Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

30

Date:

Monday, December 01, 2025

Time:

10:00 A.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Location:

Ben Franklin Place, The Chamber, Main Floor, 101 Centrepointe Drive, and by electronic participation

Councillors:

• Chair: Councillor David Brown, 
• Vice-Chair: Councillor Clarke Kelly, 
• Councillor Catherine Kitts, 
• Councillor Matt Luloff, 
• and Councillor Isabelle Skalski 

Christopher Zwierzchowski,
Committee Coordinator
[phone], ext. 21359
[email protected]

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 30.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Friday, November 28^th, 2025, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 9:00 am on Monday, December 1^st, 2025.

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Special Meeting Items

3.1

Zoning By-law Amendment – 5651 First Line Road

File No. ACS2025-PDB-PSX-0071 – Rideau-Jock (21)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  1. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 5651 First Line Road, as shown in Document 1, to permit the development of Phase 4 of the draft approved Plan of Subdivision and to re-zone the adjacent watercourses and woodlots, and to amend Schedule 404 to the By-law, as detailed in Document 3.
  2. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of December 10, 2025” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

3.2

Zoning By-law Amendment – 6371 and 6409 Perth Street

File No. ACS2025-PDB-PS-0067 – Rideau-Jock (21)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee:

  1. Recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for part of 6371, 6387 and part of 6409 Perth Street, as shown in Document 1, to permit the first phase of development of a residential subdivision with townhouses over the subject lands, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. Approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of December 10, 2025” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

3.3

Zoning By-law Amendment – 7628 Flewellyn Road

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0030 – Rideau-Jock (21)

WITHDRAWN

3.4

1500 Thomas Argue Road – Request for Municipal Support Confirmation for a proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

File No. ACS2025-SI-CCR-0013 – West Carleton-March (5)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend that Council grant a Municipal Support Confirmation (MSC), for the purposes of satisfying the mandatory requirements under Section 4.2(c) of the LT2(c-1) RFP, which does not supersede any applicable permits or approvals under applicable Laws and Regulations that may be required for a Long-Term Energy Project, to a proposed battery energy storage project, known as the West Capital Power Capacity Project, and located at 1500 Thomas Argue Road in Ward 5 – West Carleton-March as shown in Document 1 and as summarized in Document 2.

3.5

Zoning By-law Amendment for Part of 2555 Marchurst Road and Part of 2625 Marchurst Road

File No. ACS2025-PDB-PSX-0069 – West Carleton-March (5)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee:

  1. Recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for Part of 2555 Marchurst Road and Part of 2625 Marchurst Road, as shown in Document 1, to permit a Battery Energy Storage System, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. Approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of December 10, 2025 subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

4.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

5.

Inquiries

6.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

• Thursday, December 4, 2025 (Budget)
• Wednesday, December 17 (Joint Meeting with Planning and Housing Committee)