To review all development applications in Bay Ward, use the Development Application Search Tool.
Applications for minor variances to the zoning by-law are considered by the Committee of Adjustment. For the schedule of public hearings and copies of documents related to submissions for approval of minor variances refer to the Committee of Adjustment page.
Public Engagement
The City of Ottawa has received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 24-storey residential tower with a 4-storey podium. The proposal includes 262 residential units and 123 parking spaces…
Spring Open House – Thanks to all who came out! This past Wednesday evening we had our Spring Bay Ward Open House session with a presentation from Stage 2 LRT…
The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control application to develop a seven, 16 and 28-storey building comprised of 565 residential units and the relocated Parkway House at…
This week at Planning and Housing Committee, I presented a Notice of Motion on Tewin. The project was hastily approved last term despite Planning Staff advising against its inclusion in…
This Week at Finance and Corporate Services Committee (FCSC) On Tuesday, the FCS Committee reviewed the Lansdowne’s 2024 annual report. While partnership revenues with OSEG rose by 4% to $59.5M,…
Breaking News! OC Transpo Line 2 and 4 Phased Opening The Trillium Line will launch for weekday service (Monday to Friday) starting January 6th! OC Transpo will take a phased…
The application for 1299 Richmond Road is being re-circulated for a combined Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications. The City’s re-circulation notice was sent out in this case…
Thank you to everyone who attended the Bay Ward Open House this past Wednesday evening! I truly appreciate you taking the time to engage with City staff from various departments and…
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…
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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…
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This week at Planning and Housing Committee the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan was passed and will rise to Council on Wednesday, November 13. First discussions about the Lincoln Fields Secondary…
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…
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…
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The formal circulation of the planning application for the Pinecrest Queensview Secondary Plan has been posted and available for comment. Thank you to staff who have been working on this…
The commenting period for 1047 Richmond Road Site Plan Control Application is open until October 21st. The application is to begin construction of Tower A (Phase 1), for 1047 Richmond…
This week at City Council, Council approved the proposal for 30 Cleary Avenue. I wanted to address the concerns raised by the Unitarian House delegations regarding the safety and walkability…
This week blasting began at 1047 Richmond Road for the construction of the two towers. I am disappointed that no one from the development reached out to let me know…
Infrastructure is not something you notice until it is not there. Talking about infrastructure is not the most exciting topic for conversation. We expect to be able to drink water,…
The application of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment – 70 and 80 WoodridgeCrescent will be coming to Planning and Housing Committee Wednesday July 3rd. A Zoning Bylaw…
Ottawa Community Housing Annual General Meeting This week during the City Council meeting Ottawa Community Housing presented our 2023 Annual Report. Many might ask, why does the OCHC Annual General…
The Site Plan for 1940 Carling Avenue has been approved by staff. The new building will include 58 units ranging in size from studio to two-bedroom apartments. The main entrance…
This week’s Joint Planning and Housing Committee and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee lasted just over 5 hours and featured discussions involving 15 delegations concerning the New Zoning By-law…
This week at Planning and Housing Committee I was happy to support the motion brought forward by Councillor Troster regarding the possibility for the city creating its own anti-renoviction By-laws.…
Please be advised that the Britannia Water Purification Plant (2731 Cassels Street) will have siteworks improvements completed in the Summer of 2024. These improvements are limited to the roadway leading…
Designation of eight properties in Britannia Village, 119, 195 and 205 Bradford Street, 73 Britannia Road, 95 Kirby Road, 2764 and 2775 Rowatt Street and 2777 Cassels Street, under Part…
At this week’s Transit Commission meeting, I raised concerns on behalf of Bay ward residents, about OC Transpo service. The first question I asked focused on ensuring the safety and…
