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Documents
Respecting Lands Located at 312-318 Arvin Avenue.
Respecting Lands Located at 9796, 9788, 9778, 9772, 9754 and 9738 Twenty Road West.
Respecting Lands Located at 828 Fennell Avenue East.
Respecting 125 Lancing Drive.
As amended by By-law No. 02-225, Respecting the Property Located at 1394 Upper Gage Avenue.
Repealed by By-law No. 07-149 May 16, 2007
To Create New Institutional Zones for the City of Hamilton.
Respecting Deletion of Retirement Homes from Radial Distance Separation.
Respecting Land Located at 477 Dundas Street East (former Town of Flamborough).
Respecting Lands Located at 639 Rymal Road West.
Provides for housekeeping amendments to By-law 05-200, as hereinafter described and depicted.
Provides for housekeeping amendments to Zoning By-law No. 87-57 (Ancaster), Zoning By-law No. 90-145-2 (Flamborough) Zoning By-law No. 464 (Glanbrook) and Zoning By-law No. 3692-92 (Stoney Creek), as herein after described.
To rezone lands respecting 619 Centre Road - Part of Lot 8, Concession 4 - to permit the development of a subdivision.
Decision/Order No. 0631
To Amend:
- Zoning By-law No. 87-57 (Ancaster);
- Zoning By-law No. 3581-86 (Dundas);
- Zoning By-law No. 90-145-Z (Flamborough);
- Zoning By-law No. 464 (Glanbrook);
- Zoning By-law No. 6593 (Hamilton);
- Zoning By-law No. 3692-92 (Stoney Creek), and
- Zoning By-law No. 05-200 (Downtown Hamilton)
Respecting prohibition of use of land without adequate services.
Decision/Order No. 0634
As amended by By-law No. 02-225, and To Repeal By-law No. 07-096, Respecting the Property Located at 1394 Upper Gage Avenue.
Respecting Lands Located at 55 Onyx Avenue.
Respecting Lands Located at 237 Barton Street East.
Respecting Lands Located at 205 John Street South.
Respecting the Property Located at 1809 Rymal Road East.
Respecting the Property Located at 352 Park Street West.
As amended, Respecting Lands Located at 621 Highway No. 8