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Development Application Guidelines: Urban Design or Architectural Guidelines

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Overview

Hamilton's Development Application Guidelines for Urban Design and Architectural Guidelines, the design vision and criteria prepared for large draft plans of subdivision and for industrial, commercial and institutional campuses, in a February 20, 2026 edition and an October 2022 edition issued as Appendix "B39" to Report PED22112(d). It sets out their parts: analysis of the existing site; a design response for streetscapes, residential architecture, garages, priority lots, townhouses, multiple dwellings, commercial, institutional and landscape design; and implementation through design review, a design architect and a control architect.

What it covers

Purpose
Prepared By
Contents
1.0 Description and Analysis of the Existing Site
2.0 Design Response and Intent
Streetscape Design Guidelines
Residential Architectural Design Guidelines
Design Guidelines for Garages
Design Guidelines for Priority Lot Dwellings
Commercial Architectural Design Guidelines
Institutional Architectural Design Guidelines
Landscape Design Guidelines
3.0 Implementation Plan
Design Review Process
Architectural Control
Control Architect
Periodic Review
Other Information
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