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?
Council to Decide on Urban Boundary: Expand or Challenge the Province by Saying No.
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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.
Medallion Looking to Redevelopment Mount Albion Plaza with Tall Buildings
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As commercial strip mall plazas redevelop, Medallion proposes a “transformative” change following departure of grocery store.
“Betrayal” Says Councillor Jackson of New Sherwood Lanes Plaza Development Proposal
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Developer wants to build a 14-storey building containing 358 dwelling units with 112 stacked townhouses behind the building – a significant change from their original plan.
101 King Street East Redevelopment Approved
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101 King Street East, the smallest building on the block which housed Klassy T-Shirt for decades, is being adapted with a seven storey addition at the rear of the existing three storey building.
City Approves New Six-Storey Development at 11 Robert, but Appeals are Likely
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A neighbouring restaurant and entertainment facility is concerned the residential tower will conflict with their businesses and negatively impact the neighbourhood.
A Good Neighbour Letter of Concern About Parking Near New Downtown Development
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Decision makers need to hear from competing interests to inform policies. Kudos to this letter writer for a respectful, honest, and comprehensive letter.
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce: Keep the Greenbelt, Expand into Whitebelt
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Chamber calls for “establishment of a long-term plan for urban growth in the City of Hamilton that will produce a clear, staged approach to the development of all lands within the Whitebelt area and the full extent of the Airport Employment Growth District.”
Stone Church and West 5th Development LPAT Hearing Begins October 18
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Is a nine storey residential development appropriate for the southeast corner of West 5th Street and Stone Church Road West?
City of Hamilton Temporarily Without Heritage Planners as Two Leave for New Opportunities
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Community heritage advocates worry vacancies will increase already decade-long backlog in processing heritage designations.
A Day in The Politics of Legalizing Illegal Multiplex Rentals in Hamilton
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“It is the resident homeowners who actually vote here in the city” stated one person opposed. Another opposition letter stated “we say no to becoming another Hamilton Ghetto”.