
ncep
t pla
n, a
ppro
xim
atel
y 1900 o
f the
4900 jo
bs w
ould
be
loca
ted
nort
h of
the
rai
l lin
e.
The
max
imum
hei
ght
of a
ny b
uild
ing
of u
p to
3.
18 s
tore
ys o
r 63 m
etre
s.
The
max
imum
fl o
or p
late
siz
e fo
r an
y st
orey
4.
in a
tow
er g
reat
er t
han
12 s
tore
ys i
n he
ight
sh
ould
be
750 m
2 t
o, in
part
, m
aint
ain
view
s to
and
fro
m L
ake
Ont
ario
.
A m
inim
um o
f 70 p
erce
nt o
f th
e fr
onta
ge o
f 5.
the
land
s on
Hen
ry S
tree
t, Vic
toria
Str
eet an
d B
rock
Str
eet
shou
ld b
e th
e si
te o
f bu
ildin
gs,
with
in 3
met
res
of th
e st
reet
line
. Th
e pu
rpos
e of
thi
s pr
ovis
ion
is t
o cr
eate
a p
edes
tria
n co
nnec
tion
betw
een
build
ings
and
the
str
eet.
La
nds
not z
oned
or a
vaila
ble
for d
evel
opm
ent,
such
as
the
port
ion
of t
he T
own
owne
d la
nds
show
n on
the
con
cept
pla
n fo
r st
orm
wat
er
man
agem
ent
and
open
spa
ce,
wou
ld n
ot b
e in
clud
ed f
or t
he p
urpo
ses
of c
alcu
latin
g th
is
requ
irem
ent.
A m
inim
um o
f 70 p
erce
nt o
f th
e w
all
of t
he
6.
fi rst
sto
rey
loca
ted
with
in 3
.0 m
etre
s of
a
stre
et li
ne s
hall
cons
ist of
ope
ning
s (w
indo
ws
and
door
s) t
o av
oid
larg
e ex
pans
es o
f bl
ank
wal
ls a
nd t
o co
nnec
t bu
ildin
g sp
aces
with
the
pu
blic
rea
lm.
The
max
imum
set
back
of
any
build
ing
from
7.
any
stre
et li
ne s
hall
be 6
.0 m
etre
s to
ass
ist i
n
defi n
ing
the
char
acte
r of
str
eets
in t
his
area
.
The
min
imum
st
reet
lin
e se
tbac
k of
an
y 8.
build
ing
shal
l be
45 m
etre
s pl
us a
n ad
ditio
nal
3.0
met
res
from
whe
re the
bui
ldin
g is
loca
ted
at g
rade
for th
at p
ortio
n of
the
bui
ldin
g th
at is
gr
eate
r th
an 4
sto
reys
.
All
wal
ls t
hat
are
with
in 6
.0 m
etre
s of
the
9.
stre
et li
ne s
houl
d ha
ve a
min
imum
hei
ght o
f 2
stor
eys
and
a m
axim
um h
eigh
t of
8 s
tore
ys to
prov
ide
for t
he s
tepp
ing
back
of t
alle
r por
tions
of
bui
ldin
gs.
The
min
imum
sep
arat
ion
betw
een
apar
tmen
t 10. bu
ildin
gs s
houl
d be
15 m
etre
s, a
nd…
25 m
etre
s fo
r an
y bu
ildin
g el
evat
ion
up
• to
4 s
tore
ys i
n he
ight
con
tain
ing
a to
wer
gr
eate
r th
an 1
2 s
tore
ys in
hei
ght
40
met
res
for
any
build
ing
elev
atio
n •
grea
ter t
han
4 s
tore
ys in
hei
ght c
onta
inin
g a
tow
er g
reat
er t
han
12 s
tore
ys in
hei
ght
A m
inim
um o
f 30 p
erce
nt o
f ea
ch l
ot s
houl
d 11. pr
ovid
e fo
r op
en s
pace
for
lan
dsca
ped
open
sp
ace
such
as
com
mon
out
door
rec
reat
iona
l ar
eas.
