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The by-laws include those enacted, amended and repealed by City Council, as well as those enacted, amended and repealed by the Ontario Municipal Board, Ontario Land Tribunal or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.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
Tax ratios determine the relative amount of taxation to be borne by each property class.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Taxation
To levy on the whole rateable property according to the last returned assessment roll for the current year, the tax rates required for the City and Public and Separate school purposes.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Taxation
The City chooses to establish the maximum assessment-related tax increases allowed on the Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Residential property tax classes as 10% for 2008 and accordingly to have properties in these classes limited to a maximum assessment-related tax increase of 10%.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Taxation
To levy a special charge upon the rateable properties in the Business Improvement Areas that are in a prescribed business property class sufficient to raise the amount required for the purposes of the Boards of Management of the Business Improvement Areas.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Taxation
To Regulate Trees on or Affecting Public Property.
Repeals By-law 06-151, being the City of Hamilton Public Trees By-law, as amended.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Environment & Green Spaces
Home & Property
76, 80, 84, 96, 101, 105, 106, 109, 110, 113, 114, 117. 118, 121, 122, 125, 126, 129, 130, 133, 134, 137, 138, 141, 142, and 146 Chartwell Circle.
Establishes Part-Lot Control on land within registered Plans of Subdivision.
Impact
Ward: 8
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
That the following land is hereby established and laid out as a public highway to form part of Echovalley Drive. Block 161 on Plan 62M-1204.
Impact
Ward: 9
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on May 13, 2015.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Council Confirming
To appoint one or more Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, who shall be peace officers for the purposes of enforcing the by-laws of the City of Hamilton.
City of Hamilton By-law No. 10-014 is repealed.
Repealed by By-law No. 18-124, May 23, 2018
Impact
City Wide
Type
Repealed
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Appointments & Delegations
- Schedule 5 - Stop Signs
Impact
Ward: 2, 8, 9, 11, 14
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Traffic