Thank you to everyone who attended the virtual public meeting Wednesday April 3rd for an update on the proposed development of 30 Cleary Avenue (First Unitarian Campus) to build one…
Please join us on Wednesday, April 3rd at 7pm for a virtual information meeting on the proposed development of the First Unitarian Campus at 30 Cleary Avenue. To attend the…
“Putting Down Roots for the Future” is the City of Ottawa’s 20-year strategic Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). Ottawa’s urban forest includes all trees and their habitat on both public and…
When you hear us talk about active transportation, we’re talking about how you can move yourself around the city without a personal vehicle. Do you walk to the bus? Do…
Panel 2 – Tuesday, March 05, 2024 1:00 PM Ben Franklin Place, The Chamber, Main Floor, 101 Centrepointe Drive, and by electronic participation The hearing can be viewed on the Committee of…
Committee of Adjustment – Panel 2 – February 06, 2024 (escribemeetings.com)
The following items will be at Committee of Adjustment Tuesday, February 06, 2024 at 1:00 PM Ben Franklin Place, The Chamber, Main Floor, 101 Centrepointe Drive, and by electronic participation The hearing…
The Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department offers the Planning Primer Program to help residents become more aware of, and more involved in, the land-use planning process. Date: January…
On Monday December 11, City staff held a virtual public meeting to review and discuss design options for a sidewalk on Ahearn Avenue. If you were unable to participate or…
In these past few weeks we’ve seen updates for the both the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan and the Pinecrest Queensview Secondary Plan. We’ve had great turn out for both of…
The final Ontario Land Tribunal decision regarding 1047 Richmond Road has come forward, and states the following: Originally, the proposed development was a three-tower development consisting of a 40-storey tower,…
On Wednesday November 22 Planning staff from the Community Planning Unit of the Economic Development and Long Range Planning department held a public open house on the Lincoln Fields Secondary…
This week at Planning and Housing Committee, Committee supported the report staff brought forward for 1047 Richmond Road, which is currently scheduled for an Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in December.…
The application for 1047 Richmond Road will be returning to Planning and Housing Committee Wednesday November 15th. This application was previously not supported by staff and was rejected by Council.…
Joint Committee Meeting for Lansdowne 2.0 Project As my staff send out this week’s newsletter the Finance and Corporate Services and Planning and Housing committee, of which I am a…
429 Ancaster Street Committee of Adjustment – Panel 2 – October 17, 2023 (escribemeetings.com) Consent and Minor Variance Applications File Numbers: D08-01-23/B-00238, B-00241 to B-00243 D08-02-23/A-00227 to A-00230 The Owner…
My office was notified that on June 13, 2023, the City of Ottawa received Major Zoning by-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications for 1299 Richmond Road. The subject site…
The City of Ottawa has received an Official Plan Amendment application to permit the development of the reconstruction of the parkway house with 6 storeys of residential above (7 storey…
The new City of Ottawa capital construction forecast map Did you know that the City of Ottawa has a section on its web site that gives residents the ability to…
1420 Richmond Road, 365 Forest Street and 2583 and 2589 Bond Street 365 Forest Street is coming to Planning and Housing Committee on Wednesday, April 19th. This application has been around…
The City has received a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 1640-1660 Carling Avenue. The site in question is for the vacated Canadian Tire Building and the abutting Boston Pizza restaurant. …
Lansdowne Park is in need of significant renovations. The City of Ottawa and Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) have worked together to create a plan that reflects the history,…
Lakeview is an older 1960’s community that was designed and built with a ditch drainage system. Over the years, lack of maintenance combined with modifications to ditches (i.e. infilling of…
The zoning report for 1420 Richmond Road, 365 Forest and 2583 and 2589 Bond Street is currently scheduled for the March 20 Planning and Housing Committee meeting. For more information…
The City of Ottawa will be undertaking new sidewalk work along Ahearn Avenue in your neighbourhood. What: The work involves installing a 2.0m wide sidewalk on the south side of…
Recent legislative initiatives by the Ford Government affecting municipalities like Ottawa are causing great concern at Ottawa City Hall. Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster Act) contains sweeping changes on…
Zoning by-law amendment – 817 Roseview Avenue A zoning application for 817 Roseview was presented and passed at this week’s Planning Committee meeting. The property is a four and a…
