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Farm 911 – Emergency Access Point (EAP) Policy

Published by City of Hamilton under Municipal Addressing

Applies to
owner
Work types
municipal addressing
Document date
December, 2023 revised February 2025
Building types
agricultural

The City of Hamilton's policy for the Farm 911 – Emergency Access Point program, carried as Appendix “C” to Report PED25077. It states the program's purpose, sets eligibility criteria for owners of agricultural and rural lands in the city's rural area, lists what accompanies an application to the Legislative Approvals / Staging of Development Section, and describes how staff review it and draw a number from the city's street address range system. Further sections cover sign fabrication by Transportation Operations, and the program's exceptions and limitations.

What it covers

  • Purpose
  • Eligibility
  • Submitting an EAP Application
  • Reviewing the Application and Assigning EAP Address Number
  • EAP Address Number Notification & Signage
  • Exceptions and Limitations
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Publisher
City of Hamilton
Category
By-laws
Published under
Municipal Addressing — the municipality's own heading
Agencies
Legislative Approvals / Staging of Development Section of the Growth Management Division · Transportation Operations Section of the Transportation Division
Instruments
Ontario Building Code · Rural Hamilton Official Plan
Required for
Assigning an emergency access point number to an existing access point on agricultural or rural land
Publisher note
Carried as Appendix “C” to Report PED25077 and administered through the Legislative Approvals / Staging of Development Section of the Growth Management Division.
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