Hamilton Council’s Planning Committee to Hold Final Vote on Urban Boundary Freeze May 17th
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Steve Clark calls freezing the urban boundary “anti-housing.” He can overturn Council’s decision.
Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for April 7, 2022 [Post-Meeting Summary]
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Secondary Dwellings, Severances, approving the new Urban Core Health Centre, the Corktown Plaza wants even less parking, and rezoning a DiCenzo property in Stoney Creek.
James North Tivoli Property and Centre Point Plaza Purchased by Same Developer
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New owners must restore the Tivoli Auditorium, here’s a look at what planning rules allow them to build on the site.
“Anti-Housing”: Ontario’s Conservative Government Calls Hamilton Boundary Freeze
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Hamilton MPP Donna Skelly (Flamborough-Glanbrook) asked the Minister to comment on Hamilton City Council “pushing an anti-housing and anti-growth ideology.”
City of Hamilton Makes Significant Changes to Planning Department Structure
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The planning department now consists of four sections: Development Planning, Heritage and Urban Design, Sustainable Communities [Community & Policy Planning], Zoning and Committee of Adjustment.
Council Votes to Expand Sewer Capacity on Dewitt Road Following 2019 Study Showing It’s Maxxed Out
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An August 2019 engineering report found portions of the existing sewers are already overcapacity. The 375 mm portion of pipe which runs from Highway 8 to just north of Juniper Drive is already over capacity, with new developments already being built.
Hamilton’s “New” Commercial City-Wide Zoning Now in Effect
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Loblaws and Canadian Tire’s property holding companies reach deal with City on 2017 zoning bylaw, Hamilton’s Chief Planner says the settlement protects the public interest.
OLT Approves 11-storey building at 325 Highway 8 in Stoney Creek
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This ruling is the third in recent weeks to overturn Council decisions along arterial roadways with the OLT advises the City to approve midrise intensification.
Demolition Permit About to Be Issued for 97 John Street North
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The developer of 41-61 Wilson Street & 97-117 John Street North moving forward with plans for three tall buildings on the site.
Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for February 24, 2022: Updated
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Variances and severances to enable residential intensification, one secondary dwelling unit, and a grandfathered house on prestige industrial lands are among the noteworthy files.