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It is one of the worst displays of dysfunction on a Board known for being dysfunctional.
Already, municipalities have an array requirements related to materials, height, setbacks, landscaping, and design included in their zoning bylaws. Would adding environmental standards being much different?
“This site is a model example involving transit, with the existing City bus service at this intersection, the existing GO Station on James within walking distance, and the City’s intent to enhance the James corridor in future with a rapid transit line from the harbour in the north to the airport in the south”, write LPAT in approval.
126 units are proposed in the building, all family units of two or three bedrooms with the exception of two 1-bedroom units on the top floors. Council approval will be required.
Hamilton’s Design Review Panel to deliberate on the proposal which does not meet tall building guidelines.
A 92-page urban design brief says the building must integrate with the vision of Pier 8 as a city-wide year round destination.
HSR says the conditions of outdated shelters is such that replacement cannot be put off any longer.
The urbanized areas of Wards 10 and 11 are moving from the rural tax base to urban, means a shirt of fire costs and increases of between $113 to $178 to the average rural properties tax bill.
The City-Wide Appeals of Hamilton’s Commercial Mixed Use Zoning will be heard over February and March in 2022.
The closures of businesses and schools changed water-demand across Hamilton in 2020, with the City needing to add a flushing unit near Barton Secondary School to address low water demand.
Hamilton City Council faces a choice today: expand the urban boundary or challenge the Ontario Progressive Conservative government’s requirement for them to expand the boundary.
“At this point I am saying we stick in Red and continue to monitor the numbers” – Dr. Richardson