OMB ruled that the city must increase the urban boundary by an additional 620 hectares (June 3, 2011)
City has requested submissions of information for consideration for inclusion in the remaining 620 hectares before the 12th August 2011.
Staff will review the submissions and will report to Planning Committee on September 13th, 2011.
Council will determine its position as to what further land should be added to the urban area (On September 28th, 2011)
The date for the next phase of the OMB urban boundary hearing has not yet been set.
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...excerpt from city of Ottawa email (below)
Re: Urban Expansion candidate lands and Ontario Municipal Board consideration
This notice is provided for your information and for the information of anyone you may represent who has an interest in the upcoming second phase of the urban boundary hearing for Official Plan Amendment No 76 (OPA 76).
As part of the Official Plan review, completed in June 2009, Council decided to add 230 hectares of land to the urban boundary. That decision was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). The Board agreed to deal with the urban expansion decision in two phases; Phase 1 dealing with how much land should be added, and Phase 2 dealing with where the land to be added should be located. On June 3, 2011 the Board’s decision on the first phase dealing with “how much land” was released and concluded that a total of 850 hectares of land should be added to the urban area.
Previously Council added 230 hectares of urban land through OPA 76, which was adopted in June 2009. Of that land 163 hectares were subsequently confirmed through Official Plan Amendment 77, which is now in effect. Consequently, the OMB decision requires the City to provide a position as to what land it believes should make up the balance of the 850 hectares.
On 13th July, 2011 City Council confirmed their commitment to the land that comprises the original 230 hectares and offers an opportunity to those individuals and corporations that own land around the urban boundary to make further submissions of information to the City for consideration for inclusion in the remaining 620 hectares. The submissions should be new information that may not have been considered by the City in June of 2009.
All submissions must be in writing and must be received by the City before the close of business on 12th August 2011.
Staff will review the submissions and will report to Planning Committee on September 13th, 2011. On September 28th, 2011 Council will determine its position as to what further land should be added to the urban area. The date for the second phase of the urban boundary hearing has not yet been set.
Urban Boundary Update - July 2011
OMB ruled that the city must increase the urban boundary by an additional 620 hectares (June 3, 2011)
City has requested submissions of information for consideration for inclusion in the remaining 620 hectares before the 12th August 2011.
Staff will review the submissions and will report to Planning Committee on September 13th, 2011.
Council will determine its position as to what further land should be added to the urban area (On September 28th, 2011)
The date for the next phase of the OMB urban boundary hearing has not yet been set.
_________________________________________________________
...excerpt from city of Ottawa email (below)
Re: Urban Expansion candidate lands and Ontario Municipal Board consideration
This notice is provided for your information and for the information of anyone you may represent who has an interest in the upcoming second phase of the urban boundary hearing for Official Plan Amendment No 76 (OPA 76).
As part of the Official Plan review, completed in June 2009, Council decided to add 230 hectares of land to the urban boundary. That decision was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). The Board agreed to deal with the urban expansion decision in two phases; Phase 1 dealing with how much land should be added, and Phase 2 dealing with where the land to be added should be located. On June 3, 2011 the Board’s decision on the first phase dealing with “how much land” was released and concluded that a total of 850 hectares of land should be added to the urban area.
Previously Council added 230 hectares of urban land through OPA 76, which was adopted in June 2009. Of that land 163 hectares were subsequently confirmed through Official Plan Amendment 77, which is now in effect. Consequently, the OMB decision requires the City to provide a position as to what land it believes should make up the balance of the 850 hectares.
On 13th July, 2011 City Council confirmed their commitment to the land that comprises the original 230 hectares and offers an opportunity to those individuals and corporations that own land around the urban boundary to make further submissions of information to the City for consideration for inclusion in the remaining 620 hectares. The submissions should be new information that may not have been considered by the City in June of 2009.
All submissions must be in writing and must be received by the City before the close of business on 12th August 2011.
Staff will review the submissions and will report to Planning Committee on September 13th, 2011. On September 28th, 2011 Council will determine its position as to what further land should be added to the urban area. The date for the second phase of the urban boundary hearing has not yet been set.