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Ancaster: Wilson Street Secondary Plan Area Urban Design Guidelines
Published by City of Hamilton
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- Type
- Guide
- Published by
- City of Hamilton
- Date
- February 2012
- Also called
- Ancaster Community Node Urban Design Guidelines
- For
- designer
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 90
Overview
Urban design guidelines for Wilson Street in Ancaster, from Meadowbrook Drive to Montgomery Drive, the area Hamilton's Urban Official Plan identifies as a Community Node. Prepared for the City by peter j. smith & company, inc. in February 2012 as a component of the Wilson Street Secondary Plan, they set goals and objectives, character areas and a design concept, then guidelines by design district (Gateway Residential, Uptown Core, Transition, Village Core and Escarpment) with building typologies and public realm guidance. Appendices hold definitions, the planning context and character area matrices.
What it covers
- Purpose of the Urban Design Guidelines
- Goals & Objectives
- Character Areas
- Design Concept
- Design Guidelines by District
- Design District Map
- Gateway Residential: Building Typology A
- Uptown Core: Building Typology A
- Transition: Building Typology A
- Village Core: Building Typology A
- Escarpment: Building Typology A
- Definitions
- Planning Context
- Character Area Matrices
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