NOVEMBER 2015

Prepared for:Golden Arch Tech Investment Corporation

2418 KHALSA GATE, OAKVILLEU R B A N D E S I G N B R I E F

APPLICATION FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

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I TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 1

SECTION 1 ............................................................................................................................................................... 2Contextual Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 OakvilleOfficialPlan....................................................................................................................................... 5 OldBronteRoad/KhalsaGateStreetscapePlan.........................................................................................6 LivablebyDesignManual&ObjectivesofProposal...................................................................................7

SECTION 2 ............................................................................................................................................................... 8DescriptionofProposedDevelopment.......................................................................................................................8 SitePlan..........................................................................................................................................................8 SiteCirculation...............................................................................................................................................9 BuildingElevations.........................................................................................................................................9 ConceptLandscapeandStreetscapePlan..................................................................................................11 Sustainability..................................................................................................................................................11 PublicRealmConnections..............................................................................................................................11 PublicArt.....................................................................................................................................................12 ShadowStudies..........................................................................................................................................12

SUMMARY ASSESSMENT & CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................... 13

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II LIST OF FIGURES

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Fig1.RenderingofProposedDevelopmentfromPineGlenRoadandBronteRoad...................................................................................................1Fig2.RenderingofProposedDevelopmentfromPineGlenRoadandKhalsaGate.................................................................................................1Fig3.RenderingofProposedDevelopmentfromKhalsaGate....................................................................................................................................1Fig4.AerialofSubjectSite&SurroundingArea...........................................................................................................................................................2Fig5.ExistingResidenceonSubjectLands...................................................................................................................................................................2Fig6.BallantryHomesLands..........................................................................................................................................................................................3Fig7.BallantryHomesConceptPlan..............................................................................................................................................................................3Fig8.SingleDetachedDwellingEastofSubjectSite....................................................................................................................................................3Fig9.TownhousesUnderConstruction(EastofSubjectSite)......................................................................................................................................3Fig10.AmbulanceStation...............................................................................................................................................................................................3Fig11.ExistingSingleDetachedDwellingNorthofSubjectLands..............................................................................................................................3Fig12.ExistingSubdivisiononWestSideofBronteRoad............................................................................................................................................4Fig13.PalermoSchool....................................................................................................................................................................................................4Fig14.PalermoVillageLandUsePlan...........................................................................................................................................................................5Fig15.StreetCross-sectionofthePromenade..............................................................................................................................................................6Fig16.KhalsaGateandPineGlenRoadIntersection...................................................................................................................................................7Fig17.KhalsaGate&BronteRoadIntersection............................................................................................................................................................7Fig18.ProposedSitePlan...............................................................................................................................................................................................8Fig19.ProposedGroundFloorPlan...............................................................................................................................................................................8Fig20.NorthElevation....................................................................................................................................................................................................9Fig21.SouthElevation...................................................................................................................................................................................................10Fig22.EastElevation....................................................................................................................................................................................................10Fig23.WestElevation...................................................................................................................................................................................................10Fig24.ConceptLandscapePlan...................................................................................................................................................................................11Fig25.March21@10am.............................................................................................................................................................................................12Fig26.March21@2pm...............................................................................................................................................................................................12Fig27.Sep21@10am..................................................................................................................................................................................................12Fig28.Sep21@2pm...................................................................................................................................................................................................12

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INTRODUCTION

Figure1-RenderingofProposedDevelopmentfromPineGlenRoadandBronteRoad

M.BeharPlanningandDesignInc.(MBPD)hasbeenretainedbyGoldenArchTechInvestmentCorporationtoprovideurbandesignconsultingservicesfortheredevelopmentofaparceloflandatBronteRoadandPineGlenRoadinOakville.ThisUrbanDesignBriefhasbeenpreparedtoaddresstheTownofOakville’sapprovalsprocessrequirements.

Thisbriefprovidestheurbandesignjustificationinsupportoftheproposedmixed-usedevelopmentat2418KhalsaGateintheemergingPalermoVillageneighbourhood.ThestructureofthisreportfollowstherecommendedguidelinessetoutbytheTownofOakvilleinits‘TermsofReferenceUrbanDesignBrief”.

ThisBriefshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththePlanningJustificationReportpreparedbyRuthVictorandAssociates.

Figure2-RenderingofProposedDevelopmentatPineGlenRoadandKhalsaGate

Figure3-RenderingofProposedDevelopmentalongKhalsaGate

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Figure4-AerialofSubjectsiteandSurroundingArea

Figure5-ExistingResidenceonSubjectLands

SUBJECTSITE

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Thesubjectsiteislocatedatthesouth-westcornerofKhalsaGateandPineGlenRoadandmeasuresapproximately5,148m2or0.51hectares.Thesiteisgenerallyrectangularinshapeandmaintainsfrontageonthreestreets:43moffrontagealongBronteRoad;68moffrontagealongPineGlenRoad;and51moffrontagealongKhalsaGate.

The site currently contains an older detached dwelling, with its original landscaping, which will be removed as part of theredevelopment.ThesitehasnosignificanttopographicfeaturesandslightlyslopesfromKhalsaGatetoBronteRoad.

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SECTION 1 - CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS

Immediately to the south of the subject site, the land has been cleared in anticipation of a proposed stacked townhousedevelopmentbyBallantryHomesat2390KhalsaGate(Phase1)anda10storeyapartmentbuilding(Phase2).

AdetacheddwellingislocatedacrossfromthesubjectpropertyontheeastsideofKhalsaGate.ASikhTempleislocatedfurthersouthalongwithatownhousedevelopmentthatiscurrentlyunder-construction.

Figure6-BallantryHomesLands Figure7-BallantryHomesConceptPlan

Figure8-SingleDetachedDwellingEastofSubjectSite Figure9-TownhousesUnderConstruction(EastofSubjectSite)

AnewAmbulanceStationandexistingsingledetacheddwellingislocatedonthenorthsideofPineGlenRoad.

Figure10-AmbulanceStationNorthofSubjectLands Figure11-ExistingSIngleDetachedDwellingNorthofSubjectLands

SUBJECTSITE

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Figure12-ExistingSubdivisiononWestSideofBronteRoad

SECTION 1 - CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS

OnthewestsideofBronteRoad,thereisadetachedresidentialsubdivisionseparatedfromBronteRoadbyanoisereductionfence.Withinashortdistance,therearenewneighbourhoods,schools,parksandreligious/culturalfacilities.

Figure13-LocalSchool-PalermoPublicSchool

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SECTION 1 - OAKVILLE OFFICIAL PLAN

Oakville’sOfficialPlan,“LivableOakville”,setsthetoneforthedevelopmentofnewcommunities intheTown’sGrowthAreas.SignificantUrbanDesignPoliciesincludedetailedobjectivesfor:

• ThePublicRealm–comfortable,walkableandaccessiblestreetsandpublicspaces.• CompleteStreets–multi-modal,pedestrianfriendly,barrier-freeandsafe• Streetscapes-whichcreateasenseofidentity,whicharewelllandscapedandwelllit.• Gateways–creatingasenseofentryatprominentlocations.• UrbanSquares–topromoteformalandinformalinteraction.• PublicArt–locatedinpubliclyaccessibleareas,suchasplazasandgateways.• BuiltForminGrowthAreas–positionedalongintensificationcorridorstoprovideinterestatgrade,withmainentrances

orientedtothepublicsidewalk• Landscaping-tocreateanattractivecomfortableenvironmentforpedestrianmovement.• PedestrianandVehicularCirculation–walkwayswhichextendfromcurbtobuildingface,safedirectvehicularaccess

andcirculation,• Parking–undergroundasmuchaspossibleororganizedinappropriatelysizedandscaledparkingcourts,• ServicingandLoading–accessible,butnotvisiblefromthepublicrealm

PalermoVillageOPPolicies

TheOakvilleOPPoliciesforPalermoVillage,ingeneral,andforthesubjectsiteinparticular,arewelldefined.PalermoVillagewillbecomeatransitsupportive,pedestrian-orientedmixed-usecommunity.ItisanticipatedthattheintersectionofKhalsaGateandPineGlenRoadwillbeananchorforaPalermoVillagemainstreet.

