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CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

Pro

po

sed

Re

sid

en

tia

l De

ve

lop

me

nt,

Yo

rkto

n P

ha

se II, M

ark

ha

m

Pre

pa

red

fo

r K

yle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s

(Yo

rkto

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ITY

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N B

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F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

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AR

KH

AM

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NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

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re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

2 o

f 1

5

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

TAB

LE C

ON

TEN

TS:

1.0

IN

TRO

DU

CTI

ON

2.0

C

OM

MU

NIT

Y V

ISIO

N

2.1

– C

om

mu

nity P

lan

3.0

LA

ND

USE-

STR

UC

TUR

E P

LAN

3.1

– S

ite

Pla

n

3.2

– C

om

mu

nity S

tru

ctu

re P

lan

4.0

B

UIL

T FO

RM

4.1

M

id D

en

sity

Re

sid

en

tia

l To

wn

ho

use

s

4.2

B

uilt

Fo

rm P

lan

5.0

STR

EETS

CA

PES

5.1

La

nd

ma

rk L

oc

atio

ns

5.2

P

ub

lic R

ea

lm, Str

ee

t H

iera

rch

y

5.3

Str

ee

t C

ross

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ctio

ns

6.0

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SP

AC

E S

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M

6.1

P

ark

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ds

an

d P

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ria

n C

on

ne

ctio

ns

7.0

SU

STA

INA

BLE

DESIG

N

8.0

C

ON

CLU

SIO

N

9.0

FI

GU

RES

Fig

ure

1-

Su

bje

ct

lan

ds

Fig

ure

2-

Site

Lo

ca

tio

n a

nd

Co

nte

xt

Fig

ure

3-

The

Ch

urc

h a

dja

ce

nt

to t

he

Co

mm

un

ity

Fig

ure

4-

Fig

ure

4-

He

rita

ge

Ho

use

Fig

ure

5-

The

To

wn

ho

use

Cre

sce

nt

Fig

ure

6-

Fig

ure

6-

Co

mm

un

ity P

lan

in

Co

nte

xt

Fig

ure

7-

De

ve

lop

me

nt

Dra

ft P

lan

Fig

ure

8-

Co

mm

un

ity S

tru

ctu

re P

lan

Fig

ure

9-

Bu

ilt F

orm

Pla

n

Fig

ure

10

- C

on

ce

ptu

al Fro

nt-

Loa

de

d T

ow

nh

ou

se E

leva

tio

ns

Fig

ure

11

- C

on

ce

ptu

al R

ea

r-Lo

ad

ed

To

wn

ho

use

Ele

va

tio

ns

Fig

ure

12

- Str

ee

t H

iera

rch

y

Fig

ure

13

- Str

ee

t C

ross

-Se

ctio

n

Fig

ure

14

- M

un

icip

al R

oa

d C

ross

- Se

cti

on

Fig

ure

15

- P

ark

lan

ds

an

d P

ed

est

ria

n C

on

ne

ctio

ns

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

3 o

f 1

5

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

1.0

IN

TRO

DU

CTI

ON

The

K

yle

mo

re

Co

mm

un

itie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Ph

ase

II

de

ve

lop

me

nt

is l

oc

ate

d w

ith

in t

he

City o

f M

ark

ha

m

an

d is

bo

un

de

d b

y:

Ea

st:

Ke

nn

ed

y

Ro

ad

, a

c

em

ete

ry

an

d

ac

ross

Ke

nn

ed

y R

oa

d,

exis

tin

g r

esi

de

ntia

l la

nd

s.

No

rth

: St

Ph

illip

’s

on

-th

e-h

ill

Ch

urc

h

an

d

va

ca

nt

ag

ric

ultu

ral La

nd

s.

We

st: Y

ork

Do

wn

s G

olf a

nd

Co

un

try C

lub

.

So

uth

: Exis

tin

g m

id-r

ise

an

d lo

w-r

ise

re

sid

en

tia

l la

nd

s.

