As a member of our Municipal, Land Development & Expropriation team, Ursula advises and represents a full range of clients across Ontario, with an emphasis in Eastern Ontario, including developers, municipalities, associations, businesses, and individual homeowners.
Ursula assists clients in pursuing site-specific development matters and broad policy issues. She has extensive experience in all matters related to land use and development including development charge matters, development agreements, dedications or levies (such as parkland dedication), cost sharing agreements, environmental protection matters, and aeronautics. Ursula is regularly consulted and provides submissions to clarify legislation and to revise official plans, zoning by-laws or other provincial or municipal policy documents associated with land use or land development. She is also the administrator for several community development areas or landowner groups.
Ursula is also experienced in expropriation matters. She has represented landowners, businesses and tenants expropriated by all levels of expropriating authorities including the Ministry of Transportation and the City of Ottawa, (for a range of purposes including drainage, road widenings or for the purpose of the light rail transit projects).
Ursula frequently appears before municipal committees (including planning committees and the committee of adjustment), municipal councils and the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and Ontario Municipal Board). She has also appeared before, and worked on, the Ontario Divisional Court or Court of Appeal matters.
Outside of work, Ursula enjoys being outdoors and actively exploring the City and region.
