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The by-laws include those enacted, amended and repealed by City Council, as well as those enacted, amended and repealed by the Ontario Municipal Board, Ontario Land Tribunal or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.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
To revise and update the Emergency Plan for the City of Hamilton.
Repealed by By-law No. 08-273 November 26, 2008
Impact
City Wide
Type
Repealed
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Public Safety
- Schedule 6 - Time Limit Parking
- Schedule 8 - No Parking Zones
- 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, 7, 8, 12, 13
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Parking
Respecting Lands Located at 31 & 33 Whiterock Avenue.
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Zoning
Respecting 1970 Rymal Road East.
Impact
Ward: 9
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Official Plan - Urban
Respecting Lands Located at 1970 Rymal Road East.
Impact
Ward: 9
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Zoning
Respecting "Summit Park, Phase 5", Lands Located within Part of Lot 5, Block 5, Concession 1, Geographic Township of Binbrook, and Block 136, Registered Plan 62M-1033.
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Official Plan - Urban
Respecting lands Located within Part of Lot 5, Block 5, Concession 1, Geographic Township of Binbrook and Block 136, Registered Plan 62M-1033.
Impact
Ward: 11
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Zoning
Respecting Lands Located at 259 and 265 Wilson Street East, in the former Town of Ancaster.
Impact
Ward: 12
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Zoning
Respecting Lands Located at 265 Wilson Street East.
Impact
Ward: 12
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Zoning
To license, regulate and govern businesses, and to impose conditions on the obtaining, holding and keeping of licenses to carry on such businesses.
Impact
City Wide
Type
Amendment
Date Passed
Issued by
City Council
Categories
Permits & Licensing