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Urban Design Brief 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
- August 2023
- Also called
- Urban Design Brief Terms of Reference (2023)
- For
- designer
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 7
Overview
The City of Markham's terms of reference for an Urban Design Brief, dated August 2023: the design rationale that may accompany an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision or Site Plan application for large-scale projects in key areas. It names who prepares the brief, the 2014 Official Plan urban design policies it addresses, and its three-part format: design and vision approach, a 400-metre context analysis, and the development concept, covering site design, massing, angular plane studies, architecture and age-friendly design.
What it covers
- Introduction
- Purpose
- When is this required?
- Who prepares this?
- Why do we need the Urban Design Brief?
- Structure and Format
- What should be included?
- Part 1: Design and Vision Approach
- Part 2: Context Analysis
- Part 3: Development Concept
- Site Design
- Massing
- Transition
- Building and Architectural Design
- Age Friendly Design
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