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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-11-08, Page 22Z RICH FFI 5: COMMERCIAL (a) Introduction The central core area is the established traditional general commercial area serv- ing both the Village and the surrounding agricultural and recreational area. The commercial area is composed of a general merchandising core area and a highway commercial area which, although separat- ed, are continuous. The core area fortes a block pattern predominantly to the north and west of the main intersection, while the highway commercial area is lineal and located to the east of the core area along the north side of Highway #84. (b) Definition Commercial classification of land shall mean that the predominant use of land in the areas so designated shall be buying, selling, leasing and exchanging of com- modities and supplying, selling and leas- ing of personal, business and recreational services. Commercial uses also include recreational facilities, schools, places of worship, assembly halls, clinics, utilities, public buildings, libraries, funeral homes, accessory buildings and parking lots. Dwel- ling units over and behind stores are perm- itted uses in areas designated as Commer- cial The commercial function includes two groupings (1.) a wide range of general commercial uses which are located in the core (ii) highway commercial uses such as mot- els, service stations, car sales, car washing establishments and farm impl- ement sales and service which are loc- ated in specially noted highway com- mercial areas. (c) Goals (1) To retain the central core area as the general commercial area for Zurich and its surrounding trade area. (ii) To promote a compact, well-defined core area in which an attractive pedestrian environment is developed by stressing the creative use of design to integrade new structures into the predominantly older ones without losing the character of the existing built and natural environment. (iii) To develop and implement a core renewal scheme (iv) To separate general and highway commercial use areas. (d) Policies To achieve to above stated goals the foll- owing policies are adopted: (1) General commercial uses shall be permitted only within the central core area. The central core area is defined as being the area designated commercial on the land use plan generally centering on the intersect of Highway 84 and Goshen St. and shown as general commercial in the zoning by-law. Land divisions for infilling will be allowed. Prior to issuing building permits for new buildings in the core area, Coun- cil will review the design so as to implement the above stated design goal. In reviewing the design of new buildings Council will have regard for the materials and colours used and how the new building complements the surrounding area. L PLAN ' (iv) On -street parking will continue to provide most of the core area parking facilities. (v) Highway commercial uses shall be permitted only within areas designated commercial on the land use plan in the following locations: ' - north side of Highway 84 from the eastern boundary of the municipal ball park to the eastern village lim- its Ontario Liqueur Commission Store on the South Side of Hwy. 84 at east limits of village Huron Motor Products Ltd. & Klapp's Garage on Hwy. 84 and shown as Highway Commercial in the zoning by- law (vi) Adequate off-street parking facilities will be provided for highway commer- cial areas. (vii) Landscaping and on-site amenities will be provided in highway commer- cial areas (viii) Where Commercial and Residential uses abut, the onus shall be on Com- mercial uses to provide adequate buf- fering space between the two differ- ent types of land use. (ix) All Commercial uses will be connect- ed to full services. (e) Location The general location of lands designated Commercial is shown on the Land Use Plan (Schedule "13"). Specific location of types of commercial uses are shown in the Restricted Area (zoning) by-law. (f) Implementation Commercial goals and policies will be implemented as follows: (i) by a Restricted Area (zoning) by-law. (ii) the Land Division Policy of this Plan (iii) the review of building proposals by Council (iv) the development of a core area renew- al scheme 6: INDUSTRIAL (a) Introduction Zurich presently has only one industrial operation. However, recent development of light industrial development in the southern portion of the County opens the possibility of small scale industrial devel- opment based on Zurich's generally amen- able residential and commercial environ- ment. (b) Definition Industrial classification of land shall mean that the predominant use of land in areas so designated shall include only industrial uses which are free from noxious emissions of smoke, noise, fumes or odours. Indust- rial includes wholesaling. service operat- ions, parking lots, utilities, accessory buildings and open space. (c) Goals The follows..: industrial goals are adopted: (1) To retain the option for light industrial development by designating an area for industrial use. (ii) To direct new industry to an industrial park area capable of providing services of industrial standards. (111) To encourage industrial facilities to incorporate design and landscaping PAGE 6B - ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS facilities to maintain the high civic design standards set for other major land uses, (d) Policies To achieve the above stated goals the following policies are adopted: (1) New industry will be located in an industrial park (ii) The industrial park area will be opened in a phased manner (iii) Full services designed to industrial standards will be provided to all indust- ries (iv) All industries will cornply with the Ministry of the Environment's effluent regulations (v) All industries will be provided with off street parking and loading facilities (vi) Where industrial uses abut other uses the onus shall be on the industrial use to provide adequate buffering space between the two different types of land use. (vii) The municipality shall enter into agree- ments with new industries as to site plans, building, materials and landsc- aping. (e) Location The general location of lands designated Industrial is shown on the Land Use Plan (Schedule "B"). Specific location of types of industrial uses are shown in the Restricted Area (zoning) by-law. (f) Implementation Residential goals and policies will be impl- emented as follows: (1) by a Restricted Area (zoning) by-law (11) the Land Division Policy of this Plan (iii) the review of development proposals by Council (iv) the use of a developer's agreement by Council 7: OPEN SPACE (a) Introduction Zurich presently provides adequate open space especially for community activities and for the creation of a pleasant urban landspace. As Zurich develops, this stand- ard of open spaces should be maintained. (b) Definition The predominant use of land designated Open Space shall be for conservation and recreation. Open space includes parks, playgrounds, tennis courts and similar re- creational uses and buildings accessory to such recreational uses, Open space includes wildlife habitats. Open space includes the grass verge and treescape on either side of the road. (c) Goals The following open space goals are adopt- ed: (1) To maintain and develop a hierarchy of open spaces ranging from Village wide facilities to small neighbourhood parks to the treescape on either side of the roads (11) To maintain and develop both active and passive open space and recreation- al facilities (iii) To promote the natural landscape in the Village through both public and private open space.