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To Consolidate Streets By-law No.9329
The P1 Zone permitted uses:
- Community Garden
- Recreation
- Urban Farms
The P2 Zone permitted uses:
- Community Garden
- Recreation
- Urban Farm
- Urban Farmers Market
The P3 Zone permitted uses:
- Commercial Entertainment
- Commercial Parking Facility
- Commercial Recreation
- Community Garden
- Marina
- Recreation
- Restaurant
- Retail
- Urban Farm
- Urban Farmers Market
The P4 Zone permitted uses:
- Botanical Gardens
- Cemetery
- Community Garden
- Conservation
- Golf Course (excluding mini-golf)
- Nature Centres
- Marina
- Recreation
- Seasonal Campground
- Urban Farm
The P5 Zone permitted uses:
- Conservation
- Flood and Erosion Control Facilities
- Recreation, Passive
The P7 Zone applies to all lands identified as a Key Hydrologic Feature, with the exception of Provincially Significant Wetlands, in the Rural Hamilton Official Plan. In addition, the P7 Zone is also applied to all lands identified as a Key Natural Heritage Feature within the Greenbelt Natural Heritage System, identified in the Rural Hamilton Official Plan.
The P8 Zone applies to all lands identified as a Provincially Significant Wetland in the Rural Hamilton Official Plan.
The I1 Zone permitted uses:
- Community Garden
- Day Nursery
- Duplex Dwelling
- Educational Establishment
- Emergency Shelter
- Museum
- Place of Worship
- Residential Care Facility
- Retirement Home
- Semi-Detached Dwelling
- Single Detached Dwelling
- Urban Farm
- Urban Farmers Market
The I2 Zone permitted uses:
- Community Garden
- Day Nursery
- Duplex Dwelling
- Educational Establishment
- Emergency Shelter
- Museum
- Recreation
- Place of Worship
- Residential Care Facility
- Retirement Home
- Semi-Detached Dwelling
- Single Detached Dwelling
- Social Services Establishment
- Street Townhouse Dwelling
- Urban Farm
- Urban Farmers Market
The I3 Zone permitted uses:
- Community Garden
- Day Nursery
- Educational Establishment
- Emergency Shelter
- Hospital
- Lodging House
- Long Term Care Facility
- Medical Clinic
- Multiple Dwelling
- Place of Worship
- Recreation
- Residential Care Facility
- Retirement Home
- Social Services Establishment
- Street Townhouse Dwelling
- Urban Farm
- Urban Farmers Market
The M1 Zone permitted uses:
- Alcohol Production Facility
- Artist Studio
- Biotechnological Establishment
- Commercial Parking Facility
- Communications Establishment
- Computer, Electronic and Data Processing Establishment
- Conference or Convention Centre
- Craftsperson Shop
- Financial Establishment
- Hotel
- Laboratory
- Manufacturing
- Medical Clinic
- Motor Vehicle Service Station
- Office
- Personal Services
- Pharmaceutical and Medical Establishment
- Printing Establishment
- Production Studio
- Repair Service
- Research and Development Establishment
- Restaurant
- Retail
- Science and Technology Establishment
- Warehouse
The M4 Zone permitted uses:
- Artist Studio
- Building and Lumber Supply Establishment
- Building or Contracting Supply Establishment
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Communications Establishment
- Conference or Convention Centre
- Contractor’s Establishment
- Courier Establishment
- Craftsperson Shop
- Equipment and Machinery Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Financial Establishment
- Hotel
- Industrial Administrative Office
- Laboratory
- Labour Association Hall
- Manufacturing
- Medical Clinic
- Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Establishment
- Motor Vehicle Service Station
- Office
- Personal Services
- Private Power Generation Facility
- Production Studio
- Repair Service
- Research and Development Establishment
- Restaurant
- Retail
- Surveying, Engineering, Planning or Design Business
- Trade School
- Tradesperson’s Shop
- Transport Terminal
- Transportation Depot
- Warehouse
The M3 Zone permitted uses:
- Alcohol Production Facility
- Aquaponics
- Artist Studio
- Building and Lumber Supply Establishment
- Building or Contracting Supply Establishment
- Cannabis Growing and Harvesting Facility
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Communications Establishment
- Conference or Convention Centre
- Contractor’s Establishment
- Courier Establishment
- Craftsperson Shop
- Equipment and Machinery Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Greenhouse
- Hotel
- Industrial Administrative Office
- Laboratory
- Labour Association Hall
- Manufacturing
- Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Establishment
- Motor Vehicle Service Station
- Office
- Private Power Generation Facility
- Production Studio
- Repair Service
- Research and Development Establishment
- Restaurant
- Surveying, Engineering, Planning or Design Business
- Trade School
- Tradesperson’s Shop
- Transport Terminal
- Transportation Depot
- Warehouse
The M5 Zone permitted uses:
- Alcohol Production Facility
- Aquaponics
- Artist Studio
