FAQs
FAQ - Kanata Lakes Golf Course Proposed Redevelopment
What is being proposed in the redevelopment application?
The development plan that the property owners originally put forward proposed 1,480 housing units, with approximately one third of the site dedicated as public open space, including parks and wooded areas. The housing units are proposed to be a mix of detached homes, townhouses (including back-to-back and stacked townhouses), apartment blocks, parks, open space, stormwater ponds and associated infrastructure.
How is the City responding to the community’s concerns regarding this development?
All substantive reports and workplans the proponent submits to the City will be reviewed by City staff and by an independent third party. Results will be publicly available on this Engage Ottawa page. The City will also provide information updates for all City and third-party reviews to the Planning and Housing Committee.
Can the City issue a stop‑work order?
Section 444 of the Municipal Act provides general authority for the City to order that any activity in violation of a municipal by‑law be discontinued. This authority is subject to limitations. Paragraph (b) of subsection 142(5) of the Municipal Act, 2001, states that a municipal Site Alteration By‑law does not apply to:
“the placing or dumping of fill, removal of topsoil or alteration of the grade of land imposed after December 31, 2002 as a condition to the approval of a site plan, a plan of subdivision or a consent under sections 41, 51 or 53 of the Planning Act, or as a requirement of a site plan agreement or subdivision agreement under those sections.”
Based on staff’s understanding of the work occurring to date — namely, testing and investigation to address conditions of the draft subdivision approval the proponent received from the Ontario Land Tribunal — there is no violation of the Site Alteration By-law. As such, the City does not have the legal authority to issue a stop‑work order under the Act. City staff will continue to monitor activities and, should circumstances change such that a by-law or regulatory contravention arises, staff are prepared to act promptly using all available compliance tools, including a stop‑work or discontinuance-of‑activity order.