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To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on May 27/28, 2020.
5.1 - Parking Supply Requirements and Restrictions
5.2 - Functional Design Requirements
5.3 - Locational, Landscaping and Surface Material Requirements
5.4 - Bicycle Parking Requirements
5.5 - Loading Facilities
5.6 - General Parking Regulations
5.7 - Parking Schedules
OLT-24-000544
The land, owned by and located in the City of Hamilton, described as Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 on Plan 62R-17987, save and except Part 1 on Plan 62R-18129, is established as a public highway to form part of Dartnall Road.
Related to Funding Provided Under the Dedicated Gas Tax Funds for Public Transportation Program.
Respecting lands within Zoning By-law No. 90-145-Z, in the former Town of Flamborough generally in the area extending west to east from the lands across from Goldenview Court to First Road, and north to south from Nisbet Boulevard and Parkside Drive to the southerly end of Hamilton Street and to Main Street South where it is located directly adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Railway and Grindstone Creek.
Respecting lands within Zoning By-law No. 05-200 in the City of Hamilton, generally in the area extending west to east along Dundas Street East (Highway No. 5) from 221 Dundas Street East to the Canadian Pacific Railway/Grindstone Creek, and extending north to south along Hamilton Street North from Parkside Drive to Dundas Street East, and also including four institutional properties in the neighbourhood bounded by Main Street North, Parkside Drive, Dundas Street East, and the Canadian Pacific Railway/Grindstone Creek
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on May 20, 2020.
As amended, when members of the public are participating at ELECTRONIC Council and/or Committee meetings during an emergency when attending in-person is not possible with respect to the Mayor’s Task Force on Economic Recovery.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-021 February 24, 2021
- Table 1 - By-law No. 01-216 Regulating Municipal Parking Facilities
- Table 2 - By-law No. 01-217 To Establish and Regulate Fire Routes
- Table 3 - By-law No. 01-218 Regulating On-Street Parking
- Table 4 - By-law No. 01-219 To Manage and Regulate Municipal Parks
- Table 5 - By-law No. 01-220 Regulating Parking on Private and Municipal Property
- Table 6 - By-law No. 80-179 Regulating Hess Village Pedestrian Mall
- Table 7 - By-law No. 16-009 Regulating Unauthorized Parking on Boulevards, Side Yards and Front Yards
- Table 8 - By-law No. 12-031 For Responsible Animal Ownership in the City of Hamilton
- Table 9 - By-law No. 12-130 To Regulate the Feeding of Wildlife
- Table 20 - By-law No. 19-286 Prohibiting and Regulating the Alteration of Property Grades, the Placing or Dumping of Fill, and the Removal of Topsoil
- Table 21 - By-law No. 07-160 To Prohibit the Unnecessary Idling of Vehicles within the City of Hamilton
Council of the City of Hamilton, pursuant to the Assessment Act, has the right to adopt optional property classes for the year 2020.
Tax ratios determine the relative amount of taxation to be borne by each property class.
To levy on the whole rateable property according to the last returned assessment roll for the current year, the tax rates required for the City and Public and Separate school purposes.
To levy a special charge upon the rateable properties in the Business Improvement Areas that are in a prescribed business property class sufficient to raise the amount required for the purposes of the Boards of Management of the Business Improvement Areas.
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on May 13, 2020
The City chooses to establish the maximum assessment-related tax increases allowed on the Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Residential property tax classes as 10% for 2020 and accordingly to have properties in these classes limited to a maximum assessment-related tax increase of 10%.
Repealed by By-law No. 21-092 May 26, 2021
Amendments to the definition of "Eligible Veterans Property" as portion of lands or buildings occupied and used by a Veterans Organization that are within any of the property classes as defined under the Assessment Act.
Respecting Lands Located at 383 Dundas Street East, Flamborough. ZAH-20-020
To prohibit the sale and use of fireworks in Hamilton to help prevent large gatherings and the spread of COVID-19.
LPAT Exhibit 1 - Respecting Lands Located at 941 Old Mohawk Road, in the former Town of Ancaster, now in the City of Hamilton.
LPAT Exhibit 2 - Respecting Lands Located at 941 Old Mohawk Road in the former Town of Ancaster, now in the City of Hamilton.