The Yellowbelt — mapTO

A brief look at stable neighbourhoods in the City of Toronto

Apr 28 Apr 28 The Yellowbelt William Davis Secondary Post Thanks to Gil Meslin for his input. The term 'Yellowbelt', coined by urban planner Gil Meslin , describes a large swath of land that is designated as 'Neighbourhoods' in the City of Toronto's Official Plan. The Yellowbelt could be defined by several residential zones and by-laws, but, as Sean Galbraith points out, the primary zone within the Yellowbelt is the Residential Detached (RD) zone - defined in the city of Toronto Zoning By-Law as areas that prevent higher-density development (through maximum height of 10 metres) and permit only

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