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Im fie J It DOWNTOWN Wednesday September 1981 GEORGETOWNS HEARTPAST PRESENT FUTURE Consultants study identifying future potential from Ihe Phase Two preliminary report on downtown Georgetown by Walker Wright VoungAuo- Ltd of Toronto lie Acton Georgetown downtown has lost its pre dominant Totalling role to the shopping centres and strip centres and thereby alio lost a major component which would support the area mixed use local point Downtown is not now a major central mil yet in the context of over ill Georgetown urban irn there is perceived to be a substantive need lor a focus that unique of downtown lorfielown Is welt suited lo fill On other hand the retail commercial strip that dominates the new out and cannot hope achieve any identifiable community image to replace the loss of the traditional iwn for the people of this At the same lime Hills as a recentlyestablished municipality Is even more didcient in community identi ty than the urban of Georgetown Downtown Georgetown a remit of its historic quality oca Hon within the municipality and established services and amenities has the elements of location for the creation of a civic identity not only for the Georgetown community but for the Town of Halton Hills if it can be properly Downtown Georgetown can not hope to regain its earlier role us the retail centre of Georgetown and its rural roundings since currently over threequarters of the retail space in the urban area is located outside the traditional downtown a trend that is not likely to be re vers Tilt CONCEPT The overall concept for downtown Georgetown When members of the towns planning board meet Oct in a public meeting they will discuss the concluding comments of a study on the Acton and Georgetown downtown cores Conducted by Walker Wright Young Associates the sixmonth study has already made some realistic ob servations about the future of both Business Improvement Areas BIAs observations which indicate that downtown Acton and downtown Georgetown must pursue different goals If they are to service as business a creation of functional central role for the downtown area through location of the new Town Hall on a downtown site b maintenance and rein forcement of the existing commercial shopping street location of higher densi uses adjacent to the core d maintenance of the inte grity of existing well defined stable residential areas and creation of a Special Development Area for a poss downtown la I nation project to Include a new muni building a food store and parking CORE RETAIL COMMERCIAL a The Area designated for Core Retail Commercial uses has historically andat present still forms the centre of down town Georgetown This area Is concentrated at he intersec tion of Main and Mill Streets The existing pattern of land uses in this designation shall be maintained and reinforced to ensure that a viable pede strian shopping district in on historical main street setting is maintained and improved The Core Retail Commercial designation shall be developed In accordance with the following policies permitted uses shall be in accordance with the existing C2 zoning Tor this area Residential uses shall be permitted above commercial uses located at grade level improvements to this area In the form of Infill redeve lopment upgrading and bill tot ion shall be encouraged and should be consistent with character of existing development and the street oriented nature of the shopping improvements to Main and Mill Streets as articulated In the Design I A Plan Component should be undertaken with a view lo enhancing the unity and historic quality of the existing building and street scape COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL a The areas designated for Commercial Residential Use are located to the imme diate west and north of the Retail Commercial Core area Development and redevelop ment for commercial and residential uses which comple ment and support the Retail Commercial Core shall be encouraged in this area The Commercial designation shall be developed In accordance with the following policies permitted uses shall Include commercial retail and office uses and medium density residential uses of uses shall be permitted in new develop ment or in the conversion of existing premises the conversion of or lion to existing residential dwellings may be permitted retail uses may be permit in these areas where they improve or reinforce the street oriented shopping character of downtown commercial wo rehousing and outlets arc considered Incompatible with this area and shall be encouraged to relocate adequate onsite parking shall be provided for new development and for new converted uses landscape and site deve lopment criteria for private development shall apply to development applications In the area ICE a This area is situated on the east and west side of Main Street between Church and Park Street and consists of a mixture of single family and dwelling units or professional Offices located In buildings converted from single family This area shall remain essentially In its present form retaining the residential street atmosphere The ResidentialOffice classification shall be develop ed In accordance with the following policies permitted uses shall include street oriented residential residential Units in buildings converted from single family use and offices in houseform buildings new retail commercial uses or highway commercial uses shall not be permitted within this area adequate on site parking in conformity with recognlied standards or the type of development proposed shall be required HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL a This area la located on both sides at Park Street west of Main Street south of the Core Retail Commercial nation on Mill Street and Including the existing apart building site Because of Its proximity to the Core Retail Commercial area this area shall be developed with higher density residential uses The High Density Rcsl designation shall be developed in accordance with Use following policy permitted residential uses shall include townhauslng apartments and other forms of multiple residential units Continued on AT LANGCRAFT these values off ALL WOODEN PLAQUES 20 off ENGINES CARS NEEDLEPOINT CANVASES 20 off AMORE YARN 20 off ALL HUCK TOWELLING 20 off ELEGANCE LAMP FRAMES HOMY LANGCRAFT 8778336 DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN OPEN JSJj SB Friday pm I STRIKE IT RICH At Barbers Jewellers FALL INVENTORY Everything in the Store Thursday Friday till 900 pm BARBERS GIFTS and JEWELLERY Downtown Georgetown