OttaTalk Episode 7: What has the Zoning By-law ever done for me, anyway? | Unpublished
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Publication Date: September 23, 2025 - 11:44

OttaTalk Episode 7: What has the Zoning By-law ever done for me, anyway?

September 23, 2025
Today, we OttaTalk about the new Zoning By-law, what it is, how it works, and how it will lead to more affordable housing choices in Ottawa.

Welcome to the seventh episode of OttaTalk, the City of Ottawa’s official podcast. Today, we OttaTalk about the new Zoning By-law, what it is, how it works, and how it will lead to more affordable housing choices in Ottawa. 

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We talk with Carol Ruddy, Program Manager, Zoning & Intensification with the City’s Planning Development and Building Department. We’ll hear how her team wrestled 600 zoning provisions down to a tame list of 26, making it easier to figure out how to build everything from a four-unit row house to a backyard sundeck. 

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This is OttaTalk, the official City of Ottawa podcast series where City staff discuss City programs, projects and initiatives. We’ll cover topics that affect your everyday life. How can we prevent basement flooding? What does By-law do all day? What are we doing to fix homelessness? We have the questions and the answers on OttaTalk. 

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