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Documents
Respecting Lands Located at 46-52 James Street North in the City of Hamilton. ZAR-15-049
Respecting Lands Located at 15, 17 and 21 Stone Church Road East, Hamilton. ZAC-20-028
Respecting Lands Located at 1 Redfern Avenue in the former City of Hamilton, now in the City of Hamilton. ZAC-15-026
As amended by By-law No. 15-173, respecting lands located at 3081 Tisdale Road, Glanbrook. ZAH-19-048
As amended by By-law No. 15-118, respecting lands located at 73 and 110 Aeropark Boulevard, Glanbrook. ZAH-18-060
As amended by By-law No. 15-024, respecting lands located at 98 James Street South (Hamilton). ZAH-17-022
As amended by By-law No. 15-118, Respecting Lands Located at 2460-2470 Highway No. 6 (Glanbrook). ZAH-16-019
Respecting Lands Located at 50 Albright Road, Owned by Ridgecrest Estates Inc. ZAC-15-046, 25T-201508, 25CDM-201515
As amended by By-law No. 95-02 and By-law No. 95-33, Respecting Lands Located at 15 Emerson Street, Hamilton.
Respecting Lands Located at 1055 and 1099 King Street East, 876 Cannon Street East and 60 Balsam Avenue North. CI-15-G
Respecting Lands Located at 15 Church Street.
ZAC-20-011/UHOPA-20-006
Not Final and Binding
Respecting a Portion of the Property Located at Lot 15 and Part of Lots 14 and 16, Plan 635, and Part of Lot 9, Broken Front Concession (Seabreeze Estates Phase 2).
To Create New Industrial Zones for Lands Located at Piers 11, 12, 14, 15 and 22-27 at Hamilton Harbour and Owned by the Hamilton Port Authority. CI-18-B
Respecting Lands Located at 417, 419, 421 and 423 Highway 8, and a Portion of the Lands Located at 176 Millen Road and 175 Margaret Avenue, Stoney Creek. ZAC-17-028/ UHOPA-17-15
Respecting Lands Located at 75 Overdale Ave. in the former Town of Flamborough.
Respecting Lands Located at 163 Dundas Street East.
Respecting Lands Located at 86 Dundas Street East.
As amended, Respecting Lands Located at 182 Parkside Drive.
Respecting Lands Located at 392 Dundas Street East (Flamborough).
Respecting Lands Located at 40 and 46 Flamboro Street and 62 Barton Street.