The new Zoning By-law will put into action the City’s Official Plan, which encourages more housing construction to accommodate our growing population. Ottawa is expected to grow by about 118,000 new households by 2035.
To make it easier to build homes in Ottawa, the new Zoning By-law will eliminate many existing barriers to development. In particular, it will:
- Expand where housing can be built and permit a wider range of housing types
- Simplify existing policies and language to make the by-law easier to understand and use
- Permit more development of mid-rise and high-rise buildings close to transit
- Align parking supply with market demand by removing minimum parking requirements in urban Ottawa
- Streamline rules to encourage gentle infill in existing neighbourhoods
- Support economic growth by easing property-use restrictions
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