2B) Add the following to Chapter 6 – Land Use:
TRANSPORT TERMINAL GUIDELINES
- 6.4.3.6 In addition to the policies in Sections 6.4.3.3, 6.4.3.4, and 6.4.3.5, the following additional policies shall be considered when evaluating a Transport Terminal:
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Prohibit the location of a Transport Terminal adjacent to, or near, sensitive land uses, such as residential uses, unless appropriate mitigation measures such as a berm, noise barrier, or other buffering are in place to mitigate noise, dust, and light pollution, and odours from the Transport Terminal;
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Discourage direct driveway access to/from a Transport Terminal from/to Class II Arterial Road that serves as a major commercial corridor to minimize traffic, noise, and dust conflicts;
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Encourage adjacency of a Transport Terminal to the truck route network, including any designated long combination vehicle route;
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Encourage proximity of a Transport Terminal to rail, airport, and water port facilities to maximize freight intermodal opportunities;
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Encourage proximity of a Transport Terminal to land uses that generate freight trips to allow for efficient use of land and infrastructure;
3. THAT Zoning By-law 8600 BE AMENDED as follows:
3A) Delete Section 5.99.97 and substitute with a new Section 5.99.97 as follows:
5.99.97 TRANSPORT TERMINAL
[ZNG/5364; ZNG/6194]
(ADDED B/L 169-2018 Dec 19/2018)
For a transport terminal , the following additional provisions shall apply:
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.1 Lot Width – minimum 43.0 m
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.2 Lot Area – minimum 3,200 m 2
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.50 Any lighting used to illuminate the transport terminal shall be full cut-off lighting.
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.55 Where an abutting lot is zoned Development Reserve District , Green District , Residential District , or Institutional District , or occupied by a dwelling or dwelling unit a screening fence with a minimum height of 1.80 m shall be provided along that part of the lot line for the lot on which the transport terminal is located.
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.60 A transport storage area shall be:
a) Setback from the front lot line a minimum of the required front yard depth of the zoning district in which the lot is in, or 6.0 m, whichever is greater. The setback shall be maintained as a landscaped open space yard ;