ThePalermoVillagePlancallsforthedevelopmentofthesubjectsitetobeatamaximumof10storeyswithamaximumFSIof4.0.

Figure14-PalermoVillageLandUsePlan

SubjectLands

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SECTION 1 - OLD BRONTE ROAD / KHALSA GATE STREETSCAPE PLAN

TheTownofOakvilleissuedaCouncilEndorsedstreetscapeplanfortheOldBronteRoad/KhalsaGateareainMarch2012.Thedocumentprovidesdetailedguidelinesfortheurbandesignnatureofdevelopmentalongthiscentralartery.

ThePlan’saimistoresurrectOakville’sfirstsettlement(Palermo)inamoderniteration.IntheoriginalPalermo,BronteRoadwasitsmainstreet.Inthemodernversion,Highway25willberesponsibleforcarryingmajorthroughtrafficwhileOldBronteRoad/KhalsaGatewillbecomeadestinationandfocalpointforpedestrian,cycling,commercialandresidentialactivityinanemerging‘NewPalermo’.LocaltrafficwillbeaccommodatedonOldBronte/KhalsaGateina27.5metreright-ofwaywithconvenientlay-byparking.Thereducedright-of-waywillpermitwidesidewalks,bicyclelanes,streettreesandafullrangeofpedestrian-friendlyamenities.Excessmunicipalright-of-waywillbetransferredtoadjacentlandownerssothatnewdevelopmentcanimplementthePlan as part of their site plans.

2418KhalsaGateiswithinthesectionofthePlancalled“ThePromenade”.InthissectionofKhalsaGate,buildingswillhaveFirstFloorceilingheightsof4.5metres,withgenerousamountsofclearglazing. ThePlanrecognizes the importanceof theKhalsaGate/PineGlenRoadintersectionasagatewayintothenewmainstreet.TheproposedlandscapeplanfortheKhalsaGatefrontageoftheprojectadherestotherecommendationoftheCouncilendorsedOldBronte/KhalsaGateStreetscapePlan.

Figure15-StreetCrossSectionofthePromenade

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Livable By Design Manual

TheLivableByDesignManualoutlinesthebasicurbandesignprincipleswhichallnewdevelopmentsarerequiredtoadhereto.Ofrelevancetotheproposalfor2418KhalsaGatearethefollowing:

• Sense of Identity

Theprinciplerequiresthatdevelopmentcreatesbuildings,streetscapes,infrastructureandspacesthatarepermanent andenduring,memorable,andbeautiful,adaptableandflexibleandhighlyvalued.

• Connectivity Thepromotionofchoicesformobilitythroughsiteplanningandstreetscapedesign.

• Sustainability

Compactdevelopmentwhichsupportsvarioustransitmodesandwhichsupportsliving,workingandplayinginclose proximity.

• Creativity

Theprincipleencouragesthedesignanddevelopmentcommunitytoproduceappropriatelydesignedbuildings, pedestrian-focusedplacesandattractivestreetscapes.

GoalsandObjectivesfortheProposal

ThePalermoVillage LandUsePlan indicates that2418KhalsaGate lies at the heart of theGrowth Area. Two of themostsignificantintersectionsinPalermoVillage(BronteRoad/PineGlenRoadandKhalsaGate/PineGlenRoad)formthenortheastandnorthwestcornersof2418KhalsaGate.

Thislocationpresentsanopportunitytocreateadevelopmentwithasignificantpresence,whichanchorsthispartofPalermoVillageandbringstothetwointersectionsagoodamountofpedestrianactivityalongitsmainstreet.

AswillbeelaboratedinSection2,theproposeddevelopmentrespondstotheapplicableTownofOakville’sdevelopmentandurbandesignpolicies.TheproposeddevelopmentfullyimplementsthePalermoVillagePlanandaddressestherecommendationsofLivableOakville,OldBronte/KhalsaGateStreetscapePlan,andLivableByDesignManual.Itbringsamixofuses,activityandbuiltform,whichisanappropriatefitforthissite.

