Update on the City-initiated Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment for Lansdowne 2.0

On November 24th, 2023, the notice of passing for both the Zoning By-law (By-law 2023-510) and Official Plan Amendment (OPA 19) were issued to commence the 20-day appeal period, with the appeal period closing on December 14th, 2023. This serves as notification that an appeal has been received against Council’s approval of the above-noted Zoning Amendment and Official Plan Amendment from the Glebe Community Association.

The amendment, therefore, will not come into full force and effect and will require determination by the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) for disposition.

An OLT hearing will be scheduled according to the next available date on the Tribunal’s calendar with the City’s Legal staff advocating for a date at the Tribunal’s earliest availability.

NEXT STEPS

Notwithstanding the appeal, staff continue to move forward on elements of the project approved on November 9, 2023 (ACS2023-PRE-GEN-0009). This includes those that are targeted for a report back to Council in Q2 2024, comprising of:

- undertaking a procurement options analysis

- development of a social procurement framework

- development of the air rights evaluation criteria