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Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
Upon owners of land abutting a section of North Service Road from 1075 North Service Road to 196m easterly and then 61m northerly (through existing sewer/watermain easement) to existing sewer outlet on Trillium Avenue, in the City of Hamilton.
Necessary to incorporate the land described below into the highway known as Meadowlands Boulevard within its limits.
Necessary to incorporate the land described below into the highway known as Tollgate Drive within its limits.
To Repeal By-law No. 06-051, Respecting Lands Located at 3087 Highway No. 56.
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
Necessary to incorporate the land described below into the highway known as Annabelle Street within its limits.
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on April 12, 2006.
Necessary to incorporate the land described below into the highway known as Forbes Street within its limits.
Necessary to incorporate the land described below into the highway known as Stonehenge Drive within its limits.
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on April 26, 2006.
Council of the City of Hamilton, pursuant to the Assessment Act, as amended by the Continued Protection for Property Taxpayers Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c.25, has the right to adopt optional property classes for the year 2006.
Tax ratios determine the relative amount of taxation to be borne by each property class.
To levy on the whole rateable property according to the last returned assessment roll for the current year, the tax rates required for the City and Public and Separate school purposes.
To levy a special charge upon the rateable properties in the Business Improvement Areas that are in a prescribed business property class sufficient to raise the amount required for the purposes of the Boards of Management of the Business Improvement Areas.
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Part of Lot 3, Concession 1 in the Geographic Township of Saltfleet, and Part of Blocks 15 & 18 on Plan 62M-1241, designated as Parts 1, 2 and 6, inclusive, on Plan 62R-21744, be established as a public highway to form part of Sonoma Lane.
For the purpose of creating lots for street townhouse dwellings.
- Further described as Parts 1-92 of Deposited Reference Plan 62R-21836 for lands municipally known as 141-229 Cittadella Boulevard & 158-244 Rockledge Drive, Glanbrook
PLC-22-006
To prohibit and regulate certain public nuisances - certain large gatherings, as defined in this By-law, are or could become, or cause public nuisances.