- Alias
- Terms of Reference for Shadow/Sun Study
- Applies to
- designer
- Document date
- June 2024
Brampton's terms of reference for a sun/shadow study — the model and written description of shadows a proposed development casts on nearby amenity areas and the public realm, used for proposals over six storeys or 20 metres. It fixes tests on June 21, September 21 and December 21 at solar noon and even hours, sets a study area four times building height to the north, and gives criteria for private and common amenity areas, sidewalks, parks and community gardens. Attachments carry sun angle tables and the sun access factor method.
What it covers
- 1. Purpose
- 2. When is a sun/shadow study required?
- 3. Test Dates and Times
- 4. Submission Requirements
- 5. Written Summary
- 6. Deliverables
- 7. Evaluation Criteria
- Attachments
- Sun Angles for Brampton Shadow Studies
- Adjustment Between Grid North and (Solar) True North
- Calculating Sun Access Factors
- Definitions
- References
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- Publisher
- City of Brampton
- Category
- Study requirements
- Published under
- Development Application Guidelines — the municipality's own heading
- Signatories
- licensed design professional, such as an architect, engineer, or planner
- Required for
- Official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment or site plan approval for proposals over 6 storeys or 20 m in height
- Tags
terms-of-referencesun-shadow-studyurban-designtall-buildings
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