City of Ottawa does not currently have the statutory authority under the Municipal Act to use parking revenues for general revenue purposes. It is in the interest of the City for such funds to be used for projects related to sustainable transportation including sidewalk construction, cycling infrastructure, and public transit. Therefore, after collaborating with my…
Executive Summary from the Project Coordinator, Planning Dept: On September 19th, 2019 over a dozen residents from a variety of communities in Bay Ward gathered to receive an introductory presentation on the 5 Big Moves of the New Official Plan and to engage in discussions to provide their feedback on these concepts. Each discussion group…
Monday October 21st is Election Day. If you haven’t already voted, please take the time on Monday to cast your vote. It’s important to have your say. If you are not sure who to vote for or where you are supposed to vote, go to Elections Canada. They can answer your questions on-line or by…
RIOCAN’s application to the Committee of Adjustment was approved and now that the appeal period has passed Riocan staff are preparing the report for Planning Committee and they hope to be on the agenda November 14th or 28th. If they receive approval from Committee work will commence immediately. In the meantime, since they have approval,…
Monday October 6 was the day the that the full impact of the LRT changes were felt. The parallel bus service ended and buses delivered riders to the LRT main platforms at Tunney’s and Blair. On the first day there were some minor issues, but in general it went well. However, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday…
The revised submission from Riocan was posted on the city’s site for Application Details: Ottawa.ca. Current Review Status: Approval Authority Elevated to Committee
To view documents submitted to the city. Characteristics: Number of floors: 20 Commercial / Residential Number of units estimate – Total: 175 Studio: 18 1 Bedroom unit: 72 1 bedroom + den unit: 6 2 Bedroom unit: 79 Retail on bottom floor, rental units above Parking Car parking provided: 100 Visitor: 16 Bicycle parking provided:…
Developer: Colonnade Bridgeport Planning and Design: FOTENN Architect: RLA Architecture Oct 2019 – The development is in the zoning phase which is expected to be completed within 8 months (end of December or beginning of 2020). Once approved, the construction phase begins and will take about 30 months. Review boards provided by Development…
I have outlined a few Bay Ward issues for you and have also attached two documents regarding federal issues produced by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Canadian Public Health Board. Bay Ward and Federal Funding Issues Federal funding is essential to build city infrastructure. Municipalities need assistance on large projects such as LRT,…
Below are the policies relating to high rise buildings on arterial mainstreet (Link: Ottawa.ca) This information was requested in response to the zoning change request by developers for a 22 storey building at Carling and Woodroffe. On Arterial Mainstreets, unless a secondary plan states otherwise, building heights up to 9 storeys may be permitted as…