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What is the Urban Structure?
What makes up the Recommended Urban Structure?
Where can I learn more?
Planning for growth and development in the Town over the next twenty-five years requires a good understanding of what exists today, a clear vision of what we want and where we need to go in the future, and direction on how we can achieve that vision through planning policy.
A key component of Richmond Hill’s future Official Plan vision is the Urban Structure, which is the spatial framework for directing growth and determining land use in the new Official Plan.
What is the Urban Structure? 
The Urban Structure refers to the arrangement or pattern of points (centres), lines (movement corridors) and surfaces (broader areas such as neighbourhoods) within an urban area. Provincial and Regional policy direction and the comments we heard from you through the People Plan Richmond Hill process have shaped the Town’s Urban Structure, by bringing together policy direction, research and analysis and your comments to lay out the framework for the Town’s new Official Plan. By envisioning the Town through a series of policy and thematic layers (e.g. housing, environment, economy, transportation, etc.) – each with their own significant points, lines and surfaces – a new Urban Structure emerged. 
Recommended Urban Structure Staff Report [PDF] - 1.5 Mb
Recommended Urban Structure Map [PDF]
Existing Urban Structure Staff Report & Background Study [PDF] - 9 Mb
Provide Your Comments
What makes up the Recommended Urban Structure?
The Town’s Recommended Urban Structure includes a number of elements. While some elements are Provincially and Regionally defined (i.e. Yonge Street), other elements are locally defined based on Provincial / Regional policy direction and the People Plan Richmond Hill process (e.g. the Downtown). All of these elements provide local identity and place-making opportunities. Policies for each element will help to enhance and create new unique places within our community!
Provincial and/or Regionally-Defined Elements
• The Regional Centre
• The Regional Corridors – Yonge Street and Highway 7
Locally-Defined Elements
• Greenway System
• Employment Areas along the Highway 404 Corridor and Newkirk Business Park
• Local Centres – Downtown and Oak Ridges
• Local Corridor – Major Mackenzie Drive
• Key Development Areas along the Regional Corridors (Yonge Street at Carrville Road/16th Avenue and Yonge Street at Elgin Mills Road)
Local Identity and Place Making Elements
• Local Development Area along the Local Corridor
• Landmarks
• Topography and Views
Where can I learn more?
Urban Structure Background Study page
Other Official Plan background Studies
New Official Plan
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