This

is

P

ha

se II

of

the

n

ow

we

ll-e

sta

blis

he

d Y

ork

ton

Ph

ase

1 D

eve

lop

me

nt

in t

he

City o

f M

ark

ha

m.

The

ne

w d

eve

lop

me

nt

are

a is

cu

rre

ntly v

ac

an

t la

nd

with

a n

um

be

r o

f la

rge

lo

t re

sid

en

tia

l p

rop

ert

ies

fro

ntin

g

on

to K

en

ne

dy R

oa

d,

inc

lud

ing

a h

erita

ge

pro

pe

rty.

Ac

ross

K

en

ne

dy

Ro

ad

is

a

no

the

r n

ew

re

sid

en

tia

l

co

mm

un

ity, c

urr

en

tly u

nd

er

co

nst

ruc

tio

n.

De

ve

lop

me

nt

of

the

su

bje

ct

lan

ds

sho

uld

b

e

de

sig

ne

d a

nd

sc

ale

d t

o in

teg

rate

ap

pro

pria

tely

with

the

exis

tin

g Y

ork

ton

co

mm

un

ity.

Ne

w h

ou

sin

g s

ho

uld

be

co

mp

lem

en

tary

to

th

e d

eve

lop

me

nts

to

th

e s

ou

th

an

d e

ast

wh

ile a

ch

ievin

g a

un

iqu

e c

ha

rac

ter

an

d

ide

ntity

of

its

ow

n,

ad

dre

ssin

g t

he

mo

de

rn c

on

text

in

wh

ich

th

ey w

ill o

cc

ur.

Fig

ure

1-

Su

bje

ct

lan

ds

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

4 o

f 1

5

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

Fig

ure

2-

Site

Lo

ca

tio

n a

nd

Co

nte

xt

De

sig

n i

nsp

ira

tio

n f

or

ne

w h

ou

sin

g s

ho

uld

re

fere

nc

e

the

re

ce

ntly

de

ve

lop

ed

n

eig

hb

ou

rhh

oo

d

to

the

sou

th. Th

is w

ill a

llow

th

e n

ew

de

ve

lop

me

nt

to a

pp

ea

r

as

a n

atu

ral

exte

nsi

on

of

the

exis

tin

g d

eve

lop

me

nt

wh

ich

ha

s its

ow

n a

rch

ite

ctu

ral c

ha

rac

ter,

influ

en

ce

d

by g

oo

d q

ua

lity, m

od

ern

su

bu

rba

n p

rec

ed

en

ts.

Fig

ure

3-

The

Ch

urc

h a

dja

ce

nt

to t

he

Co

mm

un

ity

Fig

ure

4-

He

rita

ge

Ho

use

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

5 o

f 1

5

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

Ke

y

pla

nn

ing

a

ttrib

ute

s o

f th

e

pro

po

sed

de

ve

lop

me

nt

tha

t w

ill c

on

trib

ute

to

its

su

cc

ess

as

an

att

rac

tive

an

d s

ust

ain

ab

le n

eig

hb

ou

rho

od

inc

lud

e:

Pro

xim

ity t

o e

xte

nsi

ve

na

tura

l o

pe

n s

pa

ce

an

d

pa

rkla

nd

s.

The

in

clu

sio

n o

f a

la

rge

, c

en

tra

l g

ree

n s

pa

ce

tha

t w

ill b

e t

he

fo

cu

s o

f th

e n

ew

de

ve

lop

me

nt.

The

use

of

rea

r la

ne

wa

ys

in s

tra

teg

ic lo

ca

tio

ns

wh

ere

it

is d

esi

rab

le t

o d

imin

ish

th

e i

mp

ac

t o

f

ga

rag

es

an

d p

ark

ing

are

as

on

th

e s

tre

ets

ca

pe

.

