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Documents
24-016-OLT Appendix 1
Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment No. 173
24-017-OLT and 24-018-OLT Appendix 2
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 3692-92 Respecting Lands Located at 11, 19, 20, 21, 23, 27 and 30 Lakeside Drive and 81 Waterford Crescent, Stoney Creek; and To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 with respect to lands located at 11, 19, 20, 21, 23, 27 and 30 Lakeside Drive and 81 Waterford Crescent, Stoney Creek
The Tribunal Orders that the Appeals are allowed in part, and the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments attached hereto as Appendix 1 and 2 respectively, and forming part of this Order, are approved;
The Tribunal Orders that the Appeal is allowed and the draft plan shown on the plan prepared by Nicholas P. Muth dated on April 29, 2022, is approved as set out in Appendix 3 and subject to the fulfillment of the special conditions set out in Appendix 4 to this Order;
And the Tribunal Orders that pursuant to s. 51(56.1) of the Planning Act, the City of Hamilton shall have the authority to clear the conditions of draft plan approval and to administer final approval of the Plan of Subdivision for the purposes of s. 51(58) of the Planning Act. If there are any difficulties implementing any of the conditions of draft plan approval, or if any changes are required to be made to the draft plan, the Tribunal may be spoken to.
Order Issued January 22, 2024
OLT Case Nos. OLT-22-004814, OLT-22-004815, OLT-22-004816
OLT Lead Case No. OLT-22-004814
OLT Case No. OLT-22-004063
OLT Case No. OLT-22-004064
OLT Case No. OLT-22-004855
To Amend City of Hamilton By-law No. 22-221, Being a By-law for Delegation of Consent Authority and Constituting a Committee of Adjustment
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 6593 with Respect to Lands Located at 1400 Limeridge Road East, Hamilton
ZAC-22-065
Not Final and Binding
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 Respecting Lands Located at 130 Haida Avenue (formerly 65 Guise Street East), Hamilton
ZAC-22-003
UHOPA-22-0001
Not Final and Binding
To Authorize a Tax Exemption for the Arena Located at 1 Summers' Lane for the Purposes of the Provision of Municipal Capital Facilities as defined in Section 110 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and to Repeal By-law No. 22-055
To Authorize a Tax Exemption for the Arena Located at 101 York Boulevard for the Purposes of the Provision of Municipal Capital Facilities as defined in Section 110 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and to Repeal By-law No. 22-054.
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 Respecting Lands Located at 12 Louisa Street, Flamborough.
ZAR-22-004
Not Final and Binding
23-196-OLT Schedule A Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment No. 194
23-197-OLT Schedule B To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 Respecting Lands 442, 450, 454 and 462 Wilson Street East
The Tribunal Orders that: a. The Applicant's Official Plan Amendment appeal is allowed in part and the Urban Hamilton Official Plan of the City of Hamilton is hereby amended as set out in Schedule A to this Order. B. The Applicant's Zoning By-law Amendment appeal is allowed in part and the City of Hamilton's Zoning By-law No. 05-200 is hereby amended as set out in Schedule B to this Order.
OLT-22-004156
23-193-OLT Schedule 1 To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 with respecting to lands located at 860 and 884 Barton Street, Stoney Creek
23-194-OLT Schedule 2 To Amend Zoning By-law No. 3692-92, Respecting Lands Located at 860 and 884 Barton Street, Stoney Creek
The Tribunal Orders that the appeals by Losant Homes (1998) Ltd. Are allowed, in part, and: (a) City of Hamilton By-law No. 05-200 is hereby amended as set out in Schedule 1 to this Order; (b) City of Hamilton By-law No. 3692-92 is hereby amended as set out in Schedule 2 to this order; © The Tribunal authorizes the Municipal Clerk of the City of Hamilton to assign numbers to these by-laws for record keeping purposes; (d) The Draft Plan of Subdivision prepared by MHBC Planning Urban Design & Landscape Architecture dated May 18, 2023 (attached to this Order as Schedule 3) is approved subject to the fulfillment of the conditions of draft plan approval (attached to this Order as Schedule 4); Pursuant to subsections 51(56.1) of the Planning Act, the City of Hamilton is granted authority to clear the conditions of draft plan approval and to administer final approval of the plan of subdivision under s. 51(58) of the Planning Act; and (f) The Tribunal may be spoken to should any issues arise with respect to the Implementation of this Order.
OLT-22-003075; OLT-22-003076
ZAC-22-047
Respecting Removal of Part Lot Control
Blocks 1-7, Registered Plan of Subdivision No. 62M-1288, “Linden Park” Municipally Known as:
- 399, 401, 403, 405, 407, 409, 411, 413, 415, 417, and 419 East 16th Street;
- 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, and 34 Vickers Road;
- 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, and 26 Jellicoe Court;
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55 Linden Park Lane, Hamilton
ZAC-22-063
Mayoral Decision MDE-2023-02
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 with Respect to Lands Located at 631 and 639 Rymal Road West, Hamilton. ZAC-22-028
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 with Respect to Lands Located at 311 Rymal Road East, Hamilton. ZAR-22-052
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200, Respecting Lands Located at 200 Centennial Parkway North in the City of Hamilton.
ZAC-22-013
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 with Respect to Lands Located at 3479 Binbrook Road, Glanbrook.
ZAC-22-008
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 464 (Glanbrook) Resecting Lands Located at 3479 Binbrook Road, Glanbrook. UHOPA-23-015, ZAC-22-008, 25T-202201
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 with Respect to Lands Located at 1093 Fennell Avenue East, Hamilton. ZAC-22-045