“Developers have noticed that providing pet amenities is a big selling point,” says Ran Chen, the senior urban designer in charge of the guidelines. He helped create an off-leash dog run that’s about 4,050 square feet, and five dog relief areas (around 1,000 square feet), which are shared by five of the buildings in CityPlace’s Harbour View Estates. In terms of relief areas, there’s advice on usual materials and how to implement a drain. The Merchandise Lofts make an effort to not salt the roof’s dog areas, but to instead clean the surfaces once a day. Using these dog areas, Reynolds and Arafat have also been able to meet other pet owners and create friendships.

Source: National Post November 30, 2019 21:11 UTC