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Application re-submitted

New updated content: 2026-03-14 15:44:46 A planning application has been received by the City concerning a major development proposed in the Ottawa River floodplain near Petrie Island. This is not the first submission for this development. The GA has previously opposed the application when it was originally made in 2020 and again in 2022. At first reading, nothing has really changed and there is no reason to change our position

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Paul Johanis March 14, 2026 March 14, 2026

Appartments proposed on ceremonial route greenspace

New updated content: 2026-03-14 15:44:46 The GA has been made aware of NCC plans for residential development along Sussex Drive on what are now fairly treed open spaces. We have not taken any position on this issue, but residents and others have mounted a campaign against development. It was agreed to look more deeply into this issue. Action:   J.P Unger will take the lead further researching these plans, liaising with

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Paul Johanis March 14, 2026 March 14, 2026

Final review of Draft 3 of the Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw

New updated content: 2026-02-02 16:01:17 The GA reviewed the proposed conversions under the new Bylaw for areas currently zoned as Environmental Protection and Open spaces. The Chair reported on the content of GA delegation for the December 17 meeting of the Joint Planning and ARAC committee meeting. The GA is in general agreement with the new Zoning Bylaw overall but objects to Development Reserve Zoning for two greenspace parcels owned

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Paul Johanis February 2, 2026 February 2, 2026

Official Plan Growth Update

New updated content: 2026-02-02 16:01:17 The Chair briefed members on the process and timing of the next review of the Official Plan. Staff expect to present a report on Growth Management in January. These will include new population and household projections, updated housing projections by type and the determination of how much, if any, new greenfield land will be needed to accommodate projected housing demand. The chair attended a stakeholder’s

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Paul Johanis February 2, 2026 February 2, 2026

Loss of greenspace to new development

New updated content: 2025-12-08 09:29:26 The Wall Road area was added to urban land in the last round of the Official Plan. The Greater Avalon Community Association is asking other groups and individuals to send comments to the City to have a chance at mitigating the impact of the proposed development; as it stands, it would entail the destruction of wetlands, forest and farmland. JP circulated the message from the

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Paul Johanis December 8, 2025 December 8, 2025

New Official Plan review

New updated content: 2025-12-08 09:29:26 We now know that the new Official Plan will be undergoing its first review starting this month and through 2026. This review will focus mostly on the land budget, not general OP policies. We can expect new population and household projections, updated housing projections by type and the determination of how much, if any, new greenfield land will be needed to accommodate projected housing demand.

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Paul Johanis December 8, 2025 December 8, 2025

Criteria for land selection for clean energy projects

New updated content: 2025-12-08 09:29:26 The Chair introduced the topic of the development of criteria for the location of clean energy infrastructure in the rural area, mirroring the process that was adopted for the acquisition of rural land for conservation purposes. Members suggested that the scope be broadened to include the urban area as well. They agreed that this is perhaps a gap that the GA could fill with the

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Paul Johanis December 8, 2025 December 8, 2025

Adverse effect of new Zoning Bylaw on Poets’ Pathway

New updated content: 2025-12-08 09:29:26 The major threat at this point is the potential rezoning under the new Zoning Bylaw to Development Reserve of lands through which the Poets’ Pathway goes. This is being countered through our advocacy on the new Bylaw, in collaboration with the Poets’ Pathway Committee and the Community Associations directly affected. Contacts have been established with the local councillors, federal and provincial elected officials and a

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Paul Johanis December 8, 2025 December 8, 2025

Protecting greenspace used by the Poets Pathway

New updated content: 2025-10-06 11:40:27 There are lands used by the Poet’s Pathway that are under threat of development. This is particularly true for the Southern Corridor, which in the Woodroffe-Merivale segment could be opened to residential development by a new Secondary Plan, while the McCarthy meadow section is slated for reclassification to Development Reserve in Draft 3 of the new Zoning Bylaw. The loss of greenspace in these segments

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Paul Johanis October 6, 2025 November 28, 2025

Draft 3 of new Zoning Bylaw

New updated content: 2025-10-06 11:40:25 The third and final draft of the new Zoning Bylaw has been released by the City and is now subject to public consultation. The GA’s main interest in the review of the ZBL is to ensure that it facilitates intensification so as to prevent future expansions of the urban boundary into the rural area, balanced by zoning conditions that preserve trees and greenspace. At a

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Paul Johanis October 6, 2025 March 14, 2026