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11.12 Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Secondary Plan City of Vaughan Official Plan – Volume 2 – 2019 Office Consolidation As Partially Approved by the Ontario Municipal Board 11.12 Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Secondary Plan PARTIALLY APPROVED BY THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD ON NOVEMBER 18, 2015, NOVEMBER 18, 2016, JANUARY 23, 2017 AND JUNE 12, 2017. PARTIALLY APPROVED BY THE LOCAL PLANNING APPEAL TRIBUNAL ON DECEMBER 16, 2019 AND DECEMBER 28, 2019. 11.12.1 General The following policies, including Part A, Part B and Schedules “A” - “K”, constitute the policies of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Secondary Plan, as identified on Schedule 14-A. CHAPTER 11 SECONDARY PLANS THE VMC PLAN secondary plan for the vaughan metropolitan centre Prepared for City of Vaughan Prepared by Urban Strategies Inc with assistance from AECOM As Partially Approved by the Ontario Municipal Board December 2019 Consolidation TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1 PART A: THE PLANNING CONTEXT 1.0 > VAUGHAN METROPOLITAN CENTRE FOCUS AREA STUDY AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION ................................................................................................................ 4 2.0 > POLICY CONTEXT ............................................................................................................. 6 3.0 > EXISTING CONDITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................... 11 PART B: THE SECONDARY PLAN 1.0 > INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 15 2.0 > VISION AND PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................... 16 3.0 > OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................... 19 Establish a distinct downtown for Vaughan by 2031 containing a mix of uses, civic attractions and a critical mass of people................................................................................ 19 Establish complete neighbourhoods containing a variety of housing. ................................... 20 Attract and accommodate a variety of employment uses. ..................................................... 20 Attract a major institution of higher learning .......................................................................... 20 Optimize existing and planned investments in rapid transit................................................... 21 Establish a hierarchical, fine-grain grid network of streets and pathways linked rationally to the larger road system ....................................................................................................... 21 Develop a generous and remarkable open space system. ................................................... 21 Make natural features and functions a prominent part of development. ............................... 22 Ensure development incorporates green infrastructure and green building technologies. ... 22 Ensure all development exhibits a high quality of urbanity, materials and design. ............... 22 4.0 > STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................... 23 General Policies ..................................................................................................................... 23 Public Transit ......................................................................................................................... 24 Street Network ....................................................................................................................... 27 Streetscaping ......................................................................................................................... 31 Bicycle Network .................................................................................................................... 33 Parking ................................................................................................................................... 34 5.0 > ENERGY, WATER AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................. 36 General Policies ..................................................................................................................... 36 Energy Infrastructure ............................................................................................................. 37 Water and Wastewater Services ........................................................................................... 37 Stormwater Management ...................................................................................................... 37 Environmental Site Design .................................................................................................... 38 Natural Heritage ..................................................................................................................... 39 6.0 > PARKS AND OPEN SPACES .......................................................................................... 42 General Policies ..................................................................................................................... 42 Parks and Public Squares ..................................................................................................... 43 VAUGHAN METROPOLITAN CENTRE SECONDARY PLAN CREATING A NEW DOWNTOWN i Environmental Open Spaces and the Black Creek Greenway .............................................. 46 7.0 > COMMUNITY SERVICES, CULTURAL FACILITIES AND PUBLIC ART ....................... 49 General Policies ..................................................................................................................... 49 Schools .................................................................................................................................. 50 Library .................................................................................................................................... 52 Cultural Facilities and Public Art ........................................................................................... 52 8.0 > LAND USE, DENSITY AND BUILT FORM....................................................................... 54 General Land Use and Density Policies ................................................................................ 54 Station Precinct ...................................................................................................................... 59 South Precinct ....................................................................................................................... 60 Neighbourhood Precincts ...................................................................................................... 60 East and West Employment Precincts .................................................................................. 61 Retail ...................................................................................................................................... 62 Built Form............................................................................................................................... 64 Parking and Servicing Facilities ............................................................................................. 67 9.0 > ADMINSTRATION AND INTERPRETATION ................................................................... 71 Application ............................................................................................................................. 71 Status of Uses Permitted Under Previous Official Plans ....................................................... 71 Interpretation .......................................................................................................................... 72 10.0 > IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................................... 77 General .................................................................................................................................. 77 Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................... 78 Plans of Subdivision .............................................................................................................. 79 Zoning By-law ........................................................................................................................ 79 Site Plan and Design Review ................................................................................................ 80 Development Applications ..................................................................................................... 80 Community Improvement ....................................................................................................... 82 Monitoring .............................................................................................................................. 83 ii SCHEDULES Schedule A: VMC boundaries Schedule B: transit network Schedule C: street network Schedule D: major parks and open spaces Schedule E: community and cultural facilities Schedule F: land use precincts Schedule G: areas for office uses Schedule H: areas for retail uses Schedule I: height and density parameters Schedule J: Black Creek remediation area APPENDIX A: STREET CROSS SECTIONS Figure A: highway 7 Figure B: highway 7 Figure C: jane street
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