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The by-laws include those enacted, amended and repealed by City Council, as well as those enacted, amended and repealed by the Ontario Municipal Board, Ontario Land Tribunal or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The City of Hamilton provides online access to reference copies of current by-laws dating from 2004 to the present.
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By-laws are the official rules that define how the City is governed
Documents
Respecting Lands Located at 56, 74, 78, 90 and 96 Parkside Drive and 546 Highway No. 6 (Flamborough). UHOPA-18-012/ ZAC-15-039
Municipally known as 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38 Bayonne Drive, Stoney Creek. PLC-18-001 (20771)
The properties located at 18-22 and 24-28 King Street East within the City of Hamilton, Ontario and more particularly described in Schedule "A" hereto annexed and forming part of this by-law, are hereby designated as properties of cultural heritage value.
Respecting Updates and Modifications to the Rural Hamilton Official Plan (City Wide)
Being Parts 1 to 6, inclusive, on Plan 62R-19974, City of Hamilton
Respecting 56, 74, 78, 90, 96, 100 and 566 Parkside Drive (Flamborough)
Respecting Section 7.18 Accessory Buildings. CI-18-G
Respecting Lands Located at 3331 Homestead Drive (Glanbrook). UHOPA-18-03 / ZAC-18-007
As amended by By-law No. 18-137, respecting lands located at 157 Gibson Avenue. ZAH-18-051
Municipally Known as 1 – 16, 18 – 32, 34 – 50, 52, and 54 Greenwich Avenue. PLC-18-022
As amended by By-law No. 18-055 Respecting Lands Located at 2 Glover Mountain Road (Stoney Creek). ZAH-18-044
157 Parkside Drive. PLC-18-017
4 Mill Stone Terrace. PLC-18-026
Respecting Lands Located at 163 and 167 Highway No. 5 West, formerly in the Town of Flamborough, now in the City of Hamilton. RHOPA-18-019/ ZAC-18-019
As amended by By-law No. 18-114, Respecting Lands Located at 154 Main Street East and 49 Walnut Street South. UHOPA-18-018 / ZAR-17-074
To provide for updated sections of the By-law 18-270, as amended, when members of Council are participating at ELECTRONIC Council and/or Committee meetings during an emergency when attending in-person is not possible.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
Regarding 3 Shippee Avenue, Stoney Creek. ZAH-18-002
Respecting Lands Located at 218 Highway No. 8 (Flamborough). ZAH-18-014
“Summerlea West Phase 2A”, 3 and 9 Binhaven Boulevard. PLC-18-016
103 Avanti Crescent and 107 Avanti Crescent. PLC-18-026