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Airport Employment Growth District Urban Design Guidelines

Published by City of Hamilton

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Type: Guide
Published by: City of Hamilton
Date: August 2010
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 50

Overview

Urban design guidelines for the Airport Employment Growth District (AEGD), the employment lands around Hamilton's airport, dated August 2010 and prepared for the City by a consulting team as part of the AEGD Secondary Plan work. Read with the Secondary Plan, the zoning by-law and the AEGD Eco-Industrial Design Guidelines, they cover site planning (natural edges, roads, driveways, setbacks, parking, loading, lighting), built form (sustainable design, height, massing, signage), open space and landscape, and guidance for the Prestige Business, Light Industrial, Airside Industrial, Airport-Related Business and Employment Supportive Centre designations.

What it covers

Purpose of Urban Design Guidelines (UDG)
Who Should Use these Guidelines
Implementation of the Guidelines
Site Planning Guidelines
Relationship to Natural Edges
Recommended Building Setbacks
Storage, Service and Loading Areas
Built Form Guidelines
Sustainable Building Design
Rooftop and Mechanical Requirements
Architectural Lighting and Light Pollution Management
Open Space Guidelines
Landscape Buffers
Design Guidelines for Specific Designations
Prestige Business
Airside Industrial
Airport-Related Business
Employment Supportive Centre

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