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Documents
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
Attachment 1 - Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment No. 162
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. 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 (22-015). 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 Lands Located at 75 James Street South, 44 Hughson Street South and 9 Jackson Street East. ZAD-21-035
To Repeal and Replace By-law No. 21-015 Emergency Management Program By-law.
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on December 15, 2021.
Repealed by By-law No. 23-234, December 13, 2023
Respecting Lands Located at 311 and 313 Stone Church Road East. ZAC-21-009, UHOPA-21-005
Not Final and Binding
- Schedule 5 (Parking Meters)
- Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
For each municipal capital facility agreement entered into by the City, Council must pass a by-law authorizing it to enter into a municipal capital facility agreement for the provision of a municipal capital facility.
By-law No. 20-172 to adopt Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Support Community Improvement Plan, in accordance with the Planning Act, to facilitate community improvement in the urban and rural area
The amendments include any necessary grammatical, numbering and letter changes.
That the following lands are designated and deemed not to be a Registered Plan of Subdivision for the purpose of Subsection 50(3) of the Planning Act:
- Blocks 11 and 12, inclusive, Registered Plan 62M-1240, “Seabreeze Estates, Phase 2,” City of Hamilton
Respecting Lands Located at 20 Reid Avenue North, 11-17 Reid Avenue South, 22-116 Lang Street and 2-24 Hayes Avenue, Hamilton. ZAR-21-034
Schedule “A” of By-law No. 15-058 is deleted and replaced with new Schedule “A”.
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Part 1 on Plan 62R-21786 and Block 6 on Plan 62M-1081, is established as a public highway, forming part of Clappison Avenue.
Respecting Lands Located at 1290 South Service Road and 5 & 23 Vince Mazza Way, Stoney Creek. ZAC-21-008
Respecting 1290 South Services Road and 5 & 23 Vince Mazza Way, Stoney Creek.
Respecting Lands Located at 311 and 313 Stone Church Road East. ZAC-21-009
Not Final and Binding
Respecting 311 and 313 Stone Church Road East, Hamilton.
To adjust the interim taxes on a property if the Council is of the opinion that the Interim Levy on a property is too high or too low in relation to its estimate of the total taxes which will be levied on the property in 2022.