Committee of Adjustment – July 22 – Decisions

498 (500) Wentworth 498 (500) Wentworth The Committee of Adjustment will consider Applications for Consent to subdivide the property into two separate parcels of land. It is proposed to demolish the existing dwelling and construct a new semi-detached dwelling with one dwelling unit on each of the newly created parcels. The Committee of Adjustment will…

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365 Forest – Application for Zoning Amendment

Information session on August 12 from 6:30 to 7:30 – click to get Zoom meeting link Site Location 1420 Richmond Road, 365 Forest Street, and 2583 to 2589 Bond Street. Submit comments and view documents at Ottawa.ca Comments due date: August 8, 2020 Applicant’s Proposal The City of Ottawa has received a concurrent Official Plan…

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Message from Councillor Kavanagh

Phewf it’s been a hot one! Over the past couple of weeks, we have been experiencing both high temperatures and humidity also known as, “extreme heat events”. Ottawa Public Health (OPH) continues to monitor the daily forecast and based on the information received from Environment and Climate Change Canada, will issue heat warnings to residents…

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Message from Councillor Kavanagh

Happy Canada Day! This year Canada Day will be celebrated very differently from years gone by.   Although we will not be out in large crowds we can still celebrate and be proud of what we have accomplished together these past months to control COVID-19 and protect our family, friends, and neighbours. I want to personally…

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Tree Protection By-law

A new Tree Protection By-law with permit fees, fines and processes will come into effect on Friday, January 1. Council approved a motion to accelerate work on this by-law, which had been delayed due to the City’s response to COVID-19. The new by-law reduces the size of distinctive trees in the inner urban area, which…

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Message from Councillor Kavanagh

Covid-19 has shone a bright light on our greatest strengths and our worst vulnerabilities as a city. Our leadership, our City staff, our front line workers and our community as a whole have all risen to this unprecedented challenge with outstanding skill, creativity, generosity and hard work. I am especially pleased that the most critical…

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City to create up to 8,500 new affordable-housing options by 2030

The updated plan outlines how the City would address the housing crisis, in partnership with other levels of government and community partners. The City cannot achieve the plan’s targets without a significant and sustained increase in funding from federal and provincial governments. Achieving those targets would require an additional $415 million in federal funding and…

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Committee of Adjustment – July 8, 2020 Decisions

891 (889) Ivanhoe – Adjourned to September 2nd The Committee of Adjustment will consider an Application for Consent to subdivide the property into two separate parcels of land in order to obtain separate ownerships for a semi-detached dwelling currently under construction. 2180 Elder Decision The Committee of Adjustment considered an Application for Minor Variances to…

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