Neighbourhood Entrances and Community Hubs

Photograph of a flower bed containing fall mums and kale, accompanied by perennial grasses and shrubbery and trees.

The proposed Neighbourhood Entrances and Community Hubs classification applies to the existing entrances to neighbourhood communities on main roads. They have high visibility and welcome residents and visitors into the community.

Similarly, sites at community centres and libraries are also included in this classification due to their high visibility.

Plants included in this classification

Neighbourhood Entrances and Community Hub sites will typically contain:

native trees
60 per cent perennials and grasses
20 per cent annuals
20 per cent shrubs

Maintenance for this classification

Neighbourhood Entrances and Community Hub sites will receive a moderate to high level of maintenance, including:

weeding – at a minimum of six times per season.
pruning – on a biannual basis (every two years).
mulching – on a biannual basis (every two years).

How has this classification changed from the 2016 strategy?

The Enhanced Site classification within the 2016 strategy has been updated and renamed to Neighbourhood Entrances and Community Hubs. Updates to this classification include:

an increase in perennials and grasses from 50 per cent to 60 per cent.
a decrease in annuals from 30 per cent to 20 per cent.
weeding – increased from a minimum of three to a minimum of six times per season.
pruning – has not changed and will occur on a biannual basis.
mulching – has not changed and will occur on a biannual basis.

Example: Rutherford and Forest Fountain

The intersection of Rutherford Road and Forest Fountain has high visibility and welcomes residents and visitors to the community of Sonoma Heights. As the entrance point to a neighbourhood off a major road, this site warrants the Neighbourhood Entrance and Community Hub classification.