Planning Committee

That the agenda for the April 14, 2026 Planning Committee meeting, BE APPROVED, as amended.

That the minutes of the March 24, 2026 Planning Committee, BE ADOPTED, as presented.

That the staff presentation from Abdullah Pasha, Planner I, respecting Application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for Lands Located at 1042 and 1050 West 5th Street, Hamilton (Ward 8), BE WAIVED.

That the delegation James Thomas from A.J. Clarke and Associates Ltd., BE RECEIVED.

(i) That the public submissions were RECEIVED and CONSIDERED by Committee; and, (a) Written Submissions (Item 8.1(a)): (i) Glenn Davies – In support of the development (ii) Seth Floyd – In support of the development (ii) That the public meeting BE CLOSED. Result: Motion

That Report PED26024, dated April 14, 2026, respecting Application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for Lands Located at 1042 and 1050 West 5th Street, Hamilton (Ward 8), be received, and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: (a) That Amended Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZAC-25- 031, by A.J. Clarke and Associates Ltd. (c/o Steve Fraser and James Thomas), on behalf of 1000259434 Ontario Inc. (c/o Anukur Patel), Owner, for a change in zoning from “C/S-1822” (Urban Protected Residential, etc.) District, Modified, to “DE- 2/S-1844” (Multiple Dwellings) District, Modified, to permit the Please refer to the April 22, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. Planning Committee April 14, 2026 Minutes PLC 26-005 Page 4 of 22 development of 18 multiple dwelling townhouse units, on the lands located at 1042 and 1050 West 5th Street, Hamilton, as shown in Appendix “A” attached to Report PED26024, BE APPROVED on the following basis: (i) That the draft amending By-law, attached as Appendix “B” to Report PED26024, which has been prepared in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, BE ENACTED by City Council; (ii) That the proposed change in zoning is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and complies with the Urban Hamilton Official Plan; (iii) That upon finalization of the amending By-law, the subject lands, known municipally as 1042 and 1050 West 5th Street and as shown in Appendix “A” attached to Report PED26024, BE REDESIGNATED from “Singl

That the staff presentation from Daniel Barnett, Planner II, respecting Applications for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision for Lands Located at 36 Taylor Crescent, Flamborough (Ward 13), BE WAIVED. Please refer to the April 22, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. Planning Committee April 14, 2026 Minutes PLC 26-005 Page 5 of 22

That the delegation Craig Rohe from GSP Group Inc., BE RECEIVED.

(i) That the public submissions were received and considered by Committee; and, (a) Written Submissions (Item 8.2(a)): (i) Amanda Andrews – Opposed to the development (ii) Barbara Beardwood – Opposed to the development (iii) Mark Osborne – Opposed to the development (iv) Jay Miller – In support of the development (b) Delegations: (i) Renata Tejada Paredes – Concerns with the development (ii) Kyle Dewbury – In support of the development (ii) That the public meeting BE CLOSED. Please refer to the April 22, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. Planning Committee April 14, 2026 Minutes PLC 26-005 Page 6 of 22 Result: Motion

That Report PED26083, dated April 14, 2026, respecting Applications for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision for Lands Located at 36 Taylor Crescent, Flamborough (Ward 13), BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: (a) That Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZAC-25-037, by GSP Group Inc. (c/o Craig Rohe) on behalf of LaRey Homes (Group) Ltd., Owner, for a change in zoning from the Settlement Residential (R2-14(H)) Zone, Modified, Holding, to a site specific Settlement Residential (S1) Zone, to permit the development of 12 single detached dwellings, for lands located at 36 Taylor Crescent, as shown in Appendix “A” to Report PED26083, BE DENIED on the following basis: (i) The proposal does not have regard for Section 2 of the Planning Act, is not consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), does not conform to the Greenbelt Plan (2017), and does not comply with the Rural Hamilton Official Plan and the Greensville Rural Settlement Area Secondary Plan as: (1) It does not comply with infrastructure policies for private water and sewage disposal, stormwater management policies, and policies with respect to hydrogeological studies, in the Rural Hamilton Official Plan; (2) It does not comply with the City’s servicing policies, stormwater management policies, and phasing policies of the Greensville Rural Settlement Area Secondary Plan; Please refer to the April 22, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. Planning Com

That the staff presentation from Alaina Baldassarra, Senior Planner, respecting Application for an Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment for Lands Located at 392, 398, 400, 406 and 412 Wilson Street East and 15 Lorne Avenue, Ancaster (Ward 12), BE RECEIVED.