SECTION 1 - LIVABLE BY DESIGN MANUAL & OBJECTIVES OF PROPOSAL

Figure16-KhalsaGate&PineGlenRoadIntersection Figure17-KhalsaGate&BronteRoadIntersection

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SECTION 2 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

Site Plan

Theproposedbuildingconsistsoftwoparts.Atgradethereisaresidentialcomponentandaretailwing,bothofwhichsurroundacentralcourtyardina‘U’shapedbuilding.Abovethefirstlevel,thebuildingconsistsof274residentialunits.Belowgrade,therearetwolevelsofundergroundparkingproviding279parkingspaces.Atgrade,theproposeddevelopmentmaintainsanadditional28spacestosupporttheproposedretailuses,foratotalof307parkingspaces.Theoverallheightofthebuildingis10storeys.

Figure18-ProposedSItePlan

Figure19-ProposedGroundFloorPlan

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Figure20-NorthElevation

SECTION 2 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

SiteCirculation

Twovehicular entrances/exits service the site–oneonPineGlenRoadandoneonKhalsaGate. Themajority of parking isunderground, with some surface parking located in a central courtyard. Pedestrian movement is accommodated throughconvenient,clearlydefinedandwell-litroutesthroughoutthesite.

Building Elevations

Theproposalisatenstorey,integratedresidentialandcommercialbuilding.Athreestoreybasedefinesthethreestreetedges,andestablishesastrongpedestrianscale.Thepodiumisemphasizedthroughtheuseofa2mstepbackatthe4thstorey.Abovethebasearesevenstoreysofresidentialunits. Thestructureispoured-in-placeconcretewithmetalandglasscladding.Theproposedmaterialpaletteincludes:

- extensiveglazingonalltenfloors- glassbalconyrails- aluminumaccentpanels- stoneandpre-castconcreteaccentfeatures

Roof-topmechanicalequipmentisintegratedwiththeoverallarchitectureofthebuilding.Theroofofthebuildingalsocontainsresidentialoutdooramenityspace.

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Figure21-SouthElevation

SECTION 2 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

Figure 22 - East Elevation Figure 23 - West Elevation

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Sustainability

AstheprojectmovesfromaRe-zoningApplicationtoaSitePlanControlApplication,thefollowingsustainabilitymeasureswillbeconsideredfortheproject:

• Roughed-inconduitsforelectricvehicles• Dedicatedpriorityparkingspaces• Secure,weather-protectedbicycleparkingforresidents• Highalbedosurfacematerials• Shadetreesplantedinthesurfaceparkingareas• Green roof on portion of the available roof area• Water-efficientplantingformorethan80%ofthelandscapedareas• Theuseofnative(andnon-invasive)speciesforplantedareas• Retentionofon-sitesoilorreplacementwithsoilofequal,orbetter,quality• Glazingtreatedupto12mabovegradewithbird-friendlymeasures• Groundlevelgrateswithaporosityoflessthan20mmx20mm• Shieldedexteriorlightingfixtures

PublicRealmConnections

Allentrances(commercialandresidential)havedirectconnectionstothepublicsidewalksalongKhalsaGate,PineGlenRoadandBronteRoad.TheprimarybuildingentrancehasbeenprovidedatthecornerofBronteRoadandPineGlenRoad,therebyprovidingdirectpedestrianaccesstothesidewalk.AsimilartreatmenthasbeenprovidedatKhalsaGateandPineGlenRoad.Theproposalcallsforunobstructed,clearglazingatgrade,whichwillallowviewsintoandoutofthedevelopment,thusprovidingadditional visual interest along the streets.

