The Start-Up Centre Mixed-Use District is intended to support innovation, entrepreneurship, and community development by allowing an integrated mix of residential and employment uses within a collaborative campus-style setting. This zoning district is designed to foster start-up businesses, small-scale production, research and development, and professional services while also providing on-site living accommodations for entrepreneurs, employees, and students.

Permitted uses include live-work units, co-working spaces, small offices, maker studios, research labs, light manufacturing, training facilities, shared amenities, and complementary retail or service uses that directly support the start-up ecosystem (such as cafés, and fitness centres).

Residential uses are intended to be integrated with business functions, with flexible unit designs that allow for home-based enterprises. Development standards encourage adaptable buildings, collaborative common areas, pedestrian connectivity, and sustainable site design.

The SCMU district also serves as an effective transition zone between traditional residential neighborhoods and more intensive industrial areas. Its mix of small-scale, lower-impact employment uses and integrated housing creates a compatible buffer, reducing land use conflicts while still encouraging economic activity and innovation.

The SCMU district promotes a vibrant, community where people can live, work, learn, and collaborate in one place, reducing reliance on commuting and supporting the growth of a knowledge-based economy.