Joint Meeting of Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS there have been an omission found in the New Official Plan Report since it was published on September 22, 2021; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Joint Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approve the following modifications: 1) Addition of a new recommendation 12 to read: a. Adopt Document 7: Draft Adoption By-law for Official Plan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Planning Committee and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approve the “Consultation” section of this report and supporting document 1 (“As We Heard It” Report) be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of October 27, 2021,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa supports community gardening as a healthy activity in Ottawa, including on City-owned properties and with funding support through Just Food; and WHEREAS thousands of adults and children have participated in community gardening activities across the City; and WHEREAS public benefits of community gardens accrue to: a) residents who are directly involved in activities connected to healthy eating and active living b) residents who are food insecure and/or socially isolated, and c) the broader population benefiting from biodiversity, climate mitigation, pollinator habitat, aesthetics, and onsite learning that community gardens offer; and WHEREAS the provision for equitable access to community gardens is enhanced when greenspace lands, including municipal properties, are made available to install new gardens; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Joint Committee recommend Council approve the following: 1) That the specific public benefits of community gardens be described in section 2.2.4 Healthy and Inclusive Communities in the new Official Plan and direction for consideration of land allocation for community gardens be identified in the update to Urban Forest and Greenspace Master Plan; and 2) That section 2.2.4(3), as contained on page 30 of New Official Plan, be amended by adding the words “, healthy eating, and active living, helps reduce food insecurity and social isolation while providing broader environmental, aesthetic, and educational benefits;” imm

WHEREAS Policy 3.1.5(f) in the draft Official Plan seeks to protect the proposed Natural Heritage System from future urban expansion. WHEREAS the staff report proposes to revise draft Policy 3.1.5(f) to change the word “exclude” to the word “avoid”; WHEREAS some delegations have expressed concern that the change in wording would weaken protections for the Natural Heritage System; WHEREAS City staff advise that the proposed word change was intended to provide for the possibility of minor, site-specific adjustments to the boundaries between the Natural Heritage System and urban expansion areas to reflect the results of more detailed field investigations if required. BE IT RESOLVED that the Joint Committee recommend to Council that Policy 3.1.5(f) be revised to read as follows: f) That lands designated as part of a natural heritage system are excluded while maintaining the possibility of minor, site-specific adjustments along the boundaries to reflect the results of more detailed field investigations if required.

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa declared a Climate Emergency on April 24, 2019; WHEREAS the City of Ottawa approved a Climate Change Master Plan in January, 2020 with a view to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050; WHEREAS expansion of the settlement area (urban and village) and intensification of the currently built up area are land use decisions with the greatest potential impact on GHG emissions; WHEREAS the current draft of the Official Plan does not provide guidance to the process for aligning intensification targets with reported annual progress on GHG emissions or for reporting on the evolving demand for expansion lands in relation to trends in GHG emissions. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council approve that a new subsection 7) be added to 3.1 (Designate Sufficient Land for Growth) as follows: 7) To reduce greenhouse gas emissions through land-use, transportation and energy planning consistent with Council-approved greenhouse gas reduction targets, projected demand for urban expansion will be reported on as part of the Climate Change Master Plan’s annual status updates considering the following objectives: a) Alignment with local energy utilities to help control the cost of distribution, facilitate on-site generation and support local distributed energy; b) Energy efficient built forms and proximity to a mix of land uses; c) Maximize the energy and emission reduction performance of new development or modifications to existin

WHEREAS for Minor Corridors located within the Inner Urban Transect, the Draft Official Plan proposes in section 5.2.3(3)(b) that: “Where the Zoning By-law permits a Low-rise building, an amendment to this Plan shall not be required to consider a building of 5 or 6 storeys”; and, WHEREAS the appropriate heights for specific minor corridors will be established in the comprehensive zoning by-law review to come; and, WHEREAS six storeys is not an appropriate default maximum height in all circumstances and the Official Plan should not establish that in all circumstances; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that section 5.2.3(3)(b) be deleted from the Official Plan.

