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THE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
By-law No. 8l-126
being a By-law to adopt a pu~licy in respect of
site planning guidelines for Special Purpose
Commercial areas within the Town of Newcastle.
The Council of the Town of Newcastle hereby ENACTS as follows:
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"That a Policy in respect of Site Planning Guide-
lines for Special Purpose Commercial Areas be
established in the Town of Newcastle and that said
policy shall be as provided in Schedule "A" attached
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to this By-law."
THIS BY-LAW READ a first and second time this 21st day of September
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A.D. 1981.
THIS BY-LAW READ a third time and finally passed this 21st day of September
, A.D. 1981.
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~ G. B. RIGKARD, Mayor
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D. w. OakeS,Clerk
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SCHEDULE A TO BY-LAW 81- 126
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SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL AREAS:
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There presently exist within the Town of Newcastle a number
of Special Purpose Commercial areas as defined by the Durham Regional
Official Plan and designated within existing local Official Plans.
These areas are recognized not only by existing land use but by their
historic association and orientation to major vehicular roadways.
A Special Purpose Commercial Area may be comprised of developed
or developing sites containing individually designed buildings or structures,
intended for commercial uses, which consume larger parcels of land and
require exposure to vehicular traffic.
New development or redevelopment within these areas is presently
subject to site plan controls and shall also be subject to site design
review based upon the accompanying guidelines.
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GENERAL:
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The most desirable Special Purpose Commercial areas are those
which display distinct physical limits. The arrangement of the various
components within such areas should promote a sense of scale and identity.
The composition and design of a site should be directly related to the
scale and use of the street upon which it fronts, with buildings, structures
and streetscape viewed as unifying design elements.
The following guidelines recognize this relationship of various
site components and are intended specifically for areas where structures
and buildings are to be designed and sited in a manner which will comple-
ment the physical and visual relationship of adjacent sites and at the same
time, clearly define the physical limits of the area.
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(a) Site design should include common points of
ingress and egress and common internal vehicular
traffic circulation;
(b) Site design should respect and/or enhance the form,
appearance, scale, order, unity, balance, proportion,
colour and texture of existing adjacent sites and uses;
(c) Site design should provide a continuity of scale for
detailed facades, and physical activity areas at ground
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level;
Site design should respect and define public, semi-
public and private areas;
(e) Site design should recognize and respect characteristics
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(f) Site design should include a review and analysis of the
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third dimension of structures and its relationship to
other structures and areas (e.g. shadows);
(g) Buildings or structures should not emit elements of
pollution, (noise, vibration, fumes, etc.) which may
cause undue hardships upon adjacent uses;
(h) Mechanical equipment should be incorporated within
and form an integral part of the design composition;
(i) Open storage shall be prohibited with the exception
of uses which, by their nature, require an outdoor
display area;
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Pedestrian and vehicular access and pathways should
be clearly defined and designed as an integral part
of the site;
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(k) Landscaping shall be utilized to provide buffer
zones between commercial and residential uses;
(l) Landscaping shall provide a continuity to streetscape
elements and define and buffer distinct areas or uses;
(m) Site design should incorporate common themes for land-
scaping, lighting, signage, paving materials and build-
ing textures;
(n)
Finished site elevations shall respect natural and/or
existing grades of adjacent sites.
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SCHEDULE '~TO BY-LAW 81-.2:.~
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Landscaping buffers adjacent
uses and promotes physico I
edge.
Spaces between structures
should be designed as
unifying elements,
Building siting and design
should respect views from
adjacent sites,
shadows and
should not
upon adjacent
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Large parking or paved areas
should be broken up by the
introduction of landscaping
elements with clear definition
of the various traffic areas.
(pedestrian /vehicular)
Landscaping promotes continuity of
streetscape using common themes
for lighting, signage, paving materials
and street furniture,
Common points of ingress and
egress with common internal
traffic ci rculation,
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