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OMB sides with Taggart/Walton — OPA 150 on hold

2 March 2016 Six and a half months after a one-day hearing in early August 2015, the OMB (member R.G.M. Makuch) issued a decision dated February 23, 2016. Briefly, Taggart/Walton wanted the Board to allow the appeal of Official Plan Amendments 150, 140 and 141 in their entirety and order the City to expand the planning horizon to 2036, complete the LEAR review and the Employment Lands study, and do

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Employment Lands Study (1)

27 January 2016 (updated 28 Jan; corrections made Jan 29.) At the adoption of the comprehensive review of the Official Plan (OPA 150) in November 2013, Council requested a review of Ottawa’s strategy on the amount and location of employment lands, to be completed in partnership with the development industry. Council also asked for a study of economic development opportunities and servicing possibilities at 400-series Highway interchanges, and referred several

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