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Documents
Respecting Lands Located at 1439 and 1447 Upper Ottawa Street, Hamilton. ZAC-16-047
Respecting Lands Located at 1292 Old Highway No. 8, Flamborough. ZAH-17-052
Respecting Lands Located at 688 Stone Church Road East (rear portion) and 22 Pathfinder Court. ZAC-17-021
Respecting Lands Located at 360 and 410 Lewis Road, 1800 Upper James Street, and 2411 Upper James Street. CI-16-D
Respecting Lands Located at 26 Upper Mount Albion Road, Stoney Creek. ZAC-17-023/ UHOPA-17-11
Respecting Lands Located at 398, 400, 402 Nash Road North and 30, 50, 54 Bancroft Street. CI-16-D
Attachment 1 - Respecting Lands Located on the North Side of Barton Street East between Nash Road North and Kenora Avenue, and on the West Side of Nash Road North between Barton Street East and Bancroft Street.
The Board Orders that the appeal is allowed in part and City of Hamilton Zoning By-law is modified in accordance with Attachment 1.
OMB Case No. PL170959
Respecting Lands Located at 49 Inksetter Road, Flamborough. ZAA-17-026
Respecting Lands Located at 1226 Sodom Road (Flamborough). ZAA-17-012
Attachment 1 - Respecting the Property Located at 339 and 347 Fifty Road and 1317 and 1329 Barton Street.
OMB Case No. PL120721
OMB File Nos. PL120721, PL120722, PL120750
Respecting Lands Located at 1185 and 1210 York Boulevard (Hamilton). ZAR-17-003
Respecting Lands Located at 5174 Berry Road, Glanbrook. ZAA-17-043
Respecting Lands Located at 15 Queen Street South (Hamilton). ZAC-17-004
Respecting Lands Located at 1552 Concession 2 Road West, Flamborough. ZAR-20-040
To add and apply zoning to lands in the former Town of Dundas consisting of Part of Lots 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28, Concession 2 and Part of Lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29, Concession 2 as generally bounded by Patterson Road to the north, Old Guelph Road and the Canadian National Rail Line to the south, Highway 6 to the east, and Valley Road/York Road to the west. CI-21-C
Respecting Lands Located at 383 and 383 ½ Hughson Street North, City of Hamilton. ZAR-20-001/UHOPA-20-001
Respecting the Creation of a Low Density Residential (R1) Zones and Low Density Residential – Small Lot (R1a) Zones. CI 22-G
Respecting Lands Located at 41 Wilson Street, Hamilton. ZAD-22-034
Respecting Lands Located at 173 Highway 52, 1348 Concession 2 West and 1372 Concession 2 West, Hamilton. RHOPA-21-017/ ZAR-21-040
Respect to Lands Located at 1020 Upper James Street, Hamilton
ZAC-19-017