July 08 - 09:30

Planning and Housing Committee

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public
Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details. Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request. Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 in Planning and Housing Committee Report 68. The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
Declarations of Interest
Confirmation of Minutes
PHC Minutes 67 – June 17, 2026
Emergency and Protective Services Department
Rental Renovation Licence By-law Review
File No. ACS2026-EPS-PPD-0005 - City-wide Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve the proposed Rental Renovation Licence By-law as described in this report and in the general form set out in Document 1.
Planning, Development and Building Services Department
Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - 287, 299 Loretta Avenue South and 153, 157 Hickory Street
File No. ACS2026-PDB-PSX-0060 - Kitchissippi (15) Report to be issued separately.
267 O’Connor Street – Public Notification
File No. ACS2026-PDB-PS-0059 - Somerset (14) Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council receive this report concerning an error in public notification regarding the planning applications for 267 O’Connor Street, as shown on Document 1in accordance with the Planning Act and the City of Ottawa’s Notification and Public Consultation Policy, and consider repealing the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments, stemming from the staff report attached in Document 3, being by-laws 2026-165, 2026-166, and 2026-171, which were enacted by Council on April 22, 2026 and are now in full force and effect. That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of Council July 15, 2026, subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
Official Plan Amendment – Stittsville West Urban Boundary Expansion for 6437 Flewellyn Road and 6435 Fernbank Road
File No. ACS2026-PDB-PSX-0066 - Rideau-Jock (21) Report to be issued separately.
S-1 Barrhaven South Future Neighbourhood
File No. ACS2026-PDB-PSX-0057 - Barrhaven West (3) Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve: Official Plan Amendment XX to remove the Future Neighbourhood Overlay; amend various schedules in the Official Plan to adjust the Industrial and Logistics boundary, extend two collector streets, and add new Urban green space; and provide new Area Specific Policies, to guide the future development of the S-1 Barrhaven South Future Neighbourhood Area, as detailed in Document 2. Amendments to the Barrhaven South Urban Expansion Area Community Design Plan and associated Master Servicing Study, Community Transportation Plan, and Environmental Management Plan to guide the future development of the S-1 Barrhaven South Future Neighbourhood Area, as detailed in Documents 4 to 7. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council receive for information the S-1 Barrhaven South Future Neighbourhood Community Energy Plan, as detailed in Document 8. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council direct staff to investigate the redesignation of the identified significant woodland within the existing Industrial and Logistics lands through the Growth Management Strategy. That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the “brief explanation” in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of July 15, 2026,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
Zoning By-law Amendment – 444 CitiGate Drive
File No. ACS2026-PDB-PS-0010 - Barrhaven West (3) Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council: Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 444 CitiGate Drive, as shown in Document 1, to permit a warehouse as permitted use, as well as lifting the holding provision on the subject site, as detailed in Document 2; and Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2026-50 for 444 CitiGate Drive, as shown in Document 3, to permit a warehouse as permitted use, as detailed in Document 4; and That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of July 15, 2026,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
Secondary Plan Update
File No. ACS2026-PDB-PS-0056 - City-wide This Item was considered by Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on June 30, 2026. Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council: Direct staff to not initiate new secondary planning projects for Beechwood/St-Laurent, Richmond Road/Westboro, and South Keys until further direction is received from the Province regarding the use of secondary plans as a land use planning tool. Direct staff to use a concept plan process rather than a secondary planning process for lifting the Future Neighbourhood Overlay for the future expansion lands known as S3 – Bowesville/Riverside South and E1 – South Orléans-Wall Road Lands. 
Omnibus Zoning By-law amendments and updates on motions and directions concerning the new Zoning By-law
File No. ACS2026-PDB-PS-0050 - City-wide This item was considered by Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on June 30, 2026. Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council: Approve amendments to Zoning By-law No. 2008-250 as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Documents 2A and 2B; and Approve amendments to Zoning By-law 2026-50, as shown in Document 1, and detailed in Documents 2A and 2B; and Receive for information, Document 3, that provides updates on motions and directions relating to Zoning By-law 2026-50; and That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting July 15, 2026” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
Urban Design Guidelines for Buildings – Low-rise Infill Housing and Mid-Rise
File No. ACS2026-PDB-RHU-0039 – City-wide Report Recommendation(s) That the Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve: The Urban Design Guidelines for Buildings – Low-rise Infill Housing, attached as Document 1; and The Urban Design Guidelines for Buildings - Mid-Rise, attached as Document 2.
Finance and Corporate Services Department
Area-Specific Development Charges Amendment - Millenium Park
File No. ACS2026-FCS-FIN-0016 - Orléans South-Navan (19) Report Recommendation(s) That the Planning and Housing Committee recommend that Council: Approve the 2026 Amendment to the Development Charges Background Study: Millennium Park attached as Document 1, and Approve that City of Ottawa By-law 2024-218, the Development Charges By-law, 2024, be amended to revise the area-specific development charge rates for the Millennium Park Benefitting Area as in the draft by-law attached as Document 2.
Area-Specific Stormwater Development Charges Amendment – Monahan
File No. ACS2026-FCS-FIN-0017 - Kanata South (23) Report Recommendation(s) That the Planning and Housing Committee recommend that Council: ​Approve the 2026 Amendment to the Stormwater Management Development Charges Background Study: Monahan Drain (SWM Area W-1) attached as Document 1. Approve that By-law 2024-224 be amended to revise the area-specific development charge stormwater management rates for Monahan Drain Stormwater Facilities (SWM Area W-1) as in the draft by-law attached as Document 2. 
In Camera Items
Information Previously Distributed
Report on the Use of Delegated Authority, 2025 by the Planning, Development and Building Services Department – Planning Services and Building Code Services
File No. ACS2026-PDB-GEN-0008
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
Inquiries
Other Business
Adjournment
Next Meeting August 19, 2026.