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Documents
To Confirm Proceedings of Council
To Amend By-law No. 23-162, a By-law to Prescribe Standards for the Maintenance and Occupancy of Property
Schedule 6 - Time Limit
Schedule 8 - No Parking
Schedule 10 - Alt Side
Schedule 12 - Permit
Schedule 13 - No Stopping
To Amend By-law No. 14-253, being the By-law In Respect of Business Improvement Areas, to Designate the Area Between Hess Street North (Main Street West to King Street West) and George Street (Queen Street North to Caroline Street North) excluding the commercial properties on the North side of King Street West, in the City of Hamilton, as the Hess Village Business Improvement Area
To Amend By-law No. 01-215, Being a By-law to Regulate Traffic Schedule 5 (Stop Control)
25-191-OLT Attachment 1 - Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment No. 244
25-192-OLT Attachment 2 - To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200, Respecting Lands Located at 3054 Homestead Drive, 9174 & 9166 Airport Road West, in the City of Hamilton
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 authorizes the municipal clerks of the City of Hamilton to format and assign a number to this Official Plan Amendment for recordkeeping purposes.
The Tribunal Orders that the appeal is allowed and the City of Hamilton Zoning By-law No. 05-200 is amended as set out in Attachment 2 to this Order.
The Tribunal authorizes the municipal clerk of the City of Hamilton to format and assign a number to this by-law for record keeping purposes.
OLT Case Numbers: OLT-24-000477 & OLT-24-000478
Deleting Holding Provision H75 from the lands identified
Deleting Holding Provision H21 from the lands identified
PLC-25-001
To Authorize the Execution of the Ontario Transfer Payment Agreement for the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative and the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative between the City of Hamilton and His Majesty the King in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for the Province of Ontario to Receive Funding Under the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative and the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative
Respecting 785 Britannia Avenue and 384 and 390 Melvin Avenue (former City of Hamilton)
File: CI-25-E
Part of Lots 2 to 18, 20, 21, 23, 25 to 36, 38 to 44, 47 to 62, 64, 65, 67 to 78, 81 to 90, 92 to 107, 109 to 117 (all inclusive), Registered Plan 62M-1303, for lands municipally known as 63, 67, 71, 75, 83, 87, 95, 96, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 172, 176, 180, 184, 188, 192, 196, 200, and 204 Awrey Terrace, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36, 39, 40, 43, 44, 47, 48, 51, 52 and 56 Mayhew Lane, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36, 39, 40, 43, 44, 47, 51, 55, 59, 60, 63, 64, 67, 72, 76, 79, 83, 87, 91, 92, 95, 96, 99, 100, 103, 104, 107, 108, 111, 112, 115, 116, 119, 120, 123, 124, 127, 128, 131, 135 and 139 Soules Square
Schedule 6 - Time Limit
Schedule 8 - No Parking
Schedule 10 - Alt Side (Apr-Nov)
Schedule 12 - Permit
Schedule 14 - Wheelchair LZ