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 (1 motion)
1 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
WHEREAS the Ottawa Humane Society, a non-profit organization, is proposing to develop and operate an animal welfare hub, consisting of an animal hospital, animal care establishment, a retail store, a retail food store and a training centre, within an existing building on the property municipally known as 258 Durocher Street; and WHEREAS the Ottawa Humane Society’s proposal represents a change of use (from an institutional use to a commercial use) with an existing building which does not qualify for an exemption from the cash-in-lieu of conveyance of park-land requirements under Section 11 of By-law No. 2022-280, as amended, being the Parkland Dedication By-law; and WHEREAS the Ottawa Humane Society is seeking an exemption by Council from the cash-in-lieu of conveyance of parkland requirements of By-law No. 2022-280, as amended, being Parkland Dedication By-law; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa Planning Services and Parks and Facilities Planning Department staff were consulted on the exemption proposal and are supportive of the proposal’s exemption since the Ottawa Humane Society is a non-profit organization and the proposal offers free-of-charge non-profit community-funded and publicly accessible services which otherwise aligns with the general intent of Section 11 of By-law No. 2022-280, as amended, being Parkland Dedication By-law; and WHEREAS the exemption forgoes revenue to the City at 2% of the land’s valuation. The value of the land is not known at this time. THEREFORE, B