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BONUSING POLICIES
That the following motion contained within Staff Report PLN001-13 concerning Bonusing Policies be referred to a future meeting of the Development Services Committee for consideration:
“1. That a public meeting be scheduled for February 25, 2013, to consider an amendment to “Section 6.8 Bonusing” of the City of Barrie Official Plan that would have the effect of deleting the entire Section and replacing it with the following:
6.8 Height and Density Bonusing
(a) The City may permit an increase in height and/or density that exceed the maximum height and/or density permitted in the Zoning By-law, in return for the provision of community benefits pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act provided that:
i. the development constitutes good planning and is consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of this Plan;
ii. the community benefit provided bears a reasonable planning relationship to the increase in the height and/or density of the proposed development including having an appropriate geographic relationship to the development;
iii. Adequate infrastructure exists or will be provided by the developer to support the proposed development.
(b) Without limiting the authority of the foregoing, the City will seek to secure any of the following community benefits above and beyond those that would otherwise be provided under the provisions of the Planning Act (including parkland dedication and cash-in-lieu of parking) or the Development Charges Act or other statute.
The community benefits that may be secured include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Provision of affordable housing units;
· Community facilities/services;
· Daycare facilities;
· Arts and Cultural facilities;
· Public Art;
· Parks facilities and equipment;
· Protection of cultural heritage resources;
· Public access to facilities;
· Streetscape improvements on the public boulevard not abutting the site;
· Local improvements to transit facilities including pedes...
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