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The by-laws include those enacted, amended and repealed by City Council, as well as those enacted, amended and repealed by the Ontario Municipal Board, Ontario Land Tribunal or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The City of Hamilton provides online access to reference copies of current by-laws dating from 2004 to the present.
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By-laws are the official rules that define how the City is governed
Documents
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 62R-10158 is established as a public highway, forming part of King Street West.
Impact
Ward: 10
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Parts 6 and 8 on Plan 62R-4307 is established as a public highway, forming part of King Street West.
Impact
Ward: 10
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Part 1 on Plan 62R-9986 is established as a public highway, forming part of King Street West.
Impact
Ward: 10
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Part 4 on Plan 62R-9221 is established as a public highway, forming part of King Street West.
Impact
Ward: 10
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Block 89 on Plan 62M-1150, is established as a public highway, forming part of Gowland Drive.
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
To authorize the temporary borrowing of monies by the city to meet current budget expenditures for the year 2020 pending receipt of current revenues.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Finance
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 2020.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Taxation
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision. PLC-19-034
Impact
Ward: 10
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
Being Part of Lot 7, Concession 4, East Flamborough, in the City of Hamilton, as in CD241146, S/T CD21146, S/T EF21993, Designated as Parts 1 and 2, Plan 62R-21243, Being Part of PIN 17514-0071(LT), known municipally as 309-311 Parkside Drive, Hamilton, for the Purposes of Development and Construction of North Waterdown Drive (Waterdown East-West Arterial Road)
Impact
Ward: 15
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Planning
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on January 22, 2020.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Council Confirming