{
 "answer": "The City of Hamilton, Ontario has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Site Alteration By-law No. 19-286 (Consolidation, May 2023); Site Plan Control By-law No. 24-186 (Consolidated, Aug 2025), verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001543",
 "municipality": "Hamilton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "zoning_land_use",
 "label": "Zoning & land use",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.hamilton.ca/",
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   "title": "Site Alteration By-law No. 19-286 (Consolidation, May 2023)",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-11-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.hamilton.ca/sites/default/files/2023-05/19-286-consolidation-may2023-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates placing, removal, or grading of fill/topsoil and site alteration on land in Hamilton; permit required for most site-alteration activity outside exempted categories.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2788479fb79a19719fbb31764f66f8d061aff7bc4adfa733137c5bb01f577ac9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/hamilton-city/zoning/text-2788479fb79a/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Site Plan Control By-law No. 24-186 (Consolidated, Aug 2025)",
   "category": "zoning_land_use",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-23",
   "document_url": "https://www.hamilton.ca/sites/default/files/2025-09/24-186-consolidatedAug13-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Designates the City as a site-plan-control area and sets the approval process/requirements for development site plans; current version replacing repealed By-law 15-176.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b7bc71dace9db9f582763c54171d77883079875ed15919d445bdff86be454e6c.pdf",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/hamilton-city/zoning/"
}