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iii. Form and character of adjacent low-rise residential structures, particularly in Form and Character Development Permit areas. 5. Traffic Impacts and Transportation Demand Management Criteria – Development application that may affect traffic pattern in surrounding properties, the growth centres or transportation network. Rationale – To assess potential impact of proposed development and implications to properties potentially impacted by the proposed development with respect to traffic, change of traffic flows, and the road network, and potential cause of significant noise in close proximity to residential properties. Source of significant noise includes, but is not limited to: external mechanical equipment, parking, truck loading zone, outdoor storage, or entertainment areas such as outside patio. Rationale – To assess the proposed development with regards to impacts on acoustic comfort and safety within the affected neighbouring properties. 7. Public Facilities and Community Services Impacts Criteria – Development application within Courtenay that may impact existing or future use of public facilities and community services. propose mitigation options to minimize impact, including Transportation Demand Management opportunities. 6. Acoustical Impacts Criteria – Development application contains

mitigation opportunities of the proposed activity or development including servicing of development, on water bodies, springs, wetlands, riparian areas, Environmentally Sensitive Areas , ecosystem connectivity areas, and fish and wildlife habitat in order to meet the objectives and policies within this Plan. 4. View Corridors, Solar Orientation, Shade and Shadow Impacts Criteria – Development application where the subject property is located within Downtown, Town or Neighbourhood Centre, Multi-Residential or Urban Corridor land use designation or one of the Form and Character Development Permit areas, or to properties that may be identified in a wider view corridor study. Rationale – To assess the potential impacts of

the proposed development on: i. Significant views of historical

landscapes or buildings/structures, or significant natural features including, but not limited to, the Comox Glacier, K’ómoks Estuary, Puntledge, Tsolum, and Courtenay Rivers. surrounding building façades, private and public outdoor amenity and open spaces, public parkland, sidewalks, and other components of the public realm – to evaluate the influence of the location and height of a proposed building to create undue shade or the impact of the removal of shade.

ii. Sun and daylight access to the surrounding context – including

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