As scheduled, a Case Management Conference for the Developer/Applicant's Appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) took place on October 6. This was the first formal event before the OLT pertaining to the 26-storey Tower Development proposed for Blair and Montreal Roads.
The conference consisted largely of procedural discussions between lawyers for the two designated parties in the case -…
A Case Management Conference for the developer-applicant's Appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) will take place on October 6.
As previously reported, City Planning Staff prepared a Report for consideration by Ottawa's Planning Committee and Council. The Report did not support the developer's application for a 26 storey tower at the corner of Blair and Montreal Roads, where zoning currently allows for a maximum of 9 storeys.
Ottawa's Planning…
At its meeting of September 8, Planning Committee supported the recommendations of the city Staff Report by unanimously voting to reject the Application for the proposed 26-storey tower at Blair and Montreal Roads.
Today, Ottawa City Council also voted to reject the Application.
As previously reported, the developer-applicant has filed an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A Case Management Conference is…
We have just learned that the developer-applicant, Bertone, has filed an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). The OLT will conduct a Case Management Conference by Video on October 6, 2022.
The RHPOA is closely monitoring this matter. More details will be…
The City of Ottawa’s Planning Department has determined its position and released a Staff Report conveying its recommendations re: the Application for a proposed 26-storey tower at the northeast corner of Blair and Montreal Roads.
The Staff Report does not support the proposed tower development.
Read the Staff Report in its entirety …
Rothwell Heights residents and members of the RHPOA are invited to register for our 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on Tuesday, May 10 via ZOOM.
Our Guest Speaker at the AGM will be Dennis Jacobs, Professional Planner and former Director of Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Policy with the City of Ottawa. Dennis will speak about what we can expect from the City’s new Official Plan and intensification/…
The NCC is undertaking a 3 year planning process, with public consultation, for a renewed Sir George-Étienne Cartier riverfront park.
The Park Plan focuses on a 13-kilometre stretch of federal land along the south shore of the Ottawa River, which includes the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway from Rideau Hall and Princess Avenue to the west, and the Parkway terminus in the Greenbelt at St. Joseph Boulevard to the east.
The Ottawa River is recognized for its outstanding…
There's been no further news about the proposed tower development at 1649 Montreal Road since we reported on recommendations of the Urban Design Review Panel (UDRP), which reviewed the developer's proposed plans at its meeting of 10 September 2021.
The UDRP recommended that the applicant consider a mid-rise development as a potential alternative to a 26-storey tower, and a design more compatible with the character of the…
The RHPOA has learned of an early-stage development being planned for adjacent residential lots at 1765 Montreal Road and 9 Beckenham Lane.
A 9-storey apartment building with 159 units is proposed along Montreal Road, with a projection of 4 to 6-storeys extending north on the building's west side. Parking and garbage facilities would be underground.
Two 3-storey, stacked townhouse blocks are proposed for the north side of the Beckenham Lane…
At its meeting of September 10, 2021 Ottawa's Urban Design Review Panel considered the tower development proposed for the corner of Montreal Road and Blair. The Panel's recommendations are copied below.
1649 Montreal Road
Formal Review | Zoning By-law Amendment | Bertone Development Corporation; rla / architecture; Fotenn Planning + Design
Summary
- The Panel thanked the proponent for the presentation…