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Planning Justification Reports & Letters Terms of Reference
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
- Study
- Published by
- City of Markham
- Date
- June 2023
- Also called
- Planning Justification Reports and Letters Terms of Reference (2023)
- For
- designer
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 5
Overview
The City of Markham's Planning Justification Reports & Letters Terms of Reference, June 2023, developed jointly by York Region and its municipalities and listed on the Guidelines and Terms of Reference page. It explains that a planning justification report, or a letter for simpler applications, describes a proposed development and shows how it is consistent with provincial, regional and municipal policy, who prepares it, and its contents: the proposal and context, policy evaluation, impacts and mitigation, recommendations, drawings and community engagement.
What it covers
- About the Following Terms of Reference
- Purpose
- Required by Legislation
- Who Prepares This?
- Why Do We Need This?
- Structure and Format
- What Should Be Included?
- Submission Requirements
- Introduction
- Proposal Description and Context
- Investigation/Evaluation
- Impacts and Mitigation Measures
- Recommendations
- Drawings and Supporting Information
- Community Engagement
- What Else Should We Know?
- City of Markham Additional Terms
- Notes
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