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Documents
23-198-OLT Attachment Rural Hamilton Official Plan Amendment No. 24
23-199-OLT Exhibit 2 To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 respecting lands located at 34 - 11th Concession Road East and 1800 Highway No. 6, Flamborough
OMB Case No. PL170858
OMB File Nos. PL170858, PL170859, PL170860
LPAT Attachment - Respecting Lands Located at 575 Woodward Avenue, Owned by Losani Homes (1998) Ltd.
The Tribunal orders as follows:
That the s. 34(11) appeal filed by Losani Homes (1998) Ltd. is allowed in part in accordance with the Zoning By-law marked as Attachment 1 to this Order.
LPAT Case No. PL171388
LPAT File Nos. PL171388, PL180335
The Tribunal Orders that the Building Base Façade Height for the Hughson Street frontage of the Fengate lands is further amended from 7.5 metres to 11.0 metres on Figure 15 of Schedule “F” – Special Figures of Zoning By-law No. 05-200, as amended by Zoning By-law No. 18-114, as shown on Exhibit D to Exhibit 1 and found at Attachment 3 to this Decision.
LPAT Case No. PL180548
LPAT File No. PL180549
Respecting Secondary Dwelling Unit Regulations. CI-20-E
Respecting Modifications and Updates
OLT-05 Exhibit B
a) The appeals filed on behalf of CTREL and Choice in OLT Case No. OLT-21-001799 (formerly PL171450) are allowed, in part, in accordance with subsection 34(26) of the Planning Act:
- Zoning By-Law No. 17-240 (By-law 17-240) is amended in accordance with the Zoning By-Law Amendment set out in Exhibit B to the affidavit of Shannon McKie, sworn January 31, 2022, and found in Exhibit X at Tab X.
- The amendments to By-law 17-240 shall come into force across the entire City of Hamilton, with the exception of the following specific properties which remain under appeal pursuant to and as described in the Tribunal’s order in this matter dated June 25, 2021:
- 64 Main Street East;
- 3011 Homestead Drive;
- 237 Upper Centennial Parkway;
- 201 Wilson Street East; and
- 82-112 King Street East and 73-87 Main Street East.
b) That the parts of By-law 17-240 that are not amended and were not previously deemed in force by the Tribunal’s order dated November 16, 2018, as indicated in Exhibit B to the affidavit of Shannon McKie, sworn January 31, 2022, and found in Exhibit X at Tab X, are deemed to come into force across the entire City of Hamilton on the day By-law 17-240 was passed, being November 8, 2017, pursuant to subsection 34(30) of the Planning Act, except for those properties which remain under appeal pursuant to the Tribunal’s order in this matter dated June 25, 2021 as described above.
OLT Case Nos. OLT-21-001799
Legacy Case Nos. PL171450
LT File Nos. OLT-21-001799
Legacy File Nos. PL171450, PL171451
Respecting a Pilot Project for Entertainment on Outdoor Commercial Patios generally located in the areas of Downtown Hamilton, and for certain lands Zoned Open Space (P4) Zone and Settlement Commercial (S2) Zone in the Rural Area
- Hamilton: J, JJ, K, KK, L-i, M-11, M-12, M-13, M-14, M-15;
- Dundas: I.L, I.G, I.LS;
- Flamborough: M1, M2, M3, EI;
- Stoney Creek: MS, MP, MT, MG, MSP, MBP, ME, MR;
- Glanbrook: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8;
- Ancaster: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6,
Save and excepting those lands indicated on Schedule “A” to By-law 06-028, known as the West Hamilton Innovation District, and save and excepting those lands indicated on Schedule “A” to By-law 04-054, known as the Barton Street and Tiffany Street Industrial Area, and save and excepting those lands more particularly referenced herein.
Repealed by By-law No. 09-197 September 16, 2009
Respecting Creative Industries in the Industrial and Institutional Zones.
LPAT-04
Attachment 1The Tribunal Orders that the appeal against By-law No. 17-240 of the City of Hamilton is allowed in part, and By-law No. 17-240 is amended as set out in Attachment 1 to this order. In all other respects, the Tribunal orders that the appeal is dismissed.
LPAT Exhibit B - To Create New Commercial and Mixed Use and Utility Zones for the City of Hamilton.
The Tribunal Orders as follows:
Zoning By-law 17-240 (the “By-law”) is deemed to have come into force on the day the By-law was passed, being November 8, 2017, in accordance with subsection 34(31) of the Planning Act, with the exceptions as shown in Exhibit “B” to the affidavit of Joanne Hickey-Evans, sworn October 26, 2018 and found in Exhibit 5B at Tab B.
LPAT Case No. PL171450
LPAT File No. PL171451
The Tribunal Orders as follows:
1. The appeal filed on behalf of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and Loblaw Properties Ltd. ("Choice") in OLT Case No. OLT-22-002489 (formerly Case No. PL161168) is allowed, in part, in accordance with s. 34(26) of the Planning Act:
a. City of Hamilton Zoning By-Law No. 16-265 is amended in accordance with the Zoning By-Law Amendment attached as Exhibit "C" to the affidavit of Shannon McKie, sworn May 4, 2022, and attached as Attachment 1 to this Decision.
b. The amendments to Zoning By-law No. 16-265 shall come into force as of the date of this Order for those properties indicated in Exhibit "C" to the affidavit of Shannon McKie, sworn May 4, 2022, and attached as Attachment 1 to this Decision:
i. 50 Dundurn Street South; and
ii. 435-447 Main Street East.
2. Pursuant to s. 34(30) of the Planning Act, in all other respects Zoning By-law No. 16-265 is deemed to come into force for the lands under appeal (as indicated in the Tribunal's order dated May 1, 2017), as of the date Zoning By-law No. 16-265 was passed, being October 12, 2016, such lands being:
i. 50 Dundurn Street South;
ii. 435-447 Main Street East; and,
iii. 1124 Main Street East.
3. Pursuant to s. 17(27) of the Planning Act, Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment No. 65 ("OPA 65") came into force across the City of Hamilton on the day after the last day for filing an appeal, being November 11, 2016, save and except for the following properties of Choice, for which Official Plan Amendment No. 65 shall come into force and effect as of the date of this Order, pursuant to subsection 17(50) of the Planning Act:
i. 435-447 Main Street East; and,
ii. 1124 Main Street East.
OLT Case Numbers OLT-22-002489 (formerly PL161168); OLT-22-02495 (formerly PL161169)