Planning Committee

WHEREAS Planning Committee considered the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments for 1186-1194 Wellington Street West at the May 12th public meeting; and WHEREAS members of the Committee expressed concerns around the proposed height and consultation with the Ward Councillor, leading to a motion for deferral of the application; and WHEREAS the applicants appealed the deferral in late May on the basis it had not provided a decision within the statutory timelines; and WHEREAS the Official Plan supports mid-rise buildings heights on Traditional Mainstreets, such as Wellington Street West; and WHEREAS the Wellington Street West Secondary Plan envisions a maximum building height of six (6) storeys generally, and in cases where identified by specific area policies in the plan, a maximum building height of nine (9) storeys; and WHEREAS the proposed development is seeking a building height of 16 (sixteen) storeys, and does not meet the intent of the policies of the Official Plan or the Wellington Street West Secondary Plan. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning Committee amend the report to replace the recommendations with the following: That Planning Committee recommend that Council instruct Legal Services to oppose the approval of the zoning and official plan amendments sought in the appeal in respect of 1186, 1188 and 1194 Wellington West. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Legal Services staff be directed to work with the Ward Councillor’s office to prepare a written e

S. Moffatt BE IT RESOLVED THAT the item 4.2 of Planning Committee’s agenda 69 be

S. Moffatt WHEREAS in accordance with the Planning Act and the City of Ottawa Official Plan – public notification of Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments is required for statutory public meetings; and WHEREAS proper notice needs to be provided at least 10 days prior the statutory public meeting; WHEREAS staff have identified that certain email addresses did not receive notification of the item on the agenda pursuant to the Act and City policy; and THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that, with respect to report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0095, Planning Committee defer the report until the September 22, 2022 Planning Committee. THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that further notice pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act be provided.

S. Moffatt WHEREAS report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0118 recommends Council approve a Zoning By-law amendment for 70 and 74 Nicholas Street to create a new exception and to remove the subject property from the Heritage Overlay in order , to permit the construction of a 21-storey, mixed-use building incorporating the City Registry Office, a designated heritage building; and WHEREAS City staff identified errors in Document 2 – Details of Recommended Zoning. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 2 for report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0118 be replaced with the enclosed revised Document 2 – Details of Recommended Zoning.

S. Moffatt WHEREAS the proposed secondary plans, as written, includes a policy on marine clay; and WHEREAS, the new Official Plan sufficiently addresses when technical studies are required in relation to sensitive marine clays, slope stability and retrogressive slope failure. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, with respect to report ACS2022-PIE-EDP-0024, Planning Committee amend Document 1, Section 4.15, as contained on page 20, by approving the following: deleting the word ‘Policies’ from the title of the section; in paragraph 2, by replacing the word ‘and’ immediately following the words “address sensitive marine clay” with a comma; in paragraph 2 by adding the words “and retrogressive slope failures” immediately following the words “slope stability”; and delete policy 1, as contained at the end of Section 4.15, in its entirety.

S. Moffatt WHEREAS the Station Core designation in the Orléans Corridor Secondary Plan is intended to be the focal point for services and amenities in the vicinity of O-Train stations; and WHEREAS the intent of Section 5.1(5) is to provide for active ground-oriented frontages along streets, through residential, retail or a mix of complementary uses; and WHEREAS Section 5.1(5) includes a test that introduces unnecessary complexity that does not contribute to the desired outcome; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, with respect to report ACS2022-PIE-EDP-0024, Planning Committee amend Document 1, Section 5.1(5) by approving the following: delete the second sentence in Section 5.1 policy (5).

S. Moffatt WHEREAS an error has been identified in the Orléans Secondary Plan that has resulted in a number of residential properties along the Jeanne d'Arc corridor as incorrectly subject to a maximum height schedule; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, with respect to report ACS2022-PIE-EDP-0024, Planning Committee replace Document 3 – Schedule B - Orleans Corridor Maximum Building Heights, with the attached schedule dated September 8, 2022.

WHEREAS the Orleans Corridor Secondary Plan seeks to modernize and intensify residential and commercial development along St. Joseph Boulevard in line with the new Official Plan; and WHEREAS many of the properties along St. Joseph Boulevard abut existing predominately two storey established neighbourhoods; and WHEREAS intensification must fit with and respect the existing character of established neighbourhoods; AND WHEREAS policy 4.6.6 of the New Official Plan directs development to provide transitions between low, medium and high-rise development in order to allow for sensitive integration of new development and policy 4.6.6(1) directs the new zoning by-law to include transition requirements; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Department be directed to seek transition requirements consistent with New Official Plan policies and applicable design guidelines when reviewing any application of a mid or high-rise building on St. Joseph prior to passage of the new Zoning By-law, and that the New Zoning By-law include a review of transition requirements between the neighbourhood designation and mid/high-rise development on St. Joseph.