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The Planning and Housing Committee today received an update on the status of the final draft of the new Zoning By-law.
The Planning and Housing Committee today received an update on the status of the final draft of the new Zoning By-law, which will be released for public comment on Monday, September 8. The new Zoning By-law will help put the City’s Official Plan into action, encouraging more housing construction to accommodate our growing population.
The Official Plan was approved in 2022 to guide how Ottawa evolves as our population grows. Ottawa is expected to grow by about 118,000 new households by 2035, and the new Zoning By-law will eliminate many existing barriers to development. As a result, the new Zoning By-law will:
These proposed changes are part of a comprehensive strategy to address the housing crisis and ensure the City is leveraging every municipal tool to make building homes easier and more predictable.
The update received today includes a summary of the major changes made between the previous draft and this final draft, based mainly on public feedback. Building on years of consultations that started with the development of the new Official Plan, the City will soon launch public consultations on the final draft.
Starting on Monday, September 8, you will have opportunities to provide feedback on the final draft on Engage Ottawa. You will also find information about an in-person open house planned on Tuesday, September 23 at the EY Centre, and two virtual open houses on Wednesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 25. All feedback will be considered during discussion of the final draft by Committees in December 2025, and by Council in January 2026.
Committee approves highrises in Stittsville, Westboro
The Committee approved zoning for a 14-storey retirement home southwest of Hazeldean and Carp roads in Stittsville, including a new public park as part of this development. The building height would gradually drop to five storeys with a 10-metre-wide treed area along the rear of the property to help fit in with nearby homes.
The Committee also approved zoning for a 28-storey, mixed-use building in Westboro, on Carling Avenue, between Cole and Churchill avenues. The building would replace a commercial plaza and includes both new commercial space and 370 dwellings. The amendment would increase permitted height from 30 metres (nine storeys) to 88 metres (28 storeys). It would reduce required parking from 179 to 154 spaces and increase bike parking from 185 to 370 spaces. It would also require both a 250-square-metre outdoor amenity area and a 120-square-metre non-buildable area for soft landscaping and tree planting.
Tracking Ottawa’s housing approvals
To help address the housing crisis, City Council committed to providing home builders enough opportunities to build 151,000 quality market homes by 2031. The City tracks the progress of residential development in Ottawa and shares that data through an interactive housing approvals dashboard.
From Q1 2023 to Q4 2024, Council provided approvals for more than 52,000 new homes, putting applicants in a position to build roughly one third of the homes required to meet that 2031 goal. If Council approves the land-use permissions recommended today by the Planning and Housing Committee, applicants will be in a position to build another 1,065 new dwellings. Since the start of 2025, it is estimated this Committee has enabled the development of about 8,400 new dwellings.
City Council will consider the recommendations from today’s meeting on Wednesday, September 10.
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The Planning and Housing Committee today received an update on the status of the final draft of the new Zoning By-law, which will be released for public comment on Monday, September 8. The new Zoning By-law will help put the City’s Official Plan into action, encouraging more housing construction to accommodate our growing population.
The Official Plan was approved in 2022 to guide how Ottawa evolves as our population grows. Ottawa is expected to grow by about 118,000 new households by 2035, and the new Zoning By-law will eliminate many existing barriers to development. As a result, the new Zoning By-law will:
- Expand where housing can be built and permit a wider range of housing types
- Simplify existing policies and language to make the by-law easier to understand and use
- Permit more development of mid-rise and high-rise buildings close to transit
- Align parking supply with market demand by removing most minimum parking requirements
- Streamline rules to encourage gentle infill in existing neighbourhoods
- Support economic growth by easing property-use restrictions
These proposed changes are part of a comprehensive strategy to address the housing crisis and ensure the City is leveraging every municipal tool to make building homes easier and more predictable.
The update received today includes a summary of the major changes made between the previous draft and this final draft, based mainly on public feedback. Building on years of consultations that started with the development of the new Official Plan, the City will soon launch public consultations on the final draft.
Starting on Monday, September 8, you will have opportunities to provide feedback on the final draft on Engage Ottawa. You will also find information about an in-person open house planned on Tuesday, September 23 at the EY Centre, and two virtual open houses on Wednesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 25. All feedback will be considered during discussion of the final draft by Committees in December 2025, and by Council in January 2026.
Committee approves highrises in Stittsville, Westboro
The Committee approved zoning for a 14-storey retirement home southwest of Hazeldean and Carp roads in Stittsville, including a new public park as part of this development. The building height would gradually drop to five storeys with a 10-metre-wide treed area along the rear of the property to help fit in with nearby homes.
The Committee also approved zoning for a 28-storey, mixed-use building in Westboro, on Carling Avenue, between Cole and Churchill avenues. The building would replace a commercial plaza and includes both new commercial space and 370 dwellings. The amendment would increase permitted height from 30 metres (nine storeys) to 88 metres (28 storeys). It would reduce required parking from 179 to 154 spaces and increase bike parking from 185 to 370 spaces. It would also require both a 250-square-metre outdoor amenity area and a 120-square-metre non-buildable area for soft landscaping and tree planting.
Tracking Ottawa’s housing approvals
To help address the housing crisis, City Council committed to providing home builders enough opportunities to build 151,000 quality market homes by 2031. The City tracks the progress of residential development in Ottawa and shares that data through an interactive housing approvals dashboard.
From Q1 2023 to Q4 2024, Council provided approvals for more than 52,000 new homes, putting applicants in a position to build roughly one third of the homes required to meet that 2031 goal. If Council approves the land-use permissions recommended today by the Planning and Housing Committee, applicants will be in a position to build another 1,065 new dwellings. Since the start of 2025, it is estimated this Committee has enabled the development of about 8,400 new dwellings.
City Council will consider the recommendations from today’s meeting on Wednesday, September 10.
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