Town of Richmond Hill Draft New Official Plan - Chapter 4

LAND USE POLICIES
4.8.2.2 Design
It is the policy of Council that:
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Leadership in Urban Design
1. Development shall be designed to conserve water and energy and to
protect, enhance and actively manage the Greenway System in order to
promote the Town’s vision for sustainable economic growth.
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Building a Strong, Vibrant Identity and Character
2. Development shall be designed so as to promote a prestige image and
business environment by:
a. Creating distinctive gateways at the primary entrances to the business
parks and considering opportunities for secondary gateway features
at secondary entrances; and
b. Providing a series of focal points with coordinated streetscape
elements that contribute to a unified theme.
3. Applications for development shall be assessed on the basis of conformity
with the policies of this Plan and the applicable urban design guidelines
which have been approved by Council as set out in the Headford Business
Park Urban Design Guidelines, and the Barker Business Park Urban Design
Guidelines.
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Walkable Streets and People Places
4. Development shall provide outdoor amenity space for employees that is
generally oriented towards public streets, parks, trails or other focal points.
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5. Development of the GO Station lands within the Newkirk Employment Area
shall be encouraged to provide structured parking.
Transition to Neighbourhoods
6. In addition to the policies of 3.4.1.55, development shall be designed to
ensure that buffering and screening is provided in accordance with the
following:
a. Buffering in the form of fencing, planting, and other similar means to
ensure visual compatibility and where necessary, safety between uses;
and
b. Enhancing the quality of the public realm by providing appropriate
screening, landscaping and streetscaping along public streets.
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DRAFT MAY 6, 2010
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RICHMOND HILL OFFICIAL PLAN