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The by-laws include those enacted, amended and repealed by City Council, as well as those enacted, amended and repealed by the Ontario Municipal Board, Ontario Land Tribunal or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.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
Council of the City of Hamilton, pursuant to the Assessment Act, as amended by the Continued Protection for Property Taxpayers Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c.25, has the right to adopt optional property classes for the year 2009.
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
For funding from the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund Program as eligible capital projects of the City of Hamilton.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Finance
Being Part of Street (Unnamed), Registered Plan 77, and Part of Lot 85 (Opened by By-law 74-141, registered as No. AB241916), Registered Plan No. 77, designated as Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 on Plan 62R-18451, City of Hamilton.
Impact
Ward: 1
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Permanent Closure
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on April 29, 2009.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Individual
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Council Confirming
Council has established a property tax rebate program which provides rebates in the amount of 100% of taxes levied for veteran’s clubhouses and legion halls for the taxation years 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Repealed by By-law 12-116 May 23, 2012
Impact
City Wide
Type
Repealed
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Taxation
A by-law to regulate the discharge of any matter into the sanitary, combined and storm sewer systems of the City of Hamilton.
Repealed by By-law No. 14-090 April 23, 2014
Impact
City Wide
Type
Repealed
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Utilities
- Schedule 6 - Time Limit Parking
- Schedule 8 - No Parking Zones
- Schedule 9 - Alternate Side Parking
- Schedule 12 - Permit Parking Zones
Impact
Ward: 1, 3, 4, 12
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Parking
- Schedule 2 - Speed Limits
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Traffic