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Development Application Guidelines: Visual Impact Assessment

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Overview

Hamilton's Development Application Guidelines for a Visual Impact Assessment, showing whether a proposed building's location, massing and height affect important public views and vistas such as the Niagara Escarpment, Hamilton Harbour and the Downtown skyline, in a February 20, 2026 edition and an October 2022 edition issued as Appendix "B41" to Report PED22112(d). It covers the Downtown Hamilton Secondary Plan viewshed analysis, assessments requested by the Niagara Escarpment Commission or by the City, the written analysis with viewshed map and key observation points, and visual simulations.

What it covers

Purpose
Downtown Hamilton
Areas Near the Niagara Escarpment
Prepared By
Contents
Visual Impact Assessment Requested by Niagara Escarpment Commission
Visual Impact Assessment Requested by City of Hamilton
Written Analysis
Simulation and Model
Other Information
Reviewed and Approved By
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