Urban DevelopmentOfficial Plan

Zoning Bylaw

Land Uses

What is Urban?Communities where population is high (dense), and settlement patterns are concentrated. (Towns, Cities, Metropolitan areas)

What is Rural?

Communities where population is low, and settlement patterns can be dispersed.

Patterns of Land Use

Land use patterns in urban areas in Canada do not develop by chance. They are affected by decisions people make based upon their:

Work Type of home Financial resources

Toronto Official Plan

Residential Yellow

Transportation

Institutional/Public Buildings Blue/Pink

Open Space/Rec Green

Industrial/Commercial Red/Purple/Pink

Urban Land Uses

Residential Transportation Institutional Open Space and Recreational Industrial Commercial

Residential

Density Types of dwelling

Residential Density units/hectare

No. of people per hectare

Low Single-family houses, duplexes

Less than 30 Up to 75

Medium Townhouses, low-rise apartments

30 to 100 75 to 250

High High-rise apartments

More than 100 More than 250

Residential

Single family home – low density

Residential

Single family home – low density

Residential

Medium Density

Residential

Medium density - rowhousing

Residential

Medium Density

Residential

Medium Density – low rise apartments

Residential

High density – apartments

Toronto is second only to New York for the most buildings over 12 storeys in North America.

Between the 1950s and 1980s, over 1,000 towers were built around the GTA

Currently 130 new towers under construction – 90% condos

Residential Mix of high and low density

Commercial/Residential

Bed and Breakfast: residential- commercial

Commercial

Commercial type No. of Stores Type of Stores

Convenience 1 to 5 Milk, variety

Neighborhood 5 to 30 Supermarket, bank

Community 20 to 100 Clothing, small dept. store

Regional 75 to 300 Malls, specialty stores

Central Business District CBD

Determined by population

All of above

Shopping Malls

Back to the Future Shopping

stores open to outside internal road network parallel and angled parking interesting street furniture mix of facades of a bona-

fide shopping neighbourhood.

managed, private space with security guards patrolling in Smart cars

street signs on the lanes look the same as the new signs being placed in the City of Toronto

Office

Industrial

Examples: factories, warehouses

Factors for determining location- Type of the business e.g. resources needed to

create product- Cost of land- Type of transportation: located near water (cheapest transportation) located near rail located near highways- Generation of smell, noise, pollution

Industrial

Institutional

Examples: school, university, hospital, church, mosque, police station, fire hall

University College, UofT

University College, UofT c1856

Ontario Art and Design University OCAD, Toronto

Recreation/ Open Space

Examples: parks, cemeteries, golf courses

Harolding involves spending one's time hanging around cemeteries taking in the ceremony of death Mount Pleasant, Toronto

Transportation

Expressways and Roads Parking lots and garages Airport Transit right-of-way Rail lines Stations Docks

Road Classification System

Local Roads Collectors Roads Minor Arterial Roads Major Arterial Roads Expressways

Road Classification System

Major Arterial e.g. Yonge, Eglinton and Mt. Pleasant

Minor e.g. Davisville

Collector e.g. Erskine, Broadway and Redpath

Local e.g. Roehampton

Local Roads

Provide access to property; Less than 2,500 vehicles per day; Low traffic speed; No bus routes; Sidewalks on at least one side of road Low priority for winter maintenance

e.g. Roehampton

Collector Roads

Provide access to property and traffic movement

2,500 to 8,000 vehicles per day Less than 1,500 bus (or streetcar)

passenger per day Signalized intersections at arterial roads Sidewalks on both sides of the road Medium priority for winter maintenance

Minor Arterial Roads

Traffic movement is a primary function 8,000 to 20,000 vehicles per day 1,500 to 5,000 bus passenger per day Speed limits 40 to 60 km/hr No “Stop” signs Main intersections controlled by traffic signals High priority of winter maintenance Sidewalks on both sides May have bicycle lanes

e.g. Davisville

Major Arterial Roads

Traffic movement is a primary function High priority of winter maintenance Subject to access controls Greater than 20,000 vehicles per day Greater than 5,000 bus passengers per day Speed limits 50 to 60 km/hr Sidewalks on both sides May have bicycle lanes

e.g. Eglinton, Yonge

Expressway

Traffic movement is a primary function Highest priority of winter maintenance Speed limits 80 to 100 km/hr No local transit service No property access Pedestrians & cyclists prohibited Grade-separated intersections

(no traffic signals)

Transit Corridors Green roof on

Eglinton West TTC Subway station

Bike Routes