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CITY PLAN 2010 Mount Pearl Municipal Plan 2010 GAZETTED – DECEMBER 23, 2011 Revised – November 4, 2016 – As a Result of Amendment No. 17, 2016 Please Note: This is not the official copy of the aforementioned Municipal Plan, but rather a consolidated copy to include amendments. The Municipal Plan is subject to periodic amendments. Please contact the City of Mount Pearl Planning and Development Department for information relating to recent amendments. CITY OF MOUNT PEARL Planning and Development Department 3 Centennial Street Mount Pearl, NL A1N 1G4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 1 1.1. Municipal Planning in the City of Mount Pearl ............................................. 1 1.2. Purpose of the Municipal Plan ....................................................................... 2 1.3. Legal Basis and Authority of the Municipal Plan .......................................... 2 1.4. Planning Area of the Municipal Plan ............................................................. 4 1.5. Municipal Plan Review Process ..................................................................... 4 1.6. Adoption and Approval of the Municipal Plan .............................................. 6 1.7. The Legal Effect of the Municipal Plan ......................................................... 6 1.8. The Development Regulations ....................................................................... 6 1.9. Other Plans, Development Schemes, and Studies ......................................... 6 1.10. Plan Organization ........................................................................................... 7 2. SUMMARY OF THE BACKGROUND REPORT ............................... 8 2.1. History of Development and Planning in Mount Pearl .................................. 8 2.2. Changes to the Municipal Plan ...................................................................... 10 3. THE VISION ....................................................................... 14 4. COMMUNITY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .................................... 16 4.1. Relationship Between Goals, Objectives and Policies .................................. 16 4.2. Goals and Objectives 2010 – 2020 ................................................................ 16 4.2.1. Community Structure ...................................................................... 17 4.2.2. Urban Design and Community Amenity ........................................ 17 4.2.3. Economic Development .................................................................. 18 4.2.4. Commercial and Industrial Development ....................................... 19 4.2.5. Housing ........................................................................................... 20 4.2.6. Parks and Community Services ...................................................... 21 4.2.7. Environment .................................................................................... 21 4.2.8. Municipal Services .......................................................................... 22 4.2.9. Transportation ................................................................................. 23 4.2.10. Local Governance ........................................................................... 24 Mount Pearl City Plan 2010 Page i 5. GENERAL POLICIES ............................................................. 25 5.1. General Application ....................................................................................... 25 5.2. Overall Growth Strategy ................................................................................ 25 5.3. Urban Design and Neighbourhood Amenity ................................................. 25 5.4. Seasonal Considerations ................................................................................ 27 5.5. Land Use Assessment Report ........................................................................ 28 5.6. Residential Intensification ............................................................................. 28 5.7. Subdivision of Land ....................................................................................... 29 5.8. Development Agreements .............................................................................. 30 5.9. Development Guarantees ............................................................................... 30 5.10. Open Space Dedication .................................................................................. 31 5.11. Buffer ............................................................................................................. 31 5.12. Reservation of Land for Public Use ............................................................... 32 5.13. Waterways, Waterbodies, and Wetlands ....................................................... 32 5.14. Flood Risk Areas ............................................................................................ 32 5.15. Development Standards, Services, and Building Codes ................................ 34 5.16. Telecommunications ...................................................................................... 34 5.17. Water and Sewer Services ............................................................................. 35 5.18. Municipal and Public Utility Works and Easements ..................................... 35 5.19. Soil and Drainage ........................................................................................... 36 5.20. Extraction and Removal of Quarry Material ................................................. 36 5.21. Building Setbacks .......................................................................................... 37 5.22. Access to a Public Street ................................................................................ 37 5.23. Non-Conforming Uses ................................................................................... 37 5.24. Non-Compliant Uses ...................................................................................... 38 5.25. Development Adjacent to Highways ............................................................. 38 5.26. Accessory Land Uses, Buildings, and Structures .......................................... 39 5.27. Signs and Advertisements .............................................................................. 39 6. LAND USE POLICIES ............................................................ 40 6.1. General Land Use Designations ..................................................................... 40 6.2. Specific Land Use Designations .................................................................... 40 6.2.1. Residential ....................................................................................... 41 6.2.2. Residential Art Gallery ................................................................... 43 6.2.3. Regional Centre .............................................................................. 43 6.2.4. City Centre ...................................................................................... 44 6.2.5. General Commercial ....................................................................... 46 6.2.6. Highway Commercial ..................................................................... 48 6.2.7. Neighbourhood Commercial ........................................................... 48 6.2.8. Local Commercial ........................................................................... 49 6.2.9. Office .............................................................................................. 50 Mount Pearl City Plan 2010 Page ii 6.2.10. Mixed Use ....................................................................................... 51 6.2.11. Industrial ......................................................................................... 52 6.2.12. Institutional ..................................................................................... 53 6.2.13. Heritage ........................................................................................... 54 6.2.14. Utility ............................................................................................... 55 6.2.15. Open Space ..................................................................................... 56 6.2.16. Open Space Reserve ....................................................................... 58 6.2.17. Conservation ................................................................................... 58 6.2.18. Cemetery .......................................................................................... 58 6.2.19. Rural ................................................................................................ 59 6.2.20. Urban – Comprehensive Development Area (2015-08-21) ........... 59 7. MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES ......................... 61 7.1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 61 7.2. Water System ................................................................................................. 61 7.3. Sanitary Sewer System .................................................................................. 61 7.4. Storm Water Disposal System ....................................................................... 62 7.5. Waste Management ........................................................................................ 63 7.6. Transportation ...............................................................................................