From Mark Taylor’s office – Full URL: http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=88d0253abec51b76a3d165b72&id=acc5f053ee&e=7cc4b7dfb5

Community Associations & Partners…

As a result of significant work with City staff, I am pleased to report to you that we have secured Bay Ward’s place as a member area of the City Task Force group on Zoning Consistency.

Many of our neighbourhoods are faced with increasing inappropriate and unwanted infill and intensification.

While as a general rule many of us, myself included, support intensification, disagreements often fall to the form it takes and place in which it happens.

For this very reason the City has created a Zoning Consistency Team who’s mandate is to identify the character of particular areas, then draft legislation for Council approval that would enhance zoning protections to defend that character.

Commencing their work in several wards, ours included, they will be seeking input from Community Associations particularly on height, massing and rear/side setbacks of proposed developments as well as those already in place in the community.

A feedback form will be available starting today April 24, 2013 at www.ottawa.ca/infill. I would encourage members of your respective communities to participate by providing feedback by May 17, 2013.

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