Park
ing
gara
ges
shou
ld
only
be
pe
rmitt
ed
12. an
cilla
ry a
nd a
ttac
hed
to n
ew s
truc
ture
s.
All
park
ing
shou
ld b
e lo
cate
d un
derg
roun
d,
13. to
the
sid
e or
rea
r of
bui
ldin
gs,
or a
bove
-gr
ound
so
that
par
king
doe
s no
t do
min
ate
the
stre
etsc
ape
and
supp
orts
a p
edes
tria
n-fr
iend
ly e
nviro
nmen
t.
All
garb
age,
re
fuse
an
d w
aste
co
ntai
ners
14. fo
r an
y us
e sh
all
be l
ocat
ed w
ithin
a c
limat
e co
ntro
lled
area
w
ithin
th
e sa
me
build
ing
cont
aini
ng t
he u
se.
PAR
KIN
GAs
dis
cuss
ed in
Sec
tion
4.0
, a ra
nge
of a
ppro
ache
s to
zon
ing
for pa
rkin
g ar
e po
ssib
le.
How
ever
, the
re
are
seve
ral
reas
ons
why
it
is n
ot a
ppro
pria
te f
or
the
Tow
n to
det
erm
ine
spec
ifi c
park
ing
stan
dard
s at
thi
s tim
e.
For
exam
ple,
the
Tow
n w
ill n
eed
to
dete
rmin
e to
wha
t ex
tent
it m
ay b
e in
volv
ed in
the
pr
ovis
ion
and/
or f
acili
tatio
n of
pub
lic p
arki
ng i
n th
e ar
ea,
whi
ch w
ould
sup
port
on-
site
red
uctio
ns
in p
arki
ng r
equi
rem
ents
. I
n ad
ditio
n, a
uni
form
re
duce
d pa
rkin
g st
anda
rd a
cros
s th
e en
tire
area
m
ay n
ot b
e ap
prop
riate
; th
ere
likel
y w
ill b
e th
e ne
ed for
a v
arie
ty o
f pa
rkin
g st
anda
rds
depe
ndin
g on
a n
umbe
r of
fac
tors
inc
ludi
ng p
roxi
mity
to
the
GO
Sta
tion
or o
ther
pub
lic t
rans
it, l
and
use
and
desi
gn,
prov
isio
n of
pub
lic p
arki
ng i
n th
e vi
cini
ty,
and
oppo
rtun
ities
for s
hare
d pa
rkin
g w
ith a
djac
ent
uses
. A
lso,
the
Tow
n w
ill h
ave
the
oppo
rtun
ity
to
mor
e sp
ecifi
cally
de
term
ine
appr
opria
te
park
ing
stan
dard
s in
rev
iew
ing
park
ing
stud
ies
subm
itted
in
supp
ort
of b
lock
pla
ns a
nd/o
r si
te-
spec
ifi c
deve
lopm
ent
appl
icat
ions
. H
owev
er,
it is
rec
omm
ende
d th
at t
he T
own
cons
ider
all
of
the
poss
ible
app
roac
hes
iden
tifi e
d in
thi
s Pl
an,
incl
udin
g sh
ared
pa
rkin
g pr
ovis
ions
, on
a
go
forw
ard
basi
s.
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
68
5.1
ZO
NIN
G
It is
rec
omm
ende
d th
at t
he T
own
utili
ze H
oldi
ng
prov
isio
ns i
n th
e zo
ning
by-
law,
whe
reby
the
‘H
’ H
oldi
ng S
ymbo
l co
uld
not
be l
ifted
unt
il ce
rtai
n cr
iteria
or
requ
irem
ents
hav
e be
en m
et t
o th
e sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
C
ounc
il.