WHEREAS the draft Official Plan in section 5.6.1.1 (3)(a) proposes for the Emerging Overlay that “The City will be supportive of applications for low-rise intensification that seek to move beyond the development standards of the underlying zone where the proposal demonstrates that the development achieves objectives of the applicable transect with regards to density, built form and site design in keeping with the intent of Sections 3 and 5 of this Plan.”; and WHEREAS the purpose of the comprehensive zoning by-law review that will undertaken after the passage is to establish zoning that accomplishes the intent of this Plan; and Whereas this work has been undertaken in part through recent zoning studies in some areas that have established limits on low-rise intensification in keeping with the anticipated direction of this plan; and WHEREAS this clause would compromise those limits by establishing as de facto consistent with the Plan buildings of greater density and height where those also achieve other subjective criteria; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Section 5.6.1.1(3)(a) be deleted and replaced with following: “Where the Zoning By-law for an area has not been updated either before adoption of this Plan in anticipation of this Plan’s policy direction, or post adoption of this Plan, to be consistent with the policy intent of this Plan, the City will generally be supportive of applications for low-rise intensification that seek to amend the development standards of the underlyi

WHEREAS the Official Plan should be clearer about the conditions under which mixed used should take place and ensure that permissions for mixed uses in Neighbourhoods must be scaled accordingly; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council approve amendments to: a) 6.3.3(8)(a) to remove the words “or eliminated” and replace with the words "or exempted under limited and appropriate circumstances and requirements”; and b) 11.1(2)(a) to read as follows: i. “ Development proposals for Low-rise residential or mixed-use buildings that fulfill the intensification objectives of the Growth Management Framework may be exempt , under limited and appropriate circumstances and requirements, from Site Plan Control or shall have reduced submission requirements and a simplified site plan process subject to meeting defined criteria in order to streamline the process for, and lower the costs of intensification ;”

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS medical clinics, including veterinary uses, are important economic activities to the rural area; and WHEREAS these uses improve the health and wellbeing of those in the rural areas. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee Recommend Council approve the following with respect to Section 9.2.2 (2)(b)(i) of the New Official by adding the words: “private medical or medical-related clinics, veterinary services,” immediately following the words “such as restaurant, gas station”.

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS the protection of the forests are an important component of protecting the city from the effects of climate change, form an important component of natural habitat and the management of stormwater; and WHEREAS the new Official Plan proposes to replace the Urban Natural Feature designation on Schedule C12 for a portion of Carlington Woods with a Park Designation; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council retain the Urban Natural Feature designation for all of the Carlington Woods.

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS the residents of Alta Vista Ward have voiced concerns and sought for greater clarity on establishing limits in the allowable building heights at some areas of the Ward with road allowances of 30m or more; and WHEREAS staff have reviewed the concerns and have agreed that these matters can be addressed in the new Official Plan; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Alta Vista/Faircrest Heights/Riverview Park Secondary Plan be amended by adding to Section 2 the following new policy 4 after policy 3, and renumbering the subsequent policies in that section accordingly: “4) Notwithstanding the right-of-way protection or existing width along Smyth Road, high-rise buildings are not permitted on any parcel of land on the north side of Smyth Road within the boundary of this Secondary Plan.” THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Volume 2C be amended by adding a new Area Specific Policy to read as follows: “xx.) Notwithstanding the provisions of Policy 5.3.3(3)(a) of the Official Plan, high-rise buildings are not permitted on any parcel of land on both sides of Smyth Road outside the boundary of the Alta Vista/Faircrest Heights/Riverview Park Secondary Plan.”

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS Sandy Hill is an important historic and diverse neighbourhood, including the University of Ottawa, in Ottawa where some important historical buildings in our City are located; and WHEREAS Staff were directed on September 10, 2020 to review of the Cultural Heritage Character Area and the boundaries of the existing HCDs coming out of the R4 Zoning, as follows: “That staff be directed to examine the boundaries of the Sandy Hill Cultural Heritage Character Area and the seven Heritage Conservation Districts to determine whether the boundaries are appropriately protecting the heritage character of the area. The study should include consideration of built heritage from all periods of development in Sandy Hill.”; and WHEREAS Sandy Hill includes the 4 th largest University campus in Canada within its area and the integration of the University of Ottawa Campus Master Plan and the land use planning objectives should be captured in one policy planning document; and WHEREAS a comprehensive neighbourhood plan which includes the University would bring more cohesion to some of the risk as it relates to heritage protection, campus development and clear integr

(for Councillor Fleury) WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS Vanier began as a small village east of the Rideau River, settled by working-class French Canadians, which developed over time to become the former City of Vanier, and eventually a community of neighbourhoods within the City of Ottawa with unique history and character, while remaining one of the largest French-speaking areas in Ottawa; and WHEREAS this area has a unique combination of 1900s character, 1970s suburban growth and a strong Main Street; and WHEREAS the City’s new Official Plan lays out specific objectives related to growth, sustainability, community and urban design and economic development, including a 15-minute neighbourhood objective and an intensification goal of 45 per cent for 2022-2026, increasing to 50 per cent by 2031; and WHEREAS Vanier already exhibits many of the desired aspects of the City’s 15-minute neighbourhood objectives; and WHEREAS Vanier is one of the latest areas in the City that is seeing intensification similar to other urban areas experienced leading up to the development of the current Official Plan; and WHEREAS Vanier has matured to both a high rental and home ownership environmen

