Council Approved Phase 1 – Interim Draft Terms of References

These Phase 1 – Interim Draft Terms of References/Guidelines were approved by the Planning Committee on November 29, 2022. The interim draft guidelines will provide clarity for development applications as to City requirements and will be subject to additional public and stakeholder consultation with Phase 2 terms of references in Q2 2023 before finalization.

For existing guidelines that are being modified, please refer to the chart for a summary of changes.

Name Existing, Modified or New
Affordable Housing Report/Rental Conversion Assessment (PDF)
 New
Aggregate Resource Assessment (PDF)
 New
Agricultural Impact Assessment (PDF)
 Existing
Archaeological Assessment (PDF)
 Existing
Concept Plan (PDF)
 New
Construction Management Plan (--PDF)
 Existing
Cost Recovery Agreement (PDF)
 Existing
Cultural Heritage Assessment Documentation and Salvage Plan (PDF)
 Modified
Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (PDF)
 Modified
Cycling Route Analysis (PDF)
 New
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Summary of Environmentally Significant Areas Impact Evaluation Group Comments (where applicable) (PDF)
 Existing
Environmental Site Assessment and/or Record of Site Condition (PDF)
 Existing
Farm Economics Report (PDF)
 New
General Vegetation Inventory (PDF)
 Existing
Housing Report (PDF)
 New
Impact Assessment for New Private Waste Disposal Sites (PDF)
 New
Landscape Plan (PDF)
 New
Linkage Assessment (PDF)
 Existing
Materials Palette or Imagery (PDF)
 New
Minimum Distance Separation Calculation (PDF)
 Existing
Modern Roundabout and Neighbourhood Roundabout Analysis (PDF)
 New
Neighbourhood Traffic Calming Options Report (PDF)
 New
Parking Analysis Study (PDF)
 New
Pedestrian Route and Sidewalk Analysis (PDF)
 New
Planning Justification Report (PDF)
 Modified
Pre-Technical Conservation Authority Review (PDF)
 New
Public Consultation Summary, Comment Response (PDF)
 Modified
Right of Way Impact Assessment (PDF)
 Modified
Roadway Development Safety Audit (PDF)
 New
Site Lighting Plan (PDF)
 Existing
Sun-Shadow Study (PDF)
 Modified
Summary Response to Formal Consultation Comments (PDF)
 New
Survey Plan (PDF)
 New
Transit Assessment (PDF)
 New
TDM Options Report (PDF)
 New
Transportation Impact Study (PDF)
 Existing
Tree Management Plan (PDF)
 Existing
Tree Protection Plan (PDF)
 Existing
Urban Design Architectural Guidelines (PDF)
 New
Urban Design Report and Design Review Panel Summary (PDF)
 New
Visual Impact Assessment (PDF)
 Modified
Wildland Fire Assessment (PDF)
 New
Wind Study (PDF)
 Modified
Zoning Compliance Review (PDF)
 New
3D Model (PDF)
 New


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