Context

The provisions for retail in the Centre are drawn from the following statements presented in Part I of the Master Plan :

• Action 5.2: Strengthen the Centre’s retail vitality.
• Action 6.2: Consolidate the residential function in the Centre.

These provisions aim more specifically to :

• Ensure retail continuity at street level on the main commercial streets of the Centre;
• Ensure the integration of shopping malls on the main commercial streets of the Centre through retail spaces that are directly accessible from the street;
• Control activities that are potential nuisances to the peace and quiet of residents.

Provisions

3.2.1 Retail continuity and street-level openings

• Borough by-laws, for premises located on the Centre’s commercial streets identified in illustration 2.3.2 entitled “Commercial Streets to be Consolidated,” must require that :
  • The premises located at street level be occupied by a business or by a public or institutional facility;