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?
Posted inTribunals
LPAT Approves Nine-Storey Development at 600 James North at Burlington Street
“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.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Valery Properties Proposes 16-Storey Multiple Bedroom Apartment Building in East Hamilton
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.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Developer Proposes 27-Storey Condo at 101 Hunter Street East
Hamilton’s Design Review Panel to deliberate on the proposal which does not meet tall building guidelines.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Hamilton Design Review Panel to Deliberate on Design Rules for New 45-Storey Waterfront Tower
A 92-page urban design brief says the building must integrate with the vision of Pier 8 as a city-wide year round destination.
Posted inCity Hall
City Replacing Bus Shelters Along LRT Corridor, After Delaying in Expectation of LRT
HSR says the conditions of outdated shelters is such that replacement cannot be put off any longer.
Posted inCity Hall
Hamilton’s Rural Areas Getting Hit With Large Area-Rated Tax Shift for Fire Services
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.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Hearing in City-Wide Appeals of Hamilton’s Commercial Zoning Scheduled for Feb 2022
The City-Wide Appeals of Hamilton’s Commercial Mixed Use Zoning will be heard over February and March in 2022.
Posted inCity Hall
Hamilton’s Water System Successfully Manages COVID-19 Demand Changes
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.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Council to Decide on Urban Boundary: Expand or Challenge the Province by Saying No.
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.