The

mid

-ris

e b

uilt

fo

rm t

ha

t is

pro

po

sed

in

Yo

rkto

n I

I

Co

mm

un

ity

is

fre

eh

old

; fr

on

t a

nd

re

ar-

loa

de

d

tow

nh

ou

ses

on

a

m

od

ifie

d

co

mm

on

-ele

me

nt

co

nd

om

iniu

m

roa

d

pa

tte

rn,

bo

un

de

d

by

ne

w

mu

nic

ipa

l ro

ad

wa

ys.

2.0

- C

OM

MU

NIT

Y V

ISIO

N

The

co

mm

un

ity v

isio

n f

or

the

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s

(Yo

rkto

n)

Ltd

. Su

bd

ivis

ion

arise

s fr

om

de

sig

n p

rin

cip

les

fou

nd

in

n

ew

M

ark

ha

m

Off

icia

l P

lan

, th

at

of

inte

nsi

fie

d y

et

ba

lan

ce

d d

eve

lop

me

nt

with

mo

de

rn

ho

use

typ

es

tha

t re

fle

ct

cu

rre

nt

ma

rke

t d

em

an

d. Th

e

vis

ion

als

o e

mb

rac

es;

A

ne

igh

bo

urh

oo

d

tha

t re

spe

cts

its

loc

al

co

nte

xt

an

d i

nte

gra

tes

ap

pro

pria

tely

with

th

e

exis

tin

g c

om

mu

nity.

A

ne

igh

bo

urh

oo

d

with

a

n

inte

rco

nn

ec

ted

pe

de

stria

n n

etw

ork

an

d a

ctive

pu

blic

re

alm

.

A n

eig

hb

ou

rho

od

with

a c

en

tra

l p

ark

an

d a

va

rie

ty

of

tow

nh

ou

se

bu

ildin

g

form

s to

ac

co

mm

od

ate

a r

an

ge

of

ho

me

ow

ne

r n

ee

ds.

A

ne

igh

bo

urh

oo

d

with

a

w

ell-

de

fin

ed

co

mm

un

ity e

dg

es

alo

ng

Ke

nn

ed

y R

oa

d a

nd

Yo

rkto

n

Bo

ule

va

rd th

at

we

lco

me

re

sid

en

ts /

pa

sse

rsb

y

an

d

refle

cts

th

e

co

mm

un

ity’s

ch

ara

cte

r.

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

6 o

f 1

5

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

Oth

er

go

od

u

rba

n

de

sig

n

prin

cip

les

tha

t w

ill

be

inc

lud

ed

in

th

e

de

ve

lop

me

nt

of

Yo

rkto

n

Ph

ase

II

co

mp

rise

;

1.

The

p

rese

rva

tio

n

an

d

en

ha

nc

em

en

t o

f n

atu

ral

fea

ture

s, in

clu

din

g t

he

he

rita

ge

ho

use

;

2.

The

in

teg

ratio

n o

f c

om

mo

n o

pe

n s

pa

ce

with

in t

he

co

mm

un

ity;

3.

Str

ee

tsc

ap

es

tha

t a

re g

ree

ne

r, p

ed

est

ria

n f

rie

nd

ly

an

d s

afe

;

4.

Str

ee

t la

yo

ut

tha

t re

spe

ct

the

na

tura

l c

on

tou

rs o

f

the

la

nd

an

d m

inim

ize

gra

din

g.

5. En

ha

nc

ed

arc

hite

ctu

ral d

esi

gn

fo

r m

ed

ium

de

nsi

ty

de

ve

lop

me

nt,

sa

fety

an

d c

rim

e p

reve

ntio

n t

hro

ug

h

CEP

TD d

esi

gn

;

6.

Ga

tew

ay e

ntr

an

ce

fe

atu

res

to t

he

co

mm

un

ity.

7.

Pre

serv

atio

n a

nd

re

sto

ratio

n o

f e

xist

ing

H

erita

ge

Ho

use

.

