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Documents
To Amend Former City of Hamilton Zoning By-law No. 6593 Respecting Lands Located at 179, 181, 183, 185, 187 and 189 Catharine Street
ZAH-24-012
Respecting Removal of Part Lot Control, Blocks 87 to 95, Registered Plan No. 62M-1280, and further described as Parts 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 83, 84, 92 of Deposited Reference Plan 62R-21836 for lands municipally known as 175, 187, 189, 191, 199 – 213, 217 - 229 Cittadella Boulevard & 158, 176, 190, 198, 202, 204, 212 – 226, 232 - 244 Rockledge Drive, Glanbrook
PLC-22-006E
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council
Schedule 9 (No Right Turn on Red)
Schedule 13 (Lane Designations)
Schedule 18 (Bicycle Lanes)
Schedule 19 (Bike Paths)
Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
ZAC-24-018
Not Final and Binding
Respecting 2064 and 2070 Rymal Road East (former Township of Glanbrook)
ZAC-23-017 and UHOPA-23-007
ZAC-24-017
Respecting 196, 198, 200 and 202 Upper Mount Albion Road (Stoney Creek)
ZAC-23-026 and UHOPA-23-011
To Amend By-law No. 12-282, as amended by By-law Nos. 19-108, 19-197, 21-079, 22-222, 23-031 and 24-110 Respecting Tariff of Fees
ZAH-23-037
ZAH-24-001