Planning Committee

BE IT RESOLVED that the Chair’s remarks regarding the Planning Horizon for 2016 given at the Planning Committee meeting on January 26, 2016 be appended to the Minutes of today’s meeting.

WHEREAS the applicant submitted an Official Plan Amendment for the subject site on September 9, 2014; AND WHEREAS the Official Plan Amendment is to introduce a site specific exception that would allow buildings up to 25 storeys in height; AND WHEREAS the Uptown Rideau Street Secondary Plan approved by Council on December 9, 2015, would permit buildings up to 25 storeys in height on the subject site; AND WHEREAS the Ontario Municipal Board has received appeals to the Uptown Rideau Street Secondary Plan, so it is not in full force and effect; AND WHEREAS it is unknown what the outcome of the Ontario Municipal Board hearing will be with respect to the appeals; BE IT RESOLVED that out of an abundance of caution, the staff report be amended to include the following: 1) An additional recommendation by Planning Committee that Council endorse the attached OPA; and, 2) The attached OPA, as an additional document in the staff report.

WHEREAS the applicant has requested a change to Schedule XXX to reduce the tower separation distance from 26 metres to 23 metres; AND WHEREAS the proposed change is consistent with policy direction found in the Uptown Rideau Street Secondary Plan and Official Plan Amendment 150; AND WHEREAS to accommodate the proposed reduction in separation distance while maintaining the current size of the proposed towers staff also recommend establishing a maximum building floor plate size for both towers; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 2: Proposed Building Height Schedule and Document 3: Details of Recommended Zoning of the staff report be amended as follows: 1. That Document 2 be replaced with the attached Proposed Building Height Schedule; and, 2. That the following provisions be added to the proposed exception in Document 3; “Within Area B on Schedule XXX above the 8th storey, the maximum floor plate size is 925 square metres Within Area E on Schedule XXX above the 9th storey, the maximum floor plate size is 925 square metres” BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act. Document 2 – Proposed Building Height Schedule

WHEREAS the Built Heritage Sub-Committee recommended refusal of the application for demolition and new construction at its meeting of December 10, 2015; AND WHEREAS the Owner has submitted proposed changes to the design that address significant concerns raised at Built Heritage Sub-Committee; AND WHEREAS the revised elevations with respect to St. Patrick Street submitted to the City on January 22, 2016 represent a significant improvement in the design and address concerns raised about the impact of this facade on St. Patrick Street; BE IT RESOLVED that the Recommendations be deleted and replaced with the following: That Planning Committee recommend that Council: 1. Approve the demolition of 281-283 Cumberland Street, subject to the approval of the appropriate planning applications; 2. Approve the construction of a low-rise apartment building at 287 Cumberland Street according to revised plans dated January 22, 2016 and received January 25, 2016; 3. Delegate authority for minor design changes to the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management Department; and 4. Issue the heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff provide a verbal progress update in six months.

WHEREAS an application under the Ontario Heritage Act to demolish 281-283 Cumberland Street and to construct a new building at 281-283 Cumberland Street, 287 Cumberland Street and 207-209 Murray Street is to be considered by Council on February 10, 2016; AND WHEREAS the 90-day time period prescribed by the Ontario Heritage Act for the consideration of applications under the Act has been extended to February 11, 2016; AND WHEREAS one day is an insufficient amount of time to meet the legislative timeframe and issue a heritage permit under the Ontario Heritage Act ; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that report ACS2015-PAI-PGM-0182 proceed to City Council on January 27, 2016 for consideration.

WHEREAS in 2006 Richcraft Homes purchased the site that encompasses the Bradley Craig Barn when there was no Heritage Designation on the barn or house; AND WHEREAS The Fernbank Community Design Plan approved by City Council in 2009 designated the lands fronting onto Hazeldean Road as Mixed Use and identified the Bradley Craig Barn for retention or relocation within the community; AND WHEREAS The farmstead consisting of the barn, a Gothic Revival style brick farmhouse and associated yard was designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by City Council in 2010 for its cultural heritage value; AND WHEREAS The City turned down the offer from Richcraft to relocate the barn to the future district park in the community given the large costs associated to undertake incorporating the barn into a recreation complex and the annual operating costs; AND WHEREAS Retrofitting the barn for adaptive re-use is a large financial undertaking which Richcraft has identified as not feasible nor reasonable for their businesses model; AND WHEREAS If the barn is not relocated it will remain vacant in the current condition for the foreseeable future as Richcraft has no intention to undertake any work at the barn other than the minimum as mandated by the Property Standards Bylaw to maintain; AND WHEREAS There is no legal mechanism available to require the developer to find an alternative use and repurpose the barn; AND WHEREAS The Fernbank CDP, the Official Plan and the Provincial Policy Stateme

it was noted at the Built Heritage Sub-committee meeting of 10 December 2015 that report ACS2015-PAI-PGM-0186 contains an error that should be corrected; and Whereas the error in question, contained in the ‘Background’ section on page 3 of the report, is the statement that “In 2014, a Zoning By-law amendment was approved to permit a Plan of Subdivision that fulfilled the mixed use designation of the CDP”, which should read that “…a Zoning By-law amendment was submitted to permit a Plan of Subdivision …”; and Whereas this error should be corrected before the report rises to Council; Therefore be it resolved that Planning Committee approves the revised page attached herein as Document 1 and replaces it in the report to Council. Document 1 - Revised page 3. for report ACS2015-PA1-PGM-0186 - Application to Demolish the Bradley/Craig Barn, 590 Hazeldean Road, a property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act Road (see Documents 1 and 2). The farmstead was designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by City Council in 2010 for its cultural heritage value and no appeals were received (see Document 3) This section of Hazeldean Road was included in the Fernbank Community Design Plan (CDP) which was approved by Council in 2009. In the CDP, the lands fronting onto Hazeldean Road are designated as Mixed Use and the Bradley Craig Barn is identified for retention or relocation within the community. The property was subsequently designated under Part IV of the Ontario

WHEREAS an application under the Ontario Heritage Act to demolish the Bradley/Craig Barn, 590 Hazeldean Road, is to be considered by Council on February 10, 2016; AND WHEREAS the 90-day time period prescribed by the Ontario Heritage Act for the consideration of applications under the Act has been extended to January 31, 2016; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that report ACS2015-PAI-PGM-0186 proceed to City Council on January 27, 2016 for consideration.

report ACS2016-PAI-PGM-0033 was listed but not distributed with the Planning Committee Agenda for this meeting; Therefore Be It Resolved that Planning Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to section 89. (3) of the Procedure by-law.

the normal Planning Committee reporting schedule to Council would put report ACS2016-PAI-PGM-0033 at Council on February 10th for consideration; and Whereas expeditious hearing of this matter at the Ontario Municipal Board is desirable and is possible in January, but not again until April or May; Therefore Be It Resolved that report ACS2016-PAI-PGM-0033 proceed to City Council on January 27, 2016 for consideration.