Planning and Development Applications
This page is for property owners, developers, builders and others who are interested in obtaining development approvals with the City of Markham. It details the application types and outlines the City’s review processes and requirements that you will need to meet when submitting an application and seeking development approvals.
Before You Submit an Application
Before submitting a planning application to the City, you are encouraged to research your property using the following sites:
- Property Details Search to check the Zoning and Official Plan designation, and to determine if the property falls under any other approval authorities (such as TRCA, MTO, etc.);
- Heritage Property Register to see if your property is listed, individually designated or within a heritage conservation district;
- Zoning Search Request to check permitted uses and development standards under the Zoning By-law; and
- Official Plan to check the land use policies and applicable Secondary Plans.
- Terms of Reference
In addition to the above, you may also be required to apply for a Pre-Application Consultation meeting with City Staff to discuss your proposal.
Pre-Application Consultation
Before you submit a planning application, you may be required to apply for a Pre-Application Consultation Request with City Staff to discuss your proposal.
District Teams
Development Services staff have geographically divided Markham into three major Development Districts (West, East & Central) to create a more efficient and effective structure for its overall operations. Special Heritage Districts corresponding to Markham's designated heritage areas have also been included and can be found within all of the major districts.
District Teams include staff from various departments and divisions within the Commission including Planning, Engineering, Urban Design, and Heritage.
Each team has in depth knowledge of activity within their districts and is responsible for all development applications, studies, special projects, and general inquiries regarding development in their district.
The Development District Map and Development Teams Chart below identify the District locations and Team members.
Development Services Commission Development District Teams
| Development Districts | West | North | Central | East | Heritage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Manager Clement Messere ext. 2191 | Manager Clement Messere ext. 2191 | Manager Sabrina Bordone ext. 8230 | Manager Stacia Muradali ext. 2008 | Manager Regan Hutcheson ext. 2080 |
| Engineer | Ziad Yassi ext. 7920 | Mansoor Ali ext. 2523 | TBD ext. | Syed Sultan ext. 2629 | As Assigned |
| Engineer Technologist | Michael Larbi ext. 3746 | TBD | David Liu ext.3221 | Sureshan Mailvaganam ext. 3568 | As Assigned |
| Planner | Rick Cefaratti ext. 3675 Jennifer Kim ext. 2156 Hailey Miller ext. 2945 Nusrat Omer ext. 2185 Daniel Brutto ext. 2468 | Daniel Brutto ext. 2468 Jennifer Kim ext. 2156 | Melissa Leung ext. 2392 Deanna Schlosser ext.2157 Elizabeth Martelluzzi ext.2193 Brendan Chiu ext. 2062 | Stephen Corr ext.2532 Carlson Tsang ext.2624 Brashanthe Mahoharan ext. 2190 Aaron Chau ext. 3279 | Peter Wokral ext. 7955 Evan Manning ext. 2296 |
| Parks Planner | Mattson Meere ext. 5790 | Halley Patel ext. 2059 | Christian Jattan ext. 2451 | Christian Jattan ext. 2451 | As assigned |
| Urban Designer | Han Liu ext. 2432 Alanna Van Ommen ext. 2478 Nada Babetty Jennifer Zhao ext. 2228 | Jennifer Zhao ext. 2228 | Abbie Kar ext. 2006 Oscar Lam ext.2153 | Michelle Wong ext. 2750 Alanna Van Ommen ext. 2478 | Alanna Van Ommen ext. 2478 Oscar Lam ext. 2153 |
| Zoning Examiner | As Assigned | As Assigned | As Assigned | As Assigned | As Assigned |
| Team Assistants | Amanda Samara ext. 3680 | Amanda Samara ext. 3680 | Amanda Samara ext. 3680 | Amanda Samara ext. 3680 | Fion Lau ext. 3025 |