Guidelines and Terms of Reference

Explore our guidelines that help to implement our policies and plans.

Ongoing Guidelines and Manuals

• City-Wide Urban Design Guidelines
• Markham Centre Streetscape Guidelines update
• Enhanced Streetscape Guidelines for Intensification Areas
• Bird Friendly Guidelines Update
• Streetscape Manual Update

Terms of Reference, Guidelines, and Manuals

• Accessibility Design Guidelines (2022)
• Age-Friendly Design Guidelines (2022)
• Agricultural Impact Assessment Terms of Reference (2023)
• Angular Plane Study Terms of Reference (2023)
• Arborist Report and Tree Inventory & Preservation Plan Terms of Reference (2024)
• Archeological Impact Assessment Terms of Reference (2023)
• Bird Friendly Guidelines
• Community Design Plan Terms of Reference (2023)
• Community Infrastructure Impact Statement Terms of Reference (2023)
• Comprehensive Block Plan Terms of Reference (2023)
• Conservation Plan Heritage Resources Terms of Reference (2023)
• Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Terms of Reference (2023)
• Delineation of the Rouge Watershed Protection Area Terms of Reference (2023)
• Drive Through Design Guidelines
• Engineering Reports and Submission Outlines for Development Applications (2023)
  • Master Environmental Servicing Plan (MESP) and Scoped Environmental Master Servicing Plan for Intensification Areas (SEMSPIA)
  • Functional Servicing Report (FSR)
  • Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) Report
  • Stormwater Management (SWM) Report (including major and minor system design)
  • SWM Pond / Facility Design Report
  • SWM Pond Operation and Maintenance (O & M) Report
  • Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) Phase One and Phase Two Reports and Environmental Clearance and Reliance Letter
  • Geotechnical Report
  • Hydrogeological / Water Balance Analysis Report
  • Noise Study
  • Transportation Impact Study
  • Internal Functional Traffic Design Study
• Environmental Impact Study Guidelines
• Markham Built For, Height and Massing Study (2010)
• Natural Heritage Compensation Plan Terms of Reference (2023)
• Natural Heritage Constraints Map Terms of Reference (2023)
• North Markham Urban Design Guidelines (2018)
• Parks Planning and Development Terms of Reference(2023)
• Planning Justification Reports and Letters Terms of Reference (2023)
• Sun & Shadow Study Terms of Reference (2023)
• Transportation Demand Management Plan Terms of Reference (2023)
• Transportation Impact Assessment Terms of Reference (2023)
• Trees for Tomorrow: Streetscape Manual (2009)
• Unionville Commercial Core Pattern Book: Village Design & Architectural Guidelines
• Urban Design Brief Terms of Reference (2023)
• Wind Impact Study Terms of Reference (2022)