Common use of Building Design Clause in Contracts

Building Design. The MPS encourages the use of effective urban design treatments and high quality exterior building materials. These goals are implemented through the development agreement as follows: • Provision of an appropriate two storey streetwall along both street frontages which is generally consistent with the existing and approved heights of neighbouring properties; • Utilization of varied architectural wall treatments to mitigate against blank walls on the building’s north and east elevations. The building incorporates high quality materials such as masonry, metal composite panels, precast concrete, and metal/glass railings. Signs are limited to fascia signs on the ground floor for the commercial units; and • Provision of appropriate stepbacks from neighbouring property lines for the upper storeys of the building and through the nature of the building’s non-combustible construction materials, which will assist with noise attenuation. MPS policy encourages vehicular traffic to use principal streets and discourages it within existing neighbourhoods. The proposed driveway to the project is located on Macara Street rather than on Gottingen Street which is a designated Principal Street. This was done to satisfy the HRM Streets By-law, which requires driveway accesses to be located on secondary streets to reduce vehicle conflict and prioritize through-traffic. The driveway will provide access to a minimum of 49 underground parking spaces.

Building Design. The MPS encourages the use of effective urban design treatments and high quality exterior building materials. These goals are implemented through the development agreement as follows: •  Provision of an appropriate two storey streetwall along both street frontages which is generally consistent with the existing and approved heights of neighbouring properties; •  Utilization of varied architectural wall treatments to mitigate against blank walls on the building’s north and east elevations. The building incorporates high quality materials such as masonry, metal composite panels, precast concrete, and metal/glass railings. Signs are limited to fascia signs on the ground floor for the commercial units; and •  Provision of appropriate stepbacks from neighbouring property lines for the upper storeys of the building and through the nature of the building’s non-combustible construction materials, which will assist with noise attenuation. MPS policy encourages vehicular traffic to use principal streets and discourages it within existing neighbourhoods. The proposed driveway to the project is located on Macara Street rather than on Gottingen Street which is a designated Principal Street. This was done to satisfy the HRM Streets By-law, which requires driveway accesses to be located on secondary streets to reduce vehicle conflict and prioritize through-traffic. The driveway will provide access to a minimum of 49 underground parking spaces.