Th
ese
crite
ria
and
requ
irem
ents
cou
ld in
clud
e:
All
deve
lopm
ent
prop
osal
s m
ust
mee
t a)
th
e su
stai
nabi
lity
requ
irem
ents
of
th
e S
CP,
as id
entifi
ed
thro
ugh
a S
usta
inab
ility
C
heck
list,
as d
iscu
ssed
in
Sec
tion
4.0
. Th
ere
are
man
y po
ssib
le
appr
oach
es
to d
evel
opin
g a
chec
klis
t fo
r ev
alua
ting
proj
ects
and
can
con
sist
of
a ra
nge
of
them
es
or
cate
gorie
s in
clud
ing
built
fo
rm,
cons
truc
tion
mat
eria
ls,
park
ing
area
s,
ener
gy
cons
erva
tion,
ec
olog
y,
tran
spor
tatio
n sy
stem
s an
d pu
blic
rea
lm
desi
gn.
Req
uirin
g th
e ow
ner t
o en
ter i
nto
stan
dard
b)
ag
reem
ents
(e
.g.
subd
ivis
ion
and
site
pl
an) w
ith th
e To
wn,
and
oth
er a
gree
men
ts,
as r
equi
red,
for
exa
mpl
e to
ens
ure
all
prop
osed
sus
tain
abili
ty m
easu
res,
wor
ks
and
desi
gn e
lem
ents
are
pro
vide
d fo
r in
th
e de
velo
pmen
t.
Con
fi rm
atio
n th
at a
n ap
prop
riate
am
ount
c)
of
th
e pr
opos
ed
deve
lopm
ent
is
non-
resi
dent
ial
in n
atur
e to
pro
vide
for
the
ph
asin
g of
de
velo
pmen
t in
a
man
ner
that
su
ppor
ts
live-
wor
k an
d m
ixed
-use
op
port
uniti
es,
as d
escr
ibed
in
the
SC
P. Th
e de
velo
pmen
t sh
ould
be
cons
iste
nt
with
an
appr
oved
dev
elop
men
t ph
asin
g pl
an a
nd e
xecu
ted
deve
lopm
ent
phas
ing
agre
emen
t.
A bl
ock
deve
lopm
ent
plan
ha
s be
en
d)
prep
ared
to
th
e sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
th
e To
wn,
for
the
lan
ds f
or w
hich
the
hol
d is
pr
opos
ed t
o be
lift
ed.
Mun
icip
al
serv
icin
g (in
clud
ing
wat
er
e)
and
sew
age
capa
city
) an
d re
quire
d in
fras
truc
ture
(s
uch
as
park
ing
and
road
s) a
re i
n pl
ace
or w
ill b
e pr
ovid
ed i
n co
njun
ctio
n w
ith t
he d
evel
opm
ent.
Urb
an
desi
gn
guid
elin
es
have
be
en
f)
prep
ared
and
refl
ect
ed i
n th
e pr
opos
ed
deve
lopm
ent.
HO
LDIN
G P
RO
VIS
ION
S
Page
6969
Port
Whi
tby
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ity P
lan
70
5.2
D
ESIG
N C
ON
CEP
T
The
prim
ary
inte
ntio
n of
the
Urb
an D
esig
n C
once
pt
Plan
for
the
Whi
tby
GO
Sta
tion
site
is t
o ill
ustr
ate
the
gene
ral v
isio
n fo
r th
e si
te, c
onsi
sten
t w
ith t
he
zoni
ng s
tand
ards
and
land
use
rec
omm
enda
tions
de
scrib
ed
in
the
Port
W
hitb
y S
usta
inab
le
Com
mun
ity P
lan
(SC
P).
The
Urb
an D
esig
n C
once
pt
Plan
als
o se
eks
to p
rovi
de a
vis
ual r
epre
sent
atio
n of
how
som
e of
the
othe
r rec
omm
ende
d st
rate
gies
in
the
SC
P ca
n be
real
ized
on
the
GO
Sta
tion
site
–
such
as
thos
e re
late
d to
urb
an for
m, o
pen
spac
e,
road
way
s an
d pe
dest
rian
infr
astr
uctu
re –
tak
ing
into
acc
ount
the
nea
r- an
d lo
ng-te
rm o
bjec
tives
of
the
Reg
ion
of D
urha
m a
nd t
he T
own
of W
hitb
y,.
