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King-Parliament Urban Design Guidelines

Published by City of Toronto

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Type
Guide
Published by
City of Toronto
Date
June 2004
Also called
King-Parliament
For
designer
Building types
All building types
Pages
6

Overview

Toronto's King-Parliament urban design guidelines, a six-page chapter of the City's Urban Design Guidelines series dated June 2004. They are read with the King-Parliament Secondary Plan in Section 15 of Chapter 6 of the Official Plan and apply to lands bounded by Queen Street East, Jarvis Street, the Don River and approximately The Esplanade. The chapter describes Areas of Special Identity, including the Old Town of York and the Corktown Mixed Use Area, with their important characteristics, general site plan issues, special streets and Parliament Street.

What it covers

  • Location:
  • Guidelines
  • Areas of Special Identity
  • Important Characteristics
  • General Site Plan Issues
  • Streetscape
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