Comment
I’m an Ottawa renter and small-business founder. Regarding Bill 60, Schedule 10 (Planning Act changes), I oppose measures that centralize decision-making and weaken municipal safeguards without transparent impact analysis.
Requests to MMAH:
Reasoned Ministerial Decisions: Publish a public, searchable rationale (data + policy basis) for any Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO), PMTSA change, or ministerial exemption, with 30-day advance notice and appealable record.
Guardrails on As-of-Right Variances/Density: Require infrastructure capacity, displacement risk, and affordability impact assessments before activation; post results and mitigation conditions.
Preserve Municipal Green/Design Standards: Do not pre-empt adopted site-plan/green standards; where the province accelerates approvals, mandate equivalent or better performance.
Anti-Displacement Conditions: For projects enabled by accelerated tools, require tenant relocation + right-of-return covenants and tracked reporting.
Transparency KPIs: Quarterly dashboards: count of ministerial interventions, processing times, affordability/displacement metrics, and municipal compliance rates.
These amendments keep speed with accountability and affordability outcomes. Please incorporate them before third reading
Submitted November 12, 2025 4:40 PM
Comment on
Proposed Changes to the Planning Act (Schedule 10 of Bill 60 - the Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025)
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025-1097
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171363
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