cornell centre precinct plan - markham
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Co
rne
ll C
en
tre
Pre
cin
ct
Pla
n
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C M
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tin
g
Fe
bru
ary
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3
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the
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rmat
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of
a st
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com
mit
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that
in
clu
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s Yo
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sta
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var
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ps
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en
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use
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on
sult
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n w
ith
sta
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re
sid
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ts
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o D
ate
2
•R
efin
em
ent
of
the
Se
con
dar
y P
lan
an
d
cre
atio
n o
f a
dev
elo
pm
ent
fram
ewo
rk t
o
guid
e t
he
gro
wth
an
d e
volu
tio
n o
f C
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ell
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ntr
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ple
me
nta
tio
n o
f d
etai
led
de
sign
gu
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lines
to
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sure
a h
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qu
alit
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uilt
fo
rm a
nd
pu
blic
re
alm
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cin
ct
Pla
n O
utc
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es
3
Co
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lan
nin
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rin
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4
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sure
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ghb
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rho
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s ar
e co
mp
act,
p
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tria
n-f
rien
dly
, an
d m
ixed
-use
.
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cate
act
ivit
ies
of
dai
ly li
vin
g w
ith
in w
alki
ng
dis
tan
ce.
•D
esig
n in
terc
on
nec
ted
str
eet
net
wo
rks
to
enco
ura
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alki
ng
and
red
uce
dri
vin
g.
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ffer
a b
road
ran
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sin
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pes
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vels
.
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sure
ap
pro
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ate
lan
d u
ses
and
bu
ildin
g d
ensi
ties
wit
hin
wal
kin
g d
ista
nce
of
tran
sit.
Co
rne
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lan
nin
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rin
cip
les
5
•Em
bed
co
nce
ntr
atio
ns
of
civi
c, in
stit
uti
on
al,
and
co
mm
erci
al a
ctiv
ity
in n
eigh
bo
urh
oo
ds
and
dis
tric
ts.
•Si
ze a
nd
loca
te s
cho
ols
to
en
able
wal
kin
g an
d
cycl
ing.
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ple
men
t gr
aph
ic u
rban
des
ign
co
des
th
at
serv
e as
pre
dic
tab
le g
uid
es f
or
chan
ge.
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istr
ibu
te a
ran
ge o
f p
arks
wit
hin
n
eigh
bo
urh
oo
ds.
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se o
pen
sp
aces
to
def
ine
and
co
nn
ect
nei
ghb
ou
rho
od
s an
d d
istr
icts
.
Vis
ion
Pla
n
6
Ke
y M
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: A
ven
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s a
Gra
nd
Bo
ule
vard
7
Ke
y M
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: B
ur
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k is a
Re
tail M
ain
Str
ee
t
8
Ke
y M
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: Th
e C
om
me
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l C
ore
9
Ke
y M
ove
: Th
e C
om
me
rcia
l C
ore
10
•C
on
sist
ent
wit
h p
hys
ical
st
ruct
ure
an
d la
nd
use
p
atte
rns
in t
he
Se
con
dar
y P
lan
•D
ee
per
blo
ck s
tru
ctu
re a
nd
ta
ller
bu
ildin
gs p
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d
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cati
on
s
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y M
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: A
Co
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Mo
vem
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t N
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11
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: A
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Mo
vem
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12
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ll m
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men
t in
terc
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13
Ma
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Pe
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De
nsit
y
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*M
axim
um
2.0
14
Ma
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um
Pe
rmit
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Bu
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ing H
eig
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Sla
b v
s. P
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we
r C
om
pa
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6 S
tore
y P
od
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18
Sto
rey
Po
int
Tow
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12
Sto
rey
Sla
b T
ow
er
15
The
sam
e d
ensi
ty a
nd
dev
elo
pm
ent
yiel
d
16
Vie
w f
rom
th
e N
ort
h
17
Hig
hw
ay
7 a
t th
e C
om
me
rcia
l C
ore
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ast
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co
mm
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de
d N
ext
Ste
ps
18
In o
rder
to
fin
aliz
e th
e C
orn
ell C
entr
e P
reci
nct
Pla
n t
he
follo
win
g n
ext
step
s ar
e re
com
men
ded
:
1.
Co
un
cil t
o r
ecei
ve t
he
Co
rnel
l Cen
tre
Pre
cin
ct P
lan
an
d
auth
ori
ze it
s re
leas
e fo
r p
ub
lic c
om
men
t2
.A
co
mp
reh
ensi
ve T
ran
spo
rtat
ion
Stu
dy
be
un
de
rtak
en, i
n
con
sult
atio
n w
ith
Yo
rk R
egio
n t
o a
dd
ress
tra
nsp
ort
atio
n c
apac
ity
req
uir
eme
nts
an
d d
en
sity
pro
visi
on
s o
f th
e P
reci
nct
Pla
n3
.Th
at s
taff
co
nti
nu
e to
wo
rk w
ith
ind
ivid
ual
ap
plic
ants
to
rev
iew
ap
plic
atio
ns
un
de
r th
e cu
rren
t C
orn
ell S
eco
nd
ary
Pla
n
pro
visi
on
s an
d h
avin
g re
gard
to
th
e C
ity’
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row
th M
anag
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t St
ud
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raft
New
Off
icia
l Pla
n a
nd
th
e d
raft
Co
rnel
l Cen
tre
Pre
cin
ct P
lan
4.
A p
eer
rev
iew
of
the
Alt
us
Ret
ail M
arke
t St
ud
y o
n t
he
viab
ility
of
the
com
me
rcia
l co
mp
on
ents
of
the
Pre
cin
ct P
lan
be
un
de
rtak
en
by
the
Cit
y5
.Th
at f
urt
he
r p
ub
lic c
on
sult
atio
n b
e u
nd
ert
aken
up
on
co
mp
leti
on
of
any
furt
he
r st
ud
ies
6.
The
de
cisi
on
by
Viv
a’s
Bo
ard
of
Dir
ecto
rs b
e in
corp
ora
ted
into
th
e fi
nal
pre
cin
ct p
lan
Co
rne
ll C
en
tre
Pre
cin
ct
Pla
n
Th
an
k
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