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PLC-21-003E
3.2 Regular Council Meeting Times
- A meeting of Council shall adjourn after being in session for eight (8) hours;
- A meeting of Council will recess for 30 minutes within the first five (5) hours of a meeting, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act;
- Notwithstanding subsection 3.2(4), Council may extend the meeting for a specified period of time, with a majority of the Members of Council present and voting in the affirmative.
5.6 Standing Committee Meeting Times
- A meeting of Committee shall adjourn after being in session for eight (8) hours;
- A meeting of Committee will recess for 30 minutes within the first five (5) hours of a meeting, in accordance with the Employment Standards Act;
- Notwithstanding subsection 5.6(4), Committee may extend the meeting for a specified period of time, with a majority of the Members of Committee present and voting in the affirmative.
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 3692-92 (Stoney Creek), Respecting Lands Located at 1226 Barton Street, Stoney Creek. ZAH-21-004
23-008-OLT Attachment “A” To Adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 37 to the Rural Hamilton Official Plan, respecting 3355 Golf Club Road, Glanbrook
23-009-OLT Attachment “B” To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 Respecting the Property Located at 3355 Golf Club Road
The Tribunal Orders that the Appeals are allowed in part and:
1. The City of Hamilton Official Plan is amended in accordance with the official plan amendment attached hereto as Attachment "A";
2. Zoning By-law No. 05-200 of the City of Hamilton is amended in accordance with the zoning by-law amendment attached hereto as Attachment "B"; and the Tribunal authorizes the municipal clerk to format, as may be necessary, and assign a number to the by-law for record keeping purposes.
OLT Case Nos. OLT-21-001085, OLT-21-001086
- Appointment of Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs
- The amendments in this By-law include any necessary indexing, grammatical, numbering and lettering changes.
Respecting Removal of Part Lot Control, Blocks 21 to 25 and 27 to 34 (inclusive) and Lots 1 to 13 and 15 to 19 (inclusive), Registered Plan of Subdivision No. 62M-1284, “Stonegate Park”, Municipally Known As, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49 to 53, 55 to 70, 72, and 74 Genoa Drive, Hamilton; 88, 90, 92, 94, 95, 97, 99, 101 to 105, 107 to 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129 to 143, and 145 to 157 Aquasanta Crescent, Hamilton; and 3 to 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, and 45 Mia Drive, Hamilton. PLC-22-017
The Tribunal Orders that the appeals filed on behalf of Douglas Chapple and Jenny Feldman for the lands known municipally as 208 Melville Street in the City of Hamilton in Ontario Land Tribunal File No. OLT-23-000115 are allowed, in part, in accordance with subsections 40.1(5) and 41(7)(b)(ii) of the Ontario Heritage Act. The Tribunal Orders that City of Hamilton By-law No. 22-258 is amended as set out in Schedule 1 to this Order.
Decision Issued July 11, 2023; Effective June 21, 2023
OLT File No. OLT-23-000115
Amendments in this By-law include any necessary indexing, grammatical, numbering and lettering changes.
As amended, Respecting Lands Located at 510 Centennial Parkway North, Hamilton. ZAC-21-041
Respecting Lands Located at 1842 King Street East, in the City of Hamilton.
ZAC-21-021
Respecting Lands Located at 405 James Street North, Hamilton. ZAC-21-031
Not Final and Binding
To further the acquisition of lands for parks or other public recreational purposes.
Repeals By-law 18-126 and By-law 21-078
Respecting Lands Located at 705 and 713 Rymal Road East. ZAC-21-026
Not Final and Binding
Respecting Lands Located at 136 and 144 Upper Mount Albion Road (Stoney Creek). ZAC-21-033
Respecting Lands Located at 327 Wilson Street East and 335 Wilson Street East, Ancaster. ZAC-21-002/ UHOPA-21-02
Respecting Lands Located at 0 Gowland Drive and 3435 Binbrook Road (Glanbrook). ZAC-21-024
Respecting Lands Located at 265 Mill Street South, Former Town of Flamborough, owned by Braebourne Holdings Inc. ZAC-21-017
To impose fees or charges on any class of persons for various services or activities and for use of its property.
Repealed by By-law No. 23-112