Category: OPA 150+ Pre-Hearing Conference, October 22

In a session that lasted less than two hours, the City presented two settlements that had been reached with various appellants: One party’s appeal of OPA 180 and a large number of OPA 150 appeals by the Greater Ottawa Homebuilders Association (GOHBA) and the Building Owners and Management Association (BOMA).  The settlements had previously been presented to Planning Committee and approved by Council on October 10.  (Also recall the related

On Christmas Eve, reportedly literally wrapped as a Christmas present, the City delivered to the Ministry of Affairs and Housing what Council had approved on November 26 and confirmed in a by-law on December 11, 2013 – henceforth to be known as OPA 150.  The Ministry now has 180 days to give Notice of any “Ministerial Modifications” it sees fit.  It is quite likely that it will take only about

3 October 2013 (rev. 17 October, 21 January 2014)   Following the tabling of a first draft of the proposed Official Plan Amendment on June 25, 2013, it became clear that there are three issues about which Councillors should hear the voice of citizens who are concerned that the City adopt sound environmental protection policies. In two of the three cases, staff has proposed a policy which will be beneficial