Site
Are
a
The
subj
ect
area
of
this
Urb
an D
esig
n C
once
pt
Plan
is
incl
usiv
e of
app
roxi
mat
ely
17.0
hec
tare
s to
the
nor
th a
nd s
outh
of
the
CN
Rai
l co
rrid
or
bord
ered
on
the
east
and
wes
t by
Bro
ck S
tree
t an
d H
enry
Str
eet r
espe
ctiv
ely, a
nd b
y H
ighw
ay 4
01
and
Vic
toria
Str
eet
to t
he n
orth
and
sou
th.
The
curr
ent o
wne
rshi
p of
land
s w
ithin
the
subj
ect a
rea
brea
ks d
own
as f
ollo
ws:
Met
rolin
x /
the
Prov
ince
of
Ont
ario
– a
ppro
xim
atel
y 11.8
hec
tare
s; a
nd
Tow
n of
Whi
tby
– ap
prox
imat
ely
3 h
ecta
res.
The
re
mai
ning
lan
d, a
ppro
xim
atel
y 2.2
hec
tare
s, l
ies
to the
eas
t of
Byr
on S
tree
t an
d is
hel
d by
a v
arie
ty
of p
rivat
e la
ndow
ners
.
Den
sity
Bui
ldin
g on
the
prin
cipl
es o
f th
e S
CP,
the
Con
cept
Pl
an a
ccom
mod
ates
an
over
all p
opul
atio
n fo
r th
e en
tire
site
of
a co
mbi
ned
8,9
00 r
esid
ents
and
jo
bs;
with
1,9
00 j
obs
on t
he l
ands
nor
th o
f th
e ra
il co
rrid
or a
nd t
he r
emai
ning
4,0
00 r
esid
ents
an
d 3,0
00 jo
bs lo
cate
d so
uth
of t
he r
ail c
orrid
or.
Acco
mm
odat
ing
this
pop
ulat
ion,
usi
ng a
rea
per
pers
on a
nd a
rea
per
job
mul
tiplie
rs t
hat
wer
e de
velo
ped
for t
he S
CP
ener
gy c
alcu
latio
ns, r
esul
ts
in a
n ov
eral
l gr
oss
fl oor
are
a (a
bove
gra
de b
uilt
area
, exc
lusi
ve o
f st
ruct
ured
par
king
) of
350,0
00
to 3
80,0
00 s
quar
e m
eter
s. O
f th
is,
73,0
00 t
o 90,0
00 s
quar
e m
etre
s is
loca
ted
nort
h of
the
rai
l co
rrid
or w
hile
270,0
00 to
290,0
00 s
quar
e m
eter
s is
loca
ted
sout
h of
the
rai
l cor
ridor
.
Pedestr
ian focus
• –
enc
oura
ge a
dev
elop
men
t pa
tter
n th
at rei
nfor
ces
and
enco
urag
es fu
ture
pe
dest
rian
conn
ectio
ns to
th
e G
O S
tatio
n,
and
inte
grat
es n
ew p
ublic
rea
lm d
evel
opm
ent
with
adj
acen
t dev
elop
men
ts s
uch
as th
e W
illis
C
reek
Cor
ridor
, W
ater
fron
t Tr
ail,
and
curr
ent
and
futu
re r
ail c
orrid
or c
ross
ings
.
Energ
y U
se R
educti
on
• –
redu
ce o
vera
ll en
ergy
us
e by
opt
imiz
ing
build
ing
form
, or
ient
atio
n,
enco
urag
ing
alte
rnat
ive
ener
gy s
ourc
es,
and
focu
sing
on
stra
tegi
es t
o re
duce
car
trip
s an
d pa
rkin
g re
quire
men
ts.
Opti
mal
Urb
an
Form
•
- in
tegr
ate
bloc
k de
velo
pmen
ts
to
ensu
re
cons
iste
nt
stre
et-
fron
ts,
cont
inui
ty
of
mid
-blo
ck
pede
stria
n pa
thw
ays,
and
max
imum
effi
cien
cy o
f be
low
-gr
ade
park
ing
stru
ctur
es.