(on behalf of Councillor C. McKenney) WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS significant intensification is expected in the neighbourhoods covered by the Central and East Downtown Core Secondary Plan (CEDCSP); and WHEREAS architecture and thoughtful urban design are all vital considerations to complement and integrate new development within the existing communities; WHEREAS the Urban Design Review Panel (UDRP) is an independent advisory panel of volunteer professionals who provide an objective peer review of development projects throughout the City’s Design Priority Areas, and is intended to enhance the City’s capabilities in achieving architectural and urban design excellence. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLED that Joint Committee recommend Council modify the CEDCSP so that all Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, and Site Plan Control applications associated with mid-rise, high-rise, and high-rise 41+ buildings within the boundaries of the Secondary Plan be required to be reviewed by the UDRP until the completion of an updated UDRP Terms of Reference which may provide more specific guidance on the role of the Panel in this area; and that the below text be added to the CEDCS

WHEREAS the draft new OP contains pioneering policies that will allow consideration for the relocation of unbuilt country lot subdivisions to sites that abut Villages, as a way to support and consolidate villages as and where appropriate; and WHEREAS the aim of the policy is also to reduce occurrences of dispersed development across the Rural Countryside; and WHEREAS there are locations that are not abutting to villages but contain sites that are surrounded by existing country lot subdivisions, on which the relocation of unbuilt lots at dispersed locations would be a better alternative as a way to achieve better clustering of rural development; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council direct staff to develop new policies to be introduced through a future amendment to the new Official Plan that would allow for consideration of relocations of unbuilt country lot subdivision from remote, isolated locations to lands that do not abut Villages but would achieve a better clustering of development; and that these new policies be presented to Committee and Council for consideration by Q3 2023 ; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council direct staff to consider whether Policy 3.4.8 a) could also be applied to land for which an application for subdivision approval was submitted as the current policy only applies to lands that had received draft approval, final approval or registration prior to December 31, 2009.

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS a significant investment has been made in Ottawa’s rapid transit system; and WHEREAS intensification along our rapid transit network is a key public policy of our new official plan; and WHEREAS the extension of O-Train Line 2 is currently scheduled to be completed in 2022; and WHEREAS revenue goals are more easily attainable with new residential development adjacent to and dependant upon the Trillium Line south extension; and WHEREAS Council has a role to play in actively encouraging new developments to support development at our transit stations and along the transit corridor; THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council, with the goal of maximizing ridership and trends for ridership of the new Trillium Line South extension, direct Staff to consider prioritization of a Secondary Plan for the new expansion lands at Bowesville to support this investment in transit and report back on timing as part of a future Departmental Workplan report.

on behalf of Councillor M. Fleury WHEREAS the Official Plan does not provide clear direction for certain areas within its policy planning or secondary plans; and WHEREAS the Waller triangle – a section of Waller Street bordered by Besserer Street to the North, the University Campus (Cumberland Street) to the east and Nicolas Street and the Rideau Canal Special District to the West does not have specific planning policy, or direction to ensure its reconfiguration and redevelopment in a way that better integrates these lands into the surrounding urban fabric; and WHEREAS given the proximity to the University and to important areas such as the new Special Districts defined in the Official Plan for the ByWard Market, the Rideau Canal, and Parliament and Confederation Boulevard, as well as the proximity to Sandy Hill, there is a need for this area to be defined appropriately; and WHEREAS additionally, being bordered by three separate Special Districts and being part of the gateway road network to welcome residents into the capital City and into the University of Ottawa Campus and a key area of the Downtown Core with important local and national destinations including the Shaw Centre, the Rideau Centre, Arts Court, the Ottawa Art Gallery and six hotels; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that following the adoption of the City’s Official Plan, Council direct staff to prepare terms of reference, including timelines and resources needed, to complete a thorough study exploring the opportunity t

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS the e-commerce industry has grown rapidly throughout the city and the current Zoning By-law does not explicitly speak to land uses that support the industry; and WHEREAS Staff have categorized a distribution facility related to e-commerce as light industrial, office and warehouse uses in Report ACS2021-PIE-PS-0091; and WHEREAS concerns have been raised regarding truck traffic, noise and the general intensity of e-commerce distribution facilities as compared to other defined land uses in the Zoning By-law; and WHEREAS it is apparent that clearer land use definitions are required in order distinguish the e-commerce/transhipment industry from less intensive, related uses, and that regulations are required to ensure that such uses are appropriately located; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council direct Staff to review the e-commerce/transhipment industry in the upcoming rewrite of the Zoning By-law, including a review of related land uses as well as the scale and impact of those uses, to provide greater clarity in this area.

