{"id":2834,"date":"2013-08-20T21:52:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T01:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=2834"},"modified":"2013-08-20T21:52:39","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T01:52:39","slug":"consultations-in-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/consultations-in-august-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Zone Bylaw Consultations in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/week-one-2012election\/verdunsmall\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?fit=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,293\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Verdun Riding\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?fit=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-860\" alt=\"Verdun Riding\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?resize=300%2C293\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?resize=150%2C146&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?resize=255%2C250&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?resize=204%2C200&amp;ssl=1 204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?resize=96%2C93&amp;ssl=1 96w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?resize=24%2C24&amp;ssl=1 24w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?resize=36%2C36&amp;ssl=1 36w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?resize=48%2C48&amp;ssl=1 48w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Verdunsmall.jpg?resize=64%2C64&amp;ssl=1 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Two months ago, Verdun residents stopped a proposed bylaw change that would have increased the allowed height and density of buildings on the former site of the old CKVL\/CKOI radio station and in the entire neighbourhood east and west of Gordon Street.<\/p>\n<p>The borough plans to hold a consultation for another project in the same neighbourhood on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The project is just one of nine proposed changes to existing zoning bylaws that citizens must approve this week and next. Four boroughs\u2014Plateau Mont Royal, Verdun, Ville Marie and Villerary Park Extension\u2014will hold public consultations about major projects this Wednesday and Thursday and next Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Notices about these projects include the words: \u201c<i>ce projet de r\u00e9solution contient une disposition propre \u00e0 une r\u00e9solution susceptible d\u2019approbation r\u00e9f\u00e9rendaire<\/i>\u201d or \u201cthese draft bylaws contain provisions subject to approval by referendum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This wording identifies projects that could change a neighbourhood\u2019s character in significant ways. Such projects cannot be approved via major or minor exceptions (\u201c<i>derogations<\/i>\u201d). Instead, Quebec\u2019s municipal regulations require municipalities to follow a specific legal process to ensure citizens are fully informed.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201creferendum approbation\u201d process is complicated, but it enables people who believe that proposed development hurts the character of their neighbourhoods to stop it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">If citizens do nothing, development projects automatically get approved.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Major developments of this type begin with an official notice about a public consultation.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming consultations include:<\/p>\n<h2>Wednesday, August 21 in Ville Marie<\/h2>\n<p>The Ville Marie borough plans to approve:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the addition of a second storey on the new building that will be constructed after 1120 to 1128 St. Catherine West is\u00a0demolished; and<\/li>\n<li>the expansion of the Mus\u00e9e de Beaux Arts by constructing a five-storey building at 2075 and 2085 rue Bishop and by expanding underground below the buildings at 1364 to 1390 Sherbrooke West\u00a0and 2120 to 2162 Bishop Street.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The consultation for these projects will be held <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wednesday, August 21 at 6 p.m. in the borough hall at 800 Blvd. de Maisonneuve East<\/span>. (Notice <a href=\"http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15554.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15554.pdf<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h2>Wednesday, August 21 in Villeray<\/h2>\n<p>The borough of Villeray, Saint-Michel, Parc-Extension plans to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>demolish a building to construct a three-storey eight-unit building at 635 et 645, rue d&#8217;Ailleboust; and<\/li>\n<li>construct a two-storey mixed-use industrial and residential building on lot 4,736,753, rue Louvain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The consultation for these projects will be held <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wednesday, August 21 at 6 p.m. at 405, avenue Ogilvy on the second floor<\/span>. (Notice: <a href=\"http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15545.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15545.pdf<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h2>Thursday, August 22 in Verdun<\/h2>\n<p>Verdun wants to demolish a building, build a new condo and change the zoning for a zone that surrounds and includes Willibrod Church. Plans include demolishing a single-storey building to build a three-storey four-unit building as well as changing the rules for the entire square between Gordon, First Avenue, Verdun and Wellington. (Notice: <a href=\"http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15549.pdf\">http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15549.pdf<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>The borough also wants to propose changing the rules for every zone in the borough to allow underground and ground floor parking lots. (Notice: <a href=\"http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15517.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15517.pdf<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Both projects will be presented during a public consultation to be held in <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Borough Hall, 4555, rue de Verdun on Thursday, August 22 at 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Wednesday, August 28 on the Plateau<\/h2>\n<p>The Plateau Mont Royal borough plans to consult about three projects on <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wednesday, August 28 at 6 p.m.<\/span> They are considering approving:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the expansion of a building at 4056 Saint-Christophe (notice: <a href=\"http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15573.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15573.pdf<\/a>.);<\/li>\n<li>the modification of the appearance of a building at 3440, Rue Durocher (notice: <a href=\"http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15575.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15575.pdf<\/a>); and<\/li>\n<li>the demolition of 1661, Rue Saint-Gregoire and the building of a four-storey building on the lot (notice: <a href=\"http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15574.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/applicatif.ville.montreal.qc.ca\/som-fr\/pdf_avis\/pdfav15574.pdf<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The consultation will take place on the <span style=\"color: #993300;\">5<sup>th<\/sup> floor at 201 Laurier Street East<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>How the Process Works<\/h2>\n<p>Borough or city clerks must outline project details via legal notices published in a local newspaper, on the Montreal website and on or near the proposed development site.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens then have five business days to obtain petitions from the clerk and get at least twelve people in neighbouring zones to sign them. If that happens, the borough or municipality must establish a wider register of the entire zone.<\/p>\n<p>Registers about each project usually take place on a single day, although they can last for two or three days if many zones are involved. If lots of people who live, work or own property within one or many zones next to the proposed development sign the register, a wider referendum must be held.<\/p>\n<p>Boroughs rarely hold such referendums. They usually choose to withdraw proposed projects instead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two months ago, Verdun residents stopped a proposed bylaw change that would have increased the allowed height and density of buildings on the former site of the old CKVL\/CKOI radio station and in the entire neighbourhood east and west of Gordon Street. The borough plans to hold a consultation for another project in the same [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-island-report","category-verdunposts","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2buQs-JI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1490,"url":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/montreal-municipal-court-moved-from-verdun-to-lasalle\/","url_meta":{"origin":2834,"position":0},"title":"Montreal Municipal Court Being Moved from Verdun to LaSalle","author":"Tracey Arial","date":"February 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Unless LaSalle residents choose to ask for a referendum on the project, the municipal court will be moved from Verdun to LaSalle sometime in the next five years. \u201cI understand that the building they\u2019re in now is not big enough,\u201d said LaSalle Mayor Manon Barbe during the consultation about the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;LaSalle&quot;","block_context":{"text":"LaSalle","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/category\/canada\/lasalleposts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3211,"url":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/lasalle-and-verdun-budget-meetings-tonight\/","url_meta":{"origin":2834,"position":1},"title":"LaSalle and Verdun Budget Meetings Tonight","author":"Tracey Arial","date":"January 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The boroughs of LaSalle and Verdun will present their budgets and propose service taxes during extraordinary meetings of their councils set for tonight. 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