# Planning Committee splits 8-2 on Demolition Permit – 974, 980 Upper Paradise Road, Hamilton - Revised (Ward 14)...

The motion carried 8 to 2 at the Tuesday, May 26, 2026 meeting.

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## Record

Meeting: Planning Committee
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Item: Motion
Result: Carried 8-2

## Report

Planning Committee voted 8 to 2 on Demolition Permit – 974, 980 Upper Paradise Road, Hamilton - Revised (Ward 14)... at its Tuesday, May 26, 2026 meeting. The motion carried.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

```
Demolition Permit – 974, 980 Upper Paradise Road, Hamilton - Revised (Ward 14) (Deferred from the July 29, 2025 Planning Committee meeting) (Beattie/Cooper) That Report PED25172, dated May 26, 2026, respecting Demolition Permit – 974, 980 Upper Paradise Road, Hamilton - Revised (Ward 14), BE RECEIVED and the alternative recommendations in the Report, BE APPROVED, as follows: (a) That the Chief Building Official BE AUTHORIZED to issue a demolition permit for 974 Upper Paradise Road in accordance with By-law 22-101, pursuant to Section 33 of the Planning Act as amended, without having to comply with Section 6 of the Demolition Control Area By-law 22-101; and, (b) That the Chief Building Official BE AUTHORIZED to issue a demolition permit for 980 Upper Paradise Road in accordance with By-law 22-101, pursuant to Section 33 of the Planning Act as amended, without having to comply with Section 6 of the Demolition Control Area By-law 22-101.
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Every figure above comes from the [official minutes](https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=494784) and the recorded vote they contain. The roll call shows how each member voted.

## Sources

[1] PC Minutes 26-007 (Please refer to the June 3, 2026 Council minutes for the disposition of these matters): Planning Committee, Tuesday, May 26, 2026 — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=494784
[2] Planning Committee, Tuesday, May 26, 2026 (City of Hamilton eSCRIBE meeting record) — https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=63c03dc3-60e0-42a0-8f2a-65313272ecd3&lang=English