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Architectural Design Control: Process & Submission Requirements

Published by City of Richmond Hill

This is the City of Richmond Hill’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Guide
Published by: City of Richmond Hill
Date: January 2025
Also called: Architectural Design Control Process
For: builder
Building types: All building types
Pages: 13

Overview

The City of Richmond Hill's guide to its Architectural Design Control process for new residential plans of subdivision with ground-related dwellings, last updated January 2025 and administered by the Heritage and Urban Design section. It describes three stages, Architectural Control Guidelines review, preliminary building design review and final building design review, the drawings each stage includes, revisions to stamp-approved drawings, the link to building permit applications, and privately administered control in North Leslie and West Gormley, with appendix samples of master sheets and streetscape elevations.

What it covers

1.0 Introduction
Purpose
When Architectural Design Control Applies
Applying for Architectural Design Control
Privately Administered Control Areas
2.0 Stage 1: Architectural Control Guidelines Review
3.0 Stage 2: Preliminary Building Design Review
4.0 Stage 3: Final Building Design Review
5.0 Revisions & Changes to Approved Drawings
6.0 Building Permit
7.0 Appendix & Samples
Appendix A. Master Sheet of Elevations
Appendix B. Streetscape Elevations

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