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS the City undertook the Building Better and Smarter Suburbs (BBSS) initiative in order to achieve better community design, better land efficiency and better integration between the components of a neighbourhood including schools so that new communities function as 15-minute neighbourhoods from their inception; and WHEREAS the Provincial Policy Statement directs municipalities to achieve healthy, liveable and safe communities by promoting efficient development and land use patterns which sustain the financial well-being of the Province and municipalities over the long term; and WHEREAS school sites have been observed to become larger over the years as a result of a number of causes including the need to anticipate space for portable classrooms, but also as a result of choices with respect to the design and placement of buildings on parcels, and other elements of site design; and WHEREAS Policy 4.10.2 of the Official Plan states that school design shall make efficient use of land by giving first preference to multi-storey school buildings where possible and minimizing setbacks; and WHEREAS there have been several successful examples of shared fa

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has experienced a persistent funding gap between spending and revenues required to ensure the forecasted construction of arterial road infrastructure in areas of high growth compared to the planning horizon contemplated in the Affordable Transportation Master Plan; and WHEREAS that funding gap is partially attributable to the inherent structure of when development charges are collected and market fluctuations in the amount of annual development activity; and WHEREAS other high-growth municipalities in Ontario have experienced similar growth-related funding challenges; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council direct Planning Infrastructure and Economic Development and Finance Services Departments to prepare an information report to Planning Committee and Council to review existing capital financing options concerning growth-related infrastructure implemented by various Ontario municipalities to address this growth management issue, and that the report be submitted before Q2 2023 to inform the next Development Charges Background Study and By-law.

WHEREAS Table 6 of Section 5 of the Draft Official Plan identifies as a general characteristic of an “urban form” such elements as “shallow front yard setbacks and in some cases zero front yards, with an emphasis on built-form relationship with the public realm”; and Whereas the new Official Plan maps the city by Transects that generally correspond to urbanization patterns, built form context and era of development; and WHEREAS Section 4.8.2(3) of the Draft Official Plan identifies that growth, development and intensification shall protect or enhance the urban forest canopy and preserve and provide space for mature, healthy trees on private and public property, including the provision of adequate volumes of high-quality soil, and further that trees are an important element of good urban design; and WHEREAS Section 6.3.2(2) requires the Zoning By-law to have regard to Transect and Overlay policies when establishing development standards such as front yard setbacks for matters including appropriate interfaces with the public realm, including features that occupy both public and private land such as trees; and WHEREAS concerns have been expressed that development may consider Table 6 as support for reduction in front yard setbacks without regard for the provision of trees on private or public lands, and that the new Zoning By-law may, when providing for “urban character” within neighbourhoods in the inner-urban transect as required by policy 6.3.2(3)(b), reduce front yard setbac

on behalf of Councillor M. Fleury WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS Ottawa is an energy conscious city with specific goals to reduce emissions and has committed to finding more ways to be resilient to the impacts of climate change; and WHEREAS these commitments included Council declaring a climate emergency in 2019; and WHEREAS the Official Plan plays a critical role in achieving the Council-approved long-term target to reduce community emissions 100 per cent by 2050; and WHEREAS this role includes specific achievable goals such as ensuring we have a liveable city where people can live, work and play in all future climate conditions; and WHEREAS the Official Plan has specific climate-related policies, considerations and mitigation plans are contained in the City’s Climate Change Master Plan; and WHEREAS these mitigation measures include conserving energy and improving the energy and emission performance of buildings with a target of net zero emission homes by 2030; and WHEREAS buildings are the largest energy consumer in Ottawa and account for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions; and WHEREAS the Official Plan requires the development of healthy and resilient communi

WHEREAS through the climate emergency declaration of April 24, 2019, Council directed Staff to complete a vulnerability assessment and develop a climate resiliency strategy to reduce the impact of a changing climate; and WHEREAS a climate vulnerability assessment can identify climate risks from a range of climate hazards (such as heat waves, flooding, ice storms and other severe weather), while also examining risks on health and safety, infrastructure, buildings, the economy and the environment, and identify where the city is vulnerable as well as who will be affected and how; and WHEREAS a climate vulnerability assessment can guide the development of a resilience strategy, the aim of which is to mitigate climate risks and impacts and to build the capacity of social, economic and environmental systems to adapt and thrive under evolving climate conditions; and WHEREAS the Climate Resilience Strategy is being developed to align and integrate with programs such as hazard mitigation, health vulnerability plan and comprehensive asset management; and WHEREAS the climate vulnerability assessment was originally intended to be done by end of 2020 but has been delayed until Q2 2022, with the Climate Resilience Strategy to be brought forward by Q2 of 2023; and WHEREAS the City has been updating technical data and mapping of projected climate impacts as part of the vulnerability assessment and ongoing City programs to update floodplain mapping in partnership with the Conservation Authori

