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Urban Design Brief – Plans of Subdivision Terms of Reference
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
- Study
- Published by
- City of Richmond Hill
- Date
- May 2024
- Also called
- Urban Design Brief - Subdivision Applications
- For
- designer
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 3
Overview
The City of Richmond Hill's three-page terms of reference for an Urban Design Brief accompanying a plan of subdivision, from the Heritage and Urban Design section, last updated May 2024. It lists what the brief describes: the design vision, objectives and principles, the site's context within at least 400 metres, the policy context, the built form and architectural theme of the proposed dwellings, the streetscape character, and a Priority Lot Map of prominent dwellings. It pairs with the City's site plan version and refers to the Bird-Safe Design Standards.
What it covers
- 1.0 Design Vision, Objectives & Principles
- 2.0 Context
- 3.0 Policy Context
- 4.0 Built Form and Architectural Theme
- 5.0 Streetscape Character
- 6.0 Priority Lots
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