2.1

– C

om

mu

nity

Pla

n

Fig

ure

6-

Co

mm

un

ity P

lan

in

Co

nte

xt

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

7 o

f 1

5

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

3.0

- LA

ND

USE-S

TRU

CTU

RE P

LAN

3.1

Th

e D

ev

elo

pm

en

t D

raft

Pla

n

Fig

ure

7-

De

ve

lop

me

nt

Dra

ft P

lan

The

Dra

ft P

lan

co

mp

rise

s 2

De

ve

lop

me

nt

Blo

cks

tra

ve

rsin

g a

n

ew

Mu

nic

ipa

l R

oa

d,

co

nn

ec

tin

g

Ke

nn

ed

y

Ro

ad

a

nd

a

n

exte

nsi

on

of

Yo

rkto

n B

ou

lev

ard

.

The

e

xis

tin

g

he

rita

ge

h

ou

se

is

to

be

reta

ine

d w

ith

in it

s o

wn

se

pa

rate

Blo

ck, w

ith

ve

hic

le

ac

ce

ss fr

om

th

e

inte

rna

l p

riv

ate

roa

d n

etw

ork

, su

bje

ct

to t

he

re

vie

w a

nd

ap

pro

va

l b

y

Yo

rk

Re

gio

n.

Sh

ou

ld

relo

ca

tio

n o

f th

e h

ou

se b

e r

eq

uire

d,

the

blo

ck

size

w

ill

be

a

dju

ste

d

to

en

sure

suff

icie

nt

ba

ckya

rd

am

en

ity

spa

ce

is

pro

vid

ed

.

Two

pa

rk B

loc

ks

are

de

fin

ed

, o

ne

to

se

rve

as

a

“C

en

tra

l G

ree

n”

for

the

e

ntire

de

ve

lop

me

nt

an

d t

he

sm

alle

r, t

o s

erv

e a

s

a

“G

ate

wa

y” la

nd

sca

pe

fe

atu

re

at

the

en

tra

nc

e

fro

m

Ke

nn

ed

y

Ro

ad

. R

e-

co

nfig

ura

tio

n o

f th

e ‘

ga

tew

ay’

blo

ck m

ay

be

re

qu

ire

d s

ub

jec

t to

fa

cili

ty f

it a

na

lysi

s.

The

re is

a R

oa

d W

ide

nin

g B

loc

k a

lon

g t

he

fro

nta

ge

to

Ke

nn

ed

y R

oa

d.

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

8 o

f 1

5

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

3.2

Th

e C

om

mu

nity

Str

uc

ture

Pla

n

Fig

ure

8-

Co

mm

un

ity S

tru

ctu

re P

lan

The

Co

mm

un

ity is

arr

an

ge

d

aro

un

d t

hre

e m

un

icip

al ro

ad

s;

Ke

nn

ed

y R

oa

d w

hic

h is

exis

tin

g,

Yo

rkto

n B

ou

lev

ard

to

be

exte

nd

ed

an

d S

tre

et

A w

hic

h w

ill

for

the

lin

k b

etw

ee

n K

en

ne

dy

an

d Y

ork

ton

. Th

ere

is a

larg

e,

Ce

ntr

al G

ree

n a

t th

e h

ea

rt o

f th

e

co

mm

un

ity a

nd

a s

ec

on

da

ry

lan

dsc

ap

ed

ga

tew

ay f

ea

ture

blo

ck a

dja

ce

nt

to K

en

ne

dy

Ro

ad

.

Tow

nh

ou

se B

loc

ks

are

arr

an

ge

d

to a

vo

id g

ara

ge

s o

nto

prin

cip

al

roa

ds,

with

fro

nt

do

ors

an

d

prin

cip

al r

oo

ms

to d

efin

e t

he

stre

ets

ca

pe

arc

hite

ctu

re.

