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Motel Strip Urban Design Guidelines

Published by City of Toronto

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Toronto
Date: June 2004
Also called: Motel Strip
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 22

Overview

Motel Strip is the City of Toronto's June 2004 urban design guideline sheet for the former Motel Strip in the Humber Bay Shores area, west of Lake Shore Boulevard West between Park Lawn Avenue and Palace Pier Court. It corresponds to Motel Strip Secondary Plan #11 in the Official Plan. Ten numbered sections cover view corridors, the central corridor, cross sections, Marine Parade Drive, building heights, sky exposure planes, the Village Court and the regional view corridor, with figures and key plans.

What it covers

Location
1. View Corridors/Residential Streets
2. Central Corridor
3. Cross Section Right of Way ‘C’ and ‘C1’
4. Cross Section Right of Way ‘D’, Park Wall
5. Marine Parade Drive
6. Building Heights
7. Sky Exposure Plane/Street Frontage Requirement
8. Sky Exposure Plan/Lake Shore Boulevard
9. The Village Court
10. Regional View Corridor

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