Neighbourhood Burnside Gorge Plan August 2016 DRAFT Table of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................. 7 2. Project Context ........................................................................................ 9 3. A Summary of Big Moves in the Plan ................................................... 15 4. General Land Use and Urban Design Policies ..................................... 23 5. Transportation and Mobility ................................................................... 29 6. Parks, Trails, and Open Space .............................................................. 33 7. Infrastructure ......................................................................................... 35 8. Heritage ................................................................................................ 37 9. Business Vitality .................................................................................... 41 10. Arts and Culture .................................................................................. 43 11. Policies for Neighbourhood Sub-Areas ................................................ 45 12. Gorge Road Residential Sub-Area .............................................. 47 13. Selkirk and Cecelia Village Sub-Area .......................................... 61 14. Douglas Corridor Sub-Area ......................................................... 71 15. Rock Bay Employment Sub-Area ................................................. 83 16.Implementation .................................................................................... 97 Appendix A: Glossary of Terms............................................................... 105 DRAFT CITY OF VICTORIA | Burnside Gorge Neighbourhood Plan 3 List of Figures Maps Figures Map 1: Overview map ................................................................................. 9 Figure 1: Ground-oriented housing supported in the Plan ........................ 52 Map 2: Land use map ............................................................................... 25 Figure 2. Principles for development of the Gorge Road Hospital Site ..... 54 Map 3. Present and future priority pedestrian routes ................................ 30 Figure 3: Long term cross section for Burnside Road ............................... 57 Map 4. Present and future transit routes ................................................... 31 Figure 4: Long term cross section for Gorge Road ................................... 58 Map 5: Parks and trails ............................................................................. 33 Figure 5. Future vision for Selkirk and Cecelia Village. ............................. 61 Map 6: Heritage registered and designated properties ............................. 38 Figure 6: Industrial employment and residential mixed use development. 62 Map 7: Additional homes of heritage merit ............................................... 39 Figure 7. Principles for development of the Cecelia Village Area ............... 64 Map 8: Land use map for Gorge Residential sub-area ............................. 49 Figure 8: Long term cross section for Jutland Road ................................. 68 Map 9: Pedestrian improvements for the Gorge Residential sub-area ..... 56 Figure 9: An example of a frequent transit route through a Town Centre. 71 Map 10: Land use map for Selkirk and Cecelia Village ............................. 63 Figure 10: Douglas Corridor to Rock Bay land use concept ..................... 72 Map 11: Pedestrian improvements for Selkirk and Cecelia Village ........... 67 Figure 11:Small transit plazas for future rapid transit stations ...................74 Map 12: Land use map for Douglas Corridor ............................................ 73 Figure 12: Principles for development of Mayfair Mall ............................... 76 Map 13: Pedestrian improvements for the Douglas Corridor .................... 78 Figure 13: Principles for development of Humber Green area .................. 77 Map 14: Land use map for Rock Bay ........................................................ 85 Figure 14: Long term cross section for Finlayson Street ........................... 79 Map 15: Pedestrian improvements for the Rock Bay ................................ 90 Figure 15: Future vision for Bridge Street ................................................. 83 Figure 16: Principles for development of Rock Bay ................................... 89 Figure 17: Long term cross section for Bridge Street ................................ 92 Figure 18: Long term cross section for Government Street ...................... 93 DRAFT CITY OF VICTORIA | Burnside Gorge Neighbourhood Plan 5 Burnside Local Area Plan Timeline APR JAN SUMMER FALL 2015 2015 2016 2016 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PUBLIC REVIEW PROPOSED COMMUNITY REFINEMENT OF DRAFT PLAN PLAN TO VISIONING OF OPTIONS COUNCIL 3 OPEN HOUSES Rock Bay - Jan 26, 2016 Douglas Corridor - Jan 28, 2016 TECHNICAL STUDIES Residential Areas - Jan 30, 2016 Transportation Retail Analysis Population Growth Analysis of feedback and PLAN development of options WRITING Incorporation of public feedback on draft plan 2 WALKING TOURS 3 COMMUNITY CHARRETTES Gorge Rd - Jan 14, 2016 Residential Areas - Feb 13, 2016 Burnside Rd - Jan 19, 2016 Douglas Corridor - Feb 19, 2016 COMMUNITY EVENTS Rock Bay - TBD 17 ‘COFFEE-ON-US’ MEETINGS 6 COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS 7 POP-UP EVENTS 5 WALKING TOURS 340 ONLINE SURVEYS COMPLETED 1. Introduction The Burnside Gorge Neighbourhood Plan provides This was followed by three collaborative design detailed policies to guide future development and workshops (charrettes) which brought together change in the Burnside Gorge community over the stakeholders representing residents, businesses and next 25 years. It identifies potential public and private landowners in February 2016 to refine the vision for sector investments and initiatives that support the the residential areas and urban villages; the Rock Bay community’s vision for the future. area; and the Douglas Street Corridor. Community members, including residents, business Key issues and opportunities that were identified owners, employees, and community groups, were throughout the planning process informed the very involved in the Burnside Gorge neighbourhood contents of this plan, which is organized by the planning process, which took place in two phases in themes covered throughout the planning process. 2015-2016. The sections of the plan include: Beginning in the spring of 2015, more than 1,500 people provided input through a number of events • A summary of the “Big Moves” for the held in the community, including both City and neighbourhood citizen-led workshops, meetings with key stakeholder • Land Use and Urban Design groups, and an online survey. Engagement focused • Heritage on identifying community values, local issues, and • Transportation and Mobility opportunities specific to the Burnside Gorge area. • Infrastructure and Environment This included more than 40 events, more than 300 surveys and 2,300 interactions on social media. • Parks, Trails, and Open Space • Business Vitality In the second phase of engagement, the community • Arts and Culture was presented with multiple options for future change and growth based around five theme areas that • Public Benefits Priorities emerged from feedback collected in Phase 1: • Implementation Strategy • Transportation & Mobility • Parks, Recreation & Trails • Urban Villages • Housing • Employment Lands: Commercial and Industrial DRAFT CITY OF VICTORIA | Burnside Gorge Neighbourhood Plan 7 1.1 How to Use this Plan The neighbourhood plan serves as a guide for future development within the Burnside Gorge Neighbourhood. It also provides guidance to consider programs, projects and partnerships that help achieve the vision of the plan. What is a Neighbourhood Plan? and illustrates how the area is to be developed over a long period through a series of public and private Official Community Neighbourhood plans outline how a particular area sector initiatives. The Plan will be implemented over Plan should grow and change over time. They provide a 20-30 year time frame, although regular monitoring detailed, block-by-block guidance on the location will take place throughout the life of the plan. and types of housing, shops, offices and other types of development that are envisioned for the area. They The main elements that the Burnside Gorge Local Area Plan also provide guidance on what the buildings and Neighbourhood Plan addresses are: Process private and public spaces look like (urban design). • A vision, guiding principles and goals to guide In addition to addressing land use and urban design, development and improvement neighbourhood plans often provide details on future • Translation of strategic policies from the OCP to transportation, parks and community facilities, as well the local area level as other topics that are important to the people who Zoning Bylaw • Establishment of urban design and land use live, work and visit in the area. policies to achieve the vision The neighbourhood plan helps guide future • Identification of key pedestrian and bicycling development by refining the Official Community connections in the neighbourhood Rezoning Plan (OCP) direction for appropriate density, form • Creation of an interconnected, well-distributed Application and design of new development and adjacent system of high quality public spaces and streetscapes. The OCP remains