After Provincial Intervention, McMaster Wins Exception from Development Charges for Private Partnerships
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The City of Hamilton agrees to amend its development charges bylaw to exempt McMaster’s private-public partnerships from DCs.
McMaster and City of Hamilton Have a Deal on Private-Public Student Residence at 1190 Main Street West
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The settlement hearing will be conducted on Wednesday, December 15 by teleconference.
City Council Offers Development Charge Settlement to Mac on For Profit Housing Development
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McMaster University successfully lobbied the Ontario Progressive Conservative government for legislative changes to facilitate its new for-profit private partnership student residence.
As part of COVID pandemic omnibus legislation, the government’s Bill 213 exempted land intended to be used by McMaster University from development charges.
McMaster University Launches New LPAT Appeal Against City of Hamilton Over 1190 Main Street West
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The rare appeal claiming a failure by the City to approve a site plan within 30 days will likely be rendered moot in the coming months once McMaster’s zoning appeal is settled.
Hamilton Development Charges Appeals Head to Mediation, with Exception of McMaster Appeal
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The City and McMaster University continue to dispute the tax status of McMaster’s new for-profit private partnership student residence building.
McMaster's Main West Student Housing Project Clears LPAT Hurdle: Final Approval Imminent
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City Council approved the development in October 2019, but McMaster had already appeal to the LPAT.
McMaster Appeals to OMB on Main West Student Rez Proposal Prior to LPAT Taking Over
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McMaster’s appeal is one of over a dozen in Hamilton by development applicants seeking to protect their interests under the more developer friendly OMB rules rather than risk having to appeal under the new LPAT rules.