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The by-laws include those enacted, amended and repealed by City Council, as well as those enacted, amended and repealed by the Ontario Municipal Board, Ontario Land Tribunal or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.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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The part of the road allowance, being Mosaic Drive, in the City of Hamilton, described as Parts 16 and 17 on Plan 62R-20684, City of Hamilton, is permanently closed.
To authorize the temporary borrowing of monies by the city to meet current budget expenditures for the year 2021 pending receipt of current revenues.
To adjust the interim taxes on a property if the Council is of the opinion that the Interim Levy on a property is too high or too low in relation to its estimate of the total taxes which will be levied on the property in 2021.
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on November 25, 2020.
Respecting lands located at 22 Cannon Street East, Hamilton. ZAD-20-035
- Schedule 3 (Through Highways – No Parking Anytime)
- 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)
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on November 11, 2020.
Respecting Lands Located at 1313 Baseline Road (Stoney Creek). ZAC-16-016
Respecting 1912 Rymal Road East (Glanbrook)
Respecting Lands Located at 1912 Rymal Road East (Glanbrook). ZAC-18-029. UHOPA-18-11
- Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 10 (Alternate Side Parking – April-November)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its special meeting held on November 4, 2020.
As amended, being a By-law to Provide for and Regulate a Waste Management System for the City of Hamilton.
Office Consolidation as of November, 2021
Being part of the Unopened Road Allowance between the Townships of Saltfleet and North Grimsby (Closed by By-law CD416970), lying North of Baseline Road, Stoney Creek, in the City of Hamilton, designated as Part 1 on Reference Plan 62R-5036, being All of PIN 17370-0062(LT), City of Hamilton.
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Block 18 on Plan 62M-640, Part 4 on Plan 62R-17671 and Parts 2, 5, and 8 on Plan 62R-20885, is established as a public highway to form part of Arvin Avenue.
The portion of the street municipally known as Mosaic Drive, more particularly described as follows: PIN 17511-1735 (LT) Part of Mosaic Drive, Plan 62M-1243 being Parts 5 & 6, 62R-20684; City of Hamilton PIN 17511-1728 (LT) Part of Block 84, Plan 62M-1243 being Parts 7 & 8, 62R-20684; City of Hamilton is hereby changed to North Waterdown Drive.
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 on Plan 62R-20684, be established as a public highway to form part of North Waterdown Drive.
Respecting Lands Located at 35 Londonderry Drive, Ancaster. ZAC-17-072
Block 255, within Registered Plan No. 62M-1257, municipally known as 59, 63 and 67 Cuesta Heights.
A municipality may incur a debt for municipal purposes, whether by borrowing money or in any other way, and may issue debentures and prescribed financial instruments and enter prescribed financial agreements for or in relation to the debt.