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As amended, respecting lands in the former Town of Dundas, generally in the area bounded by Patterson road to the north, Cootes Paradise to the south, Highway No. 6 to the east, and Valley Road/York road to the west (Pleasant View).
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on September 29, 2021.
To designate Community Safety Zones in Hamilton
- Schedule 34 (Community Safety Zones)
Respecting Lands Located at 2411 Upper James Street, Glanbrook. ZAH-21-019
Respecting Lands Located at 323 Rymal Road East, Hamilton. ZAH-21-010
Respecting Lands Located at 370 Concession Road, Hamilton. ZAH-21-022
To Amend By-law No. 07-170, a By-law to License and Regulate Various Businesses
To Amend
- Zoning By-law No. 05-200, T
- Town of Ancaster Zoning By-law No. 87-57,
- Town of Dundas Zoning By-law No. 3581-86,
- Town of Flamborough Zoning By-law No. 90-145-Z,
- Township of Glanbrook Zoning By-law No. 464,
- Hamilton Zoning By-law No. 6593 and
- Stoney Creek Zoning By-law No. 3692-92
Respecting Amendments to the Secondary Dwelling Unit Regulations. CI-20-E
Being Blocks 9 and 13 on Plan 62M-1256.
Municipally known as 99 Springstead Drive, Stoney Creek.
Municipally known as
- 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 128, 130, 134, and 136 Skinner Road,
- 75, 77, 81, 83, 87-90, 93-96, 99-102 and 105-108 Kenesky Drive,
- 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 34, 36, 40-43, 46-49, and 52-55 Granite Ridge Trail,
- 77-80, 84-86, 90-93, 96-99, 102, and 104 Great Falls Boulevard, and
- 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 21, 23, 36, 38, 42, 44, 48, 50, 54, and 56 Ebenezer Drive
PLC-21-005
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on September 15, 2021.
To delegate the power to grant Consents to a Committee of Adjustment.
Repealed by By-law No. 22-221
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 14 (Wheelchair Loading Zones)
- Schedule 16 (Taxi Zones)
- Schedule 4 (Yield Control)
- Schedule 5 (Stop Control)
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its special meeting held on August 26, 2021.
For the purpose of creating lots for street townhouse dwellings and a common element condominium, these parts shall not apply to the portion of the registered plan of subdivision that is designated as Block “A”, Registered Plan No. 865, in the City of Hamilton. PLC-21-002
Public Transit Stream between the City of Hamilton and Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of Ontario represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario.
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Part 2 on Plan 62R-21169, is established as a public highway, forming part of Rachel Drive.
To authorize the use of optical scanning vote tabulators and to authorize use of a special vote by mail as an alternative voting method and to repeal By-law 17-059 and By-law 03-200.