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The by-laws include those enacted, amended and repealed by City Council, as well as those enacted, amended and repealed by the Ontario Municipal Board, Ontario Land Tribunal or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.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
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
Impact
Ward: 9
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
Establishes part-lot control on land within registered plans of a subdivision.
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 January 11, 2012
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Council Confirming
- Schedule 8 - No Parking Zones
- Schedule 9 - Alternate Side Parking
- Schedule 10 - Alternate Side Parking
- Schedule 12 - Permit Parking Zones
- Schedule 13 - No Stopping Zones
- Schedule 14 - Wheelchair Loading Zones
- Schedule 20 - School Bus Loading Zones
Impact
Ward: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 15
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Parking
- By-law No. 10-142, a By-law to Regulate Fences
- By-law No. 07-170, a By-law to License and Regulate Various Businesses
- By-law No. 10-118, a By-law to regulate Exterior Property Maintenance
- By-law No. 10-197, a By-law to Regulate Signs
- By-law No. 10-260, a By-law to Regulate Vacant Buildings
Impact
City Wide
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Business
Home & Property
Permits & Licensing
Signs
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on December 16, 2011.
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 Limeridge Road East. Part of Lot 10, Concession 7, in the Geographic Township of Barton, now in the City of Hamilton. Designated as Part I on Plan 62R-6807.
Impact
Ward: 8
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Land Designation
To authorize the temporary borrowing of monies by the city to meet current budget expenditures for the year 2012 pending receipt of current revenues.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Finance
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 2012.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Taxation
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