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North Markham Urban Design Guidelines
Published by City of Markham
This is the City of Markham’s document, as published on its website on 18 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice
- Type
- Guide
- Published by
- City of Markham
- Date
- May 2018
- Also called
- North Markham Urban Design Guidelines (2018)
- For
- designer
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 100
Overview
The North Markham Urban Design Guidelines, Design Implementation Guidelines Version 1.1, May 2018, prepared by The Planning Partnership for the Future Urban Area lands in north Markham and listed on the City's Guidelines and Terms of Reference page. After a public health foreword, they set the vision, principles and community structure, character areas from residential neighbourhoods to mixed use corridors and employment areas, public realm design from streets to the Greenway System and parks, private realm design and built form typologies, with appendices on complete streets and low impact development.
What it covers
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Purpose
- Implementation
- Vision and Principles
- Community Structure Plan
- Character Areas
- Residential Neighbourhood Areas
- Employment Areas
- Public Realm Design
- Streets & Blocks
- Street Design
- Greenway System
- Parks & Open Spaces
- Stormwater Management
- Cultural Heritage Resources
- Public Art
- Community Hubs
- Private Realm Design
- Building Setbacks
- Parking
- Green Buildings & Sites
- Built Form Typologies
- Complete Streets
- Street Types
- Laneway Design
- LID & Green Infrastructure
- References
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