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• public and private schools;
• places of worship;
• day nurseries;
• social services;
• cultural services; and
• quasi-public/private uses such as other privately operated public facilities.

The purpose of this technical paper is to inform a zoning approach for community uses in the Comprehensive Zoning By-law project. The new Zoning By-law seeks to permit community uses as-of-right on properties that would conform to the Official Plan and be sensitive to the Richmond Hill context. 

The technical paper is presently in the background research phase. The City will seek input from the public in the near future. Please stay tuned for updates on an upcoming public information session by subscribing for notifications or by submitting your comments. The City is aiming to complete this paper by Summer 2020. 

• the form of a Zoning By-law
• Community Planning Permit System; and
• Minor Variance Criteria

The purpose of this technical paper is to inform one or more zoning approach appropriate to implement the land use and built form controls in the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Project.

The Technical paper is presently in the background research phase. The City will seek input from the public in the near future. Please stay tuned for updates on an upcoming public information session by subscribing for notifications or by submitting your comments. The City is aiming to complete this paper by Summer 2020. 

• emerging trends of the aging in place concept; and
• considerations for land uses and built forms.

The purpose of this technical paper is to inform a zoning approach in the Comprehensive Zoning By-law project. The new Zoning By-law seeks to permit such uses that would conform to the Official Plan and be sensitive to the Richmond Hill context. 

The technical paper is presently in the background research phase. The City will seek input from the public in the near future. Please stay tuned for updates on an upcoming public information session by subscribing for notifications or by submitting your comments. The City is aiming to complete this paper by Summer 2020. 

The Federal Cannabis Act (2018) created a regulatory framework for the production, distribution, sale, cultivation and possession of cannabis in Canada. For local governments, the Cannabis Act has significant implications for land use regulation. The City adopted a zoning by-law in 2014 to allow medical marijuana production in certain industrial zones in response to the Federal regulations at the time. However, these provisions do not take into account recent Federal Regulations. The purpose of this paper is to inform a zoning approach to address cannabis cultivation and processing in a manner relevant to the City of Richmond Hill. This paper will address:

• federal and provincial regulatory framework;
• site design considerations; and
• form, location and scale of commercial cultivation and processing. 

The technical paper is presently in the background research phase. The City will seek input from the public in the near future. Please stay tuned for updates on an upcoming public information session by subscribing for notifications or by submitting your comments. The City is aiming to complete this paper by Summer 2020. 

The City is presently undertaking a technical paper on residential parking and landscape requirements for ground related dwellings (single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings and street townhouses). This paper will address matters such as:

• parking in a front yard or exterior side yard;
• minimum standards for landscaping a front yard;
• maximum driveway widths;
• temporary structures for parking and storage; and
• residential and commercial vehicles parking.

Richmond Hill’s Front Yard Parking and Driveway Apron By-law (By-law 84-03) regulates parking in a front yard or exterior yard, minimum standards for landscaping a front yard, and maximum driveway widths in order to address the needs of residents while maintaining a pedestrian oriented streetscape. The purpose of this paper is to examine residential parking requirements for ground related dwellings and make recommendations for potential updates to these zoning provisions to be included in the comprehensive zoning by-law.

The technical paper is presently in the background research phase. The City will seek input from the public in the near future. Please stay tuned for updates on an upcoming public information session by subscribing for notifications or by submitting your comments. The City is aiming to complete this paper by Summer 2020. 

The City is presently undertaking a technical paper on second dwelling units (such as basement apartments, granny flats and garden suites). This paper will address matters such as:

• legislative and policy context;
• changes that may be required to the City's Official Plan to implement the 2019 provincial changes;
• area municipality policy and implementation approaches;
• land use issues related to second units; and
• existing zoning and second unit permissions in Richmond Hill.

In 2012, the Strong Communities through Affordable Housing Act (Bill 140) amended various sections of the Planning Act to require municipalities to establish Official Plan policies and zoning by-law provisions permitting second units in dwellings and ancillary structures. The purpose of the paper is to inform a zoning approach for second units in the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Project that is sensitive to the Richmond Hill context.

The technical paper is presently in the background research phase. The City will seek input from the public in the near future. Please stay tuned for updates on an upcoming public information session by subscribing for notifications or by submitting your comments. The City is aiming to complete this paper by Summer 2020.

The Official Plan designates residential areas in the City as Neighbourhoods. Low rise medium density residential uses such as townhouses, apartments, and mixed use residential and commercial buildings are permitted in the Neighbourhoods subject to detailed policies such as location and compatibility.

The City is presently undertaking a Low-Rise Medium Density Building Typology Study which will consider low rise medium density residential uses in residential-only and mixed use building forms. The Study will focus on:

• the placement of building forms appropriate in the Neighbourhoods; and
• the site design considerations to implement the building forms.

The Study findings will inform the Comprehensive Zoning By-law with: 

• the opportunity to pre-zone lands for low rise medium density uses; and
• to establish appropriate zoning standards related to the building forms. 

The Study is presently in the background research phase. The City will seek input from the public in the near future. Please stay tuned for updates on an upcoming public information session by subscribing for notifications or by submitting your comments. The City is aiming to complete this paper by Fall 2020.