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Home My WebLink AboutKitchener Growth Management Strategy PresentationAgenda -Kitchener Growth Management Strategy Council Strategy Session -Apr. 7t", 2008 Part 1: Introduction (60 min) -Questions BREAK (10 min) Part 2: Where are you Kitchener? (in relation to growth projections) (60 min) - Questions BREAK (10 min) Part 3: What is Next? (40 min) - Questions ' ,. ~ ~ ~ E it ,~~~ ~~ Y,. _- P< x. ~t, } , ~ ~ .~ 5 ~4 ~ ~ 141.E f.RT } ~ ~ ~Fi ~ Y A J 3 S ~ ~ _ i V % ~ i ~ ~ I ~ , ~~ ' ,~ ~ ' ~ ? ~ ~F ~ q ~ 41Y~ Fi ~ ~ ~ ~y.: i a rt ~ ~: '4 ~ I ~ ~~- Y.~. ~~ 1 y~1 dug/ `iift ~ P ~~' a ~Y 1155 \ ~Ia R' i ~ -G o~.#y ~,L ~ r, ,~", 6 . ~ I :. 1 Council Strategy Session -Apr. 7t", 2008 Questions Part 1 Introduction - What is the most significant growth-related issue in your Ward right now? - What is the most significant growth-related issue facing the City for the future? What corporate activities outside of planning do you think needs to be addressed in the Kitchener Growth Management Strategy? Part 2 Where are you Kitchener? (in relation to growth projections) How do you see Kitchener's intensification areas growing in the future? Are there candidate intensification locations other than those indicated? What is important to consider when adding, designing or developing new greenfield lands? - In the future we will become a `mature' city (built out -less availability of certain types of housing such as single detached dwellings). What can we do to prepare the community, including the residents and the development industry? Part 3 What is Next? Should Kitchener continue to handle the largest share of both greenfield and intensification growth in the Region? - What can be done to gain acceptance from the community of a high quality intensification development in advance of a specific application? - Given the vision for Kitchener is for well-managed growth, what does that look like? GROWTH MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES ^ Establish meaningful settlement areas with attention to growth at a regional scale. ^ Promote cities as the engines of the economy -ensuring that downtown cores, main streets, towns and cities are liveable. ^ Protect prime agricultural lands, rural landscapes and natural resources. ^ Link new transportation, water and sewer infrastructure to sound and sustainable development policies. ^ Strategically invest in and efficiently operate a full range of transportation modes. ^ Implement incentive-based systems and performance measures that consider and reflect social, economic and environmental priorities. ^ Ensure that existing and communities are healthy places to live and have high standards of air and water quality. ^ Invest in the physical infrastructure of existing communities through infill, reuse and intensification of well-serviced centres and corridors. ^ Build healthy communities that respond to the social and cultural needs of existing and new residents. ^ Make certain that every community, new and old, has a distinctive sense of place, character and vibrancy that attract people and investment. ^ Ensure that existing and new communities support the broad mixture and range of land uses, development densities, and housing options that make communities liveable and meet economic and social needs. ^ Protect, acquire and restore open spaces and natural systems that define, characterize and support communities and regions. ^ Ensure fairness, openness, efficiency and certainty in the development process. ^ Foster cooperation and partnerships among governments, agencies, citizens and entrepreneurs in investing in and building communities. ^ Promote education and advocacy regarding the objectives, principles and implementation of growth management. All principles are not necessarily always used to establish every Growth Management Strategy; however it is suggested that these are the key concepts for an effective strategy. Hare, Melanie. "Exploring Growth Management Roles in Ontario: Learning from "Who does what elsewhere". Prepared for the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, September 2001. ~ I_ _. ~T,.,,. Adaptive Re-Use: The recycling of a structure usually for a new function, such as the _ ~ ~~;~~4~ use of a former industrial building for residential purposes. (City of Kitchener Official Plan - KOP) Kaufman Lofts Brownfield Sites: means undeveloped or previously developed properties that may be contaminated. They are usually, but not exclusively, former industrial or commercial properties that may be underutilized, ~ _ -~ ~ _ ~~,, , derelict or vacant. (Ontario Provincial Policy Statement, 2005 - PPS) ~ .~.. . ~. `" Proposed Arrow Lofts Compact Urban Form: A land-use pattern that encourages efficient use of land, walkable neighbourhoods, mixed land uses (residential, retail, workplace and institutional all within one neighbourhood), proximity to transit and reduced need for infrastructure. Compact urban form can include detached and ~ ~~~ °~ ~~ ~~ semi-detached houses on small lots as well as townhouses and °`~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ,~!~ ~~ ~~;~~ walk-up apartments, multi-storey commercial developments, and ~ ~~ ~ ~ ' ,- apartments or offices above retail. (Places to Grow Growth Plan '~' ~~ ~?~ ~.