SECTION 2 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

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ConceptLandscapeandStreetscapePlan

AlandscapeconceptplanhasbeenpreparedtoprovidethebasisforadetailedplanattheSitePlanApprovalstage.Theplanindicateshardandsoftlandscaping,includingtrees,andstreetfurnitureinthepublicrightofwaysalongKhalsaGate,PineGlenRoadandBronteRoad.Thedecorativepavingpatternvisuallylinksthepublicandprivaterealms.Softlandscapingisshownonthesitetoframetheentrancestothebuilding,intheparkinglot,andasbufferplantingalongthesouthpropertyline.

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Figure27-September21@10am Figure28-September21@2pm

OakvilleTransitcurrentlyrunstworegularandonerush-hourbusservicealongBronteRoad.(5–Dundasand33–Palermo)Theproposeddevelopmentof2418KhalsaGate,willsupporttransit-friendlyfeaturessuchasashelter,benches,garbagebins,newspaperboxes,shadetreesetc.

PublicArt

Section6.8of‘LivableOakville’encouragesPublicArt“especiallyinareaswithculturalsignificance”.FurtherguidancefortheinstallationofPublicArtisgiveninSection2.6ofthe‘LivablebyDesignManual’.

ThePalermoVillagePlan,aspreviouslynoted,seekstoresurrectOakville’soriginalsettlement.Thenew‘village’,therefore,hasdeepculturalroots.Intheproposedsiteplan,provisionhasbeenmadeforaPublicArtinstallationattheintersectionofPineGlenandKhalsaGatebyrecessingthegroundfloorforthispurpose.ThisintersectionisalsoidentifiedinthePalermoVillagePlanasa“minorgateway”.TheproposedPublicArtworkwillsimultaneouslymeetamajorurbandesignobjectiveandalsoprovideacontribution,bythedevelopment,tothecreationofaminorgateway.

Shadow Studies

TheproposeddevelopmenthasbeendesignedtoconformwiththePalermoVillagePlan,whichallowsforatenstoreybuildingonthesubjectsite,asperSection22.5.1(c)ofthePlan.InkeepingwiththeTownofOakville’spolicies,thebuildinghasbeenlocatedclosetotheadjacentstreet,toframethepublicrealmandcreateasenseofenclosure.

IntheShadowStudypreparedbyICONArchitects,wehavenotedthatthereareinstanceswherethereisasignificantamountofsunlightaccessonpublicsidewalks–higherthanfivehours–andinsomeinstancesslightlylowerthanfivehours.Asnoted,theproposeddevelopmentachievesanappropriatetypeofurbanism,withthedesirablebuildingformatthislocationand,onbalance,doesnotcauseadverseshadowimpacts.

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SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS

The Oakville Official Plan and its Palermo Village Policies clearly definewhat is expected on the subject site. The proposeddevelopmentimplementsthepoliciesinamanner,whichwillcreateasignificantmixedusefocusfortheintersectionsofKhalsaGate/PineGlenRoadandPineGlenRoad/BronteRoad,withintheemergingmainstreetofPalermoVillage.

InkeepingwithTownofOakville’spolicyrequirements,theproposalfor2418KhalsaGateprovides:

• amixed–useresidential/commercialdevelopment;• a10storeybuildingwithdynamicmassing;• 7storeysofbuildingmasssteppedbackfroma3storeypodium;• ahighqualityarchitecturalmaterialspalette;• themajorityofparkingislocatedunderground,withconvenientsurfaceparkinginaparkingcourt;• servicingandloadingarescreenedfrompublicviewandcontainedwithinthesite;• clearpedestrianandvehicularcirculation;• highlevelsofpedestrianactivityatgradeonallstreetfrontages;• buildingentranceswhichaddressandareaccessiblefromthepublicrealmandtheadjacentintersections;• atransitsupportivedevelopment;and• adevelopment,which implements theOldBronte/KhalsaGateStreetscapePlanandsetsahighquality tone for the

futuredevelopmentofthePalermoVillage“Promenade”asaCompleteStreet.

Theproposeddevelopmentwillcontributeto,andmakeasignificanthighqualityurbandesigncontributiontowardsthecreationofanexcitingnewcommunityinoneofOakville’sGrowthAreas.

Respectfullysubmitted,

MoizBehar,OAA,MRAIC,MCIP,RPP