Kitchissippi development overview

There are multiple complex projects in the ward that are keeping us busy. We're trying to maintain an updated list of those here.

A reminder that for any project that has an application before the City, including many already approved, you can visit the City's development applications site to view more information. Clicking on the highlighted address for most of the applications below will take you to the City's development site to view the full applications.

Updated December 21st, 2021

• *New* At 1546 Scott Street, the applicant has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control to permit a 25-storey mixed-use apartment building. The site is currently occupied by a one-storey commercial building operating as The Beer Store and associated surface parking and loading facilities. We will be hosting a community meeting in the New Year. Details for attending this meeting will be advertised in our newsletter 2 weeks prior, as well as being advertised on our blog post here. This application is now available on DevApps.
• *New* At 260 Armstrong, the applicant has submitted a Site Plan Control application to construct a three-storey residential building containing eight dwelling units, with seven bicycle parking spaces. The property is currently occupied by a duplex building with a driveway on the east side of the property and surface parking in the rear. The application is available on DevApps.
• *New* At 335 Roosevelt Avenue, we have received the second (2^nd) resubmission of the application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-Law Amendment. As many know, development applications were previously submitted in 2011, and the decision on that application was appealed to the OMB in 2014. The revised design of this second resubmission has reduced the building heights to two (2) 12-storey buildings. Three (3) low-rise apartment buildings on WIlmont Avenue and Winston Avenue remain from the original proposal. Our office hosted a community meeting on this resubmission on November 24^th. You can review this meeting online here. This application is available at DevApps. Please refer to the first three attachments (dated 2021-11-22) in the “Supporting Documents” section for the newest information on the second resubmission.
• *New* At 249/255 Richmond Road and 372 Tweedsmuir Avenue, the applicant has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control for the site to permit the development of a nine (9) storey mixed-use building containing 87 dwelling units, at-grade commercial units, and underground parking. Our office held a community open house on December 13th. You can review the recording of this meeting here. This application is available on DevApps.
• *New* At 91-93 Holland Avenue, the owners have submitted a Site Plan Control application to construct a six (6) storey mixed-use development with 32 dwelling units. This SPC application can be further reviewed on DevApps.
• *New* At 630 Churchill Avenue N, the applicants have submitted Site Plan Control application to construct a three (3) storey residential apartment building with 13 units and 14 bicycle parking spaces. You can review this application and its supporting documents further on DevApps.
• *New* A Site Plan Control application has been received for 61 Pinehurst. The proposed development is seeking to construct an three (3) storey, eight unit building with no vehicular parking. You can review this application further on DevApps.  
• At 1081 Carling Avenue, the applicant has submitted a Zoning By-Law Amendment to permit the addition of “Apartment building, high rise” as a permitted land use, to permit loading in a rear yard abutting a residential zone, and to permit additional building height, for the construction of 22-storey and 28-storey towers. We hosted a community meeting on October 12^th, 2021 to discuss the proposal with the community, applicants, and lead planner, which can be reviewed on Youtube here.  Details on how to join the meeting can be found in our blog post here. The application is now available on DevApps.
•  At 70 Richmond Road and 376 Island Park Drive, developers have resubmitted a Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment application with the inclusion of a property at 376 Island Park Drive to the south. The revised design has 85 total units and maintains the 9 storey height with additional building transition to the south and along Island Park Drive. The application is available here. We hosted an open house to show this to the community, but are experiencing a technical issue that may mean we can't share the recording of that.
• At 797 Richmond Rd, the applicant has submitted a Zoning By-Law Amendment and Site Plan Control to permit 9-storey mixed use building with ground floor commercial spaces, residential dwellings in the upper storeys and two levels of underground parking. We hosted a community meeting in September to discuss this application which can be reviewed on YouTube. The application is available on DevApps.
•  At 1186-1194 Wellington Street West, the owners have submitted a Zoning By-Law Amendment and an Official Plan Amendment for the development of an 18-storey mixed-use building. We hosted a community meeting in June to discuss this application which can be reviewed on YouTube. The application is available on DevApps.
•  At 54, 56 & 60 Bayswater, the owners have submitted a Zoning By-Law Amendment and Site Plan Control application to permit the development of a six-story mid-rise apartment dwelling. We hosted a community meeting in July to discuss this application which can be reviewed on YouTube. The application is available on DevApps.
• *New* 930 Carling Ave & 520 Preston – The New Civic Hospital Master Plan. The applicant has submitted a Site Plan Control Application for the new Civic Hospital. The Master Plan was approved this fall and the holding provision for the application was subsequently lifted. You can find all supplemental documents accompanying the proposal on EngageOttawa and DevApps.
• At 349 Danforth, the owners have submitted a Site Plan Control Application for the development of a mixed-use, low-rise apartment building. The application is available on DevApps. 
• At 399 Winston Ave, the owners have submitted an application to permit the development of a 7-storey mixed-use building. The Zoning By-Law Amendment is required for a reduced requirement for transparent windows and active entrances at the front facade of the ground floor (required 50% proposed 35%). The full applications are available online (Zoning By-Law Amendment, Site Plan Control). 
• At 157 Holland Ave, the owners have submitted a Site Plan Application to construct a three-storey residential building, containing 12 units. The full application is available online. 
• At 935 Wellington Street West, the owners have submitted an application to permit the demolition of the 1.5-storey residential building dwelling which is currently in poor condition and is uninhabitable. The application is available on DevApps. 
• At 455, 463, 471 & 483 Sherbourne Road; 534, 542, 550, 560 & 568 Redwood Avenue; and 890 Byron Avenue, the owners are showing the community their plans for an as-of-right Site Plan application which would see the development of three low-rise apartment buildings within an existing residential complex known as Byron Estates. The full application is online. You can view the open house here.
• At 1040 Wellington, the owner has applied for site plan approval for the 30-storey tower that received its zoning approval in 2014. The full application is now online.
• At 979 Wellington St W, new owners have redesigned the property again, and are now showing the community plans for a 12-storey mixed-use building. The design and full application are available on DevApps. We hosted another community open house in April to review these details further, which can be reviewed here. It is anticipated that this application will proceed to Planning Committee in late August.
• At 175 Richmond Rd, the owners have submitted changes to their original Zoning approval for a nine-storey and six-storey buildings. The full application is online. 
• At 161 Hinchey Ave, the owners have shown the community their plans for a 4-storey, low-rise apartment with 15 units. The full application is online.  
• At 2046-2050 Scott Street and 301 Ashton, the owners have shown the community their plans for a 30-storey 353-unit mixed-use tower. Revisions to this application have been made, which can be reviewed on DevApps. The Site Plan Contol Application has also been submitted and can be found here. 
• At 951 Gladstone (at Loretta), the owner has shown the community plans for three high-rises incorporating the Enriched Bread Artists building. It is anticipated that this application will proceed to Planning Committee in the coming months.

