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As amended by By-law No. 05-021, Respecting Lands Located at 522 Highway No. 6; 5, 6, 11 and 28 Clappison Avenue; 4, 10, 24, 30, 36 and 50 Horseshoe Crescent, and 95 Dundas Street East (Flamborough).
Respecting Lands Located at 20 Reid Avenue North, 11-17 and 41 Reid Avenue South, 22-116 Land Street, and 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24 Hayes Avenue, Hamilton. ZAC-18-010/25T-201802
As amended by By-law 18-003, respecting lands located at 20 Reid Avenue North, 11-17 and 41 Reid Avenue South, 22-116 Lang Street and 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 Hayes Avenue, Hamilton. ZAH-19-049
Tab 4, Exhibit 74
To Amend By-law No. 05-200, To Create New Zones for the Airport Employment Growth District for the City of Hamilton
(This decision replace the Council Adopted By-law No. 10-288)
OMB Case No. PL110331
Respecting Secondary Dwelling Unit Regulations. CI-20-E
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Repealed by By-law No. 07-149 May 16, 2007
LPAT-01 Attachment 1
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200, Respecting Lands Located at Pier 8, 65 Guise Street East (Hamilton)Ward: 2
ZAC-16-034
The Tribunal Orders that its Interim Order issued on December 10, 2019 is a Final Order and that the ZBA is hereby approved in the form appended hereto as Attachment 1.
LPAT Case No. PL170742
LPAT File Nos. PL170742, PL170743, PL170744
Respecting a Pilot Project for Entertainment on Outdoor Commercial Patios generally located in the areas of Downtown Hamilton, and for certain lands Zoned Open Space (P4) Zone and Settlement Commercial (S2) Zone in the Rural Area
Exhibits “B”, “D” and “E”
Those parts of Zoning By-law No. 15-173 that are not in issue, as set out in Exhibit “D” to the affidavit of Ms. Hickey-Evans, dated March 30, 2016 (the annotated By-law), are deemed to have come into force on the day the By-law was passed, being July 10, 2015, in accordance with s. 34(31) of the Act.
The above is subject to the following:
The appeal by Fern Brook Resorts Inc. is allowed to the extent necessary to implement the changes set out in Exhibit “E” to the affidavit of Ms. Hickey-Evans, dated March 30, 2016
Correction of the municipal address error in Special Exception 118 shall be made in accordance with Exhibit “B” to the affidavit of Ms. Hickey-Evans, dated March 30, 2016.
OMB Case No. PL150805
OMB File No. PL150805
OLT Attachment 2 - To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 (Hamilton), Respecting Lands Located at 1630 Main Street West and 69 Sanders Boulevard.
The Tribunal Orders that the appeal is allowed, and the Official Plan for the City of Hamilton is amended as set out in Attachment 1 to this Order (22-014). The Tribunal further Orders that the appeal is allowed, and the Zoning By-law No. 05-200 is amended as set out in Attachment 2 to this Order. The Tribunal further Orders that the requirement of a 0.67 metre planting strip along the north property line adjacent to 10 West Park Avenue be incorporated in the Zoning By-law and address at the Site Plan Approval stage.
OLT Case No. OLT-21-001801, formerly PL200456
OLT File No. OLT-21-001801, formerly PL200456
Respecting Creative Industries in the Industrial and Institutional Zones.
LPAT-04
Attachment 1The Tribunal Orders that the appeal against By-law No. 17-240 of the City of Hamilton is allowed in part, and By-law No. 17-240 is amended as set out in Attachment 1 to this order. In all other respects, the Tribunal orders that the appeal is dismissed.
LPAT Exhibit B - To Create New Commercial and Mixed Use and Utility Zones for the City of Hamilton.
The Tribunal Orders as follows:
Zoning By-law 17-240 (the “By-law”) is deemed to have come into force on the day the By-law was passed, being November 8, 2017, in accordance with subsection 34(31) of the Planning Act, with the exceptions as shown in Exhibit “B” to the affidavit of Joanne Hickey-Evans, sworn October 26, 2018 and found in Exhibit 5B at Tab B.
LPAT Case No. PL171450
LPAT File No. PL171451