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Documents
Established by Registered Plan 579, City of Hamilton, designated as Part 1 on Plan 62R-19520.
Impact
Ward: 4
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Permanent Closure
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
- Lots 2 to 12, inclusive, 23 to 25, inclusive, 30, 35, 37, 38, 40 to 42, inclusive, 47, and 61 to 63, inclusive, Registered Plan No. 62M-1178
- 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69 and 73 ODonnel Drive,
- 19 Cook Street,
- 27, 28, 32 and 36 McAllistar Drive, and
- 26, 34, 38, 46, 50 and 54 Yager Drive
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
- Lots 9, 10, 13, 49 to 54, inclusive, 59 to 63, inclusive, 68 and 70, Registered Plan No. 62M-1150
- 21, 27 and 33 Binhaven Boulevard,
- 67, 71, 99, 103, 107, 111, 115 and 119 Gowland Avenue and
- 68 Whitwell Way
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
Impact
Ward: 9
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
Impact
Ward: 10
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
- Lots 16 to 21, inclusive, 27, 49, 51, 52, and 56 to 60, inclusive, Registered Plan No. 62M-1178
- 50, 54, 58, 62, 66 & 70 ODonnel Drive,
- 7 Cook Street and
- 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 23 & 24 McAllistar Drive
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
The name of the street municipally known as Fieldway Drive, as shown on Reference Plans 7879 and 8777 and commencing at the intersection of Fieldway Drive and Upper Wentworth Street, heading in a westerly direction a distance of approximately 90 metres, is hereby changed to Education Court.
Impact
Ward: 7
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Streets