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DEVELOPMENTS SECTION

Lot 9B – An Eco-Sensitive Residential Community

While it is tempting to think of Trilogy’s Lot 9B proposal simply as a residential community set within the forest, it is much more complex than it appears at first glance. Because the land itself is complex, encompassing wetlands, forest, hillsides and some steeper slopes, Trilogy’s response has been to create a development that not only respects the natural topography of all the land forms and protects its sensitive ecosystems, but also establishes a distinct clustering of diverse housing forms and neighbourhoods within a natural setting.

Lot 9B Illustrative Concept Plan A (top)

Planning Principles that Respect the Land

Unlike normal subdivision planning, the development footprint on Lot 9B is broken up to preserve wetlands, to set clusters of housing into treed hillside slopes and to establish green “fingers” between clusters. Each residential neighbourhood will be developed to best suit its own natural site conditions, minimizing the need to re-grade or level out the land.

Wetlands, older-growth forest, steeper slopes and other natural features are seen as amenities to be integrated into the development footprint, as well as to help determine the most suitable type of residence within any particular cluster. Each residence will be part of its own neighbourhood, but will also be set in close proximity to nature.

The main road layout is planned to follow the natural land form as closely as possible, while internal streets running off the main road will be designed to facilitate vehicular traffic calming within their respective neighbourhoods. All roads will allow public access to wetlands and other significant site amenities, while walking and biking will be encouraged along both the roads and on the extensive trail network that runs from the hills on the south edge of Lot 9B and link back to the Village on the north and west sides.

A Wide Range of Housing Choices

The residential mix that Trilogy is proposing for the site is intended to provide a wide range of housing choices, complementing and supplementing the mostly Single Family homes that are located within the Village core. It includes low-rise Apartments, Townhouses, Semi-detached, Compact Single Family (sometimes called “Cottages”) as well as standard-sized Single Family and larger “estate lot” Single Family residences.

Within the new zoning designation that Trilogy has applied for, there is the opportunity to include secondary suites or secondary dwellings on Single Family lots, where they might be approved by the Village. As well, there is provision for a “public assembly” building or feature that complements the overall residential nature of the community (for example, a church) and for the creation of a “low impact recreational” feature such as a 9hole golf course which is illustrated in Concept Plan B.

Because the development will be phased over several years, the objective is to achieve a diversity of housing forms at each stage of development up to a maximum of 600 Single Family Lots or Multi-family Units. While the actual proportions of Single Family to Multi-family homes has not been determined, Trilogy’s application for a maximum of 300 Multi-family units within the 600 “total” figure ensures that within each phase, there will be housing forms designed to appeal to different segments of the market. This “phased diversity” is one of the ways Trilogy’s Master Plan helps contribute to Cumberland’s long-term economic and social sustainability.

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