On Tuesday July 12 my office hosted a public meeting with local residents and the applicant for a proposed development at 3055 Richmond Road. The applicant Fares Elsabbagh, from OGC…
On Wednesday July 13th at 7pm my office is hosting a virtual public meeting regarding the proposed development for 3055 Richmond Road. Residents can review the project renderings here. If…
On March 23rd, 2022, Councillor Kavanagh hosted a public information meeting on the development at 1047 Richmond Rd. View submitted documents at Ottawa.ca/DevApps, documents include the concept drawings, shadow studies,…
Please be advised that on February 24, 2022, the City of Ottawa received an Official Plan Amendment application and a Zoning By-law Amendment application for 70 & 80 Woodridge Crescent.…
What is underway in Bay Ward? To view the list for all wards visit Ottawa.ca/ProjectsOverview Intensification Redevelopment at higher densities—or, intensification—is targeted for: Traditional mainstreets in the Inner Urban Area…
Holzman Consultants has officially submitted their Site Plan Control Application for 1940 Carling Ave to the City of Ottawa. Summary of Applicant’s Proposal A Site Plan Control application to construct…
Update March 2022 We have received notice of an update regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications concerning 1071 Ambleside Drive. Please refer to this link for revised…
Following the public meeting hosted by Councillor Kavanagh, the biggest change is that the developer went from 15 parking spots to 18 parking spots and reduced the size of some of…
Councillor Kavanagh has been notified of a Site Plan Application for 1983 Carling Ave. We are working on setting up a public information session fwith the developer. Applicant’s Proposal A…
On the map displayed above, as of August 31, 2021, there are currently 33 active and 15 inactive applications. Visit Ottawa.ca/DevApps If you are interested in the development applications that…
For the period up to July 1, 2021 Reference: Terminology for Report
The City has Development Information Officers (DIOs) who can answer planning, zoning, and permit type questions. If you require the services of a Development Information Officer, please call 613-580-2424, ext.…
Residents have been concerned that adding new apartment buildings wil affect the water pressure to their home. We asked a City engineer to comment and the following is his response.…
On Thursday, April 8th, the City’s Planning Committee approved the applications for 1010 Byron & 963 Hare. For Byron and Lockhart avenues, the Committee approved a proposal to add a…
Theme for the meeting: How might the New Official Plan affect my neighbourhood? View the meeting that Councillor Kavanagh held on March 2 on the New Official Plan and how…
Details available at Ottawa.ca/NewOP Interested in more information about the 613 Flats – please review some different ideas of how they could be built. Each of the below is a…
The city is looking for your input at Ottawa.ca/NewOP by February 17th, 2020. The City has developed 21 different one-page fact sheets to give people a general sense of the…
Read this week’s message from Councillor Kavanagh about this decision. On Tuesday, November 10th, the Planning Committee approved Official Plan and zoning amendments to permit two residential towers just west…
What is Planning Primer? The Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department is offering the Planning Primer Program to help residents become more aware of, and more involved in, the land-use planning process. The…
Infrastructure Services implements city-building priorities from planning and delivering infrastructure projects, to managing infrastructure assets and investments. Read the current Project Status Reports (PSR) .
For your reference, you can view Ward 7 reports on active Development applications at this time. Also attached is a Terminology Reference sheet attached to assist with the definitions of…
A great tool to get information about city infrastructure is geoOttawa. This popular public-facing website allows users to access a variety of information layers on the map, such as parks, schools, City facilities, property parcels, zoning and air…
Holzman Consultants Inc. has been engaged by a local developer as the urban planning consultant with respect to an application for Site Plan Control for a multi-unit residential development on…
Ottawa – On September 24th, the City’s Planning Committee approved a new zoning strategy to better balance front-yard features with soft landscaping and tree planting. This landscape-first approach would help…
Many residents joined Councillor Theresa Kavanagh for a three part discussion on intensification. Links to the presentations and video recordings of the event are available below: Video and Audio Audio…
Below are the Ward 7 reports on active Development applications at this time. Also included below is a Terminology Reference sheet to assist with the definitions of each header.
