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Disclaimer: By-laws contained in this section have been prepared for the purpose of convenience only and are not certified true copies. Where available, office consolidated versions, combining the original By-law and any amendments, are provided for ease of use. For accurate reference, consult copies of the official By-laws and documents in the Records Division of the Office of the City Clerk.
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The by-laws include those enacted, amended and repealed by City Council, as well as those enacted, amended and repealed by the Ontario Municipal Board, Ontario Land Tribunal or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.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
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its special meeting held on April 20, 2017.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Council Confirming
For the purpose of creating seven (7) lots and ten (10) easements for access and maintenance. PLC-17-017
Impact
Ward: 15
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on April 12, 2017.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Council Confirming
To authorize the use of voting and vote-counting equipment such as voting machines, voting recorders or optical scanning vote tabulators at municipal elections.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-147 August 12, 2021
Impact
City Wide
Type
Repealed
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Election
To Adopt and Maintain a Procurement Policy for the City of Hamilton. Repeals By-law No. 16-070.
Repealed by By-law No. 20-205 September 30, 2020
Impact
City Wide
Type
Repealed
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Administration
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 9 (Alternate Side Parking)
- Schedule 10 (Alternate Side Parking)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
Impact
Ward: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Parking
Respecting Lands Located at 3079 Homestead Drive. ZAC-14-018
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Zoning - Former Township of Glanbrook (464)
Respecting Lands Located at 98900 and 9906 Twenty Road West, in the former Township of Glanbrook, now in the City of Hamilton. ZAC-16-011/ 25T-201603
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Zoning - Former Township of Glanbrook (464)
- Schedule 5 (Parking Meters)
Impact
Ward: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Parking
To Amend By-law No. 15-173 to Apply Special Exception 253 to Additional Properties to Permit a Landscape Contracting Establishment.
The Board ordered to dismiss CROP’s Phase 1 appeal in respect of Special Provision 253.
Special Exception 253 is in full force and effect referenced in Zoning By-laws 15-173 and 15-238. By-law No. 238 is now Final and Binding (as passed by Council).
OMB Case No. PL151130
OMB File No. PL151133
Impact
Ward: 14
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Zoning