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Urban Design Guidelines for Sites with Drive-Through Facilities

Published by City of Toronto

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Toronto
Date: May 2005
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 32

Overview

Urban Design Guidelines for Sites with Drive-Through Facilities, a 32-page City of Toronto draft from Urban Development Services dated May 2005 and marked for community consultation purposes. It covers the purpose of the guidelines, urban design challenges and goals, and guidelines on site plan organization, building location and circulation, massing and articulation, pedestrian safety, and landscaping, with site plan diagrams for corner, mid-block and front-of-mall lots, plus definitions and study submission requirements. It belongs to Toronto's design and development guidelines for site plan review.

What it covers

Introduction
The Purpose of the Guidelines
Urban Design Challenges for Sites With Drive-Through Facilities
How and Where Guidelines Apply
Urban Design Goals
Urban Design Guidelines
Site Plan Organization, Building Location and Site Circulation
Stacking Lanes and Driveways
Vehicular Site Access and Parking
Utilities and Services
Massing and Building Articulation
Pedestrian Safety, Amenity and Circulation
Landscaping
Site Plan Diagrams
Corner Lot
Mid-Block
Front of Mall
Appendices
Appendix A: Definitions
Appendix B: Study Submission Requirements

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