Zoning By-law Amendment – 6158 Rideau Valley Drive

The recitals

• 6158 Rideau Valley Drive, commonly referred to as Miller’s Berry Farm, has a number of businesses on site that are not presently in compliance with the City’s Zoning By-law
• through this application, the applicant is looking to increase the number of permitted heavy vehicles on site by seventeen times what is permitted in the Zoning By-law on an outdoor storage area that is over fifty-times what is permitted under the Zoning By-law
• staff have confirmed that the applicants have not provided adequate evidence of legal non-conforming rights to these uses
• approval of the application would not be consistent with the 2024 Provincial Planning Statement
• if the zoning application were to be approved, it may create a concerning precedent that would severely erode protections designed to ensure the preservation of prime agricultural l
• approving the recommendation is not in the best interests of rural Ottawa
• the staff report recommended refusal of the proposed Minor Zoning By-law amendment