Revised development application for 6015, 6021, and 6041 Fernbank
The City has received an application from Tartan for a zoning by-law amendment and a plan of subdivision revision for a development in Fernbank that was previously approved in 2014. The zoning by-law amendment would permit townhomes, and the plan of subdivision...
21 Huntmar: Site plan control application
The City has received a Site Plan Control application from North American Development Group for 21 Huntmar Drive, a vacant piece of land just north of the Keg, and across from the Food Basics. The site plan is needed to permit the construction of two six-storey,...
NOTEBOOK: Improving Ottawa’s Official Plan
(Photo: Residents attending an Official Plan Workshop in Stittsville in October, 2019.) To those who wish to delay the adoption of our new Official Plan (OP) by two or three years, I have to ask: have you read our current Official Plan? If a city’s official plan is...
1837-1849 Maple Grove: Plan of Subdivision & Zoning By-law Amendment
The City has received a subdivision and zoning by-law amendment application from Mattamy Homes for 1837-1849 Maple Grove Road. The 1.75 hectare site is just east of Montserrat Street, on the north side of Maple Grove in the Fairwinds community. ...
Plan of subdivision and rezoning for 5725 Fernbank
UPDATE: Here's a video from the information meeting held on April 7: https://youtu.be/DXpLIInqzDc La version française suit March 22, 2021 The City of Ottawa is holding a Public Meeting on Wednesday April 7, 2021 at 6:00 pm through Zoom (video conferencing) to discuss...
6111 Hazeldean: Site Plan Control and Lifting of a Hold Symbol
La version française suit We're hosting an information session about this application on Thursday, April 15 at 7:00pm via Zoom. All residents are welcome to attend and share their feedback or ask questions. You can also send questions in advance to...
UPDATE: Revised submission for 1981 Maple Grove
La version française suit The City has received a 2nd submission from Claridge for the subdivision at 1981 Maple Grove. The previous version of this proposal had a public meeting on September 14, 2020. You can watch the video of that meeting here:...
723 Putney Crescent: Site Plan Control application
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control application for the property at 723 Putney Crescent to permit the construction of a Planned Unit Development of 10 blocks containing a total of 112 back-to-back townhomes. The subject site,...
NOTEBOOK: Tewin, reconciliation, and financial risk
La version française suit Last week, City Council approved 1,281 hectares of new land for future urban expansion in Ottawa, including 445 hectares in the east end for an area known as Tewin. The Tewin project is being advanced by the Algonquins of Ontario (AOO) in a...
RECAP: Public meeting for 521 Brigatine and 501 Khamsin
La version française suit Thank you to residents who attended the virtual public meeting on Thursday night for the development application at 521 Brigatine and 501 Khasmin in the Fairwinds neighbourhood. We've heard concerns from residents about the type of...
NOTEBOOK: What to do about traffic on Stittsville Main?
La version française suit Any time we talk about development on Stittsville Main Street, we get questions and concerns about traffic. One of my top priorities is to encourage revitalization of Stittsville Main Street by attracting new local businesses and bringing in...
NOTEBOOK: The Gold Belt, the Tewin lands, and the Official Plan
La version française suit Last week, Ottawa's Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee provided direction to City staff on where future growth should occur in Ottawa, selecting 1,281 hectares of land for potential urban expansion. The committee...
Site plan control application for 1518 Stittsville Main Street
Here's a video from the information meeting held on February 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MIoibqgiAY We're hosting an info meeting about this proposal on Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30pm through Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82568351000 All residents are...
Revised site plan for commercial plaza at Hazeldean and Iber
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Revision application to change the use of one building—"Building D” in the site plan—from a two-storey office building with retail uses at grade to a four-unit service-commercial building (including...
NOTEBOOK: What Ottawa’s urban boundary expansion means for Stittsville
La version française suit Back in May, Council voted to expand Ottawa’s urban boundary (the lands available for future development) by 1,281 hectares. This was necessary because Ottawa is expected to grow to 1.4 million residents by 2046, and they’ll need places to...