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Policy proposals for a sustainable Ottawa
These two-page policy papers identify concrete steps that the City of Ottawa can take to reduce waste, fight pollution and climate change, limit urban sprawl and otherwise decrease our city's negative environmental impacts. They call on city council to bring Ottawa up to the standards of other cities by introducing policies, by-laws and programs that have proven to be successful in other places.
We will be releasing these greenprints throughout 2008, so please check back regularly to keep informed of our policy proposals. Or sign up for Ecology Ottawa's e-mail updates, sent twice a month to keep residents up to date on what's going on in our city from an environmental perpective.
Tree protection by-law
(October 2008)
Ecology Ottawa is calling on the City of Ottawa to adopt a tree protection by-law that will prevent mature trees on private property from being needlessly cut down. This would complement the City of Ottawa’s existing tree protection by-law, which only protects trees on city property.
Download the full document in pdf format:
Greenprint_tree_by-law.pdf
Go Green Plus certification for all municipal buildings
(August 2008)
Ecology Ottawa is calling on the City of Ottawa
to achieve "Go Green Plus" certification for all existing municipal
buildings. Go Green Plus is a sustainable building certification
program offered by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
of Canada. The city would
register all existing buildings, which would be assessed and rated on a
variety of environmental performance measures, such as water and energy
efficiency, waste and emissions reduction, and indoor air quality. The
city would then make any necessary modifications -- either capital
improvements or improved building management processes -- in order to
bring each building's score to 70% or higher, the level required for
certification.
Download the full document in pdf format:
Greenprint_Go_Green.pdf
Zoning regulations to protect solar access
(April 2008)
We propose that the city introduce zoning regulations that will ensure all new buildings are positioned for maximum solar heat gain and will protect residents' long-term access to solar energy.
Download the full document in pdf format:
Greenprint_solar_access.pdf
Mandatory recycling by-law for business and institutional waste
(May 2008)
We propose that the city introduce
a by-law requiring all businesses and institutions in Ottawa to
separate and arrange for the recycling of blue and black box
recyclables, food scraps, and electronics, as well as designated
construction materials such as wood, metals, concrete, asphalt, and
gypsum.
Download the full document in pdf format:
Greenprint_ICI_recycling.pdf
Minimum density targets and zoning changes to fight urban sprawl
(June 2008)
We propose that the city stem
the tide of urban sprawl by revising its official plan and zoning
by-laws to bring Ottawa’s urban density levels in line with the standards of other Canadian cities that are leading the way with smart growth strategies.
Download the full document in pdf format:
Greenprint_minimum_densities.pdf
Maximum parking space limits(April 2008) Ecology of Ottawa is calling on city council to introduce maximum parking space limits for all zones in the zoning by-law. In each zone, there should be a maximum number of parking spaces that can be built as part of any new residential or commercial development. Developers are currently subject to a minimum required number of parking spaces; the number of spaces they can provide should be capped at 110% of this minimum requirement. Download the full document in pdf format:
Greenprint_parking_maximums.pdf
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