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The by-laws include those enacted, amended and repealed by City Council, as well as those enacted, amended and repealed by the Ontario Municipal Board, Ontario Land Tribunal or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.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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Documents
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
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 Respecting Lands Located at 527 James Street North, Hamilton.
ZAC-23-038
Not Final and Binding
- Schedule 5 (Stop Control)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 14 (Wheelchair Loading Zones)
ZAC-23-050
Not Final
To Amend By-law Nos. 22-032, A By-law to Authorize the Signing of a Municipal Funding Agreement for the Transfer of the Improving, Monitoring and Public Reporting of Sewage Overflows and Bypasses Funding Program Funds Between the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks and the City of Hamilton, and 22-036 to Authorize the Signing of a Municipal Funding Agreement for the Transfer of the Improving Wastewater and Stormwater Discharges in Lake Ontario Funding Program Funds between the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks in the City of Hamilton
ZAC-18-056/25T-2018010
ZAC-18-056/25T-2018010
To Amend By-law No. 01-218, as amended, Being a By-law to Regulate On-Street Parking (+)
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)
Schedule 20 (School Bus Loading Zones)
ZAC-24-003
To Amend By-law No. 12-151, being a By-law Respecting the City of Hamilton’s Cemeteries, as amended
To Amend By-law No. 24-036, Being a By-law to Establish Certain 2024 User Fees and Charges for Services, Activities or the Use of Property.
To Amend Zoning By-law No. 05-200 with respect to lands located at 81 and 87 Rymal Road East, Hamilton
To Adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 202 to the Urban Hamilton Official Plan respecting Low Density Residential Policies in Secondary Plans
1. That By-law 23-162 be amended by repealing subsection 31 (7) and replacing it with the following:
31 (7) Where the cost of doing the work necessary for compliance with the property standards order under subsection 31 (4):
- does not exceed $50,000.00, the Director is authorized to carry out the work;
- does exceed $50,000.00, the Director shall seek authorization from City Council to carry out the work.
2. That in all other respects, By-law 23-162 is confirmed; and
3. That the provisions of this by-law shall become effective on the date approved by City Council.
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)