Draft of Mid-Rise Building Guidelines now ready for review; drop in meetings Dec. 13, 18
Burlington is creating design guidelines for mid-rise buildings. These guidelines will be used by city staff to evaluate development applications where mid-rise buildings between five and 11 storeys are proposed.Feedback from the public is needed to help shape the guidelines which will be presented to Burlington City Council in early 2019.The mid-rise building guidelines will address things like:
- building use, e.g. retail, commercial, residential
- building step backs from street wall to allow for sunlight and sky views
- street level features, e.g. sidewalks in front of buildings, trees, benches.
The mid-rise building guidelines do not outline where mid-rise buildings can be located in the city. This is determined by the city's new Official Plan and the Zoning Bylaw.Thank you to those who attended one of the City of Burlington’s Mid-Rise Building Guidelines open houses on Aug. 22 and 30, 2018 and/or completed the mid-rise building guidelines online survey. We appreciate your feedback.Based on the feedback gathered, a draft of Mid-Rise Building Guidelines for the City of Burlington is now ready for review.
Tell us what you thinkPlease review the draft guidelines and share your feedback in one of the following ways:Drop-in open houseNorth BurlingtonThursday, Dec. 13, 20186 to 8 p.m.Mountainside Community Centre – Community Room 2, 2205 Mt. Forest Dr.South BurlingtonTuesday, Dec. 18, 20186 to 8 p.m.City Hall – Atrium, 426 Brant St.OnlineNot able to attend an open house event? Share your feedback online at www.getinvolvedburlington.caEmailPlease send your feedback to todd.evershed@burlington.ca.Your feedback will help city staff to further refine the guidelines before they are presented to City Council for consideration in early 2019.