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Urban Design Direction for Oakville

Published by Town of Oakville

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Type: Guide
Published by: Town of Oakville
Date: Staff update - December 2, 2019
Also called: Livable by Design Manual: Part A - Urban Design Direction
For: designer
Building types: All building types
Pages: 76
Instruments: Livable Oakville Plan · North Oakville East and West Secondary Plans

Overview

Part A of the Town of Oakville's Livable by Design Manual, a 76-page document marked Staff update December 2, 2019, Version 2.0. It gives text-and-illustration urban design direction for all lands in the Town. Section 1 covers purpose, policy context, six guiding design principles and implementation. Section 2 covers the public realm, section 3 built form for tall and mid-rise, low-rise non-residential and low-rise residential buildings, and section 4 site development. Parts B and C of the Manual are separate documents.

What it covers

Setting the direction
Introduction
Purpose of urban design direction
Policy context
Guiding design principles
Implementation
Design direction for the public realm
Complete streets
Streetscapes
Gateways
Public views and vistas
Urban squares
Public art
Wayfinding
Design direction for built form
Tall and mid-rise buildings
Low-rise non-residential buildings
Low-rise residential buildings
Design direction for site development
Landscaping
Pedestrian connections
Parking
Lighting
Signage
Service, loading and storage areas

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