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Documents
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 14 (Wheelchair Loading Zones)
ZAC-23-050
ZAH-23-042
OLT Case No. OLT-22-004063
OLT Case No. OLT-22-004064
OLT Case No. OLT-22-004855
Being a By-law to Permanently Close a Portion of a Portion of Public Unassumed Alley Abutting 4 Mountain Avenue, Hamilton, established by Registered Plan 272, in the City of Hamilton, designated as Part 1 on Reference Plan 62R-20776, being Part of PIN 17077-0095 (LT), City of Hamilton
To Confirm the Proceedings of City Council at its meeting held on January 24, 2024.
- Sole Voting Member of the Hamilton Tourism Development Corporation Report 23-001 – December 14, 2023
- Selection Committee for Agencies, Boards and Sub-Committees Report 24-001 – January 11, 2024
- Public Health Committee Report 24-001 – January 15, 2024
- Public Works Committee Report 24-001 – January 15, 2024
- Planning Committee Report 24-001 – January 16, 2024
- General Issues Committee Report 24-001 – January 17, 2024
- Audit, Finance and Administration Committee Report 24-001 – January 18, 2024
- Emergency and Community Services Committee Report 24-001 – January 18, 2024
- Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 10 (Alternate Side Parking)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
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
That Sheet No. E14 of the District Maps appended to and forming part of the Zoning By-law No. 6593 (Hamilton), is amended by adding the “E/S-1834-H”(Multiple Dwellings, Lodges, Clubs, etc.) District, Modified, Holding, on the lands, the extent and boundaries of which are shown on a plan hereto annexed as Schedule “A”.
ZAC-23-053
That Map 996 of Schedule “A” – Zoning Maps is amended by removing the Community Institutional (I2) Zone for the lands identified as 83 and 85 Emerald Street South, Hamilton attached as Schedule “A” to this By-law.
ZAC-23-053
Not Final and Binding
- Schedule 9 - No Right Turn on Red
- Schedule 29 - Weight Restrictions on Bridges
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.
OLT Case Nos. OLT-22-004814, OLT-22-004815, OLT-22-004816
OLT Lead Case No. OLT-22-004814
To Repeal and Replace By-law No. 06-026 to Regulate the Installation, Connection and Use of Sewers and Drains in the City of Hamilton
To Regulate the Management, Distribution and Maintenance of the Water Works Systems