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Development Application Guidelines: Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment

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Overview

Hamilton's Development Application Guidelines sheet for a Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (CHIA), a traceable evaluation of a development's effects on built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes, under the Planning Act or an Ontario Heritage Act process. It lists the scenarios it covers, from designated or listed properties to archaeological sites, and the report's sections in Part A: Cultural Heritage Evaluation and Part B: Assessment of Impacts, through conservation strategy, with review by the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee or Heritage Permit Review Subcommittee. Editions: February 19, 2026 and October 2022.

What it covers

Purpose
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Contents
Part A: Cultural Heritage Evaluation
Part B: Assessment of Impacts
Statement of Significance
Conservation Strategy
Other Information
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