The following items will be heard at Committee of Adjustment on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 1:00 Pm at Ben Franklin Place, The Chamber, Main Floor, 101 Centrepointe Drive, and by electronic participation The hearing can be viewed on the Committee of Adjustment YouTube page. For more information, visit Ottawa.ca/CommitteeofAdjustment Simultaneous interpretation in both official languages, accessible formats and communication…
Many people have been asking questions about newcomer reception centres, below is information from City Staff to help answer your questions: A new centre to support refugee claimants, which is comprised of asylum seekers and migrants, is planned to be built across from the Nepean Sportsplex by the end of next year. This is the…
Next week at Planning and Housing Committee two items of note will be tabled, the Pinecrest/Queensview Secondary Plan and 2829 Dumaurier Avenue. I have included the following comments in the Staff Report for the Pinecrest/Queensview Secondary Plan: The Pinecrest/Queensview Secondary Plan is instrumental in creating a framework for transit-oriented development around two major Stage 2…
The Planning and Housing Committee today approved its portion of Draft Budget 2025(link is external), which includes $88.2 million in operating funding and $34.4 million in capital funding. The City will invest the bulk of that capital, $22.9 million, to develop more affordable and supportive housing for residents in greatest need. With additional funding from recent…
The City of Ottawa is proposing up to two potential locations for newcomer reception centres. Construction will take place at the primary site, 1645 Woodroffe Ave., on the federally owned Nepean Sportsplex property. The secondary site at 40 Hearst Way, on part of the Eagleson Park and Ride, is dependent on funding and other factors.…
When you think of affordable housing providers in Ottawa, who comes to mind? It’s likely that your first thought went to Ottawa Community Housing, the largest provider in our city. However, there are other organizations who make up an increasingly important network of providers that offer affordable housing across Ottawa. With over 14,000 households on…
The Finance and Corporate Services and Planning and Housing Committees approved an updated Housing Services Long Range Financial Plan for 2025 through 2030. The updated plan will help the City stay on track with the 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan objective of delivering 500 new affordable units annually. Since Council adopted the last plan in March 2021, construction…
The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approved amendments to the City’s Site Plan Control By-law. Site plan control is the process the City uses to ensure land development is safe, functional and in line with the City’s standards for construction. The amendments approved today would require site plan control for all battery energy storage systems, natural…
The Committee approved amendments to the Official Plan and related policies to delegate decisions on some minor zoning applications to City staff. The changes would simplify and shorten the process for certain zoning applications following updates to the criteria for considering an amendment minor. Applications requesting a height increase up to five storeys or 25 per cent…
A reminder that the report and supporting documents for the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan will go before Planning and Housing Committee on Tuesday November 5th. The development of this secondary plan has been a long time coming as we prepare for transit-oriented development around the key Stage 2 transit station at Lincoln Fields. I appreciate…