S. Moffatt (for Councillor R. King) WHEREAS modelling and modern analytical tools can be leveraged to simulate and project intensification; WHEREAS modeling can provide numerical projections of anticipated new housing under various regulatory and policy regimes, including projections of unit sizes/ types/tenures, small business development at walking distance from homes, active vs car-centric lifestyles, resulting emissions reductions, tree canopy, net City costs or savings, and comparisons with targets; WHEREAS 3D visualizations can illustrate the implications of proposed built form, and support community engagement; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend that staff develop a “digital twin” geospatial model to support city building initiatives, including the forthcoming new Zoning By-law, and work towards implementing greater visual and numerical modelling techniques in the assessment of proposed land development projects, subject to future workplans.

WHEREAS during the public meetings for the new Official Plan for the City of Ottawa, Council members heard concerns from members of the agricultural community that provincial and municipal rules for minimum lot sizes in prime agricultural areas were too inflexible considering current opportunities for bona fide smaller scale farms to contribute to local food security; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Joint Committee recommend Council request the Mayor, on behalf of Council, to write the Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to request that she meet with a delegation of the City’s Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee to discuss steps the Province could take to study how flexibility might be introduced in Ontario, or how more customized approaches could be applied at the municipal level.

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS staff were directed by the following Council motion: “THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, in respect of the substitute lands in Riverside South representing 106.29 net hectares, staff be directed to work with the proponent to undertake an examination of the LEAR score, including ground truthing, and other relevant agricultural impacts of lands between the existing Riverside South Community and the Pass 1 lands proposed to be added; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That Council be provided with the above results before a final decision is made with respect to adding the substitute lands in Riverside South within the urban boundary.”; and WHEREAS Riverside South Development Corp. (RSDC) have submitted a technical study prepared by Colville Consulting Inc. that re-evaluates the lands and determines that they should be accorded a revised LEAR score of 120.7; and WHEREAS, notwithstanding the new information, staff is not able to corroborate the conclusions of the recently submitted technical study; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Joint Committee recommend Council: Direct Staff to retain an independent consultant for analysis of the agricultural capability study fo

BE IT RESOLVED that the current motion [m69.1] be

BE IT RESOLVED that the current motion [m4.4] be

WHEREAS Ottawa’s Official Plan must include everything within the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) definition of affordable housing; and WHEREAS the PPS defines low and moderate income households provides a distinction for household income calculation between ownership housing and rental housing as follows: “a) in the case of ownership housing, households with incomes in the lowest 60 percent of the income distribution for the regional market area; or b) in the case of rental housing, households with incomes in the lowest 60 percent of the income distribution for renter households for the regional market area.”; and WHEREAS there is a significant difference between the median household incomes between owner households and renter households; WHEREAS for greater clarity the PPS can be added to Section 4.2; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Joint Committee recommend Council amend the fourth paragraph to the following: “Affordable housing is defined by the Provincial Policy Statement as the least expensive of: a) housing for which a low and moderate-income household pays no more than 30 per cent of the household’s gross annual income for home ownership or rental housing, or b) a unit for which the rent is at or below the average market rent of a unit in the regional market area. Low to moderate income households are those with incomes in the lowest 60 per cent of the income distribution for the regional market area . In the case of ownership housing, this calculation will include ho

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa's Official Plan is intended to provide a vision for the future growth of the city and a policy framework to guide the city's physical development; WHEREAS the City of Ottawa declared a Housing and Homelessness Crisis and Emergency on January 29, 2020; WHEREAS there are housing affordability targets in section 4 .2.2 paragraph 4 of the new Official Plan: “4) In accordance with the City’s 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan, the City shall set a target that 10 per cent to 15 per cent of all new residential units be affordable. Of all affordable units, 65 per cent are to be targeted to households whose needs fall within the definition of deep affordability, and the remaining 35 per cent are to be targeted to households whose needs fall within the definition of market-affordability.”’ and WHEREAS the current Official Plan has 25% affordability target, which the City fell short to achieve, and Council recognizes the need for a similarly ambitious target that the New Official Plan can achieve; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council amend 4 .2.2 paragraph 4 of the New Official Plan to reflect a 20% affordability target, as follows: "the City shall set a target that 20 per cent of all new residential units be affordable. Of all affordable units, 70 per cent are to be targeted to households whose needs fall within the definition of core affordability, and the remaining 30 per cent are to be targeted to households whose needs fall w