Prov
ide
wal
k-ou
t un
its
and
tow
nhou
ses
at
grad
e w
here
ver
poss
ible
tha
t w
ill e
nsur
e “e
yes
on t
he s
tree
t”
and
an u
rban
str
eet
edge
.
New
‘G
reen’
Infr
astr
uctu
re•
-
prov
ide
an
inno
vativ
e so
lutio
n fo
r on
-site
st
orm
wat
er
colle
ctio
n an
d m
anag
emen
t.
Cre
ate
new
op
en s
pace
net
wor
ks c
onne
ctin
g To
wn
park
s,
new
par
ks,
and
new
ped
estr
ian
and
cycl
ing
corr
idor
s. E
ncou
rage
ext
ensi
ve u
se o
f gr
een
roof
s w
here
ver
poss
ible
.
Elim
inate
U
rban H
eat
Isla
nd
• -
cons
olid
ate
exis
ting
surf
ace
park
ing
over
tim
e w
ithin
st
ruct
ured
and
bel
ow-g
rade
par
king
fac
ilitie
s in
corp
orat
ed
into
bl
ock
deve
lopm
ents
. En
cour
age
exte
nsiv
e us
e of
gre
en r
oofs
and
pe
rmea
ble
pave
d su
rfac
es w
here
pos
sibl
e.
Hig
her
Densit
y•
– e
ncou
rage
hig
her
dens
ity
resi
dent
ial
deve
lopm
ents
to
al
low
fo
r hi
gher
ef
fi cie
ncy
build
ing
syst
ems
and
incr
ease
d po
pula
tions
in
prox
imity
to
loca
l an
d re
gion
al
tran
sit
node
s.
Enco
urag
e in
crea
sed
com
mer
cial
, re
tail,
and
hos
pita
lity
deve
lopm
ent
to e
ncou
rage
dev
elop
men
t of
a
sust
aina
ble
mix
of
prog
ram
s w
ithin
bot
h th
e su
bjec
t ar
ea a
nd t
he s
urro
undi
ng c
omm
unity
.
Arc
hit
ectu
re
• –
build
to
the
high
est
stan
dard
s in
su
stai
nabl
e ar
chite
ctur
e,
land
scap
e an
d ur
ban
desi
gn.
Set
min
imum
and
max
imum
he
ight
and
are
a st
anda
rds
to e
nsur
e a
qual
ity
stre
et a
nd u
rban
env
ironm
ent
is a
chie
ved.
Th
e C
once
pt P
lan
inco
rpor
ates
a m
axim
um
tow
er f
ootp
rint
of 7
50 s
quar
e m
etre
s an
d to
wer
hei
ght
of 1
8-s
tore
ys,
and
a m
axim
um
mid
-rise
sla
b he
ight
at
mid
-blo
ck a
nd l
ocal
ro
ads
of 8
-sto
reys
.
CO
NC
EPT/
ASS
UM
PTIO
NS
PRIN
CIP
LE U
RB
AN D
ESIG
N
OB
JEC
TIVE
S
Page
7171
Land U
se
• –
cons
olid
ate
sim
ilar
uses
whe
re
appr
opria
te a
nd p
rovi
de fo
r use
s th
at re
info
rce
urba
n de
sign
obj
ectiv
es, s
uch
as c
omm
erci
al-
reta
il at
-gra
de o
n ar
teria
l an
d co
llect
or r
oads
an
d pe
rson
al s
ervi
ces
at-g
rade
on
maj
or m
id-
bloc
k ro
ads.
Oth
er U
rban D
esig
n O
bje
cti
ves that R
ein
forc
e
•
the S
CP
– e
ncou
rage
the
crea
tion
of a
n ‘u
rban
st
reet
fron
t’ a
long
the
east
edg
e of
the
site
for
cons
iste
ncy
with
pro
pose
d ‘m
ain-
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Des
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Con
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tby
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SPA
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