That the delegation Matt Johnston from UrbanSolutions Inc., BE RECEIVED.

(i) That the following public submissions were received and considered by Committee; and, (a) Written Submissions (Item 8.3(a)): (i) Suzanne Cooper – Opposed to the development (ii) Seth Floyd – In support of the development with concerns (iii) Paul and Sylvia Wentworth – Opposed to the development (iv) Patrick Harrington, Aird & Berlis LLP – In support of the development (v) Marion Urquhart – Opposed to the development (vi) Brian Karschti – Opposed to the development (vii) Patrick DeNardis – Opposed to the development (viii) Honor Hughes – Opposed to the development (ix) Karen Reid – Opposed to the development (x) Marilyn Daniels – Opposed to the development (xi) Laurie and Colin Maier – Opposed to the development (xii) Wayne Cook – Opposed to the development (xiii) Lori and Brian Dale – Opposed to the development (xii) Wayne Cook – Opposed to the development (xiii) Lori and Brian Dale – Opposed to the development (xiv) Samantha Vandermark – Opposed to the development (xv) Lynne Bulger – Opposed to the development (xvi) Lee and Wendy Cormie – Opposed to the development (xvii) Robyn Covre – Opposed to the development (xviii) Shauna Cone – Opposed to the development (xix) Nicole McArthur-Newton – Opposed to the development Please refer to the April 22, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. Planning Committee April 14, 2026 Minutes PLC 26-005 Page 11 of 22 (xx) Marianne Morton – Opposed to the development (xxi) Sharon Hall – Opposed to the development (xxii

That Report PED26063, dated March 24, 2026, respecting Application for an Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment for Lands Located at 392, 398, 400, 406 and 412 Wilson Street East and 15 Lorne Avenue, Ancaster (Ward 12), BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: (a) That Urban Hamilton Official Plan Amendment Application UHOPA-25-001, by Urban Solutions Planning and Land Development Inc. (c/o Matt Johnston), on behalf of Wilson Street Ancaster Inc., Owner, for a change in designation on a portion of the lands from “Low Density Residential 1” to “Mixed Use Medium Density – Pedestrian Focus” and adding a new site specific policy to permit a maximum height of eight storeys in the Ancaster Wilson Street Secondary Plan, to facilitate the development of an eight storey mixed use building, on the lands located at 392, 398, 400, 406 and 412 Wilson Street East and 15 Lorne Street, Ancaster, as shown on Appendix “A” attached to Report PED26063, BE APPROVED on the following basis: (i) That the Draft Official Plan Amendment, attached as Appendix “B” to Report PED26063, BE ADOPTED by City Council; (ii) That the proposed Official Plan Amendment is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024). Please refer to the April 22, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. Planning Committee April 14, 2026 Minutes PLC 26-005 Page 15 of 22 Result: Motion

That the staff presentation from Mark Michniak, Senior Planner, respecting Application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for Lands Located at 974 and 980 Upper Paradise Road, Hamilton (Ward 14), BE WAIVED.

That the delegation Katelyn Gillis from Landwise, BE RECEIVED.

(i) That the public submissions were received and considered by Committee; and, Please refer to the April 22, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. Planning Committee April 14, 2026 Minutes PLC 26-005 Page 16 of 22 Written Submissions (Item 8.4(a)): (i) Seth Floyd – In support of the development (ii) Sandra Serafini – Concerns with the development (iii) John Urbanek – Opposed to the development (ii) That the public meeting BE CLOSED. Result: Motion

