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Documents
Respecting Lands Located at 1295 Cormorant Road (Ancaster)
Impact
Ward: 12
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Zoning
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its special meeting held on February 20, 2013.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Council Confirming
- Schedule 2 - Speed Limits
- Schedule 3 - Flashing School Zones - Reduced Speed Limit
- Schedule 12 - No U-Turns
- Schedule 18 - Bike Lanes
Impact
Ward: 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 14
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Traffic
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 2013.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Taxation
That the following land is hereby established and laid out as a public highway to form part of Trafalgar Drive. Blocks 109 and 110 on Plan 62M-1172.
Impact
Ward: 9
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
That the following land is hereby established and laid out as a public highway to form part of Bellroyal Crescent. Blocks 111,112, 113, and 114 on Plan 62M-1172.
Impact
Ward: 9
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
That the following land is hereby established and laid out as a public highway to form part of Wellington Street North. Part of Lot 40 on Plan 327 in the City of Hamilton. Designated as Part 3 on Plan 62R-19439.
Impact
Ward: 3
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
That the following land is hereby established and laid out as a public highway to form part of Davinci Boulevard. Block 122 on Plan 62M-1118.
Impact
Ward: 14
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
That the following land is hereby established and laid out as a public highway to form part of Penny Lane. Blocks 101 and 106 on Plan 62M-1172.
Impact
Ward: 9
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
A portion of Frances Avenue as shown on Registered Plan 62M101, commencing at the intersection of Frances Avenue and Millen Road, and heading in a westerly direction a distance of 507 metres, is hereby changed to Shoreview Place.
Impact
Ward: 10
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Streets