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Drive-through Facilities Design Guidelines

Published by City of Markham

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Markham
Date: June 2010
Also called: Drive Through Design Guidelines (2010)
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 32

Overview

The Town of Markham's Drive-through Facilities Design Guidelines, endorsed by Council in June 2010 and linked from the City's Urban Design Services and Guidelines and Terms of Reference pages. After the study's scope, policy context, the characteristics of drive-through restaurants and banks in Markham, issues and public consultation, its urban design guidelines address locational criteria, site size, relationship to adjacent uses, site access and pedestrian traffic, stacking and queuing, buildings and the streetscape, landscaping, signage and lighting, and servicing, with background, workshop and Council appendices.

What it covers

Introduction
Objective and Scope of the Study
Policy Context
Characteristics of Drive-through Facilities
Issues / Challenges
Public Consultation
Urban Design Guidelines
How to Use These Guidelines
Locational Criteria
Site Size
Relationship to Adjacent Uses
Site Access, Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic
Stacking & Queuing
Buildings and the Streetscape
Landscaping, Signage & Lighting
Servicing & Utilities
Background Report
Workshop Summary
Council Resolutions

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