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Adequate Urban, Suburban and Rural Services (Section 56)
56.
(1)
No land can be used or the intensity of any use of land expanded or any building
placed, erected, altered, enlarged, or used within of the City of Ottawa unless the land
is serviced by municipal water, sewerage and drainage systems that have adequate
capacity.(By-law 2010-307)
(2)
Despite subsection (1) above, where municipal water, sewerage or drainage systems
are not available, private services approved by the City of Ottawa or its delegate are
permitted.
(3)
Despite subsections (1) and (2) above, lands subject to unique servicing constraints or
restricted connection privileges through separate municipal by-laws and through legal
and servicing agreements with the City of Ottawa are considered to be in conformity
with this By-law.
(4)
Despite subsection (2), with the exception of wells that are required for environmental
site assessment purposes as per Ontario Regulation 153/04 (Environmental Protection
Act), on any land shown in Area A on Schedule 183 the following are prohibited:
(a)
drilling of a new groundwater well;
(b)
drilling to make an existing groundwater well any deeper; and
(c)
the installation of a groundwater heat pump, except as approved by the City of
Ottawa.