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.…
Planning staff have received a Minor Zoning Bylaw Amendment application for 847 Woodroffe Avenue, located on the east side of Woodroffe Avenue between Fox Crescent and Lenester Avenue. The applicant…
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A Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications (D02-02-20-0030 & D07-12-20-0044) have been filed with the City for 1995 Carling Avenue. The purpose of the applications is to develop…
The 2019-2022 City Strategic Plan outlines the key focus of Council for the next three years. It’s our roadmap for making Ottawa the best city it can be. These priorities…
A new 11-storey building will be built at 851 Richmond. You can review planning documents at Ottawa.ca Construction of the building is starting soon. A tree permit was approved in…
Please be advised that the City of Ottawa received Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments applications for 100 Bayshore Drive. The site is located on the south side of Woodridge…
On December 12, Planning Committee approved a plan for two new mixed-use buildings at 2175 Carling Ave across from Carlingwood Shopping Centre. The applicant would demolish five low-rise commercial buildings…
On December 12, the City’s Planning Committee approved a preliminary phase of the redevelopment of the Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre, a project that also promises to increase the supply of…
Planning Committee of the City of Ottawa will be considering the Zoning By-law amendment proposal for 2175 Carling Avenue on Thursday, December 12, 2019. The meeting will begin at 9:30…
Transportation Impact Assessment by Novatech revised October 2019 READ FULL REPORT OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the foregoing, the conclusions and recommendations of this TIA can be…
The developer has submitted an update regarding its Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications concerning 841, 845, and 855(A) Grenon Avenue. Please refer to this link for revised…
The owner is requesting consent to sever one lot into two lots at 885 Melwood Ave, Ottawa. The request is to permit the retention of an existing single-family dwelling and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ottawa – The City’s Planning Committee today approved changes to development application fees to ensure the City recovers the true cost of review and processing. The revised fee structure would…
SYNOPSIS OF APPLICATION The property is located on the east side of Croydon Avenue between Carling Avenue and Richmond Road. The property is adjacent to the Lincoln Field Shopping Centre…
Ottawa – The City of Ottawa wants your input on the projects, policies, programs and services that affect your daily life. From open houses to workshops and online engagement opportunities,…
This week City Council had the opportunity to debate a motion put forward by Councillor Mathieu Fleury to reconsider the proposed design to the Chateau Laurier addition. This motion was…
Infrastructure Services implements city-building priorities from planning and delivering infrastructure projects, to managing infrastructure assets and investments. The report ending June 2019 provides information on overall project status, milestones and…
RioCan, Fotenn and Metro met with Bay Ward community associations to discuss updates to their site plan and present their concept drawings. During the last public meeting they heard from…
Mature Neighbourhoods Overlay and Alternative Provisions in Residential Development Areas The City is proposing a new zoning strategy that would create new regulations for front and corner side yards that…
The Unitarian Congregation on Cleary has embarked on a planning exercise to look at how their site might be developed in future. They’re retained a planning consultant and on Sunday,…
We’d like to thank Rosaline and Lisa, the architect and Cardel representative and the residents of Crystal Beach who attended the meeting to discuss the development of 3368 Carling Ave.…
This is the formal circulation of the planning application noted above. Below is a link to the application on the City’s Development Application Search Tool where you will find information…
On February 14, 2019, I brought forward a motion to planning committee, directing staff to initiate a Zoning Bylaw Amendment to remove ‘Rooming House’ from the list of uses permitted…
The City developed the following proposed tree planting plans for Britannia Park in 2019: The links above will display the different areas of the park, the location and the species…
The Committee of Adjustment for the City of Ottawa has the Public Hearings applications available online. They include the Public Notice and Circulation Map, as well as Surveys, Site Plans…
Notice of the demolition of the McEwen Gas Station. Dear Resident, Starting early February 2019, the City of Ottawa will begin the demolition process of the existing structure and excavation…
1- Completion of storm line excavation and installation in progress.2- Selective demolition in the existing building on the third floor is completed, almost completed on the second floor and to…
Below is a link to the application on the City’s Development Application Search Tool where you will find information about the application and all of the submitted plans, reports, surveys…
Next week I will be attending the City Council Planning Committee meeting. I will be asking Councillor Leiper, who is on the committee, to give notice of motion regarding the…