by Glen Gower | May 2, 2025 | Development
Part 6: New zoning language and definitions I mentioned in Part 1 of this series that Ottawa’s current Zoning By-law is a hodgepodge of rules combined from older zoning by-laws, dating back more than fifty years. It’s one of the most complicated zoning regulations in...
by Glen Gower | May 2, 2025 | Development
Part 5: Minimum parking requirements As is often the case in planning policy, there has been a lot of discussion about parking rules in the draft Zoning By-law. In this draft, City staff are recommending no minimum parking rates citywide. That’s a shift from the...
by Glen Gower | May 2, 2025 | Development
La version française suit Part 4: Transition for high-rise buildings on Hazeldean One of the tasks for the new Zoning By-law is to define transition rules for high-rise buildings on major roads. This was a big issue for our community last year when a builder proposed...
by Glen Gower | May 2, 2025 | Development
La version française suit Part 3: Stittsville’s “hubs and corridors” Part 2 of this series looks at how neighbourhood zones are being updated in Stittsville. This post looks at proposed zoning changes along hubs and corridors in the community: in other words, zoning...
by Glen Gower | May 2, 2025 | Development
La version française suit Part 2: A look at neighbourhood zones in Stittsville Most of the questions we’ve been getting about the draft Zoning By-law are from Stittsville residents who want to know: “How will my neighbourhood change?” If you haven’t already, please...
