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Sun/Shadow Analysis Terms of Reference - Checklist

Published by City of Toronto

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Type: Checklist
Published by: City of Toronto
Also called: completed checklist
Form reference: UD-WS-2021-001
For: designer
Signed by: consultant
Building types: All building types
Pages: 2

Overview

The City of Toronto's two-page Sun/Shadow Analysis Terms of Reference checklist, form UD-WS-2021-001, sent with a sun shadow analysis package for a planning application. It records the project, consultant and address, the number of buildings, floors and height in metres, the 3D model file format, the massing software — SketchUp, Revit or other — terrain correction and the 3D massing context tile from Open Data, the coordinates and solar north, the shadow diagram scale, colour and dates, daylight saving time, and the consultant's declaration.

What it covers

1. General
2. Project Description
3. Massing Information
4. Massing Model Location
5. Shadow Diagrams Information
6. General Comments
Declaration of Consultant

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