Helping build more homes, faster in Ottawa
La version française suit With federal funding and federal leadership, we are changing how cities let housing get built in their municipalities. With a greater focus on higher density housing, student housing, homes near transit and affordable housing, we are going to...
6310 Hazeldean: Parking and walking (Part 5)
La version française suit In this series, I’m trying to answer questions and feedback we’ve received about the development proposal for 6310 Hazeldean Road. The goal is not to justify the planning application or evaluate whether it’s “good” or “bad”, but to give more...
6310 Hazeldean: More OC Transpo service for Stittsville coming this spring (Part 4)
La version française suit In this series, I’m answering questions and feedback we’ve received about the development proposal for 6310 Hazeldean Road. The goal is to provide more context – not to justify the planning application or evaluate whether it’s “good” or...
6310 Hazeldean: When will Carp Road be upgraded? (Part 3)
La version française suit (Above: Detail from the Carp Road Widening Environmental Assessment (2015), Carp Road at Echowoods/Kittiwake.) (This is Part 3 in a series looking at the zoning by-law amendment proposed for 6310 Hazeldean Road. Here's an index of all the...
Stittsville South – Notice of Future Neighbourhood Study and Open House #1
La version française suit The City, in collaboration with landowners of properties identified as “W4 Stittsville South – Future Neighbourhood”, are undertaking a planning and engineering study to provide for the development of this new neighbourhood. This study will...
6310 Hazeldean: What does “suitable transition” mean? (Part 2)
La version française suit (The image above is from Devmont's application to the City. It's an architectural drawing showing how an an angular plane can be applied to 6310 Hazeldean Road.) (This is Part 2 in a series looking at the zoning by-law amendment proposed for...
Committee hears of Digital Twin benefits for new Zoning By-law
La version française suit The Planning and Housing Committee today received a presentation about the City’s Digital Twin project and how the technology will be used to inform development of the new Zoning By-law. The Digital Twin is a virtual, 3D representation of...
6310 Hazeldean: How can they go from 15 metres to 77 metres?! (Part 1)
La version française suit (Part 1 in a series looking at the development proposal for 6310 Hazeldean Road.) Here’s a sample of some of the comments we’ve received so far about Devmont’s proposed zoning by-law amendment for 6310 Hazeldean to allow more height: “There...
37 Wildpine Court: Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-Law Amendment Re-submission
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a re-submission for a Plan of Subdivision application and a Zoning By-Law Amendment application for the site at 37 Wildpine Court. The proposal is for a four-storey apartment building with 94 apartments, and...
Ottawa has ample lands for residential and industrial development, Committee hears
The Planning and Housing Committee today received two land-survey reports showing Ottawa has ample lands to support growth projections set out in Ottawa’s Official Plan. The Official Plan categorizes Ottawa’s urban area as either built-up area or greenfield area,...
Metric Park (Fernbank Community Park 9 / Trail View): concept design
La version française suit The City of Ottawa is seeking your input on a new park in the Trail View subdivision in Stittsville. It’s labeled “Park No. 9” in the Fernbank Community Design Plan. (Despite being referred to as Metric Park, the park's official name will be...
Q3 2023: Residential Dwelling Approval Pipeline
La version française suit Here's Ottawa's Residential Dwelling Approval Pipeline report for Q3 2023 (July, August, September) And here are the 2023 year-to-date numbers. The 2031 Municipal Housing Pledge is here. This data is on the agenda for Ottawa's Planning and...
Committee moves to facilitate office-to-residential conversion
La version française suit The Planning and Housing Committee today approved a set of recommendations that seek to facilitate office-to-residential conversion(link is external), encouraging the revitalization of underused office building space. The report identifies...
NOTEBOOK: Province reverses their Official Plan amendments
La version française suit Surprising but welcome news from the provincial government this week: The Minister of Housing is reversing changes the province made to our Official Plan last fall. Last year, I wrote about how those changes would work against Council's goal...
5969 Fernbank Road: Zoning By-law Amendment
La version française suit The City of Ottawa has received a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit the reduction in lot size required for back-to-back townhomes. The back-to-back townhomes have always been included as part of the proposed development for the...