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Access the resources, information, municipal planning processes and engineering specifications that you need to help you successfully develop the City of Hamilton.

  Planning and Permit Approvals
  • Committee of Adjustment
  • Complete Applications and Public Meetings
  • One-Stop for Business
  • Parkland Dedication
  • Planning Application Assistance
  • Record of Site Permissions
  • Site Plan Guidelines
  • Tree Protection Guidelines

  Engineering Resources
  • Construction and Material Specifications
  • Criteria and Guidelines for Stormwater
  • Engineering Guidelines
  • Staging of Development Report
  • Tree Planting in Residential Subdivisions Guideline

  Reasons to Invest in Hamilton
  • Business Ambassador Program
  • Expansion and Relocation Assistance
  • Hamilton Calling Program
  • Industrial Land Development
  • Location Advantages

  Financial Incentive Programs
  • Commercial Property Improvement Grant Program
  • Downtown Hamilton Heritage Property Grant Program
  • Hamilton Downtown Multi-Residential Property Investment Program
  • Hamilton Downtown Property Improvement Grant Program
  • Commercial Corridor Housing Loan and Grant Program

  City-Owned Properties for Sale
  • Business Parks
  • City-Owned Properties for Sale
 • City-Owned Property Listing
  • Tax Sale Properties

  Fees
  • Building Permit Fees
  • Conservation Authorities  (Hamilton and Halton)
  • Conservation Authorities  (Niagara and Grand River)
  • Development Charges
  • Development Engineering User Fees
  • Interest Payment Policy on Cash Security Regarding Development Agreements
  • Planning Fee Structure

  Zoning
  • Former Zoning By-laws by Community
  • Zoning By-law Amendments
  • Zoning By-law Reform

  Subdivisions
  • Municipal Street Names and Numbers
  • Neighbourhood or Secondary Plans
  • Part Lot Control
  • Plans of Subdivision
  • Sign Guidelines
  • Subdivision and Condominium Mapping

  Land Severance
  • Consent Application
  • Consent Agreement Process

  Downtown Plans
  • Secondary Plan
  • Transportation Master Plan
  • 10-year Capital Budget Plan

  Upcoming Development Opportunities
  • Airport Employment Growth District

  Building Permits and Inspections
  • Building Inspections
  • Monthly Building Permit Stats
  • New Online Building Permit Query
  • When do I need a Building Permit?

  Environmentally Friendly
  • Brownfields: Environmental Remediation and Site Enhancement Program  (ERASE)
  • Clean Air Hamilton
  • Environmentally Significant Areas Impact Evaluation Group  (ESAIEG)
  • Natural Heritage Planning
  • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design  (LEED)

  Heritage
  • Heritage Funding Programs
  • Heritage Permit
  • Heritage Property Standards
  • Ontario Heritage Act

  Official Plans
  • Growth Related Integrated Development Strategy (GRIDS)
  • Rural Official Plan
  • Secondary (Neighbourhood) Plans
  • Strategic and Environmental Planning Projects
  • Urban Official Plan
  • Vision 2020

  Contact Information
  • Departmental Contact List

  Online Services
  • BizPaL  (identify permits and licences for your business)
  • City-Owned Property Listing
  • Downtown Loan and Grant Programs
  • Online Building Permit Query  
 • Online Application Forms for Grant Programs
  • Zoning Verification

  YouTube™ Videos
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  Things You Need to Know
  • Application Forms
  • Maps
  • Publications

  Most Requested Info
  • City-Owned Properties for Sale
Economic Development and Real Estate
  • Hamilton's New Zoning By-law
  • Planning Division
  • Urban Hamilton Official Plan