Recently Approved:

• *New*The Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment proposals for 1560 Scott St, Holland Cross has been approved by City Council. A Site Plan Control application has not been received at this time. The full application is online. 
• *New* The Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment proposals for 1 and 19 Sir John A. MacDonald have been passed at Planning Committee. The proposal is awaiting a date for City Council, as it has been deferred twice. We hosted a community open house on February 10 to review the details further which can be viewed on YouTube.  The full application can still be reviewed online. 
• *New* The Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment proposals for 861 Clyde Ave, the former Nielsen Dairy plant (Carling and the 417) have been approved by City Council. A Site Plan Control application has not been received at this time. The full application is online on DevApps. 
• *New* The Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for 961-979 Wellington West and 26-40 Armstrong has been approved by City Council. However, the community may appeal this to the Ottawa Land Tribunal (OLT). The full application is available on Devapps.  
• The Zoning By-Law Amendment proposal for 327 Richmond, has been approved by City Council. Site Plan approval is pending.
•  The Zoning By-Law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment for 403 Richmond Rd, has been approved by City Council. Site Plan has not yet been submitted. The full application is online. 
•  The Zoning By-Law Amendment application for  316-322 Clifton Rd, has been approved by City Council. The full application is online.
• The Zoning By-Law Amendment for  171-179 Armstrong has been approved by City Council.
• The Zoning By-Law Amendment for 166 Huron, has been approved by City Council. The application is available on DevApps.
• The Zoning By-Law Amendment application and Site Plan Control for 243-245 Hinchey, has been approved by City Council. The full application is online.
• The towers at 1655 Carling have been approved by City Council. 
• For the Byron/Highcroft/Churchill application, an amended Report for the application was approved by Planning Committee on November 10. The amendment Report will see 3-storeys from Highcroft rather than 4 which was in the application. The modified application has been approved by Council. 
• Byron Place / Churchill / Highcroft Development - Parkette Consultation. Our office has hosted public consultation to discuss the design of the parkette as part of the approved development. 
• The 250-252 Hinchey applications were approved at Planning Committee and Council and I will be granting concurrence on the site plan. 

Upcoming construction:

Currently under construction:

• 1705 Carling has begun construction this summer/fall. We hosted a pre-construction meeting with neighbours to review timelines and impacts in June 2021. E-mail Jeff.Leiper@ottawa.ca for more information.
•  163-167 Parkdale Ave, has begun construction this fall. We have hosted a pre-construction meeting with neighbours to review timelines and impacts which can be reviewed on Youtube. E-mail Jeff.Leiper@Ottawa.ca for more information. 
• 2070 Scott St is set to begin construction this season. We have hosted a pre-construction meeting with neighbours to review timelines and impacts which can be reviewed on YouTube. E-mail Jeff.Leiper@Ottawa.ca for more information. 
• 16-20 Hamilton Ave is set to begin construction this season. We have hosted a pre-construction meeting with neighbours to review timelines and impacts which can be reviewed on YouTube. E-mail Jeff.Leiper@Ottawa.ca for more information. 
• 90 Champagne, construction has began. We hosted a pre-construction meeting with neighbours to review timelines and impacts which can be reviewed on YouTube. E-mail Jeff.Leiper@Ottawa.ca for more information. 
• At 320 McRae, 315 Tweedsmuir (and 1976 Scott St), the owners have finalized tweaks to the original Zoning approval for 318-unit, 26-storey mixed-use building and have received demolition permission. We have hosted a pre-construction meeting with neighbours to review timelines and impacts. E-mail Jeff.Leiper@Ottawa.ca for more information. 
• 190 Richmond Rd, construction is underway. We have hosted a pre-construction meeting with neighbours to review timelines and impacts which can be reviewed on YouTube. E-mail Jeff.Leiper@Ottawa.ca for more information. 
• 99 Parkdale, the owners have begun major construction. E-mail Jeff.Leiper@Ottawa.ca for more information.