BORDEAUX plus is a Hamilton-based Urban Design, Planning and Land Development consultancy firm.

We help property owners, builders, developers, and architects move projects through municipal planning and development-approval process, from early feasibility and pre-consultation to final planning approvals and permit-ready coordination.

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A promising site can lose time and value when zoning constraints, application requirements, design issues, or agency comments are identified too late.

BORDEAUX plus helps you understand what is possible before you commit to a direction. We assess planning policy, zoning, site conditions, environmental and conservation authority requirements, built-form considerations, then develop a practical strategy to advance your project through the municipal process.

Whether you are planning a residential infill project, addition, mixed-use redevelopment, commercial building, agricultural, industrial site, or multi-unit development, we help organize the work, prepare the materials, and manage the approval path.

We serve clients in:

Hamilton - Ancaster - Dundas - Flamborough - Stoney Creek - Waterdown - Burlington - Halton - Brantford - Niagara - Haldimand County - Oxford County and surrounding municipalities

Development feasibility and pre-consultation

Before investing in detailed design, understand the approvals your project is likely to require.

We review applicable zoning, Official Plan policies, site constraints, development potential, and key municipal considerations. We prepare concept materials and lead or support pre-consultation with municipal staff to identify requirements early and establish a clear application strategy.

Typical support includes:

Zoning and policy review
Preliminary development feasibility
Concept plans and site-layout studies
Pre-consultation meeting preparation
Identification of required studies, consultants, and approvals
Approval pathway, schedule, and next-step advice

Site Plan Control applications

We prepare and manage Site Plan Control applications for projects requiring detailed review of site layout, access, landscaping, built form, servicing coordination, accessibility, lighting, parking, loading, grading, drainage, and related site-design matters.

For many Hamilton commercial, industrial, institutional, and larger multi-residential projects, final site-plan approval is required before a building-permit application can proceed.

Our role includes:

Site-plan and urban-design coordination
Application forms, planning materials, and submission assembly
Coordination with architects, engineers, landscape architects, and other specialists
Municipal comment tracking and response coordination
Revisions and resubmissions
Support in satisfying conditions toward final approval

Minor Variance applications

When a proposal does not meet one or more zoning standards, such as setbacks, height, lot coverage, parking, or building location, we prepare a clear and well-supported Minor Variance application.

We review the zoning framework, identify the exact relief required, prepare supporting site sketches or drawings, develop the planning rationale, coordinate the submission, and represent the proposal before the Committee of Adjustment where appropriate.

Hamilton recommends contacting planning staff early to assess feasibility and submission requirements for a minor-variance proposal

Zoning By-law and Official Plan amendments

Some projects need more than a variance. Where the proposed land use, density, height, permissions, or development standards cannot be achieved under the existing policy and zoning framework, BORDEAUX prepares and manages Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

We provide:

Policy and zoning analysis
Development concept and planning strategy
Planning Justification Reports and supporting rationale
Application preparation and submission coordination
Public-meeting and staff-meeting support
Consultant coordination and response to technical comments
Urban-design input for intensification and redevelopment proposals

Drawings and documents for approvals

Strong applications depend on clear, coordinated information. BORDEAUX prepares and coordinates drawings and planning materials that communicate the proposal effectively to municipal staff, review agencies, and decision-makers.

Depending on project needs, this may include:

Existing-condition and context plans
Concept plans and site plans
Site statistics and zoning-compliance summaries
Massing, elevation, and streetscape studies
Urban-design and built-form materials
Site sketches for minor variances
Planning rationale and application-support documents
Coordination of architectural, civil, landscape, transportation, environmental, heritage, and servicing inputs

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