Overview
Section 11.8 of the City’s Official Plan identifies that the City can request information and materials, as deemed necessary, to review a Planning Act application. The information and material that may be requested is outlined in the City’s Development Application Study Policy (DASP) By-law. Each of these information and materials (studies) pieces are complemented by a Terms of Reference / Guideline, which outlines the requirements of the subject information and material.
In order to deem an application complete, an application submission must conform to the requirements listed within the following:
Planning
- Application form
- Agrology and Soil Capability Study [ PDF 144 KB ]
- Archaeological Assessment [ PDF 146 KB ]
- Building Elevations [ PDF 151 KB ]
- Heritage Act Acknowledgement [ PDF 159 KB ]
- Heritage Impact Assessment [ PDF 166 KB ]
- Impact Assessment Study - Mineral Aggregate [ PDF 140 KB ]
- Impact Assessment Study - Mining Hazards [ PDF 148 KB ]
- Impact Assessment Study - Waste Disposal Sites / Former Landfill Sites [ PDF 119 KB ]
- Landscape Plan [ PDF 177 KB ]
- Mature Neighbourhoods Streetscape Character Analysis [ PDF 151 KB ]
- Minimum Distance Separation [ PDF 115 KB ]
- Parking Plan [ PDF 2.509 MB ]
- Plan of Condominium [ PDF 167 KB ]
- Plan of Subdivision [ PDF 136 KB ]
- Plan of Survey [ PDF 106 KB ]
- Planning Rationale [ PDF 174 KB ]
- Preliminary Construction Management Plan [ PDF 125 KB ]
- Public Consultation Strategy [ PDF 57 KB ]
- Shadow Analysis [ PDF 452 KB ]
- Site Plan [ PDF 142 KB ]
- Study and Plan Identification List by applicant [ PDF 505 KB ]
- Urban Design Brief [ PDF 175 KB ]
- Urban Design Review Panel Report [ PDF 96 KB ]
- Wind Analysis [ PDF 815 KB ]
- Zoning Confirmation Report [ PDF 155 KB ]
Engineering
- Environmental Site Assessment (Phase 1 & Phase 2) [ PDF 110 KB ]
- Geotechnical Study
- Grading and Drainage Plan [ PDF 122 KB ]
- Hydrogeological and Terrain Analysis
- City of Ottawa, Hydrogeological and Terrain analysis H=Guidelines, March 2021
- Planning Act Regulations 543/06; 544/06; 545/06; 546/05
- Ministry of Environment and Energy Guideline D-5
- Ministry of Environment and Procedure D-5-4; D-5-5
- Planning Act Regulations Scoped Hydrogeological Study for Coach Houses
- Ministry of Environment Guideline B-7
- Ministry of Environment Procedure B-7-1
- Noise Control Study [ PDF 113 KB ]
- Rail Proximity Study [ PDF 108 KB ]
- Site Servicing Study [ PDF 156 KB ]
- Slope Stability Study [ PDF 113 KB ]
- Transportation Impact Assessment
- Water Budget Assessment [ PDF 204 KB ]
- Wellhead Protection Study [ PDF 176 KB ]
Environmental
- Community Energy Plan [ PDF 473 KB ]
- Energy Modelling Report (not yet implemented)
- Environmental Impact Study Guidelines [ PDF 1.234 MB ]
- Environmental Management Plan [ PDF 246 KB ]
- High Performance Development Standard (not yet implemented)
- Tree Conservation Report
- refer to Schedule E of Tree Protection (By-law No. 2020-340) | City of Ottawa
Technical requirements
Unless otherwise indicated within a terms of reference / guidelines the following are the technical requirements for each submission item:
- Any submitted information and material (plans, studies, forms and report)s must be consistent with one another. Note: During Phase 3 pre-consultation City Staff will be evaluating to ensure that submitted information and material compliments one another and works together. Deficiencies will be issued if submitted information and material is not consistent with one another.
- Plans are to be standard A1 size (594 mm x 841 mm) or Arch D size (609.6 mm x 914.4 mm) sheets, dimensioned in metric and utilizing an appropriate Metric scale (1:200, 1:250, 1:300, 1:400 or 1:500). A scale of 1:200 is recommended for site plans and landscape plans.
- Many of the plans and studies collected with an application must be signed, sealed and dated by a qualified engineer, architect, surveyor, planner or designated specialist. The City will not review a plan or study if it is missing this information.
