529 Richmond Road in Ottawa is off-limits to housing.

 Maplelawn, the walled garden and Rochester Park were sold to the National Capital Commission in 1952. The Deed stipulated that the entire property would remain a public space in perpetuity. The government of Canada has now added the 9.39 acre park to an affordable housing project:

"Federal land in Ottawa's west end now available for housing" by Josh Pringle, CTV News, October 8, 2024.

"NCC looks to revive 'controversial' Rochester Field development through the land bank. The federal government has added the site at 529 Richmond Road to the Canada Public Land Bank" by Catherine Morrison, Ottawa Citizen, November 19, 2024.

Maplelawn and the greenspace are designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act 1985. Designation Date: 1989-06-22.

The 2014 Ontario Provincial Policy Statement documents the fact that "Significant built heritage resources and significant heritage landscapes shall be preserved..."

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Keep your hands off Maplelawn, the walled garden and Rochester Park--- National Capital Commission and the City of Ottawa. Maplelawn is a National Historic Site of Canada, Classified Federal Heritage Building and is protected by Part 1V of the Ontario Heritage Act.

City of Ottawa-Richmond Road/Westboro Secondary Plan Amendment-June 24, 2009.

• Retain all usable green space. (Page 1/7.)
• Increase recreational facilities. (Page2/7.) (The park is a popular soccer venue and a location for people walking their dogs.)
• Confirming all of the Rochester Field Maplelawn parcel and the Atlantis-Selby lands as major components of the greenspace network strategy. (Page 4/7.)
• Confirming the entire Rochester Field parcel as open space. (Page 5/7.)
• Heritage Buildings---City Council shall encourage the preservation and adaptive use of heritage buildings within the City of Ottawa's heritage policies. (Page 7/7.) (I have included information from the Secondary Plan that only pertains to Maplelawn and Rochester Park:savecfbrockcliffe.)