Category: New urban expansion policy

New updated content: 2026-04-15 15:31:40 At least two applications have now been received by proponents to add specific parcels of rural land to the urban area. The latest one was for a parcel adjacent to the Goulbourn Provincially Significant Wetlands south of Stittsville. Both were rejected by the City on the basis that no new expansion is required at this time to accommodate the 2022 Official Plan’s growth strategy. The

New updated content: 2024-12-19 12:45:52 Conditions and fees for urban expansion applications under the new policy were approved at a Joint Meeting of Agricultural and Rural Affairs and Planning and Housing Committees on October 16, and approved by Council on October 20, when they took effect.

New updated content: 2024-11-25 12:23:33 The City has published its response to the change in the PPS that allows for individual applications for expansions of the urban boundary outside of the 5-year Comprehensive review cycle. To their credit they have set fairly onerous conditions and stiff fees for proponents to avail themselves of this new provision. This is in line with the GA’s stated position on this policy change when