The

He

rita

ge

Ho

use

is r

eta

ine

d

with

in it

s’ o

wn

lot

bu

t w

ill f

orm

pa

rt o

f th

e c

on

do

min

ium

co

mm

un

ity.

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

9 o

f 1

5

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

4.0

- B

UIL

T FO

RM

4.1

– M

id-D

en

sity

Re

sid

en

tia

l To

wn

ho

use

s

The

site

pla

n h

as

be

en

de

sig

ne

d a

rou

nd

th

e c

on

ce

pt

of

a s

elf-c

on

tain

ed

co

mm

un

ity, c

on

ne

cte

d t

o t

he

Yo

rkto

n

Ph

ase

1 c

om

mu

nity b

y s

ha

rin

g f

ron

tag

e o

n a

co

mm

on

ro

ad

, R

oya

l A

be

rde

en

Ro

ad

. Th

e S

ite

Pla

n c

om

prise

s 1

32

un

its

with

th

e f

ollo

win

g r

an

ge

of

lot

size

s:

Fig

ure

9-

Bu

ilt F

orm

Pla

n

The

pro

po

sed

To

wn

ho

use

s a

re a

rra

ng

ed

to

resp

on

d

to

the

va

rio

us

inte

rfa

ce

co

nd

itio

ns

on

th

e S

ite

Pla

n.

To m

inim

ize

th

e i

mp

ac

t o

f g

ara

ge

s, r

ea

r-

loa

de

d 1

5’

an

d 1

9’

tow

nh

ou

ses

fro

nt

on

to

Ke

nn

ed

y R

oa

d,

Yo

rkto

n B

ou

leva

rd,

Str

ee

t

A,

Ro

ya

l A

be

rde

en

R

oa

d,

the

C

en

tra

l

Gre

en

an

d t

he

Ga

tew

ay G

ree

n.

Co

nve

ntio

na

l,

fro

nt-

loa

de

d

(23’)

tow

nh

ou

ses

with

p

riva

te

rea

r ya

rds

co

mp

rise

th

e

oth

er

bu

ilt

form

a

nd

a

re

arr

an

ge

d o

n a

priv

ate

, c

om

mo

n e

lem

en

t

roa

d n

etw

ork

.

AD

G

will

b

e

pro

vid

ed

to

e

nsu

re

the

nu

mb

er o

f e

xte

rio

r rise

rs n

ot

to e

xc

ee

d 4

to

5

an

d

the

in

co

rpo

ratio

n

of

po

rch

es

to

allo

w f

or

eye

s o

n t

he

str

ee

t.

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

10

of

15

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

Fig

ure

10

- C

on

ce

ptu

al Fro

nt-

Loa

de

d T

ow

nh

ou

se E

leva

tio

ns

Fig

ure

11

- C

on

ce

ptu

al R

ea

r-Lo

ad

ed

To

wn

ho

use

Ele

va

tio

ns

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

11

of

15

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

5.0

- STR

EETS

CA

PES

5.1

- P

ub

lic

Re

alm

, Str

ee

t H

iera

rch

y

Fig

ure

12

- Str

ee

t H

iera

rch

y

The

Str

ee

t H

iera

rch

y c

om

prise

s

ne

w a

nd

exis

tin

g m

un

icip

al

roa

dw

ays

an

d p

riv

ate

, c

om

mo

n

ele

me

nt

roa

ds

an

d la

ne

s.

Str

ee

t A

- 2

2.0

m R

.O.W

.

Yo

rkto

n B

ou

lev

ard

- 2

2.0

m

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.W.

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nn

ed

y R

oa

d-

exi

stin

g

with

pro

vis

ion

fo

r a

fu

ture

roa

d w

ide

nin

g.

Priv

ate

Ro

ad

s/La

ne

s -

7.0

m

R.O

.W

Str

ee

t tr

ee

pla

ntin

g w

ill b

e

inc

orp

ora

ted

to

me

et

City o

f

Ma

rkh

am

sta

nd

ard

s.

