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Little Mountain Policy Statement Presentation on Draft Urban Design Policies April 3, 2012

littlemountain planning OVERVIEW program Holborn Concept Site Plan Four Perspectives 1. Context : Place in the city 2. Transition : Relationship to surrounding neighbourhood 3. Liveability: On and around the site 4. Sustainability & Memory: Mature Trees Group Discussion/Conclusions

littlemountain planning BACKGROUND program Planning Process • Planning process underway since December 2009 • Stage 1: Policy Statement – Guides rezoning – Heights & density, uses, public benefits, sustainability, transportation, phasing • Stage 2: Rezoning

littlemountain planning HOLBORN CONCEPT program Holborn Concept • Promising site plan • 1,834 housing units – 1,600 market – 234 social housing • Heights to 14 storeys • 1.8m square feet • Presented 2.8 FS R gross – 2.5 to 2.8 range

Main Street R 2.8 FS HOLBORN CONCEPT – 37 th Ave littlemountain planning program

HOLBORN CONCEPT – 2.8 FS R littlemountain planning HOLBORN CONCEPT – 2.8 FS R program Main Street 37 th Ave

Site Plan

littlemountain planning SITE PLAN: CONNECTED CENTRAL S TREET program

littlemountain planning SITE PLAN: PROTECTION OF GREENWAYS program

littlemountain planning SITE PLAN: PERMEABILITY program

littlemountain planning SITE PLAN: PUBLIC S PACE FOCUS program

littlemountain planning SITE PLAN: VILLAGE CENTRE program

1. Context: Place in the City

Creek 3.8 False North Mountain 2.8 CONTEXT: PLACE IN THE CITY Little Village 2.6 Olympic Walk 1.9 Arbutus Mews 1.8 Shannon 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Gross FSR littlemountain planning program

Main Street littlemountain RS-1 Single- planning BACKGROUND Neighbourhood Centre program family Homes 33 rd Ave. S econdary Arterial Canada Line ~1km Adjacent Area QUEEN LITTLE ELIZABETH PARK MOUNTAIN Main St. SITE Maj or Arterial Canada Line ~1km RS-1 Single- family Homes

littlemountain planning GUIDING PRINCIPLE : VIEWS program

littlemountain CONTEXT : RELATIONS HIP TO LITTLE MOUNTAIN redevelopment SUMMIT OF QE PARK LITTLE LITTLE MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN PROPOSAL

littlemountain RECOMMENDATION : 12-S TOREY HEIGHT LIMIT redevelopment SUMMIT OF 12 STOREYS QE PARK LITTLE LITTLE MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN PROPOSAL

APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS RECOMMENDATION: FOR HEIGHT

UMMIT VIEW FROM LITTLE MOUNTAIN (QE PARK) S MT BAKER LITTLE MOUNTAIN PROPOSAL 12 STOREYS

2. Transition: Relationship to surrounding neighbourhood

RELATIONSHIP TO NEIGHBOURHOOD TRANSITION:

TRANS ITION TO NEIGHBOURHOOD 14 8 Existing Ontario Central Lane Quebec n’hood Street

RECOMMENDATION : REDUCED HEIGHTS TO IMPROVE TRANS ITIONS RECOMMENDED REDUCTION RECOMMENDED REDUCTION Existing Ontario Central Lane Quebec n’hood street

RECOMMENDATION : REDUCED HEIGHTS TO IMPROVE TRANS ITIONS IMPROVED AFFORDABILTY IMPROVED TRANSITION 12 6 Existing Ontario Central Lane Quebec n’hood street

RECOMMENDATION: REDUCED HEIGHTS TO IMPROVE TRANSITIONS

3. Liveability: On and around the site

CONSTRAINED SPACES LIVEABILITY:

RECOMMENDATION : WIDER COURTYARDS , littlemountain planning program S HALLOWER BUILDINGS Improved liveability through wider courtyard and reduced building depth

RECOMMENDATION: WIDER COURTYARDS, SHALLOWER BUILDINGS

littlemountain planning GUIDING PRINCIPLE : S UN ON PUBLIC S PACES program

LIVEABILITY: SHADOWS ON KEY PUBLIC SPACES CENTRAL STREET WEDGE PARK QE PARK 10:00 am shadows COMMUNITY September 21 SQUARE Equinox

RECOMMENDATION: IMPROVED SUN THROUGH REDUCED HEIGHT ON KEY BUILDINGS

RECOMMENDATION: IMPROVED SUN THROUGH REDUCED HEIGHT ON KEY BUILDINGS

4. Sustainability & Memory: Mature Trees

littlemountain planning GUIDING PRINCIPLE : MATURE TREES program

SUSTAINABILITY & MEMORY: Respect existing mature trees

Recommended Changes Summary of

AREAS OF CHANGE

OF CHANGE AREAS littlemountain planning program

HOLBORN 2.8 FSR PROPOSAL littlemountain planning program

RECOMMENDED CHANGES littlemountain planning program

NET RESULT littlemountain planning program

HOLBORN 2.8 FSR PROPOSAL littlemountain planning program

RECOMMENDED CHANGES littlemountain planning program

NET RESULT littlemountain planning program

littlemountain planning RECOMMENDED DENS ITY program 2.3 to 2.5 FSR Range 2.3 FSR • Approx. 1,150 units (+ 234 social housing units) • Economically viable proj ect • Delivers identified community amenities 2.5 FSR • Approx. 1,300 units (+ 234 social housing units) • Rezoning proposal assessed on performance • Possible to meet Guiding Principles with exceptional design

littlemountain planning SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS program Density Range • 2.3 to 2.5 FS R gross over site Context • 12 storey height limit • Appropriate locations for height Transition • Reduced heights to improve transitions

littlemountain planning SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS program Liveability • Wider courtyards, shallower buildings • S un on public spaces Sustainability & Memory • Respect existing mature trees

littlemountain planning CONCLUS IONS program Group questions & comments Communicating Advisory Group position • Consensus (or not… ) • S ub-group to develop position