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SURREY CI TY CENTRE Plan Update Surrey City Centre Plan Planning and Development, Parks Planning & Design and Engineering Departments City of Surrey 13450 104 Avenue Surrey, British Columbia V3T 1V8 APPROVED BY COUNCI L JANUARY 2017 Surrey City Centre Plan Approved by Council: January 16, 2017 This page is intentionally left blank. CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS 7 TABLES 8 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 11 PART A - FOUNDATION 13 SECTION 1: VISION & GUIDING PRINCIPLES 14 Vision .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Guiding Principles ..................................................................................................................... 17 SECTION 2: BACKGROUND & CONTEXT 22 Plan Area .................................................................................................................................... 25 Plan Context ............................................................................................................................... 26 SECTION 3: DISTRICTS & NEIGHBOURHOODS 34 Overview of Districts & Neighbourhoods ................................................................................ 36 Mixed Use Districts ................................................................................................................... 38 Residential Neighbourhoods .................................................................................................... 66 PART B - FRAM EWORK 87 SECTION 4: LAND USE AND DENSITY 88 Overview .................................................................................................................................... 90 Mixed Use .................................................................................................................................. 92 Residential ................................................................................................................................. 94 Projected Build Out ................................................................................................................... 98 SECTION 5: TRANSPORTATION 100 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 102 Street Network ......................................................................................................................... 104 Street Typologies .................................................................................................................... 112 Walking .................................................................................................................................... 120 Transit and Ride Sharing ........................................................................................................ 122 Cycling ...................................................................................................................................... 128 Vehicle Circulation................................................................................................................... 132 Parking Supply and Management .......................................................................................... 134 SECTION 6: PARKS & OPEN SPACES 136 Overall Vision .......................................................................................................................... 138 Concept Plan ............................................................................................................................ 140 Parks & Open Spaces .............................................................................................................. 142 ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES 5 SECTION 7: CULTURE 164 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 166 Existing Cultural Amenities .................................................................................................... 168 Future Direction ....................................................................................................................... 174 Cultural Implemenation Strategies ........................................................................................ 179 SECTION 8: COMMUNITY SERVICES 180 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 182 City Facilities ............................................................................................................................ 183 Public Sector Education .......................................................................................................... 186 Health Services ........................................................................................................................ 190 Other Services ......................................................................................................................... 191 SECTION 9: HOUSING 192 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 194 Diversity of Housing Type ...................................................................................................... 195 PART C - IM PLEM ENTATION 201 SECTION 10: URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES 202 Design Objectives .................................................................................................................... 204 Skyline ...................................................................................................................................... 205 Building Height Concept ......................................................................................................... 206 Block Structure & Connectivity .............................................................................................. 208 SECTION 11: DEVELOPM ENT POLICIES 234 Overview of Development Policies ........................................................................................ 236 Single Family Areas ................................................................................................................ 237 Ground Floor Uses in Mixed Use Areas ................................................................................ 238 Smaller Residential Units ....................................................................................................... 240 Public Outdoor Amenity Space .............................................................................................. 241 Connections to Promote Walkability ..................................................................................... 242 SECTION 12: SERVICING AND FINANCING 244 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 246 Servicing .................................................................................................................................. 247 Financing ................................................................................................................................. 258 PART D - APPENDICES AND ACKNOWLEDGEM ENTS 263 APPENDICES 264 A-1 Corporate Reports ........................................................................................................... 265 A-2 Consultant Reports and Other References ..................................................................... 266 ACKNOWLEDGEM ENTS 272 6 ILLUSTRATIONS M APS Map 1 Surrey City Centre Plan Boundaries 25 Map 2 Surrey’s Location in the Region 27 Map 3 Pedestrian Collisions in City Centre- 2006-2015 29 Map 4: City Centre Districts & Neighbourhoods 37 Map 5: Mixed Use Districts 39 Map 6: Residential Neighbourhoods 67 Map 7: City Centre Land Use Plan 91 Map 8 City Centre Road Classifications 105 Map 9 Strategic Road Connections 110 Map 10: Mayors’ Council Vision for Transportation 125 Map 11 City Centre Transit 127 Map 11 City Centre 8km Cycling Radius 129 Map 12 SFPR & 128 Street Extension 133 Map 13 Parks & Open Space Concept Plan 141 Map 14 Existing Cultural Assets 2016 167 Map 15 Existing Public Art Locations 2016 171 Map 16 Future Cultural Assets 175 Map 17 Future Public Art Locations 177 Map 18 Secondary & Elementary School Catchment Boundaries 189 Map 19 Rental Housing Locations 2016 197 Map 20 Building Hei ghts Concept 207 Map 21 Ground Floor Interface in Mixed-Use Designations 239 Map 22 Recommended Sanitary Capacity Upgrades 251 Map 23 Recommended Short Term Water System Upgrades 253 Map 24 Recommended Full Build Out Water System Upgrades 254 Map 25 District Energy City Centre Service Areas 257 ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES 7 TABLES Table 1 Projected Units and Population Based on Land Use Plan 99 Table 2 10 Year Plan Projects Within City Centre 108 Table 3 10 Year Plan Projects Supporting City Centre 109 Table 4 City Centre Road Widths 114 Table 5 Area Specific DCC Rates for Finer Grid Road Network 259 Table 6 2017 (Estimated) Area-Specific DCC Rates for Finer Grid Road Network 260 8 This page is intentionally left blank. 9 10 INTRODUCTI ON Over the last 15 years an identifiable downtown core The City Centre Plan update was undertaken in three has started to take shape in Surrey City Centre. This phases and the final phase is now complete. Phase transformation largely stems from