Riversdale Local Area Plan Final Report RIVERSDALE May 20, 2008 Community Services Department City Planning Branch RIVERSDALE Local Area Plan Final Report Contents Contents ......................................................................................................................................................1 Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................7 Executive Summary...................................................................................................................................8 Summary of Recommendations................................................................................................................9 Overview of Local Area Planning ..........................................................................................................15 What is Local Area Planning? ...........................................................................................................................15 Why Local Area Planning?................................................................................................................................15 What are the Steps to Create a Local Area Plan?...............................................................................................16 Riversdale Local Area Planning Process ...............................................................................................18 The Study Area ..................................................................................................................................................18 Public Meeting...................................................................................................................................................18 Riversdale Local Area Plan Committee (LAPC)...............................................................................................19 LAPC Meetings .................................................................................................................................................20 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Workshop..........................................................22 Safety Audits......................................................................................................................................................22 Comprehensive Land Use Inventory..................................................................................................................22 “What’s Good in the Hood” Meeting ................................................................................................................23 Writing, Adopting, and Implementing the Local Area Plan ..............................................................................23 Riversdale Vision & Guiding Principles................................................................................................24 Riversdale Vision: The Best Place to Be!..........................................................................................................24 Riversdale Guiding Principles ...........................................................................................................................24 Riversdale History ...................................................................................................................................25 Overview............................................................................................................................................................25 From Richville to Riversdale .............................................................................................................................25 Community Spaces ............................................................................................................................................26 Business Built to Last ........................................................................................................................................28 Buildings that Shaped the Community ..............................................................................................................28 Riversdale Today .....................................................................................................................................31 Overview............................................................................................................................................................31 Population Distribution and Trends ...................................................................................................................31 Education ...........................................................................................................................................................33 Occupation and Employment.............................................................................................................................34 Income ...............................................................................................................................................................35 Health & Quality of Life....................................................................................................................................36 Goals & Discussion Reports....................................................................................................................38 1.0 Land Use .............................................................................................................................................39 1.1 Overview......................................................................................................................................................39 1.2 Land Use Goals............................................................................................................................................39 1.2.1 Residential Land Use Goals ...............................................................................................................39 Community Services Department, City Planning Branch 1 2008/05/26 RIVERSDALE Local Area Plan Final Report 1.2.2 Commercial & Industrial Land Use Goals .........................................................................................40 1.3 Land Use History .........................................................................................................................................40 1.4 Neighbourhood Boundary Change...............................................................................................................42 1.5 Existing and Proposed Land Use Policies....................................................................................................42 1.5.1 The Development Plan Bylaw No. 7799............................................................................................42 1.5.2 Overview of Existing and Proposed Land Use Policies in Riversdale...............................................43 1.5.3 Low Density Residential Policy District (No Conversions and Conversions) ...................................48 1.5.4 Low/Medium Density Residential Policy District..............................................................................48 1.5.5 Medium Density Residential Policy District......................................................................................49 1.5.6 High Density Residential Policy District............................................................................................49 1.5.7 Office/Institutional Policy District .....................................................................................................50 1.5.8 Commercial Policy District ................................................................................................................50 1.5.9 Industrial Policy District (Light and Heavy Industrial)......................................................................51 1.5.10 Direct Control District 1 (South Downtown Area - River Landing)................................................52 1.5.11 Mixed Use Policy District ................................................................................................................52 1.5.12 Community Facility Policy District..................................................................................................53 1.5.13 Transitional Land Use Policy District ..............................................................................................54 1.6 Zoning Policy (Zoning Bylaw No. 7800) ....................................................................................................55 1.6.1 The Zoning Bylaw No. 7800..............................................................................................................55 1.6.2 Overview of Existing and Proposed Zoning Policies.........................................................................56 1.6.3 Low Density Residential Infill District (R2A) ...................................................................................56 1.6.4 Medium/High Density Multiple-Unit Dwelling District (RM4) ........................................................56 1.6.5 Medium Density Arterial Commercial District (B3).........................................................................56 1.6.6 Inner-City Commercial Corridor Overlay District (B5C) ..................................................................57 1.6.7 Mixed Use Zoning (MX1)..................................................................................................................60