News & Announcements

Across Ottawa and the country, live events technicians, suppliers and venues continue to struggle through the pandemic. A grassroots organization, Live Event Community is asking venues and landmarks across the country to light up their buildings and marquees in red on Tuesday, September 22 to raise awareness for an industry that remains dark.

Parks and Facilities Planning Services and members of the consulting team will present the final plans for the renewal of the park and community building and remediation of Laroche Park in Ward 15. This meeting is a follow-up to the public consultation held in October 2018 and will be held on Wednesday, September 30^th, 7:00- 8:30pm via online Webinar, details below.

As the new Jackie Holzman bridge was being constructed, the City installed bike lanes and traffic calming on Holland while pedestrian and cycling traffic was detoured and a level of cycling infrastructure installed. As I noted in my newsletter a few times, I've received requests from cyclists and Bike Ottawa to make those measures permanent. Staff have been evaluating whether that is feasible, and I have been informed that it is.

At this week’s Planning Committee meeting, I voted to support proposals for the higher-density residential zones around the downtown core that will allow even greater intensification than previously. The review of the R4 zones has been a hotly-debated topic for the last year, and I want to explore my vote here.

Last year, the developer at 90 Champagne put forward a site plan for their proposed building, and I was pleased at the practical engagement with that that we had from the community. At an open house, I heard a clear open-mindedness to encouraging the developer to seek a zoning by-law amendment that would allow them to go a little taller in return for pulling the building away from nearby buildings. I advocated strongly with the developer to consider it.

The applicants for 243-245 Hinchey have submitted revised materials for the Zoning By-Amendment and Site Plan Control applications submitted to the City for 243-245 Hinchey Avenue.

Some of the changes made to the proposal include (but are not limited to):

The owners of 161 Hinchey are applying for a Zoning By-Law Amendment and Site Plan Control to permit the development of a four-story, low-rise apartmebt building with 15 units. No parking is not being proposed. Amenity space will be provided via balconies facing the front and rear as well as at-grade space in the rear yard. In the coming weeks, a Minor Zoning By-law Amendment application to address site-specific zoning provisions will be submitted along with a Site Plan Control application

The owners of 316-322 Clifton Rd are applying for a Zoning By-Law Amendment and Site Plan Control to permit the development of 29 three-story townhouses on Clifton Road. The proposal consists of 17 traditional townhouses facing Clifton Road and Wilber Avenue and 12 back to front townhouses on the west side of the property.

In February 2018, Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments were approved for 979 Wellington Street West.

The owner of the subject property, Uniform Urban Developments, is proposing the redevelopment of the lands known as 335 Roosevelt Avenue. The owner is proposing the construction of two (2) high-rise residential buildings and four (4) low-rise residential buildings in an integrated development with shared underground parking and amenity spaces.