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

12

of

15

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

5.2

Str

ee

t C

ross

-Se

ctio

n

Fig

ure

14

- M

un

icip

al R

oa

d C

ross

- Se

cti

on

(Y

ork

ton

Bo

ule

va

rd)

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

13

of

15

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

6.0

- O

PEN

SP

AC

E S

YSTE

M

6.1

– P

ark

lan

ds/

Pe

de

stri

an

Co

nn

ec

tio

ns

Fig

ure

15

- P

ark

lan

ds/

Pe

de

stria

n C

on

ne

ctio

ns

The

la

rge

, C

en

tra

l Gre

en

is

fra

me

d b

y b

oth

bu

ilt f

orm

typ

es

with

fro

nt

do

ors

an

d p

rin

cip

al

roo

ms

ad

dre

ssin

g t

his

imp

ort

an

t

lan

dsc

ap

e f

ea

ture

.

The

Ga

tew

ay G

ree

n w

ill p

rov

ide

a la

nd

sca

pe

d e

ntr

an

ce

fe

atu

re

at

the

prin

cip

al a

cc

ess

to

th

e

Co

mm

un

ity.

An

exte

nsi

ve

ne

two

rk o

f

co

mm

un

ity s

ide

wa

lks

pro

vid

es

inte

r-c

on

ne

ctiv

ity w

ith

in t

he

co

mm

un

ity, lin

kin

g t

o t

he

Ph

ase

I

de

ve

lop

me

nt

to t

he

so

uth

,

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nn

ed

y R

oa

d a

nd

Yo

rkto

n

Bo

ule

va

rd.

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

14

of

15

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

7.0

SU

STA

INA

BLE

DESIG

N

The

pro

po

sed

de

ve

lop

me

nt

inc

orp

ora

tes

sust

ain

ab

le d

esi

gn

pra

ctic

es

thro

ug

ho

ut

the

de

ve

lop

me

nt

– f

rom

site

sele

ctio

n to

b

uild

ing

d

esi

gn

a

nd

c

on

stru

ctio

n to

la

nd

sca

pin

g – w

hic

h su

pp

ort

a

nd

im

ple

me

nt

Off

icia

l P

lan

Su

sta

ina

ble

De

sig

n p

olic

ies:

o

The

site

pro

mo

tes

inte

nsi

fic

atio

n;

o

The

pro

jec

t p

rop

ose

s a

ba

lan

ce

d in

ten

sific

atio

n in

ke

ep

ing

with

su

sta

ina

ble

pra

ctic

es;

o

The

de

sig

n o

f th

e m

icro

clim

ate

th

rou

gh

bu

ildin

g o

rie

nta

tio

n, a

nd

lan

dsc

ap

ing

(sh

ad

e tre

es

an

d h

igh

SR

I p

ave

rs)

will

re

du

ce

en

erg

y c

on

sum

ptio

n in

ke

ep

ing

with

th

e O

ffic

ial P

lan

vis

ion

;

o

The

C

on

stru

ctio

n W

ast

e M

an

ag

em

en

t p

rog

ram

w

ill p

rovid

e fo

r in

cre

ase

d w

ast

e d

ive

rsio

n a

nd

red

uc

e t

he

am

ou

nt

of

lan

dfill;

o

Up

gra

de

d in

sula

tio

n,

air t

igh

tne

ss,

win

do

ws

an

d in

teg

rate

d m

ec

ha

nic

al sy

ste

ms

will

re

du

ce

en

erg

y

co

nsu

mp

tio

n a

nd

gre

en

ho

use

ga

s e

mis

sio

ns;

o

Low

flo

w p

lum

bin

g f

ixtu

res

will

re

du

ce

wa

ter

co

nsu

mp

tio

n a

nd

co

nse

rve

wa

ter;

o

Lon

ge

r lif

e r

oo

f sh

ing

les

will

re

du

ce

lan

dfill

wa

ste

;

