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Documents
Attachment 1 - Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment No. 48, respecting lands located at 102 Ainslie Avenue.
OMB Case No. PL150751
OMB File No. PL150751, PL150752
Impact
Ward: 1
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Official Plan - Urban
Exhibit “C”
Those parts of Rural Hamilton Official Plan Amendment No. 9 that are not under appeal, as set out in Exhibit “C” to the affidavit of Ms. Hickey-Evans, dated March 30, 2016 (the annotated by-law), came into effect on the day after the last day for filing a notice of appeal, being August 10, 2015, in accordance with the provision of s. 17(27) of the Act.
OMB Case No. PL150805
OMB File No. PL150805
Impact
City Wide
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Official Plan - Rural
Exhibits “B”, “D” and “E”
Those parts of Zoning By-law No. 15-173 that are not in issue, as set out in Exhibit “D” to the affidavit of Ms. Hickey-Evans, dated March 30, 2016 (the annotated By-law), are deemed to have come into force on the day the By-law was passed, being July 10, 2015, in accordance with s. 34(31) of the Act.
The above is subject to the following:
The appeal by Fern Brook Resorts Inc. is allowed to the extent necessary to implement the changes set out in Exhibit “E” to the affidavit of Ms. Hickey-Evans, dated March 30, 2016
Correction of the municipal address error in Special Exception 118 shall be made in accordance with Exhibit “B” to the affidavit of Ms. Hickey-Evans, dated March 30, 2016.
OMB Case No. PL150805
OMB File No. PL150805
Impact
City Wide
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Zoning
Attachment 1 - Respecting changes to the Binbrook Village Secondary Plan.
OMB Case No. PL150880
OMB File No. PL150880
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Official Plan - Urban
Attachment 2- To Amend Zoning By-law No. 464 (Glanbrook), Respecting Lands Located at 2515 Fletcher Road.
OMB Case No. PL150880
OMB File No. PL150880
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Zoning - Former Township of Glanbrook (464)
Attachment 3 - To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 (City of Hamilton), Respecting Lands Located at 2515 Fletcher Road.
OMB Case No. PL150880
OMB File No. PL150880
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Zoning
Attachment 1 - To Remove a Portion of the Lands from Zoning By-law No. 05-200 and to Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200, Respecting Lands Located at 70 Barton Street (Flamborough).
OMB Case No. PL140659
OMB File No. PL140659, PL141170, PL141331
Impact
Ward: 15
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Zoning
Attachment 2 - To Amend Zoning By-law No. 90-145-Z (Flamborough), Respecting Lands Located at 70 Barton Street (Flamborough).
OMB Case No. PL140659
OMB File No. PL140659, PL141170, PL141331
Impact
Ward: 15
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Zoning - Former Town of Flamborough (90-145-Z)
Attachment 3 - To Remove a Portion of the Lands from Zoning By-law No. 05-200, Respecting Lands Located at 30 Hamilton Street South (formerly 70 Barton Street) (Flamborough).
OMB Case No. PL140659
OMB File No. PL140659, PL141170, PL141331
Impact
Ward: 15
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Zoning
Attachment 4 - To Amend Zoning By-law No. 90-145-Z (Flamborough), Respecting Lands Located at 30 Hamilton Street South (formerly 70 Barton Street), in the former Town of Flamborough, now in the City of Hamilton.
OMB Case No. PL140659
OMB File No. PL140659, PL141170, PL141331
Impact
Ward: 15
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
Ontario Municipal Board Decision
Categories
Zoning - Former Town of Flamborough (90-145-Z)