Planning and Housing Committee

WHEREAS report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0075 recommends approval for two high-rise buildings; and WHEREAS the details of recommended zoning include adding a holding symbol to the property; and WHEREAS the Cultural Heritage Impact Statement (CHIS) submitted in support of the application currently omits an assessment on current shadowing analysis; and WHEREAS Agriculture Canada and members of the community have raised concerns regarding the shadowing impacts on the agriculture and research lands on the adjacent Central Experimental Farm; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT with respect to report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0075, Document 2 – Details of Recommended Zoning, be amended to add the following provision under 3(c)(vi) as it relates to the holding symbol: An updated Cultural Heritage Impact Statement is provided to the satisfaction of Program Manager, Heritage Planning, that assesses the shadowing impacts and any recommendations or mitigation shall be incorporated into the Site Plan Control application as appropriate. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice be given.

WHEREAS with respect to report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0075 - Zoning By-law Amendment – 1081 Carling Avenue it is ideal to defer the staff recommendation to allow for the City of Ottawa’s Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department to meet with officials from Agriculture Canada to discuss acceptable building heights for future developments along the north side of Carling Avenue and south side of Baseline Road that could result in mitigating shadowing on fields on the south side of Carling Avenue and north side of Baseline Road, used for agricultural and/or research purposes; and WHEREAS the item is requested to be

WHEREAS with respect to report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0075 - Zoning By-law Amendment – 1081 Carling Avenue staff recommend approval of the application to permit the development of two residential towers including the west tower proposed at 16 storeys and the east tower proposed at 27 storeys; and WHEREAS multiple stakeholders, including scientists from Agriculture Canada have raised concerns with the proposed height of the east tower and the shadowing impacts on the agriculture and research lands on the adjacent Experimental Farm land; and WHEREAS various stakeholders have requested that the proposed height of the east tower be reduced from 27 storeys to 16 storeys to mitigate shadowing impacts on the adjacent Experimental Farm agriculture and research lands. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT with respect to report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0075 - Zoning By-law Amendment – 1081 Carling Avenue, Planning and Housing Committee approve a revision to the staff recommendation of the proposed east tower (Area E on Document 3) from 27 storeys to 16 storeys. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice be given. For (2) R. Brockington, and C. Kelly Against (7) G. Gower, T. Kavanagh, T. Tierney, J. Leiper, C. Kitts, A. Troster, and W. Lo

WHEREAS report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0078 was distributed via email to the notification list with the correct version of the report, except some references to the municipal address; and WHEREAS the online version of the report was posted publicly with some minor discrepancies to the zoning schedule and the municipal addresses; WHEREAS the online version of the report was posted with the incorrect Councillor comments embedded; and WHEREAS it has been determined that the discrepancies are minor in nature and the amendments required have no impact on the report recommendations; and WHERAS notification with the correct report content and recommendations was provided accordingly to interested parties; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT with respect to report ACS2023-PRE-PS-0078, a revised report (attached) be accepted by Planning and Housing Committee to reflect the following minor discrepancies: Correcting all references of 373 Tweedsmuir Avenue to 372 Tweedsmuir Avenue Adding the full Councillor Comments Replacing Document 3 – Schedule YYY with the correct version of the Schedule. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act , no further notice be given.

WHEREAS with respect to report ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0015 entitled Omnibus Official Plan Amendment 1 a request has come forward to defer the matter to the Planning and Housing Committee meeting on September 6, 2023; and WHEREAS Omnibus Official Plan Amendment 1 consists of 89 proposed amendments; and WHEREAS the deferral request has come forward to provide more time to review and consider the proposed amendments in Omnibus Official Plan Amendment 1; and WHEREAS notification and a revised report and/or supporting documents will be provided when the item returns to Planning and Housing Committee. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT with respect to report ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0015 entitled Omnibus Official Plan Amendment 1, Planning and Housing Committee defer its consideration of the item to the subsequent committee meeting scheduled for September 6, 2023.