Richmond HillPlanning ApplicationsStreet Naming & Addressing
Municipal Street Naming and Addressing Guide
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
- August 2026
- Also called
- Municipal Street Naming and Addressing Guide.
- For
- builder
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 21
Overview
The City of Richmond Hill Planning and Building Services Department's Municipal Street Naming and Addressing Guide, dated August 2026. Section 1 covers street naming: the approval and assignment process, the Approved Street Name List, private street names in low-rise multi-residential developments, name categories including those honouring people who gave their life in public service and charitable auction names, suitability rules and suffixes. Section 2 covers addressing — Yonge Street as reference point, even and odd sides, courts, crescents, corner lots — address changes and the addressing process.
What it covers
- Section 1: Street Naming
- Street Naming Process
- Private Street Names
- Categories of Street Names
- Honouring Those Who Have Given Their Life in Public Service
- Charitable Auction Names
- Suitability and Appropriateness of Street Names
- System for Assigning Street Name Suffixes
- Section 2: Street Addressing
- Street Addressing Policies
- Street Address Change Policies
- Street Addressing Process
- Section 3: Conclusions and Recommendations
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