Shannon Mckie

The appellants appealed the City of Hamilton's adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 102 and Zoning By-law No. 18-114, which imposed height restrictions and included their properties in a Cultural Heritage Landscape.

The parties reached a settlement proposing site-specific revisions to increase the maximum building height from 44 metres to 78 metres while maintaining the heritage designation.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal approved the settlement, finding the modifications consistent with provincial policies, representative of good planning, and in the public interest.

The appellant appealed the City of Hamilton's adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 65 and Zoning By-law No. 16-265 regarding Transit Oriented Corridor Zones.

The parties reached a settlement to modify the zoning by-law for specific properties to allow minor additions and alterations to existing commercial buildings, and the appellant withdrew its appeal of the official plan amendment.

The Tribunal accepted uncontroverted expert planning evidence that the settlement is consistent with provincial policies, conforms to the official plan, and represents good planning.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part to implement the settlement.

The Tribunal held a settlement hearing regarding appeals of the City of Hamilton's Zoning By-law No. 17-240 and Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment No. 69.

The City and the remaining city-wide appellants, Canadian Tire Real Estate Limited and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, reached a settlement involving modifications to the commercial and mixed-use zone regulations.

Based on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the modifications consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity with the Growth Plan and Official Plan.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part to implement the settlement and deemed the unappealed portions of the By-law in force.

The Applicant/Appellant appealed the City of Hamilton's refusal of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the development of five street townhouse dwellings on a property previously used as a Masonic Hall.

The Tribunal found that the proposed development had regard for provincial interests, was consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conformed to the Growth Plan and the Urban Hamilton Official Plan, and represented good land use planning.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part and approved the requested amendments.