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505-01/17 & 520-02/17 PB-62-17 Delegation Material presentation of revised design 421-431 BRANT STREET + 2007-2015 JAMES STREET CITY OF BURLINGTON November 2017

• • • REGIONAL PLANNING CONTEXT November 2017 Mobility hubs are regional transit nodes. More than just a transit station, they Above: Mobility Hub Overview Source: City of Burlington Left: Urban Growth Centres Source: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017) 421-431 Brant Street + 2007-2015 James Street, Burlington | PAGE 1

URBAN CONTEXT AERIAL November 2017 BRANT STREET AS A SERIES OF IMPORTANT JUNCTIONS HIGHWAY 407 3 S 0 4 A Y G H W H I 403 / Queensway Aldershot H I GO Station G H W A Y 4 0 3 / Q E W Burlington T E GO Station E R T S Fairview / GO Station T N A R B W E Q SUBJECT SITE CITY HALL * James / City Hall TRANSIT TERMINAL Lakeshore DOWNTOWN MIXED USE CENTRE BOUNDARY L A K E S H DOWNTOWN URBAN GROWTH O R E R O CENTRE BOUNDARY A D DOWNTOWN CORE PRECINCT BOUNDARY 421-431 Brant Street + 2007-2015 James Street, Burlington | PAGE 2

DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT CONTEXT AERIAL November 2017 BRANT STREET AS A SERIES OF IMPORTANT JUNCTIONS E M E R A L D C R E S C E N T BIRCH AVENUE C A R O L INE S T REET R E E T C AR O LI N E S T Brant Street HURD AVENUE BURLINGTON AVENUE T T T MARTHA STREE E E CROS B Y AVEN U E T E E T E UE R R T R E E E T T T R N S S E T E B ETH J O H N S T R E E S V M A R I A S T R E E T S N A T SUBJECT R T S R O A N U E Z A L C New Street SITE G R O HA E LI B P L M A P L E AV E N U E E A R T L E E O N T A R I O S T R E E T R T S * W E N S T R James Street E CITY HALL CITY E T HALL J A M E S S T R E E T SWANSON BURLINGTON AVENUE ELGIN STREET NELSON AVENUE BROCK AVENUE TRANSIT TERMINAL MA RTHA S T R E ET P I N E S T R E E T Lakeshore Road D A O R E R O H S E K A L SPENCER SMITH NORTH SHORE L A PARK K BOULEVARD EAST E S H O R E R O A O D L D L A KE S H O R E D R A O LAKESHORE ROAD BRANT STREET DOWNTOWN CORE PIER PRECINCT BOUNDARY 421-431 Brant Street + 2007-2015 James Street, Burlington | PAGE 3

AS-BUILT HEIGHT PATTERN MAP November 2017 THE DOWNTOWN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Baldwin Street Victoria Avenue BUILDING HEIGHTS SUBJECT SITE SHOPPING PLAZA EXISTING BUILDINGS AND NODES TALL BUILDING* (>11 STOREYS) 12 MID-RISE BUILDING (5-10 STOREYS) 5 Caroline Street 20 LOW-RISE BUILDING (<5 STOREYS) Brant Street 8 21 20 Burlington Avenue Hurd Avenue Locust Street John Street 6 EXISTING 17 Maria Street 11 TALL BUILDING NODES (>17 STOREYS) 5 18 18 Elizabeth Street 18 15 LIONS CLUB 18 PARK Ontario Street CITY FUTURE / POTENTIAL BUILDINGS Maple Avenue 7 HALL 13 APPROVED DEVELOPMENTS James Street 7 Martha Street 14 6 Pearl Street 7 15 PROPOSED / UNDER REVIEW 6 Elgin Street TRANSIT Smith Avenue PERFORMING 5 6 TERMINAL 6 Nelson Avenue ARTS CENTRE Brock Avenue 11 9 PLANNING AREAS 5 6 6 5 11 Pine Street 12 DOWNTOWN MIXED USE CENTRE 14 9 ART 14 Torrance Street 12 14 BOUNDARY 11 Lakeshore Road GALLERY 11 9 12 12 26 17 5 15 DOWNTOWN URBAN GROWTH 7 SPENCER SMITH North Shore Blvd. E. CENTRE BOUNDARY 7 8 PARK Old Lakeshore Road 22 JOSEPH BRANT 7 DOWNTOWN CORE PRECINCT HOSPITAL BOUNDARY 8 18 8 *AS DEFINED BY THE CITY OF BURLINGTON TALL BRANT STREET 13 9 PIER BUILDING GUIDELINES N 421-431 Brant Street + 2007-2015 James Street, Burlington | PAGE 4

EXISTING CONTEXT AT BRANT AND JAMES STREETS November 2017 1. Brant /James Street intersection as a visual 2 junction at City Hall: narrow sidewalks and poor BRANT STREET JOHN STREET streetscape condition. 2. Many of the buildings on Brant Street are low, SITE lack setbacks and rely on surface parking. 1 3. John Street currently functions like a laneway, JAMES STREET providing access to servicing 3 and surface parking. 421-431 Brant Street + 2007-2015 James Street, Burlington | PAGE 5

DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES HEIGHTS November 2017 VICTORIA AVE. SUBJECT SITE BRANT ST. NO ASSIGNED HEIGHT MAX. 15 STOREYS MAX. 14 STOREYS MAX. 8 STOREYS CAROLINE ST. Downtown Core PEARL ST. MARTHA ST. MAX. 4 STOREYS Precinct 17 11 LOCUST ST. BRANT ST. MARIA ST. MAX. 3 STOREYS 18 JOHN ST. EXISTING TALL 15 NEW ST. ONTARIO ST. BUILDING NODES SITE CITY HALL 7 (>17 STOREYS) JAMES ST. 5 IMPORTANT JUNCTIONS ELGIN ST. MARTHA ST. 5 PEARL ST. (AS IDENTIFIED BY 9 BURLINGTON AVE. BOUSFIELDS) PINE ST. LOCUST ST. BRANT ST. ELIZABETH ST. LAKESHORE RD. Old Lakeshore Road Precinct SHORE RD. 17 Wellington Square (Special Study Area) LAKESHORE RD. Mixed Use Precinct Buildings that exceed Design Guidelines heights are highlighted. 421-431 Brant Street + 2007-2015 James Street, Burlington | PAGE 6

BURLINGTON ZONING BY-LAW HEIGHTS November 2017 SUBJECT SITE CAROLINE ST. UTILITY SERVICE PEARL ST. MARTHA ST. OPEN SPACE/PARK 11 LOCUST ST. BRANT ST. 15 MARIA ST. MAX. 17 STOREYS / 53.5M & 18 17 STOREYS / 55M ELIZABETH ST. JOHN ST. MAX. 14 STOREYS NEW ST. ONTARIO ST. MAX. 12 STOREYS 7 JAMES ST. MAX. 10 STOREYS / 31.5M 6 6 MAX. 8 STOREYS / 29M ELGIN ST. 6 5 11 MARTHA ST. MAX. 6 STOREYS /19.5M & PEARL ST. BURLINGTON AVE. 9 5 7 STOREYS /22M 12 12 PINE ST. MAX. 13M & 4 STOREYS /15M LOCUST ST. BRANT ST. 14 MAX. 2 & 3 STOREYS /12M LAKESHORE RD. 17 7 EXISTING TALL BUILDING NODES LAKESHORE RD. (>17 STOREYS) 22 IMPORTANT JUNCTIONS (AS IDENTIFIED BY BOUSFIELDS) Buildings that exceed zoning are highlighted. 421-431 Brant Street + 2007-2015 James Street, Burlington | PAGE 7

2.2 Podium Height and Massing a) The height of the podium, and the tower e) Above the podium, stepbacks should be stepbacks above, should generally refl ect the provided on all sides to clearly diff erentiate established streetwall subject to the guidelines between the building podium and tower. below. Small variations are encouraged to f) Stepbacks should be a minimum of 3 metres create a varied streetscape. to ensure usable outdoor amenity space (i.e. b) Where no established streetwall exists, the patios). minimum height of the podium should be 10.5 metres. 2.3 Shadows/Sky Views c) The maximum height of the podium should be a) As a rule-of-thumb, the height and massing 80% of the adjacent right-of-way width, up to a of the podium (not including the tower) shall max of 20 metres. ensure a minimum of fi ve hours of sunlight on the opposite side of the street at the equinoxes d) The fl oor-to-ceiling height of the ground (March 21 and September 21). fl oor shall be a minimum of 4.5 metres to accommodate internal servicing and loading, and active commercial uses (where permitted). CITY OF BURLINGTON TALL BUILDINGS GUIDELINES November 2017 City of Burlington Tall Building Guidelines BrookMcIlroy/ August 2016 20m Max. Podium Height (80% of R.O.W 10.5m Width) Minimum Podium Height Image Source: City Of Burlington Tall Building Guidelines, page 5 24m R.O.W 7 4.5m Min. - 1 0 m G F l r o o Ground o u r n A d Property Line r t i c u l Floor a t i o n Height Building Base (Podium Height and Massing) | 5 | 421-431 Brant Street + 2007-2015 James Street, Burlington | PAGE 8

3.1 Tower Location a) The placement of the tower shall have no d) Where no towers currently exist, proposed adverse impacts on adjacent Residential towers shall be set back 12.5 metres from Neighbourhood Areas, parks, open spaces, or adjacent property lines to protect for a future natural areas. 25 metre separation distance (split between each property). b) Where multiple towers exist on a site, they shall be arranged to provide a gradual and e) The tower should be stepped back at least appropriate transition in height to adjacent 3 metres from the podium to diff erentiate uses. between the building podium and tower, and to ensure usable outdoor amenity space (i.e. c) A minimum separation distance of 25 metres patios). shall be provided between towers to maximize privacy and sky views, and to minimize the f) For design fl exibility, a portion of the tower cumulative shadow impacts of multiple tall (i.e. up to 20%) may extend to the edge of the buildings. Balconies shall not be provided podium without a stepback provided it can be within this separation distance. demonstrated that there are no adverse wind impacts. CITY OF BURLINGTON TALL BUILDINGS GUIDELINES November 2017 City of Burlington Tall Building Guidelines BrookMcIlroy/ August 2016 25m Min. 25m Min. 25m Min. 20% Tower 12.5m Extension Min. Image Source: City Of Setback Potential Burlington Tall Building 3m Min. Future Stepback Building Guidelines, page 10 Parcel Building Middle (Tower Location) | 10 | 421-431 Brant Street + 2007-2015 James Street, Burlington | PAGE 9