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Being Block 25, Plan 62M-1030 and a Portion of Clement Drive being Blocks 28 and 29, Plan 62M-1030, City of Hamilton.
Impact
Ward: 9
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: 8
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
- Lots 4-9, 27-41, and 44-59, Plan 62M-1182
- 140, 144, 148, 152, 156 and 160 Bellroyal Crescent
- 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55 and 59 Weathering Heights and
- 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 102, 106, 110, 114, 118 and 122 Trafalgar Drive
Impact
Ward: 9
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
- Lot 30, Plan 62M-1172 and
- Lot 1, Lots 62-77 and Blocks 108-111, Plan 62M-1182
- 259, 263, 267, 271, 275, and 279 Penny Lane and
- 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73, 77, 81, 85, 93, 97, 101, 105, 109 and 112 Trafalgar Drive
Impact
Ward: 9
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
- Lots 80-105, Plan 62M-1182
- 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75 and 77 Waterbridge Street and
- 123 Penny Lane
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: 9
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Part Lot Control
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on February 13, 2013
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Council Confirming
That the following land is hereby established and laid out as a public highway to form part of Barton Street East. Part of Lot 28, Concession 2, in the Geographic Township of Saltfleet, now in the City of Hamilton. Designated as Part I on Plan 62R-19490, and Part 2 on Plan 62R-222.
Repealed by By-law No. 13-065 March 27, 2013
Impact
Ward: 10
Type
Repealed
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
Authorizing the expansion of the boundaries of the Locke Street Business Improvement Area.
Repealed by By-law No. 14-253 September 24, 2014
Impact
Ward: 1
Type
Repealed
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Planning
Business
- Schedule 5 - Parking Meters
- Schedule 6 - Time Limit Parking
- Schedule 8 - No Parking Zones
- Schedule 12 - Permit Parking Zones
- Schedule 14 - Wheelchair Loading Zones
Impact
Ward: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7,
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Parking