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M9 zone, Hamilton: Airport Reserve (M9) Zone
Section 9.9 (9.9.1 Permitted Uses, 9.9.2 Regulations) of the City of Hamilton Zoning By-law 05-200, as amended by 21-189, 10-288, 18-219.
Land reserved around the Hamilton airport for airport storage, maintenance and operations buildings, with only a small setback from the street and outdoor storage kept out of front yards and screened from the road.
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- Airport Storage, Maintenance and Operation Facilities
- Uses Existing at the Effective Date of this By-law
Standards
| Requirement | By-law |
|---|---|
| Minimum front yard | 3 mStated as 'Minimum Yard Abutting a Street': 3.0 m; 6.0 m where the lot abuts Highway No. 6 or Glancaster Road. Applies to any yard abutting a street (front and flankage). |
| Minimum exterior side yard | 3 mSame 'Minimum Yard Abutting a Street' rule: 3.0 m; 6.0 m where the lot abuts Highway No. 6 or Glancaster Road. No separate interior side or rear yard minimum is stated. |
| Maximum building height | See noteIn accordance with Section 4.17: must comply with the Hamilton Airport Zoning (Height) Regulations established by Transport Canada; no projections permitted beyond that maximum height. No metre or storey figure given in the by-law. |
| Minimum landscaped open space | See noteNot a percentage: a minimum 3.0 m wide Landscaped Area abutting a street (except at points of ingress/egress); for properties adjacent to Highway No. 6, an additional minimum 6.0 m wide Landscaped Area. |
Other provisions in this section
- Minimum yard abutting a street: 3.0 m; increased to 6.0 m where the lot abuts Highway No. 6 or Glancaster Road (9.9.2 a).
- Maximum building height governed by Section 4.17 (Transport Canada Hamilton Airport Zoning (Height) Regulations); no projections beyond that height (9.9.2 b).
- Minimum 3.0 m wide landscaped area must be provided and maintained abutting a street, except at points of ingress and egress (9.9.2 c i).
- Properties adjacent to Highway No. 6: an additional minimum 6.0 m wide landscaped area must be provided and maintained (9.9.2 c ii).
- Outdoor storage and outdoor assembly not permitted in a required front yard or required flankage yard (9.9.2 d i).
- Outdoor storage and outdoor assembly shall not exceed 85% of the total lot area (9.9.2 d ii).
- Outdoor storage and outdoor assembly must be screened from any abutting street by a visual barrier per Section 4.19 (9.9.2 d iii).
- Parking per Section 5 of the by-law (9.9.2 e).
- Accessory buildings per Section 4.8 of the by-law (9.9.2 f).
- No minimum lot area, lot frontage, lot depth, rear yard, interior side yard, lot coverage or floor area standards are stated for this zone.
Source: Section 9.9 (9.9.1 Permitted Uses, 9.9.2 Regulations), By-law 05-200 (City of Hamilton), checked 2026-09-12. General provisions elsewhere in the by-law (parking, driveways, accessory buildings) also apply, and a numbered exception on the parcel can change any value here. Treat this as a pre-check, not a sign-off.
Other industrial zones in Hamilton: E2, M1, M10, M11, M12, M13, M14, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8