on behalf of Councillor King WHEREAS the Draft Official Plan encourages intensification throughout the City; and WHEREAS Heritage Conservation District Plans (“HCD Plans”) are area specific plans intended to refine official plan policies to foster the preservation and protection of cultural heritage values in areas in which these area specific plans pertain; and WHEREAS paragraph 5 of section 5.6.1.1 of the Draft Official Plan clearly states that “Where a property within an overlay is identified as a heritage resource or is within a Heritage Conservation District, the relevant heritage policies continue to apply.”; and WHEREAS section 4.5.2 of the Draft Official Plan currently contains language that implies that HCD Plan details do not take precedence over the more general policies of the Official Plan, and that the Official Plan goal of intensification takes precedence over area specific policies and guidelines found in HCD Plans; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Draft Official Plan is amended as follows: • Section 4.5.2 is revised by adding the following: “The pursuit of intensification targets shall be subject to the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act. Policies and guidelines laid out in district conservation plans and municipal heritage overlays shall take priority regarding development proposals in designated heritage districts.” • Policy 13) of section 3.2 is revised to read as follows: “Where development occurs on properties designated under the Ontario Heritag

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS Ontario including Ottawa based companies are world leader in water tech innovation; and WHEREAS Policy 4.7.2.4.d permits public water and sewer in Ottawa’s rural areas to support economic development; and WHEREAS the economic benefit of the scale, scope and servicing needs of such an opportunity will only be identified as they arise; and WHEREAS such an opportunity may be identified in strategic plans and economic development plans well in advance of any one development project; and WHEREAS innovation is essential to sustainable growth; and WHEREAS Policy 4.7.2.4.d permits public water and sewer in Ottawa’s rural areas to support economic development. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee Recommend Council approve the following: 1) Add a new sub-section ix to 4.7.2(4)(d) “The opportunity is specifically identified and can be assessed as being unique through an economic development based study approved by Council which demonstrates a high potential for net benefit to the City of Ottawa”; and 2) Revise Section 4.7.2(4)(d)(vi) with the following “A servicing study that evaluates a range of alternatives including innovative alternatives a

on behalf of Councillor Chiarelli WHEREAS the Strategic Direction 2, found in section 2 of the Draft Official Plan, states ‘Supporting active transportation and transit is also crucial to creating a healthier and more equitable and inclusive city, where anyone can get to work, to school and to daily activities without needing a car.’; and WHEREAS Section 13 DEFINITIONS do not provide any definition for Collector Streets; and WHEREAS Schedule C16 notes that ‘Major collectors and collectors are the principal streets in urban and village neighbourhoods and are used by residents, delivery and commercial vehicles, transit and school buses, and people walking and cycling.’; and WHEREAS In Section 4 - City-Wide Policies, the draft OP notes the importance of sidewalks on collector roads (s. A.4.1.2 11) “During the review of development and as part of new road construction and road reconstruction projects, and where feasible through infrastructure renewal works, the City shall require the provision of pedestrian and cycling facilities, consistent with the Safe Systems Approach, as follows: a) Arterials, Major Collectors and Collectors in the Urban area and Villages shall include i) Sidewalks on both sides; and WHEREAS in s. 11.7 1) Technical revisions to the Official Plan or the Zoning By-law are permitted without adopting an amendment and without the need for notification as per Subsection 11.4, provided they do not change the intent of the Official Plan or the Zoning By-law. Technic

WHEREAS the report for the New Official Plan (ACS2021-PIE-EDP-0036) presents the details of the new Official Plan Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies), as well as supporting documents and annexes, with the objective to guide planning for the city’s growth and redevelopment over the next 25 years; and WHEREAS Sherbourne Avenue is proposed in the draft Official Plan Schedule B1 to be defined as a Minor Corridor; and, WHEREAS Minor Corridors are intended to accommodate a higher density of development and street transit service; and, WHEREAS the built form of homes is not distinguishable between those abutting Sherbourne and adjacent streets; and, WHEREAS there is currently no commercial activity on Sherbourne and there will be significant opportunities for commercial amenities at the Carling and Byron ends; and, WHEREAS Sherbourne is not anticipated to be a key transit route and Sherbourne station is intended to serve a walking and cycling catchment for local residents; and, WHEREAS there is considerable uncertainty with respect to how the zoning for minor corridors will be modified during the comprehensive zoning by-law review; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Sherbourne Avenue be removed from Schedule B2 as a Minor Corridor; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Area-Specific Policy 43.1 be deleted from Volume 2C of the Official Plan.

