{"id":93752,"date":"2024-11-11T13:53:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T18:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/?page_id=93752"},"modified":"2024-11-13T15:48:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T20:48:45","slug":"what_is_the_urban_planning_program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/en\/special-projects\/urban-planning-programme\/what_is_the_urban_planning_program\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Urban Planning Program?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"93752\" class=\"elementor elementor-93752 elementor-93721\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d45d6ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d45d6ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06d50ea\" data-id=\"06d50ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb5f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bb5f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is urban planning?  How does it work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-42541e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42541e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e1c2e4\" data-id=\"0e1c2e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f61cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25f61cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is the combination of science, technique and art relative to the organization and development of cities, with the aim of improving the quality of our living spaces and social relations, while preserving the environment.<\/p><p>The elected decision-makers of a city establish, in consultation with their fellow citizens, a vision for the future development of their territory that reflects the aspirations and needs of the population.<\/p><p>This vision is then embodied in an urban planning program. Subsequently, rules and policies are adopted, and actions are taken, to ensure that the land use and developments are carried out in accordance with the aspirations of the community.<\/p><p>All citizens are involved, whether they are tenants, homeowners, commercial and business owners or real estate developers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8e9aba\" data-id=\"f8e9aba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-015f9bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"015f9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7732651_5278-1024x625.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-71211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7732651_5278-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7732651_5278-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7732651_5278-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7732651_5278-1536x937.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7732651_5278-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7732651_5278.jpg 1678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02127cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02127cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c08dff8\" data-id=\"c08dff8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ea026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2ea026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Urban Planning Program and Regulations of the City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f2a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97f2a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A participatory approach to renew the Urban Planning Program and By-Laws of the City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e93f4a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e93f4a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux is responsible for periodically reviewing its urban planning program and regulations to meet its obligations in terms of land use, environment, long-term planning and public finance. It must take into account the interests, needs and concerns of its citizens in its decisions.<\/p>\n<p>This exercise must seek to preserve the qualities, character and identity of the City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux while adapting to the needs and realities of a metropolitan suburb in transformation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb4c7c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb4c7c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e51fef9\" data-id=\"e51fef9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad4de0 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"0ad4de0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot; responsibly!&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200,&quot;highlight_iteration_delay&quot;:8000}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Planning the City<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\"> responsibly!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1af2cde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1af2cde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bfe7eb\" data-id=\"4bfe7eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f44489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f44489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>To ensure an adequate housing supply adapted to the needs of all households<\/li><li>To reduce traffic jams and our dependence on cars<\/li><li>To conserve and enhance natural environments<\/li><li>To enrich our heritage and landscapes<\/li><li>To benefit from existing infrastructure and public transport<\/li><li>To offer quality architecture and public spaces<\/li><li>To combat climate change<\/li><li>To provide an active and healthy lifestyle<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong> \u00a0\u2026 For you, for me,<\/strong> for our children, for our neighbourhood, for our community!<\/p><p>And <strong>for future generations<\/strong> to come.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d00aff0\" data-id=\"d00aff0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f971fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f971fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8270961_5454-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-71243 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8270961_5454-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8270961_5454-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8270961_5454-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8270961_5454-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8270961_5454.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-409473d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"409473d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31251e6\" data-id=\"31251e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9acc62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9acc62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But how? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b2af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b2af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By making intelligent use of the space we have left.<\/p><p>There are many lots that are still available or under-utilized, and that are well located near major public transport routes, shops and services, and employment areas. They should be optimally developed for all daily activities:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c0cdf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c0cdf9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f317101\" data-id=\"f317101\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2321cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2321cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Housing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf3c23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccf3c23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230; that is suitable for many different types of households: young adults just starting out, couples and seniors who don&#8217;t want to live in a big house, single people, single-parent families and others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5912bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5912bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9174341_6268-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-71336 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9174341_6268-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9174341_6268-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9174341_6268-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9174341_6268-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9174341_6268.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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