~ ~ . ~~, ,, for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006 -P2G) ~ ~r, ~ ~ Uptown Waterloo Complete Communities: Complete communities meet people's needs for daily living throughout an entire lifetime by providing convenient access to an appropriate mix of jobs, local services, a full range of housing, and community infrastructure including affordable housing, schools, recreation and open space for their residents. Convenient access to public transportation and options for safe, non-motorized travel is also provided. (P2G) Designated and Available: means lands designated in the official plan for urban residential use. For municipalities where more detailed official plan policies (e.g., secondary plans) are required before development applications can be considered for approval, only lands that have commenced the more detailed planning process are considered to be designated for the purposes of this definition. (PPS) ,°~ "~ Greyfields: `` Previously developed properties that are not ~ ~ ~ = i;~~` ~ _ ~~;a contaminated. They are usually, but not - :~- ' '~= - ~-~~- exclusively, former commercial properties that ~ ~~ '~ g ,~~ ~.`~.~ ~.e_ , may be underutilized, derelict or vacant. (P2G) ~i ' ~- ~_',','~-~.-~ - z.~- T _ T,~._° ~ I I l I 1~ _.~~ ~[1~111_. ~i - ._ ~~ .,. ~~ .. _.._~ _.. -.. -__- -. ~I ~.`k u -«~ ,_ Former Lulu's site: now Deer Ridge Centre Higher Order Transit: Transit that generally operates in its own dedicated right-of-way, L'"` ¢,. outside of mixed traffic, and therefore can achieve a frequency of ~{`~~ service greater than mixed-traffic transit. Higher order transit can ~~z include heavy rail (such as subways), light rail (such as ~ ~~'' ~~~ streetcars), and buses in dedicated rights-of-way. (P2G) _. ~,~,,... '': Intensification: TTC Streetcar -Toronto means the development of a property, site or area at a higher density that currently exists through: ^ redevelopment, including the reuse of brownfield sites; ^ the development of vacant and/or underutilized lots within previously developed areas; ^ infill development; and ^ the expansion or conversion of existing buildings (PPS) ~. ~~ ~ i ~..: :a ,~ ® w The Lofts on Mansion UW School of Pharmacy " Intensification Areas: Lands identified by municipalities or the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal within a settlement area that are to be the focus for accommodating intensification. Intensification areas include urban growth centres, intensification corridors, major transit station areas, and other major opportunities that may include infill, redevelopment, brownfield sites, the expansion or conversion of existing buildings and greyfields. (P2G) Intensification Corridors: Intensification areas along major roads, arterials or higher order transit corridors that have the potential to provide a focus for higher density mixed-use development consistent with planned transit service levels. (P2G) Major Transit Station Area: The area including, and around, any existing or planned higher order transit station within a settlement area, or the area including and around a major bus depot in an urban core. Station areas generally are defined as the area within an approximate 500 m radius of a transit station, representing about a 10-minute walk. (P2G) a Mixed Use: ~~ A development or area comprised of mixed land uses either in the same building or in separate buildings. The mix of land uses may include commercial, industrial or institutional uses but must include residential dwellings. (KOP) Centre Block Proposal Redevelopment: means the creation of new units, uses or lots on previously developed land in existing communities, including brownfield sites. (PPS) Residential intensification: a M means intensification of a property, site or area which results in a net y increase in residential units or accommodation and includes: a. redevelopment, including the redevelopment of brownfield sites; Betzner Brownstones b. the development of vacant or underutilized lots within previously developed areas; c. infill development; d. the conversion or expansion of existing industrial, commercial and institutional buildings for residential use; and e. the conversion or expansion of existing residential buildings to create new residential units or accommodation, including accessory apartments, secondary suites and rooming houses. (PPS) Reurbanization: Another term for intensification, redevelopment and adaptive re-use. It is the reclaiming of a site or building for a new `urban' use typically at a higher intensity that past use of the lands. Re-urbanization provides an opportunity to achieve environmental goals, and to improve the social and physical fabric of a community through the creation of ahigh-quality, livable urban environment. Re-urbanization involves redeveloping already urbanized areas, " ' ' which in turn decreases pressure for development of greenfield sites. A key implication to re-urbanization is that all major new ~~u': ~'~ '~ ~' development is served by transit. (Regional Growth Management ~ h a,,,; Strategy, 2003 - RGMS) 90 Woodside Ave. Transit Supportive: Makes transit viable and improves the quality of the experience of using transit. When used in reference to development, it often refers to compact, mixed-use development that has a high level of ,,~,~~ employment and residential densities to support frequent transit ~ '' service. When used in reference to urban design, it often refers to ~ ; ~ ~ ~; '~~a~,~~; design principles that make development more accessible for ~ ~ ` ' transit users, such as roads laid out in a grid network rather than a _ discontinuous network; pedestrian-friendly built environment along roads to encourage walking to transit; reduced setbacks and New Multiple Dwelling @ Transit placing parking at the sides/rear of buildings; and improved access between arterial roads and interior blocks in residential areas. (P2G) Transportation Corridor: A thoroughfare and its associated buffer zone for passage or conveyance of vehicles or people. A transportation corridor includes any or all of the following: a. Major roads, arterial roads, and highways for moving people and goods; b. Rail lines/railways for moving people and goods; c. Transit rights-of-way/transitways including buses and light rail for moving people. (P2G)