UDM Passed

The Town Council passed the two By-laws which enact the use of the Urban Design Manual.  The final draft will be available at Town Hall and the main Town of Collingwood website, and HERE.

With Council's adoption of the Urban Design Manual this blog will essentially be dormant, and act only as an online archive of the Project.


Collingwood Urban Design Manual

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Final Draft UDM

The final draft of the UDM that is being presented to Council on July 19, is available HERE

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Council Presentation

Staff will be presenting the final draft of the Urban Design Manual to Council for adoption on July 19th, 2010.

The agenda for this regularly scheduled meeting is available here.  As per this agenda the UDM may be adopted by Council as follows:

P2010-17 Urban Design Standards Adoption


RECOMMENDING THAT Council approve By-law 2010-082 and By-law 2010-083, which will adopt the Urban Design Manual (UDM) and establish the urban design standards contained in it, to be applicable to site plan, condominium, and subdivision applications and approvals under the Planning Act.


•THAT By-law 2010-082, being a by-law to establish a new Site Plan Control by-law for the Town of Collingwood and to repeal by-law 2006-81, be enacted and passed this 19th day of July 2010.


•THAT By-law 2010-083,being a by-law to adopt the Town of Collingwood Urban Design Manual by reference for consideration of draft plan of subdivision approval for the Town of Collingwood, be enacted and passed this 19th day of July, 2010.

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Conference Presentation

Staff gave a presentation about the Project at the Children's Health and the Environment: International Workshop on Research, Policy and Practice on June 30th.

The presentation focused on the parts of the Project that relate to development of a healthy built environment, with particular attention to children's health.

Participants were very positive about the work being undertaking in Collingwood; particularly the implementation of development/design requirements that help develop healthy communities that are supported by their extensive research.

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Draft TWO

A revised, Second Draft of the Urban Design Standards is now available:

THIS DRAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE FINAL DRAFT - SEE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF BLOG TO VIEW A COPY OF THE FINAL DRAFT.

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