HamiltonPlanning ApplicationsSite Plan
Site Plan Application Submission Requirements and Information
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
- Form
- Published by
- City of Hamilton
- Date
- April 2026
- Also called
- Review the Site Plan Submission Requirements and Information
- Form reference
- Planning Act, section 41
- For
- any
- Signed by
- owner · professional engineer · architect · landscape architect
- Building types
- All building types
- Pages
- 19
- Agencies
- City of Hamilton Planning Division · City of Hamilton Growth Management Division · Conservation Authorities · Hamilton International Airport
- Submit to
- City of Hamilton Planning Division, planningapps@hamilton.ca
- Instruments
- Planning Act, section 41 · By-law 24-186 · By-law 25-068 · By-law 25-154 · Hamilton Sign By-law No. 10-197 · Ontario Building Code
Overview
The City of Hamilton's Site Plan Application Submission Requirements and Information, April 2026, for site plan control under section 41 of the Planning Act and By-law 24-186. Beyond the cover letter, application form and fees, it sets out drawing requirements for the survey plan, site plan, minimum grading information, building elevations and lighting for public parking lots, the ten notes printed on a site plan, site plan securities and the undertaking, and schedules holding a sample letter of credit, security estimating guides and the undertaking form.
What it covers
- Site Plan Control
- Before submitting an application
- Application submission requirements
- Formal Consultation Process
- No Formal Consultation
- Electronic Documentation
- Disclosure of Information
- Site Plan Process Flow Chart
- Drawing Requirements
- General Drawing Requirements
- Survey Plan by O.L.S. showing
- Site Plan Drawing showing
- Site Statistics Table
- Notes on Site Plan
- Minimum Grading Information
- Building Elevation Drawing
- Lighting Plan for Public Parking Lots
- Professional Stamp
- Site Plan Application Fees
- External Agency Fees
- Site Plan Securities
- Site Plan Agreement / Undertaking
- Financial Requirements
- Planning Policies and Guidelines
- Schedule 1: Sample Letter of Credit
- Schedule 2: Guide for Estimating Security Requirements
- Schedule 3: Guide for Estimating Landscaping Security Requirement
- Schedule 4: Undertaking
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