Inglis Site (501 Lakeshore Road) Background Booklet: Lakeview District
January 30th, 2008 Place Making Session
District Place Making Background Booklet Lakeview District Community Priorities: 2. Promote Vibrant Mixed Use Development: (Identifi ed at the kick-off meeting) • Balances population during the day and night • Provides diversity in housing types Priority #1: Shape Future Development • Attracts diversity in types of commercial, retail and professional Use appropriate building heights, massing and design for all areas especially for services residential areas and areas along Lakeshore Road. • Is respectful of adjacent land uses • Provides needed uses Priority #2: Vision for Brownfi eld Sites Develop a new vision for the existing vacant and under-utilized sites, including the 3. Shape New Development: OPG lands, sites along Lakeshore and industrial areas. • Properly address the street, proportions, uses • Respectful of community character, place specifi c Priority #3: Community Character and Main Streets • Appropriate building heights Achieve and maintain a pedestrian and cyclist friendly main street for both com- • Appropriate transitioning and setbacks munities. Create vibrant public spaces . Address existing transportation and traffi c • Appropriate land uses congestion issues. • Sustainable design, energy effi cient • Accommodates needed uses Priority #4: Connect to the Waterfront • Rationalizes driveway entrances Visually and physically connect to the waterfront with more green spaces and open views to the lake 4. Push for Quality Public Spaces: • Express district identity and heritage Priority #5: The Environment • Protect urban tree canopy and sun access Healthy communities – clean air, water and land. Build environmentally friendly • Provide safe places and linkages, cohesive and organized buildings. Expand existing green spaces and enhance existing natural features. • Environment responsive designs • Gateways and nodes at logical locations • Opportunities for various scales Community Objectives: • Connections to the waterfront and existing parks (Summarized from data collection to date) • Views to the waterfront
1. Support Main Street ‘Walkable’ Village Character: 5. Improve Transportation and Transit • Perceived height of 2 to 3 storeys at street-line • Reduce congestion • Allow breaks in street wall • Slow traffi c, improve safety • Pedestrian scale detailing and site furnishings • Reliable transit, introduce LRT along Lakeshore Road • Protection from the elements • Bus stops pedestrian design • Canopy trees and landscaping • More crosswalks or signal lights • Opportunities for parkettes, courtyards, patios • Bike lanes • Crosswalks • Workable parking strategy • Slower speed limits • Bike friendly • Building and directional signage • Discrete parking, integrated with greening opportunities • Screening and buff ering from confl icting views, uses etc • Rationalize wide boulevards
Lakeview District District Place Making Background Booklet General Site Information
Length of Frontage on Lakeshore Road: Approx. 190 meters (625ft)
Size of Area (Approximate): 13 Acres 5.4 Hectares 54,000 square meters
Adjacent Land Uses: • Main Street Commercial • Low Density Residential • High Density Residential • Business Employment • Greenbelt
Currently Zoned E2
These employment lands are surrounded by a mix of residential (single and semi-detached homes, apartment/retirement dwelling), commercial and development lands (a building legally existing on the date of the by-law and its existing legal use).
Within the site, there is a generous range of allowable uses from larger scaled manufacturing, science and technology, warehouse and self storage and mid-to-small scaled businesses such as offi ces, medical, restaurants, banquet hall, fi nancial institutions, food preparation establishment, truck waste-related facilities, motor vehicle establishments and adult entertain- ment venues. In addition, the eastern boundary of the employment land, which is adjacent to Greenbelt lands, involves a minimum setback of at least 5 metres.
Points of Interest:
• Site is currently mature, active employment, few vacancies.
• Cooksville Creek fl ood plain being adjusted to allow fl ood-free access to the site. Development on or near is constrained. One building currently sits within the fl oodplain.
• Peel Pump Station: Region of Peel requires pump station in this site, located near Lakeshore Road
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Parks and Natural Areas
Lakeview District District Place Making Background Booklet Existing Land Use Designations
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Lakeview District District Place Making Background Booklet Site Context
District Place Making Background Booklet Lakeview District Traffi c signals: Legend:
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Existing Traffi c Signal Plan
Lakeview District District Place Making Background Booklet Weekday Transit Map
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