News & Announcements

With each new term of Council, the rules for how City Hall operates gets tweaked. After a conversation with new and returning councillors, senior staff and the Mayor, those tweaks get brought forward as a package of proposed changes in an omnibus report called the Governance Report. On Wednesday, that report was tabled at Council, and we’ll debate it at our meeting next Wednesday.

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A couple of hours ago, the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Commission released its public inquiry report. You can find the full report and an executive summary here.

The City of Ottawa has received a resubmission on the Site Plan Control application for 114 Richmond Road – Phase 2A, otherwise known to many as the Sisters of the Visitation Monastery site. This phase consists of a nine-storey residential building (known as Building ‘B’) connecting to the south of a re-furbished convent building.

The primary changes to the resubmission of the site plan are the following, as stated in a new design brief:

The City of Ottawa has a received Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to construct a 25-storey high-rise residential use building with 197 dwelling units and 278 underground parking spaces. The development also proposes 169 enclosed bicycle parking spaces located within the underground parking levels. The proposed development includes new pedestrian pathways in the north-south direction to create a midblock connection between Clearview Avenue and Lanark Avenue.

Q&A Webinar: Bill 23 and changes to Ottawa city planning

The most sweeping city planning decisions in a generation are in the process of being imposed on Ontario municipalities. What does it all mean?

The City of Ottawa has received a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications to construct a six-storey mixed-use building with two ground-floor commercial units and 60 residential units. One level of underground parking is proposed for 18 parking spaces with access off Picton Avenue.

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve struggled to write the blog post I’d normally write about the planning changes imposed by Queen’s Park through Bill 23 and the changes to our Official Plan. Virtually every facet of our city planning is affected.

*Please note this application was originally received on September 1^st, 2022 *

The City of Ottawa has received Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications to facilitate the construction of a three-storey residential apartment building containing 18 dwelling units. No vehicular parking is proposed.

Councillor Jeff Leiper, Kitchissippi Ward 15, is currently seeking a new staff member to join his office. This is a full-time position; Monday to Friday, seven hours a day, totaling forty hours a week. Compensation will be $25 an hour. This position will be hybrid. The office is located at City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West).  

The city will begin work before the end of the month on a construction project that will bring a mid-block pedestrian crossing to Richmond Road just east of Wavell. We've attached the notice that was recently mailed to residents of the surrounding area. The project will be completed this fall.