- Building and Lumber Supply Establishment
- Building or Contracting Supply Establishment
- Bulk Fuel and Oil Storage Establishment
- Cannabis Growing and Harvesting Facility
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
- Commercial Parking Facility
- Communications Establishment
- Contractor’s Establishment
- Courier Establishment
- Craftsperson Shop
- Dry Cleaning Plant
- Equipment and Machinery Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Financial Establishment
- Greenhouse
- Industrial Administrative Office
- Laboratory
- Labour Association Hall
- Landscape Contracting Establishment
- Manufacturing
- Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Establishment
- Motor Vehicle Service Station
- Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
- Office
- Private Power Generation Facility
- Production Studio
- Repair Service
- Research and Development Establishment
- Restaurant
- Salvage Yard
- Surveying, Engineering, Planning or Design Business
- Towing Establishment
- Trade School
- Tradesperson’s Shop
- Transport Terminal
- Warehouse
- Waste Processing Facility
- Waste Transfer Facility
The M6 Zone permitted uses:
- Alcohol Production Facility (By-law No. 18-219, August 17, 2018)
- Aquaponics (By-law No. 14-163, June 25, 2014)
- Artist Studio (By-law No. 17-220, October 25, 2017)
- Building and Lumber Supply Establishment
- Building or Contracting Supply Establishment
- Cannabis Growing and Harvesting Facility (By-law No. 14-163, June 25, 2014)
- (By-law No. 18-266, September 12, 2018)
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Commercial Parking Facility
- Communications Establishment
- Conference or Convention Centre
- Contractor’s Establishment
- Courier Establishment
- Craftsperson Shop (By-law No. 17-220, October 25, 2017)
- Equipment and Machinery Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Financial Establishment
- Greenhouse (By-law No. 14-163, June 25, 2014)
- Hotel
- Industrial Administrative Office
- Laboratory
- Labour Association Hall
- Manufacturing
- Medical Clinic
- Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Establishment
- Motor Vehicle Service Station
- Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
- Office
- Personal Services
- Private Power Generation Facility
- Production Studio (By-law No. 17-220, October 25, 2017)
- Repair Service
- Research and Development
- Establishment
- Restaurant
- Surveying, Engineering, Planning or
- Design Business
- Trade School
- Tradesperson’s Shop
- Transport Terminal
- Transportation Depot
- Warehouse (By-law No. 11-276, November 16, 2011) (By-law No. 17-220, October 25, 2017) (By-law No. 18-219, August 17, 2018)
The M7 Zone permitted uses:
- Airport Storage, Maintenance and Operation Facilities
- Airport Waste Processing Facility
- Airport Waste Transfer Facility
- Catering Service
- Communications Establishment
- Courier Establishment
- Bulk Fuel and Oil Storage Establishment
- Industrial Administrative Offices
- Manufacturing
- Office
- Private Power Generation Facility
- Research and Development Establishment
- Transport Terminal
- Transportation Depot
- Warehouse
The M8 zone permitted uses:
- Catering Service
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Commercial Parking Facility
- Conference or Convention Centre
- Equipment and Machinery Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Financial Establishment
- Hotel
- Labour Association Hall
- Motor Vehicle Rental Establishment
- Motor Vehicle Service Station
- Motor Vehicle Dealership (By-law No. 22-084, April 13, 2022)
- Motor Vehicle Washing Establishment
- Personal Services
- Restaurant
- Retail
- Transportation Depot
- Trade School
The MP Zone permitted uses:
- Airport Storage, Maintenance and Operation Facilities
- Uses Existing at the Effective Date of this By-law
The M10 Zone permitted uses:
- Airport Waste Processing Facility
- Airport Waste Transfer Facility
- Alcohol Production Facility (By-law No. 18-219, August 17, 2018)
- Animal Shelter
- Aquaponics (By-law No. 18-266, September 12, 2018)
- Building and Lumber Supply Establishment
- Building or Contracting Supply Establishment
- Cannabis Growing and Harvesting Facility (By-law No. 18-266, September 12, 2018)
- Commercial Motor Vehicle Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Communications Establishment
- Courier Establishment
- Dry Cleaning Plant
- Educational Establishment
- Equipment and Machinery Sales, Rental and Service Establishment
- Greenhouse (By-law No. 18-266, September 12, 2018)
- Industrial Administrative Office
- Laboratory
- Labour Association Hall
- Manufacturing
- Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Establishment
- Office
- Private Power Generation Facility
- Repair Service
- Research and Development Establishment
- Surveying, Engineering, Planning or Design Business
- Trade School
- Tradesperson’s Shop
- Transport Terminal
- Warehouse (By-law No. 17-220, October 25, 2017)