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St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Focused Area Urban Design Guidelines

Published by City of Toronto

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Toronto
Date: July 2005
Also called: St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Focused Area
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 57

Overview

Toronto's St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Focused Area Urban Design Guidelines, dated July 2005, a 57-page City document that outlines the diversity of the area's precincts and offers a template for development responsive to its historic character. It gives context and guiding principles, a structure plan of corridors and precincts such as Yonge Street, Esplanade, Berczy Park, King Street, Church Street, the Market Precinct and Jarvis Street, and built form guidelines on heights, shadows, angular planes and step-backs.

What it covers

Introduction
Context
The Study Area
City of Toronto Planning Direction
Guiding Principles
Objectives
Structure Plan
Areas of Special Identity
The Precincts and Corridors
The Yonge Street Corridor
Esplanade Corridor
Berczy Park Precinct
King Street Corridor
Church Street Corridor
Front Street Precinct
The Market Precinct
Jarvis Street Corridor
Gateway Treatment
Heritage
Views and Key Sites
Sustainable Design
Public Art Program
Street Character Types
Built Form Guidelines
Pedestrian Scale Design Considerations
Weather Protection
Street Wall Scale Design Considerations
Urban Scale Design Considerations
Building Heights
Shadows
Angular Plane and Step-backs
Design and Architectural Quality

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