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

15

of

15

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

o

The

En

erg

y S

tar

ap

plia

nc

es

an

d C

FL

ligh

t fixtu

res

will

re

du

ce

ele

ctr

icity a

nd

th

ere

by r

ed

uc

e e

ne

rgy

co

nsu

mp

tio

n a

nd

gre

en

ho

use

ga

s e

mis

sio

ns;

o

Low

VO

C p

rod

uc

ts a

nd

inc

rea

sed

air t

igh

tne

ss w

ill im

pro

ve

air q

ua

lity;

o

Hig

h S

RI p

rod

uc

ts w

ill r

ed

uc

e h

ea

t g

ain

an

d r

ed

uc

e t

he

urb

an

th

erm

al is

lan

d e

ffe

ct;

o

Pe

rme

ab

le p

ave

rs w

ill h

elp

re

ch

arg

e t

he

site

;

o

Dro

ug

ht

tole

ran

t sp

ec

ies

an

d s

ma

rt s

en

sor

irrig

atio

n w

ill r

ed

uc

e w

ate

r c

on

sum

ptio

n;

o

Na

tive

sp

ec

ies

pro

mo

te s

ust

ain

ab

le d

esi

gn

;

o

Cu

t o

ff S

ite

Lig

htin

g k

ee

ps

the

lig

ht

on

th

e s

ite

an

d r

ed

uc

es

ligh

t p

ollu

tio

n.

CO

MM

UN

ITY

DESIG

N B

RIE

F

“Y

OR

KTO

N P

HA

SE II”

, M

AR

KH

AM

, O

NTA

RIO

26

Ma

y 2

01

5

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

Pa

ge

16

of

15

R

N D

esi

gn

In

c.

8.0

Co

nc

lusi

on

The

pro

po

sed

de

ve

lop

me

nt

pro

vid

es

a n

atu

ral a

nd

lo

gic

al e

xte

nsi

on

of

the

est

ab

lish

ed

Yo

rkto

n C

om

mu

nity.

Kyle

mo

re C

om

mu

nitie

s (Y

ork

ton

) Lt

d.

will

off

er

a r

an

ge

of

lot

an

d h

ou

se s

ize

s th

at

are

re

fle

ctive

of

mo

de

rn

co

mm

un

ity d

eve

lop

me

nt

in t

he

GTA

with

a d

en

sity

th

at

resp

ec

ts i

nte

nsi

fic

atio

n t

arg

ets

wh

ile p

rovid

ing

an

op

en

an

d g

ree

n s

tre

ets

ca

pe

d d

eve

lop

me

nt.

The

inte

nt

of

this

“C

om

mu

nity D

esi

gn

Brie

f” is

to

pro

vid

e a

fra

me

wo

rk f

or g

oo

d c

om

mu

nity d

esi

gn

th

at

foc

use

s

on

th

e s

tre

ets

ca

pe

s, v

arie

ty o

f lo

t w

idth

s a

nd

ho

use

typ

es,

su

ffic

ien

t p

ark

ing

ap

pro

pria

te t

o t

he

bu

ildin

g t

yp

es

an

d t

he

pro

vis

ion

of

suff

icie

nt

lan

dsc

ap

ing

to

de

fin

e t

he

str

ee

t e

dg

es

an

d t

he

co

mm

un

ity.

The

pro

po

sed

de

ve

lop

me

nt

co

mp

lies

fully

with

th

ese

prin

cip

les.

This

Brie

f w

ill a

lso

est

ab

lish

th

e f

ram

ew

ork

fo

r fu

ll C

om

mu

nity U

rba

n a

nd

Arc

hite

ctu

ral D

esi

gn

Gu

ide

line

s w

hic

h

will

be

de

ve

lop

ed

an

d s

ub

mitte

d a

t th

e a

pp

rop

ria

te t

ime

in t

he

de

ve

lop

me

nt

pro

ce

ss.