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The Consolidated Site Plan Control By-laws for the City of Hamilton

Published by City of Hamilton

This is the City of Hamilton’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type
By-law
Published by
City of Hamilton
Date
August 13, 2025
Also called
By-law No. 24-186 - Office Consolidation
Form reference
Planning Act, section 41
For
any
Signed by
mayor · city clerk
Building types
All building types
Pages
10
Covers note
Printed as numbered sections 1.0 through 13.0 with no section titles, so no headings are listed.
Instruments
Planning Act, section 41 · Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024

Overview

The office consolidation of City of Hamilton By-law No. 24-186, the Consolidated Site Plan Control By-laws, which designates the whole area within the corporate limits as a site plan control area under section 41 of the Planning Act. It defines development, conditional and final site plan approval and core area, lists exemptions including residential development of no more than ten units, allows agreements to be registered against the land, and sets lapsing and transition rules. It repeals By-law No. 15-176 and incorporates amending By-laws 25-068 and 25-154.

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The Consolidated Site Plan Control By-laws for the City of Hamilton

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