Height:

All commercial buildings fronting public streets should be two
to three storeys in height to reinforce the pedestrian scale of
the northside area.

Landscaping:

Parking areas visible from a street, lane or adjacent
residential development should be screened with substantial
landscaping, and interplanting of the parking areas with trees
is required. Retention of mature trees to integrate into the
overail landscaping 1s encouraged.

All vegetation used for landscaping shall be mature and cf a
quality acceptable to the Municipality. All planttug must
comply with the standards of, or standards similar to those, of
the B.C.N.T.A.

All materials, other than vegetation, used for Landscaping shall
be “non~skid” type and of durable quality.

All landscaping fronting a street shall use trees whenever
possible.

Signage

Not withstanding any provision cf the “Sign Bylaw, 1985, No.
2095", all signs and signage should be architecturally
coordinated with the overall design of buildings and
landscaping. Free standing signs may be permitted only when all
buiicings in a development are set back at least 7.5 metres (25
feet) from a street.

Free standing signs shall not exceed 2.4 metres (8 feet) in
height. .

Implementation

To facilitate implementation of these guidelines, any
Development Permit isaued for property within this Development
Permit Area XI may, subject to the restrictions of the Municipal
Act and unless otherwise specified in the above guidelines, vary
ox supplement the bylaws regulating zoning, parking, works
services, drainage, signs, screening, landscaping and
subdivision. .

penned
ores

Minor variations which do not change the Intent of
guidelines may be permitted without an amendment of the
Development Permit Area guidelines, subject to the approval of
the Director of Community Planning.

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