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Applicant Guide Stage 1 – Preliminary/Conceptual Review

Published by City of Markham

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Markham
Date: June (2026)
Also called: Applicant Guide for Stage 1 – Official Plan Amendment (OPA), Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) and Draft Plan of Subdivision (SU) applications
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 3

Overview

The City of Markham Design Review Panel's applicant guide for Stage 1, the preliminary or conceptual review of Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications, updated June 2026. Its three pages hold a project data block, a note on the panel and the projects it reviews, submission package timing, the conceptual materials asked for (context plans, site plan, elevations with angular plane analysis, massing, landscape, phasing and sun and shadow analysis), the 10-minute presentation, what follows the meeting, and the coordinator's contact.

What it covers

General Project Data
The Design Review Panel (DRP)
Applicant Submission Package Materials
Submission Requirements
Presentation
What to Expect After the DRP Meeting

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