Common use of Adjacent Uses Clause in Contracts

Adjacent Uses. The property is bound on three sides by a commercial property. Development of the surrounding commercial property was enabled through a development agreement utilizing the same enabling Policy UR-31. The building on the adjacent property contains commercial rental space and a convenience store with food take-out. This application proposes a mix of commercial uses in keeping with the neighboring business and incorporates a similar lot arrangement with the parking set at the front of the lot. This configuration is necessary as the developable area of the site is heavily restricted due to the presence of the watercourse buffer. Setting the building well back from the street is in keeping with the surrounding uses. Achieving adequate parking on this triangular site would not be feasible with the building situated at the front of the lot. The development agreement also stipulates comparable quality architectural finishes as required for the adjacent commercial property. The properties to the east on Sackville Drive and the lot directly across the street are zoned C-2 (Community Commercial) with commercial uses permitted as-of-right. The site is bound to the north and east by a wooded area providing ample separation from surrounding uses. The landscape plan provides requirements for a mix of coniferous and deciduous trees along the western edge of the property, offering a pleasing separation of the two commercial properties without compromising site distance and safe access to this property. Based on the above considerations, staff advise that this use is complementary to and compatible with the abutting and adjacent uses.