- Applies to
- designer
- Work types
- new construction · site plan
- Document date
- June, 2022
- Document date display
- June 2022
The City of Mississauga urban design section's built form standards for three downtown character areas — Fairview, Cooksville and Hospital — dated June 2022 and marked revised July 2024, with selected content carried into the official plan. Section 2 sets the general built form standards on ground floor setbacks, podium stepbacks, floor plate sizes, tower separation, articulation, building top and height variation, plus architectural guidance on main street character, materials, corners and parking structures. Section 3 applies them character area by character area and across A, B and C streets and pedestrian connections.
What it covers
- 1.0 Introduction
- Purpose of the Standards
- Objectives of the Standards
- Expectations of the Standards
- How to Read the Standards
- 2.0 General Standards
- General Built Form Standards
- 2.1.1 Ground Floor Setbacks
- 2.1.2 Podium Stepbacks
- 2.1.3 Floor Plate Sizes
- 2.1.4 Tower Separation
- 2.1.5 Building Articulation
- 2.1.6 Building Top
- 2.1.7 Height Variation
- Architectural Design Guidelines
- 2.2.1 Main Street Character
- 3.0 Character Areas & Street Types
- 3.1.1 Downtown Fairview
- 3.1.2 Downtown Cooksville
- 3.1.3 Downtown Hospital
- 3.2 A-Streets
- 3.3 B-Streets
- 3.4 C-Streets and Pedestrian Connections
- 3.5 Transition from Established Neighbourhoods
- 4.0 Glossary
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- Publisher
- City of Mississauga
- Category
- Study requirements
- Published under
- Urban Design Guidelines And Reference Notes — the municipality's own heading
- Instruments
- Mississauga Official Plan · Mississauga zoning by-law · Ontario Building Code
- Tags
built-form-standardsdowntowncharacter-areasurban-designtall-buildings