Urban Design Guidelines - Employment Areas - Town of Ajax

The detailed design requirements of the serviceswithin the public rights-of-way are addressed in thesubdivision agreement, including the landscape andstreetscape design.In these guidelines, the following sections areparticularly relevant to the draft plan stage:Section 2:Section 3.3:Section 3.4:Section 5.0:Guiding PrinciplesStreetscapesStreet NetworkAreas of Special TreatmentTertiary PlansTo ensure development occurs in a comprehensiveand coordinated fashion, the Town may require thepreparation of a Tertiary Plan. The preparation ofthis plan will draw upon all of the guidelines.Privately Administered Design ControlThese urban design guidelines provide conceptsand standards to guide development on public andprivate lands with regard to issues concerning thevision for employment lands, general goals andobjectives, site planning, architecture and landscapedesign. They establish a set of common baseprinciples.It is recommended that a privately administeredDesign Control review process be established, toeffectively implement the concepts of this document,as well as more specific and detailed built formsolutions, for private development.The privately administered Design Control reviewprocess requires that on a per-application basiswithin the Town of Ajax’s Employment Areas, all siteplans, elevations, and materials and colours for allbuildings be reviewed and approved by the controlarchitect prior to submission to the Town of Ajax forsite plan approval and/or building permit application.This site plan and associated documents (i.e.,building elevations, landscape plans and details) areto be submitted as part of the Design Controlprocess, and must be stamped “approved” by theDesign Control consultant prior to submission to theTown of Ajax.In the event that the Director of Planning of theTown of Ajax feels the Design Control consultant isnot administering the guidelines in accordance withtheir intent, the Director may:1. replace the consultant, or64