The Ottawa Record

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

December 1, 2025

Who was there

Present (4): David Brown, Clarke Kelly, Catherine Kitts, Matt Luloff

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (2 motions)

1 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

WHEREAS the property at 6387 Franktown Road has a subordinate address of 6387 Perth Street; and WHEREAS the property at 6387 Perth Street is subject to the Zoning By-law Amendment outlined in this report; and WHEREAS Document 1 – Location Map / Zoning Key Map in the report inadvertently omitted the property at 6387 Franktown Road / 6387 Perth Street; BE IT RESOLVED that Document 1 be replaced with the map attached. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act , no further notice be given. 3.3 Zoning By-law Amendment – 7628 Flewellyn Road File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0030 – Rideau-Jock (21)
Moved by C. Kelly
Withdrawn
WHEREAS the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee heard from a number of delegations at its meeting of December 1, 2025, and several concerns pertaining to the proposed use of the land to permit a Battery Energy Storage System were brought to Committee’s attention; and WHEREAS the necessary studies and reports are preliminary, contain multiple errors and/or are incomplete; WHEREAS the proposed use is incompatible with the surrounding area; WHEREAS the Applicant has not demonstrated that the proposed rezoning complies with the PPS; and WHEREAS concerns with impacts to groundwater have not been adequately addressed; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee: Recommend Council refuse an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for Part of 2555 Marchurst Road and Part of 2625 Marchurst Road, as shown in Document 1, to permit a Battery Energy Storage System, as detailed in Document 2. Approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of December 10, 2025 subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision. That pursuant to the Planning Act , subsection 34(17), no fu
Moved by C. Kelly
Carried

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