City & Council
By-laws & Enforcement
Understanding Industrial & Commercial Impacts
Learn about what the City is doing to better manage how industrial and commercial properties affect nearby residential neighbourhoods. Here is your opportunity to provide feedback that will help build a more responsive and effective by-law system.
By-laws are local regulatory laws that keep our city safe and moving
The City licenses businesses and activities, and investigates complaints on private and public property to ensure compliance with by-laws.
City Council establishes by-laws according to the city’s needs to regulate, prohibit or impose requirements. City of Hamilton by-laws are maintained by the City Clerk’s office.
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We monitor online complaints during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
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