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Medallion Properties Takes City to OMB on 20 Storey Redevelopment of 195 Wellington South

by Joey ColemanFebruary 16, 2018September 23, 2021

Medallion Properties have filed an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board on their application for a 20-storey residential redevelopment of their property at 195 Wellington Street South in the Corktown neighbourhood.
The Ontario Municipal Board has assigned case number PL171389 to the appeal. The first pre-hearing date has not yet been set.

City Hall

No Outdoor Entertainment on Hamilton Patios for Summer of 2018

by Joey ColemanFebruary 15, 2018

Hamilton’s new patio entertainment by-law will not be decided by the Ontario Municipal Board in time for this year’s patio season.
This means the City’s previous ban on entertain on outdoor commercial patios will remain in effect for another patio season.
In a pre-hearing ruling issued Monday, the Ontario Municipal Board set hearing dates of September 25 to 27, 2018 for an appeal of the City’s new bylaw.

Planning and Development

Coppley Expanding Manufacturing in Hamilton's Downtown, Planning Move Down MacNab Street to Cannon Street

by Joey ColemanFebruary 8, 2018

Premium tailored clothing company Coppley is planning a new 6,822 square metre manufacturing facility in Hamilton’s Downtown, just down the street from their present headquarters.
The new facility will enabled the company to enhance its manufacturing processing while remaining in Downtown Hamilton, architect Drew Hauser told the City’s Design Review Panel on Thursday.

City Hall News

City plans to transfer two downtown parking lots to CityHousing for affordable housing, will house Jamesville residents

by Joey ColemanFebruary 7, 2018

CityHousing will take possession of two downtown City of Hamilton parking lots to build social housing to replace the townhouses of the existing Jamesville CityHousing in Hamilton’s North End, if a motion authorizing the sale is approved by Council in the coming weeks.

Ontario Land Tribunal

Divisional Court Upholds OMB Decisions in Oakville Glen Abbey Development Rulings

by Joey ColemanJanuary 30, 2018

The Ontario Divisional Court delivered a rare ruling reviewing an Ontario Municipal Board decision on what constitutes a complete planning application.
This ruling is instructive to those considering appealing the Hamilton Ward Boundaries decision, I wrote in December about the tests of judicial review (Dunsmuir Test), and deference to specialized tribunals and bodies.

City Hall

Council Exploring Local Solutions to Metrolinx HSR-PRESTO Requirements

by Joey ColemanJanuary 16, 2018

Hamilton City Councillors are hesitant to accept terms imposed by Ontario’s Provincial transit oversight agency Metrolinx for the use of the electronic PRESTO fare system. Under new terms of use being imposed by Metrolinx’s on the 905-belt municipalities, local transit systems must generate a minimum amount of commission revenue to PRESTO or face clawbacks in […]

Planning and Development

City Planning to Developers: Don't Assume You Can Build on Unassumed Alleyways

by Joey ColemanJanuary 15, 2018

Hamilton’s Chief Planner told a gathering of developers they must secure permission from the City’s real estate office prior to submitting development plans to the Planning Division if they include public unassumed alleyways in their plans.

City Hall

City Plans to Install Another 10 Pedestrian Crossovers in 2018

by Joey ColemanJanuary 13, 2018

99 locations identified as needing crossovers painted and signs installed. Public Works plans to complete 10 of them in 2018 using $400,000 from revenue raised by red light camera violations

City Hall News

Joe Kipp, King of 1-King, Retires Friday after Nearly 40 Years Driving HSR Buses

by Joey ColemanDecember 28, 2017September 28, 2021

Whoever said everyone is replaceable never met HSR’s bubbles chocolate bus driver.

Editors Note, Opinion

Ward Appeal Does Not Equal Stay: Why the OMB Ruling Must Be Implemented Even if Council Appeals

by Joey ColemanDecember 15, 2017

If Council chooses to file a Divisional Court challenge against the OMB ruling, they must do so as a judicial review. An appeal isn’t a stay.
The standard for judicial review is reasonableness not correctness, the Dunsmuir Test (after the 2008 Supreme Court of Canada decision), and deference to specialized tribunals and bodies.