- Electronic copies of all required studies and plans must be supplied in Adobe .PDF format and accompany the application submission. All PDF submitted documents are to be unlocked and flattened.
- Electronic document names should match the study/plan names listed above. These documents will be made publicly available on the City's Development Applications Website.
Engineering specifications
- Airport Development
- Land use constraints resulting from aircraft noise
- Obstacle limitation surfaces (airport zoning regulations)
- Wildlife management
- Transport Canada TP 1247 – Aviation – Land Use in the Vicinity of Airports
- Ministry of Environment Noise Assessment Criteria in Land Use Planning LU-131
- A copy of the Airport Zoning Regulations can be viewed at the Land Registry Office
- Composite Utility Plan
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The Composite Utility Plan must adhere to the City of Ottawa’s “Utility Cross Section Guidelines” and provide the following information:
- The correct lotting is to be shown as per the draft plan.
- All utility line locations including City sanitary sewer, storm sewer, rear yard catch basins, watermain and hydrant locations are to be identified.
- All utility service drop locations are to be shown including sewer and water service laterals.
- The complete street lighting system is to be identified.
- The street furniture is to be indicated, i.e. pedestals, transformers.
- A note stating that all utility boxes (i.e. pedestals and transformers) are to be installed in accordance with the City “Guidelines for Utility Pedestals Within The Road Right-Of-Way”
- Canada Post Super mailboxes are to be located.
- O.C. Transpo Bus Stop locations and asphalt pads are to be located.
- Location of all proposed trees and landscaping on the subdivision road allowance are to be shown.
- All driveways are to be indicated as well as clearances from transformers, fire hydrants and streetlights.
- All sidewalks are to be located and their dimensions to be shown.
- A typical utility road cross-section is to be shown including road width, utility depths, clearances between utilities and dimensions from utility plant to curbs and lot lines.
- A typical lot servicing detail is to be shown for each type of proposed unit and the location of all utility services, driveways, transformers, pedestals, street lights, trees/landscaping shall be shown including dimensions for each from driveways and lot lines.
- Typical utility trench details are to be shown including depth, layout and identification of each utilities ducts/cables within the trench when a joint use trench is used.
- For particular minimum clearance requirements, a reference to each individual utilities specifications and standards will be made.
- The Plan scale is to be 1:500 or 1:250 metric with details of particular areas of congestion as required.
- All easements must be clearly identified and registration number indicated if available.
- Symbol Legend to be provided in conformance with City utility/road cross section standards.
- North arrow is to be shown.
- A Key Plan provided.
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Note: All off-site proposed utility plant and road modifications outside the Plan of Subdivision, i.e. on existing road allowances, do not have to be on the Composite Utility Plan and will be circulated and issued Municipal Consent separately by the Planning and Growth Management Department per the standard utility circulation process.
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- Grade Control and Drainage Plan
- Grade Control and Drainage Plan requirements (information to be included on plan)
- For subdivision drawings refer to Grading Plan
- Site Servicing Plan
- If the proposal is less than 250 m2, landscaping can also be shown on the plan, refer to Landscape Plan for additional information.
- Site Servicing Plan requirements (information to be included on plan)
- Ministry of Transportation Ontario Provincial Standard for Roads & Public Works
- City of Ottawa Sewer and Water Design Guidelines (Not presently available online, may be purchased from the City, contact StandardsSection@ottawa.ca for further information)
- City of Ottawa Standard Tender Documents (Not presently available online, may be purchased from the City, contact StandardsSection@ottawa.ca for further information)
- Servicing Study Guidelines for Development Applications
- Site Alteration By-law
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Slope Stability Guidelines for Development Applications in the City of Ottawa, as per the location of the proposed development, contact:
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- Central (Wards 12, 13, 14, 15, 17) - DRENGCentral/EPAINGCentre@ottawa.ca
- East (Wards 1, 2, 11, urban part of 1, 19 and 20) - DRENGEast/EPAINGEst@ottawa.ca
- West (Wards 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 23) - DRENGWest/EPAINGOuest@ottawa.ca
- South (Wards 3, 10, 16, 18, 22, 24) - DRENGSouth/EPAINGSud@ottawa.ca
- Rural (Wards 5, rural part of 1, 19, 20 and 21) - DRENGRural/EPAINGRural@ottawa.ca
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- Subdivision Engineering Drawings (sample)