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Green Standards and Guidelines for Low Impact Development

Published by City of Hamilton

This is the City of Hamilton’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Guide
Published by: City of Hamilton
Date: December 20, 2023
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 203

Overview

WSP's final report of December 20, 2023 for the City of Hamilton, the study behind the City's Green Standards and Guidelines for Site Servicing (Stormwater), linked beside it. It reviews legislation and industry practice in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and abroad, including on-site retention criteria; describes the state of Hamilton's watersheds, its combined and separate sewers and current stormwater criteria; develops goals and objectives; builds Hamilton retention criteria on the MECP framework with case studies; and reviews low impact development best management practices, with design guidance and implementation requirements.

What it covers

Introduction
Review of Legislation & Industry Practices
Industry Best Practices
On-Site Retention Criteria
Hamilton Today
State of Hamilton Watersheds
Goals and Objectives
Hamilton Retention Criteria
MECP Framework
City of Hamilton Specific Targets
Case Studies
Review of LID BMP Practices
Design Guidance
Implementation Requirements

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