on behalf of Councillor King WHEREAS the different Official Plan designations for different types of vehicle thoroughfares carry with them a variety of implications for the permitted maximum heights and densities of buildings (such as to provide for high-rise and mid-rise buildings) along them and, with the Evolving Neighbourhood Overlay, at a considerable depth in from them WHEREAS there is a dire need to provide the level of public transit service and active transportation infrastructure along Beechwood Avenue/Hemlock Road and St-Laurent that the Plan contemplates being associated with higher order thoroughfare designations such as Corridor-Mainstreet and Minor Corridor WHEREAS Beechwood has inherent constraints (e.g., single lane traffic in each direction shared with OC Transpo with a narrow and twisting right-of-way that precludes implementing a “transit-priority” corridor) and deficiencies (e.g., not a “complete street” as it has cycle tracks on only limited segments despite it being considered a part of the Crosstown Bikeway Network and having 500 to 800 cyclists per day using Beechwood) and safety concerns (for cyclists and pedestrians, including Manor Park Public School students) and limited intensification potential (with 19th Century heritage buildings, and Beechwood Cemetery on the south side), making it difficult for Beechwood Avenue to achieve the Plan’s standards and expectations of a Traditional Mainstreet, let alone a higher designation; WHEREAS as St-Laurent

on behalf of Councillor Fleury WHEREAS the City’s Official Plan is seeking to achieve an enhanced urban pattern of built form, site design and mixed uses, giving priority to walking, cycling and transit to and from the downtown core, while also adopting an aggressive intensification target of 51% over the lifetime of the new Official Plan; and WHEREAS the Vanier Parkway is an important arterial that has limited access to reinforce a Parkway-like setting but it is not as animated with people as it can be even though the corridor has transit service, sidewalks on both sides of the road, cycling facilities being implemented incrementally as opportunities arise, and is landscaped; and WHEREAS buildings with a façade towards the road will bring more activity to the corridor particularly if these developments have direct pedestrian entrances​ from its sidewalk; and WHEREAS the National Capital Commission (NCC) has relinquished ownership to the City to own and maintain the Vanier Parkway with covenants; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Joint Committee recommend Council direct the TMP Update to review the function of the Vanier Parkway on the transportation network as a whole, and consider if a redesignation to the Urban Mainstreet is appropriate, given its location and context within the Inner Urban Transect; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should the review result in a TMP recommendation for redesignation of the Vanier Parkway to an Urban Mainstreet, and should this recommendation

(for Councillor Fleury) WHEREAS when public lands become surplus, they offer development or community opportunities within this city; and WHEREAS the City has not specified its objectives for the development of these Federal, Provincial, Crown Corporation and City public lands, as the objectives are determined on a case-by-case basis when lands become available; and WHEREAS these lands should be considered through a community development objective, considering type of use and redevelopment; and WHEREAS the City recognizes a need for affordable rental housing apartments within a community; and WHEREAS the vacancy rate has been under three per cent over the last decade; and WHEREAS the City has a unique opportunity for the development of publicly owned land to consider their contribution to a 15-minute neighbourhood objective; and WHEREAS there are examples, such as the community-driven success of Rideau High School’s transition into a community hub which demonstrate not only the need but also highlight that the City should and could play a role in future public vacant lands; and WHEREAS the City has approved the Parks and Recreation Facility Master Plan, which will be annex to Official Plan, that directs staff to develop a Land First Policy, a Targeted Parkland Acquisition Strategy and a Parkland and Recreational Facility Funding Policy that addresses surplus municipal properties; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council direct Staff to develop, as a fut

on behalf of Councillor Kavanagh WHEREAS the community would like assurances that Moodie Station is not going to face development pressures since it is in the Greenbelt; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Joint Committee recommend Council amend 5.5.1 to add policy 5) to read as follows; “5) Given its location in the Greenbelt Transect, Moodie Station is not a candidate for Transit Oriented Development or intensification.”

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff are directed to defer blanket changes affecting total lot coverage in the New Zoning By-law in areas with ditch drainage (e.g., Courtland Park) until after the completion of a consultation with Public Works Department to identify areas with known drainage problems, and until a further engineering review of those areas is completed to identify mitigation strategies or until the new Drainage By-law is completed; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee of Adjustment be notified that any proposal in these areas that would involve a significant increase in the lot coverage must be accompanied by an engineering study demonstrating that pre and post development drainage flows are the same or less until such time as a new Drainage By-law is in place, and that positive drainage is maintained or enhanced in the fronting ditch system.

WHEREAS the Baseline Corridor area is expected to experience significant intensification and currently does not have a Secondary Plan to guide this growth; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Joint Committee recommend Council direct staff to prioritize the Baseline Corridor Secondary Plan as a future workplan item after ministerial approval of the New Official Plan.

