C5a is the Mixed Use Medium Density - Pedestrian Focus zone under the City of Hamilton's Zoning By-law 05-200. It is drawn on 93 zone polygons covering about 131 hectares, mostly in Glanbrook planning unit 4200, Flamborough planning unit 1400 and Central Business District. 71 carry a special exception; 5 carry a holding provision.
Last checked October 8, 2026·City of Hamilton·How we know
City of Hamilton Open Data Licence (version 1.1, January 2017) Terms
From the source
the zone code on each polygon · the zone's name, from Zoning By-law 05-200, sections by zone (City of Hamilton) · the exception and holding markers on each polygon
Derived by HamiltonIQ
polygon count and hectares, from each polygon's outline · neighbourhoods and wards, by the point inside each polygon · the simplified outlines on the map
HamiltonIQ’s words
the summary sentence
Kept current
Rebuilt from the City of Hamilton's layer by the site's data pipeline; every count on this page is from the record checked October 8, 2026.
At a glance
Zone code
C5a
Name in the by-law
Mixed Use Medium Density - Pedestrian Focus
By-law
Zoning By-law 05-200
Zone group
Commercial and Mixed Use Zones
Polygons
93
Hectares
131
With a special exception
71
With a holding provision
5
Neighbourhoods
19
C5a zone polygons (By-law 05-200)The outline is the City of Hamilton boundary.
Where C5a applies
Polygons and hectares by the City of Hamilton’s neighbourhood outlines, each polygon placed by a point inside it.
The markers the layer records on C5a polygons. Their terms are written only in the by-law; each line says where.
Special exception (71 polygons)
570 (×28), 752 (×9), 304 (×8), 754 (×5), 317 (×3), 753 (×3), 581 (×2), 755 (×2), 143, 307, 311, 316, 322, 347, 554, 555, 556, 557, 561, 563, 566, 568, 569, 572, 573, 596, 643, 664, 674, 695, 700, 710, 711, 723, 729, 760, 774, 775, 833, 860 and 4 moreThe City's guide to the by-law: a special exception's terms are in Schedule C – Special Exceptions. Read it
Holding provision (5 polygons)
H110, H124, H154, H155, H73Schedule D – Holding Provisions. Read it
What the zone permits
The permitted uses and regulations for C5a are set out in Section 10.5a, Zoning By-law 05-200. HamiltonIQ does not paraphrase them: an exception, a holding provision or a later amendment can change what applies to one lot. The City of Hamilton’s Zoning Verification Report Application is the City of Hamilton’s own answer for a property. The interactive zoning map shows the zone on a single lot.
Sources
Every factual claim above traces to one of these documents.