TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 PURPOSE AND REVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 LEGAL STATUS OF THE PLAN ......................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 CONTEXT OF THE PLAN ................................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 USING AND INTERPRETING THE PLAN ........................................................................................................... 3 1.5 STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN ............................................................................................................................. 5 CHAPTER 2 VISION, PRINCIPLES AND BASIS OF THE PLAN .............................................................................. 8 2.1 CITY OF WATERLOO COMMUNITY VISION STATEMENT ................................................................................ 8 2.2 PRINCIPLES OF THE PLAN .............................................................................................................................. 8 2.3 BASIS OF THE PLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 3 CITY FORM ................................................................................................................................ 15 3.1 OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................. 16 3.2 POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH .............................................................................................. 18 3.3 RESIDENTIAL INTENSIFICATION .................................................................................................................. 19 3.4 PERMITTED HEIGHT & DENSITY .................................................................................................................. 21 3.5 DESIGNATED GREENFIELD AREAS ............................................................................................................... 21 3.6 DESIGNATED NODES AND CORRIDORS ....................................................................................................... 22 3.6.1 Hierarchy of Designated Nodes ............................................................................................................ 23 3.6.2 Hierarchy of Designated Corridors ........................................................................................................ 24 3.6.3 Expanding Designated Nodes ............................................................................................................... 25 3.6.4 Expanding Designated Corridors .......................................................................................................... 25 3.6.5 Intensification within Nodes and Corridors .......................................................................................... 26 3.6.6 Parking within Designated Nodes and Corridors .................................................................................. 27 3.7 UPTOWN WATERLOO URBAN GROWTH CENTRE........................................................................................ 28 3.7.1 Components of the Uptown Waterloo Urban Growth Centre .............................................................. 29 3.7.2 Retaining Uptown’s Sense of Community, Identity and Commercial Vitality ....................................... 30 3.8 MAJOR TRANSIT STATION AREAS ................................................................................................................ 34 3.8.1 Land Use Within Major Transit Station Areas ...................................................................................... 35 3.8.2 Public Realm and Place-Making ........................................................................................................... 39 3.8.3 Mobility ................................................................................................................................................. 39 3.9 WATERLOO AS A COMPLETE COMMUNITY ................................................................................................. 40 3.9.1 Planning Districts .................................................................................................................................. 40 3.9.2 Neighbourhoods ................................................................................................................................... 41 3.10 GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS ............................................................................... 43 3.11 URBAN DESIGN ......................................................................................................................................... 44 3.11.1 General Urban Design Policies ............................................................................................................ 44 3.11.2 Urban Design within Nodes and Corridors .......................................................................................... 49 3.11.3 Urban Design within the Uptown Waterloo Urban Growth Centre .................................................... 50 3.11.4 Urban Design within Station Areas ..................................................................................................... 52 3.11.5 Urban Design Implementation............................................................................................................ 55 3.12 PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE ....................................................................................................................... 56 i CHAPTER 4 ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE, RECREATION AND LEISURE ............................................................ 59 4.1 OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................. 60 4.2 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................. 61 4.3 DELIVERY OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES ...................................................................................................... 61 4.3.1 Facilities Delivery .................................................................................................................................. 61 4.3.2 Services and Program Delivery ............................................................................................................. 62 4.4 UPTOWN AS A COMMUNITY FOCAL POINT FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ......................................................... 63 4.5 ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE, RECREATION AND LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES ON PRIVATE LANDS .................. 63 4.6 RECREATION AND LEISURE THROUGH PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE ................................................... 64 4.7 CULTURAL HERITAGE POLICIES ................................................................................................................... 64 4.7.1 General Policies..................................................................................................................................... 64 4.7.2 Heritage Register .................................................................................................................................. 66 4.7.3 Heritage Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................ 67 4.7.4 Built Heritage Resources ....................................................................................................................... 68 4.7.5 Cultural Heritage Landscapes ............................................................................................................... 69 4.7.6 Archaeological Resource Policies .......................................................................................................... 69 4.7.7 Heritage Conservation Districts ............................................................................................................ 70 4.7.8 Collections ............................................................................................................................................. 72 CHAPTER 5 NETWORKS ................................................................................................................................ 74 5.1 OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................. 74 5.1.1 Servicing and Utilities Network ............................................................................................................. 74 5.1.2 Trails and Open Space Network ............................................................................................................ 75 5.1.3 Road Network ....................................................................................................................................... 75 5.1.4 Rail Network ......................................................................................................................................... 76 5.2 SERVICING AND UTILITIES 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