We work with municipality on behalf of our neighbourhood on a variety of issues including planning & zoning. Below are some of our current initiatives:
75 Granton Re-zoning was only a beginning
The City of Ottawa and the new Zoning By-laws will allow many more applications like 75 Granton Ave. The new zoning by-laws will rezone our property’s from Residential First Density Subzone FF Exception 632 (R1FF [632]) to the new neighbourhood zoning which will allow much more density.
We will see more and more redevelop of sites with possibly two pairs of 2-storey semi-detached dwellings each with 3 units. Each principal dwelling unit is allowed a secondary dwelling unit and an additional unit with little to no parking. Those property’s under the evolving neighbourhood overlay will be hardest hit.
HAve your say about the draft new zoning by-laws
Ottawa Official Plan
We are worked hard to represent City View and Ryan Farm’s needs and concerns in relation to the City’s new 10 Year Official Plan. The CVCA submitted an official response to the City on March 12, 2021. Click here to view
Committee of Adjustment Meetings
One of the City View/Ryan Farm Community Associations (CVRFCA) activities is the monitoring of applications to the Committee of Adjustments (CofA). Most of City View and Ryan Farm is at present in the R1FF zoning by-law that sets out the minimum front lot width, lot area, setbacks and maximum building heights and lot coverage for our area. When a developer or owner wants to build outside these parameters a variance must be requested and approved by the COA. The CVRFCA tries to monitor each property following its sale to provide comments on such issues as drainage, preservation of additional trees, character of the neighbourhood, illegal projections, and requests for additional variances
Cash in-lieu of parkland
One of the main sources for funding parks in Ottawa is the Cash-in-lieu of Parkland Funds(CIL). The province and the City mandates parkland requirements and one of the reasons the CIL of parkland policies were enacted is to enable underprivileged communities an opportunity to meet these parkland goals. Across the City, CIL fees are collected from developers when they do not or can not provide parkland in their proposed developments. Cash-in-lieu has been neglected in regards to infill development in City View and Ryan Farm. We continue to push the City to ensure developers are paying this fee and that it is making it back to our community.
Recent News
Committee of Adjustment: April 2022
A number of new applications for infills are scheduled to be heard at up-coming Committee of Adjustment hearings. The CVCA continues to comment at these
Transportation Master Plan
The City’s new draft Transportation Master Plan sets out the transportation facilities, services, and policies that the City will implement in the next 10 years
Committee of Adjustments: March Update
A number of new applications for infills are scheduled to be heard at up-coming Committee of Adjustment hearings. The CVCA continues to comment at these
Transportation Master Plan Update
As part of the City’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP), the City is looking for your input/feedback on two parts of this project. The deadline for
Committee of Adjustments: Feb. Update
A number of new applications for infills are scheduled to be heard at up-coming Committee of Adjustment hearings: February 16: three applications An application to
Committee of Adjustments Nov. Update
The latest requests for variances come for 66 Chippewa and 57 Rossland Ave. The property 57 Rossland is actually an excellent example of what CofA
