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City of Hamilton Site Plan Guidelines

Table of Contents:

  1. Introduction
  2. Site Context and Public Space Considerations
  3. Site Design
  4. Building Design
  5. Areas of Special Character
  6. Specific Building Types
  7. Glossary of Urban Design and Site Planning Terms

Table of Appendices:

  1. City of Hamilton Submissions Requirements for Site Plan Control
  2. City of Hamilton Letter of Credit Policy
  3. Downtown Hamilton Development Permit Area
  4. Site Plan Contact Information
  5. Site Plan Control Process Flow Chart
  6. Conservation Authority Jurisdiction Boundaries
  7. Woodland Conservation By-law No. R00-054
  8. Tree Preservation Details
  9. Notice of Intent to Cut, Burn or Destroy Tree Application
  10. Barrier Free Signage (Provincial Standards)
  11. City of Hamilton Urban Braille System
  12. City of Hamilton Barrier Free Design Guidelines (Excerpts)
  13. Visibility Triangle Requirements
  14. Recommended Planting Applications
  15. Preferred Street Tree Species
  16. City of Hamilton Tree Policies
  17. Planting and Paving Details
  18. Fencing Details
  19. City of Hamilton Waste Management By-law (Draft)
  20. Waste Enclosure Details
  21. City of Hamilton waste Collection Design Standards for New Development and Redevelopments
  22. City of Hamilton Landscape and Grading Plan Requirements
  23. City of Hamilton By-law for Prohibiting and Regulating the Alteration of Property Grades, the Placing or Dumping of Fill, and the Removal of Topsoil
  24. Ministry of the Environment, Noise Assessment Criteria in Land Use Planning: Requirements, Procedures and Implementation, LU-131

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  Contact Information
Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
71 Main Street West (3rd Floor)

"EAST" Area
Wards: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11
Phone: 905-546-2424 Ext. 1355
Email: Cathy.Brittan@hamilton.ca

"WEST" Area
Wards: 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 and 15
Phone: 905-546-2424 Ext. 2799
Email: Jessica.DeAbreu@hamilton.ca

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  • Site Plan brochure
  • Committee of Adjustment
  • EIS Reports  (2009)
  • Fees, Applications and Guidelines

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  • Legislative Approvals
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