That Report PED26053, dated April 14, 2026, respecting Application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for Lands Located at 974 and 980 Upper Paradise Road, Hamilton (Ward 14), be received and the following recommendations be approved: (a) That Revised Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZAC-25- 034, by Landwise (c/o Katelyn Gillis) on behalf of Winzen Ancaster Homes Limited (c/o Raymond Zenkovich), Owner, for a change in zoning from the “C/S-1822” (Urban Protected Residential, etc.) District, Modified, to Low Density Residential (R1, 960) Zone, to permit 12 three-storey townhouse dwelling units, as shown in Appendix “A” to Report PED26053, BE APPROVED on the following basis: (i) That the Revised Zoning By-law, attached as Appendix “B” to Report PED26053, which has been prepared in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, be enacted by City Council; Please refer to the April 22, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. Planning Committee April 14, 2026 Minutes PLC 26-005 Page 17 of 22 (ii) That the proposed change in zoning is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and complies with the Urban Hamilton Official Plan; (iii) That upon finalization of the amending By-law, the subject lands known municipally as 974 and 980 Upper Paradise Road and shown in Appendix “A” to Report PED26053, be redesignated from “Single and Double” to “Attached Housing” in the Falkirk West Neighbourhood Plan as shown on Appendix “I” to Report PED26053. Result: Motion

That Report PED26057, dated April 14, 2026, respecting Application to Deem Lands Being Lots 1 and 2 of Registered Plan 62M- 1229, known as 50 Aeropark Boulevard, and Block 7 of Registered Plan 62M-1229, known as Part of 110 Aeropark Boulevard, Glanbrook, not to be Part of a Registered Plan of Subdivision for the Purposes of Subsection 50(3) of the Planning Act (Ward 11), BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: a) That the application to deem Lots 1 and 2 of Registered Plan 62M- 1229, known as 50 Aeropark Boulevard, and Block 7 of Registered Plan 62M-1229, known as Part of 110 Aeropark Boulevard, Please refer to the April 22, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. Planning Committee April 14, 2026 Minutes PLC 26-005 Page 18 of 22 Glanbrook, as shown on Appendix “A” to Report PED26057, not to be Part of a Registered Plan of Subdivision for the purposes of Subsection 50(3) of the Planning Act, BE APPROVED; and, b) That the draft By-law, attached as Appendix “E” to Report PED26057, which has been prepared in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, BE ENACTED. Result: Motion

That the staff presentation from Joseph Sanseverino, Business Facilitator - Development Planning, respecting Fee and Process Review for Formal Consultation and Holding Removal Applications (City Wide), BE RECEIVED.

That Report PED26038, dated April 14, 2026, respecting Fee and Process Review for Formal Consultation and Holding Removal Applications (City Wide), BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED: Please refer to the April 22, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters. Planning Committee April 14, 2026 Minutes PLC 26-005 Page 19 of 22 a) That the draft By-law to amend By-law No. 12-282, as amended, attached as Appendix “A” to Report PED26038, which has been prepared in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, BE APPROVED. (b) That the written submission from Mike Collins-Williams, West End Home Builders’ Association (Item 9.2 (a)(i)), BE RECEIVED. Result: Motion

That Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committees Minutes dated March 27, 2026, be received and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED. Result: Motion

WHEREAS, the current economic climate is slowing development which may result in stalled development proposals and buildings vacated for re- development remaining vacant for longer times and in greater numbers; WHEREAS, the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee values early proactive enforcement of property standards regarding building maintenance such as roof repairs, heating and securing a site, and that this proactive enforcement is essential to preventing future unsafe buildings and demolition by neglect for vacant heritage and non-heritage buildings across the city; WHEREAS, the proactive and effective management of vacant buildings can result in their re-use for housing and other uses supporting city goals, maintaining the tax base, helping keep neighborhoods safe and in the case of heritage buildings, preserving and celebrating our City’s irreplaceable built heritage; and WHEREAS, the Built Heritage Emergency Protocol that provides guidance for the use of Structural Engineers with heritage expertise and the roles of the Building and Planning Divisions with respect to recognized heritage buildings under threat was approved in 2005 and has not been updated to include Licensing and By-law Services as well as and current policy and legislative changes. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (a) That staff BE DIRECTED to review current resources, processes and policies in Licensing and By-law Services, Building, and Planning Divisions and recommend options to implement proactive enforc

That the Closed Session Minutes of the March 24, 2026 Planning Committee meeting, BE ADOPTED and REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. Result: Motion