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Documents
Respecting lands located at 3331 Homestead Drive (Glanbrook). ZAC-18-003
Respecting Lands Located at 1040 Garner Road West, Ancaster. ZAC-21-030
Respecting Lands Located at 386 Wilcox Street. ZAR-22-009
Respecting Mixed Use Medium Density and Institutional Lands Located within the Waterdown Community Node Secondary Plan, Hamilton. CI-21-F
Respecting Temporary Use By-law for Outdoor Commercial Patios.
Respecting Temporary Use By-law for Temporary Tents
Respecting Commercial Entertainment and Recreation on Outdoor Commercial Patios in the City of Hamilton. CI 22-D
Respecting Modifications and Updates to the Administration, Definitions, General Provisions, Parking, Commercial and Mixed Use Zones, Industrial Zones, Rural Zones, Zoning Maps, Special Exceptions, Holding Provisions, and Special Figures. CI 22-C
Respecting Lands Located at 222, 226 and 228 Barton Street East and 255, 257, 261, 263 and 265 Wellington Street North, Hamilton. ZAC-20-013/ UHOPA-20-08
Respecting Lands Located at 1640 Trinity Church Road, Glanbrook. ZAA-22-010
Respecting Modifications and Updates to Secondary Dwelling Unit and Secondary Dwelling Unit-Detached Regulations. CI 20-E
Respecting Lands Located at 1107 Main Street West. ZAC-20-016
The Tribunal Orders as follows:
1. The appeal filed on behalf of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and Loblaw Properties Ltd. ("Choice") in OLT Case No. OLT-22-002489 (formerly Case No. PL161168) is allowed, in part, in accordance with s. 34(26) of the Planning Act:
a. City of Hamilton Zoning By-Law No. 16-265 is amended in accordance with the Zoning By-Law Amendment attached as Exhibit "C" to the affidavit of Shannon McKie, sworn May 4, 2022, and attached as Attachment 1 to this Decision.
b. The amendments to Zoning By-law No. 16-265 shall come into force as of the date of this Order for those properties indicated in Exhibit "C" to the affidavit of Shannon McKie, sworn May 4, 2022, and attached as Attachment 1 to this Decision:
i. 50 Dundurn Street South; and
ii. 435-447 Main Street East.
2. Pursuant to s. 34(30) of the Planning Act, in all other respects Zoning By-law No. 16-265 is deemed to come into force for the lands under appeal (as indicated in the Tribunal's order dated May 1, 2017), as of the date Zoning By-law No. 16-265 was passed, being October 12, 2016, such lands being:
i. 50 Dundurn Street South;
ii. 435-447 Main Street East; and,
iii. 1124 Main Street East.
3. Pursuant to s. 17(27) of the Planning Act, Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment No. 65 ("OPA 65") came into force across the City of Hamilton on the day after the last day for filing an appeal, being November 11, 2016, save and except for the following properties of Choice, for which Official Plan Amendment No. 65 shall come into force and effect as of the date of this Order, pursuant to subsection 17(50) of the Planning Act:
i. 435-447 Main Street East; and,
ii. 1124 Main Street East.
OLT Case Numbers OLT-22-002489 (formerly PL161168); OLT-22-02495 (formerly PL161169)
Respecting Lands Located at 5015 and 5020 Tyneside Road, Glanbrook. ZAC-21-032/RHOPA-21-015
Respecting Lands Located at 60 Caledon Avenue, Hamilton. ZAC-21-025
Respecting Lands Located at 18-30 King Street East, Hamilton. ZAD-22-026
Respecting Lands Located at 265 Mill Street South, Former Town of Flamborough, owned by Braebourne Holdings Inc. ZAC-21-017
Respecting Lands Located at 1117, 1121, 1129 and 1133 Beach Boulevard (Hamilton). ZAC-22-007
Respecting Lands Located at 327 Wilson Street East and 335 Wilson Street East, Ancaster. ZAC-21-002/ UHOPA-21-02
Respecting Lands Located at 136 and 144 Upper Mount Albion Road (Stoney Creek). ZAC-21-033