Planning and Housing Committee

WHEREAS Schedule C16 of the Official Plan (Road Classification and Rights-of-Way Protection) already protects right-of-way for urban laneways, which gives the City the option to receive additional right-of-way as necessary as part of abutting development applications. WHEREAS a future development application is a more appropriate opportunity for the City to consider any additional right-of-way requirements for Starflower Lane than the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that policy 3.3(5) in the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan be removed in its entirety, and policies are re-numbered accordingly.

WHEREAS the Official Plan states: “The City may require through the Zoning By-law and/or development applications to amend the Zoning By-law: Commercial and service uses on the ground floor of otherwise residential, office and institutional buildings with a strong emphasis on uses needed to contribute to 15-minute neighbourhoods;” and, WHEREAS requiring non-residential use for buildings contributes to vibrant and human-scale spaces; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Section 2.2 hub designation Policy 4) be amended to include the following underlined changes: "Buildings within the Hub designation that front onto Richmond Road or Carling Avenue shall contain a minimum of one non-residential use at-grade facing the street ." For (6) L. Dudas, T. Kavanagh, T. Tierney, R. Brockington, L. Johnson, and A. Troster Against (3) G. Gower, J. Leiper, and W. Lo

WHEREAS the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan proposes a maximum podium height of 2-4 storeys along Richmond Road; and WHEREAS there may be site-specific circumstances where a slightly taller podium may be appropriate; and WHEREAS policy 5.2.3(2)(c)(i) states that the podiums of high-rise buildings shall be proportionate to the width of the abutting right of way; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that policy 2.3(8) in the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan be revised as follows: “The base of a building that fronts onto Richmond Road will generally be between two and four storeys.” For (7) L. Dudas, G. Gower, T. Tierney, J. Leiper, R. Brockington, L. Johnson, and W. Lo Against (2) T. Kavanagh, and A. Troster

(on behalf of Councillor Menard) WHEREAS there is a housing crisis in Ottawa and non-market housing is the most effective and important solution we have to address it; and, WHEREAS 185 Hawthorne Avenue is an irregular shaped city-owned property located in Old Ottawa East, adjacent to the Highway 417 and off ramp; and, WHEREAS although the site is not considered a city park, it has always been used by the community as such; and, WHEREAS members of the community note that this land has been used in this way for 50 years; and, WHEREAS the community is understandably concerned about the loss of publicly accessible greenspace and tree canopy that would be required by a development here; and, WHEREAS members of the community have pointed out that this greenspace is currently used as a communal gathering space for families, children, and neighbours walking their dogs; and, WHEREAS the community is already concerned about the loss of greenspace in the neighbourhood that would result from the Alta Vista Transportation Corridor if it were to be built as currently planned; and, WHEREAS community members have also pointed out that the trees located on the property provide canopy cover and screening from the highway; and, WHEREAS any new building on the site will be required to meet the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) setback requirements (from property lines adjacent to the Highway 417 and off ramp); and, WHEREAS due to soil contamination, the site requires remediation prior to developm