That the Motion [m78.1] be

WHEREAS Ottawa seeks to create 15-minute neighbourhoods and is committed to doing so in the current draft Official Plan; WHEREAS there are 10 indicators of Healthy Streets that would all very much complement and help to achieve 15-minute neighbourhoods; WHEREAS the Healthy Streets indicators are: Everyone feels welcome; Easy to cross; Shade & shelter; Places to stop & rest; Not too noisy; People choose to walk & cycle; People feel safe; Things to see & do; People feel relaxed; and Clean air. WHEREAS, with greater population density achieved through intensification in already built-up areas, the Official Plan and the City needs to pay great attention to liveability, and quality of life, and this includes the need for more greenspaces, street trees and other greenery which will help to achieve greater liveability and a higher quality of life; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council update item 8, in section 4.1.1 Provide mobility options to safely and equitably navigate the City , of the draft revised Official Plan, as follows: 8) The City shall seek to create networks of complete and healthy streets as opportunities arise through the construction or reconstruction of transportation facilities, such as roadways, bridges and transit stations as part of other capital projects and through the approval of development. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff assess how the 10 Indicators of the Healthy Streets Approach can be incorporated into the update of the Tran

on behalf of Councillor Chiarelli WHEREAS the draft Official Plan states that ‘Achieving Big Policy Move 2 relies heavily on leveraging the City’s generational-level investments in transit, particularly the construction of Stage 2 Light Rail Transit (LRT) and ongoing efforts to plan and seek funding for the Baseline Bus Rapid Transit Corridor and Stage 3 LRT to expand the O-Train network to Barrhaven, Kanata and Stittsville.’ (Section 2.1); and ‘considerations for new or expanded Protected Major Transit Station Areas (PMTSA) shall: … d) Demonstrate that rapid transit infrastructure and service is available at the time of designation’; and WHEREAS this draft plan directs that an area-specific policy shall be supported by a planning rationale which includes all of the following: … j) Demonstration that, where a High-rise building is proposed, that the site is within 300 metre radius or 400 metres walking distance, whichever is greatest, of an existing or funded rapid transit station , and of sufficient dimension to allow for a transition to abutting areas in built form massing; and WHEREAS Baseline Road is identified as a major corridor in the Outer Urban Transect Schedule B3 and identified as a Bus Rapid Transit Corridor in Schedule B maps, and is designated as a (PMTSA) in Schedule 16.; and WHEREAS Baseline Road is not an existing Bus Rapid Transit Corridor nor has funding been obtained to integrate Baseline Road into the Bus Rapid Transit network; and WHEREAS maintaining the

That the Motion [m87.1] be

(for Councillor McKenney) That staff work with Ottawa Community Housing and other local affordable housing sector partners to develop a projection of the land supply needed to deeply affordable housing and below market housing to meet the City’s core-housing requirements, and identify potential opportunities to secure additional lands in major infill projects and in greenfield areas.

That the Joint Committee direct Staff to return to Council with an analysis of how the maintenance of transit, road, and active transportation infrastructure can help achieve the 15-minute neighbourhoods to support the policy intent of section 2.2.1 Intensification and Diversifying Options, as part of the future steps in the Asset Management Plans.

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa's Official Plan section 4.4.1.2)(b)i) is as below: “2) All development, regardless of use, shall meet all of the following criteria to the satisfaction of the City: b) Prioritize land for parks on-site over cash-in-lieu of parkland. Cash-in-lieu of parkland shall only be accepted when land or location is not suitable. The land to be conveyed shall, wherever feasible: i) Be a minimum of 400 square metres;” ; and WHEREAS parkettes are desirable elements in livable communities; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Joint Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to section 4.4.1.2)(b)i) of the Official Plan to read: “i) Be a minimum of 400 square metres, or as described in the upcoming Land First Policy and updated Park Development Manual as directed by the Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan.”

WHEREAS the section of the Official Plan on Renewable Energy Generation does not mention the need to protect prime agricultural land, which is a priority in the 2020 Provincial Policy Statement; WHEREAS the term “renewable energy generation” could mean large-scale wind turbines which are necessary to provide electrical power to the provincial grid in order to respond to the climate emergency and support Council’s approved greenhouse gas emission reduction targets; WHEREAS there are many concerns about the impact on the environment and the health of nearby residents from large-scale wind turbines; WHEREAS the goal is to encourage the development of wind energy generation that does not conflict with nearby land uses or have the potential to create adverse effects, in addition to protecting prime agricultural lands; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Joint Committee recommend Council add sub-section 6) to Section 4.11 of the draft Official Plan, and renumber subsequent the policies accordingly as follows: “6) Large-scale provincially regulated wind turbines are not permitted on lands designated Agricultural Resource Area. This policy does not apply to small-scale wind generation associated with a permitted principal use . ”