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Originally Posted by HamiltonBoyInToronto
One of the biggest farces in Hamilton's history is this height limit... It serves no purpose ... Cities that have height limits have them in place to preserve a view of a special monument or building ... Hamilton has it to preserve the view of an escarpment that literally goes on forever and a lake the size of an ocean ....we need to find out who actually wants the height limit and why they truly want it ... probably just some millionaire living at the edge of the escarpment lol
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The only height limits that make sense are those as a result of airport flight paths (Saskatoon and formerly Edmonton), and Ottawa's height limit around downtown for the sake of Parliament Hill. Hamilton, along with Vancouver and Montreal, all have nonsensical height limits and restrictions.
It wouldn't surprise me to hear that special interest groups are influencing it. It won't last forever, though. There will eventually be some give, all it takes is one really tall project to set a precedent and then eventually more will start working their way through.