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​Compliance and quality control for the Control Architect’s work, monitoring of the process and reporting.

Single-family homes (ground-related residential development) form a significant part of new development in Brampton. Current policies (including Flower City, the Official Plan, Development Design Guidelines) promote a high quality of built environment and of new development.

Architectural control results in increased quality of built environment, communities with character and identity where various components (single-family homes, apartments, commercial and institutional development) create a whole, where the sum is larger than the parts.

​Compliance and quality control for the Control Architect’s work, monitoring of the process and reporting.

Licensed architects will oversee and sign off the work of various designers and builders for exterior appearance.

Architectural Control is a process in which a licensed architect reviews and approves designs for the exterior appearance of houses. The Community Design Guidelines and other standards, such as the Development Design Guidelines (mostly Architectural Control Chapter VII) form the basis for this review.