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Guildwood Village Neighbourhood Character Guidelines

Published by City of Toronto

This is the City of Toronto’s document, as published on its website on 20 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Guide
Published by: City of Toronto
Date: July 2026
For: any
Building types: All building types
Pages: 19

Overview

Toronto's Guildwood Village Neighbourhood Character Guidelines, an Urban Design Guidelines publication of City Planning dated July 2026. It describes the predominant mid-20th century characteristics of the Scarborough Bluffs neighbourhood: low-pitched rooflines, setbacks, picture windows, earth-toned materials and mature trees. Chapters cover built form and architectural elements and landscape and site elements, with appendices on the neighbourhood's history, two open house feedback summaries, Guildwood Parkway front yard setback zoning permissions and an Architectural and Site Design Overview. It sits beside Toronto's Zoning By-law and Official Plan.

What it covers

Introduction
Purpose
Predominant Characteristics
Built Form and Architectural Elements
General
Front Steps and Entrances
Front Facades
Roof Form
Windows
Materials
Guildwood Parkway
Landscape and Site Elements
Trees on Private Property
Front Yard Landscape
Driveways and Garages
Fences
Other Features
Appendices
History of Guildwood Village
Open House 1 Feedback Summary
Open House 2 Feedback Summary
Guildwood Parkway Front Yard Setback Zoning Permissions
Architectural and Site Design Overview

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