Planning Committee

WHEREAS Report ACS2016-PIE-PGM-0157 recommends refusal of an application to demolish 234 O’Connor Street, a property located in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District and designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act ; and WHEREAS the statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on November 6, 2016; and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2016, the applicant agreed to extend the statutory 90-day timeline to November 30, 2016, in order to allow them time for further discussion; BE IT RESOLVED that Report ACS2016-PIE-PGM-0157 (Application to Demolish 234 O’Connor Street, A Property Designated Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and Located in the Centretown Heritage Conservation District) be postponed for consideration at the Planning Committee meeting of November 8, 2016.

WHEREAS the application to demolish 234 O’Connor Street (Report ACS2016-PIE-PGM-0157) was recommended for refusal by the Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) at its meeting of October 13, 2016; WHEREAS on November 3, 2016 the Building Code Services Branch and the Owner reviewed the state of the building in the interest of public safety and heritage; WHEREAS Building Code Services Branch and the Owner have agreed that only sufficient work to maintain the building and address any public safety concerns is required until such time as a decision is made on the application; WHEREAS the Owner has agreed to structurally secure the building through the winter months while they consider further redevelopment options; and WHEREAS staff have received a letter from the Owner dated November 7, 2016 agreeing to an extension of the statutory 90 day timeline prescribed by the Ontario Heritage Act to April 30, 2017; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Building Code Services be directed to continue to monitor the building to verify that it remains structurally sound; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Planning Committee refer this item to staff for further review and consideration for a future Planning Committee on or prior to April 11, 2017 and in such time as to permit consideration by Council on or prior to April 26, 2017.

WHEREAS Report ACS2014-PIE-PGM-0129, recommends amendments to the City’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law for 112 Montreal Road and 314 Gardner Street; and WHEREAS the staff report indicates that Townhouse Dwellings through infill or redevelopment will help satisfy relevant polices of the Official Plan; and WHEREAS the homes along Gardner Street at the southern end of the site are lower in density and; WHEREAS in addition to uses already permitted, Townhouse Dwellings are also considered appropriate to provide flexibility for future development on the southern end of this site; and WHEREAS Townhouse Dwellings were not included as a permitted use in the staff report for this area; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that item 3 of Document 2 be amended to add the following text: • In Column III “Townhouse Dwellings ” as a permitted use • In Column V “Townhouse Dwellings are only permitted within Area E on Schedule (xxx)” BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17), no further notice be given.

WHEREAS Report ACS2014-PIE-PGM-0129, recommends amendments to the City’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law for 112 Montreal Road and 314 Gardner Street; and WHEREAS Document 3 of the report contains a schedule that illustrates the location and setbacks of the buildings relative to the property lines and defines the heights of the building or parts thereof; and WHEREAS this schedule currently in the report does not represent all the articulation for the proposed development; and WHEREAS to further articulate a portion of front face of the building to break up the massing on the street; and WHEREAS the new schedule shows the detail, delineating where the setbacks and step backs are to be located to create greater building expression between the podium and towers and reduce the massing along Montreal Road: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the schedule in Document 3 be replaced by the following schedule; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice be given .

WHEREAS Report ACS2016-PIE-PGM-0160 recommends zoning changes, including holding provisions, to the lands known municipally as 135 Barrette Street; WHEREAS the owner has requested that the wording “architectural expression, and measures for breaking up the massing of the mid-rise building” be removed from the recommended zoning; WHEREAS the holding provisions as recommended will continue to require approval of a heritage permit under the Ontario Heritage Act and approval of an application for Site Plan Control under the Planning Act; and WHEREAS these required approvals will effectively address architectural treatments; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Document 2, Item 3(2)(u) within the Details of Recommended Zoning of the staff report, be replaced with the following: (u) The holding symbol may only be removed at such time as applications for approval under the Ontario Heritage Act and Site Plan Control under the Planning Act have been approved, and which address: i. Design, screening, size, and location of the outdoor commercial patios; ii. Right-of-way modifications related to location of street trees, bus shelters, on-street parking and the provision of the cycle track; iii. Size, landscaping and exterior design for the open space within Area E on SXXX; and iv. Universal accessibility for the public areas of the development. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.

WHEREAS the Committee report “Response to Provincial Consultation on Ontario Municipal Board reform” on page 9 reads: “The City also supports increasing the standards for submitting an OMB appeal;” and, WHEREAS the report does not recommend what these standards might be nor the expected outcome of such a change; and, WHEREAS it is desirable that additional details be provided to provide of an outline of the standards that would be appropriate; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the report be modified by deleting on page 9 of the report the following paragraph: “The City also supports increasing the standards for submitting an OMB appeal. As well, the City would like to see a stronger coordinated effort by Ministries involved in land use policy matters to have provincial staff appear at OMB hearings to provide evidence on provincial policy where these are raised as an issue through OMB appeals to ensure consistency in interpretation and applicability.” And replacing it with the following: “The City also supports increasing the standards for submitting an OMB appeal. Often appeals are submitted with a minimum amount of language outlining the concern(s) in question. In order to ensure that full information is available to all affected by the appeal, it is recommended that appeals be required to provide details as to the grounds by which what is proposed or Council’s reasons for refusal fail to comply with planning policy. In addition, it is recommended that the appeal be required to

WHEREAS the Committee report “Response to Provincial Consultation on Ontario Municipal Board Reform” reads on page 11 “It is important that Council be provided the opportunity and ability to give due consideration to such additional policies and how they may or may not affect the original decision rendered by Council;” and, WHEREAS the Province has proposed in its consultation paper to “Require the OMB to send significant new information that arises in a hearing back to the municipal council for re-evaluation of the original decision;” and, WHEREAS Staff advise that in the final version of the report a reference to information was inadvertently deleted; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the wording “It is important that Council be provided the opportunity and ability to give due consideration to such additional policies and how they may or may not affect the original decision rendered by Council” be replaced with “It is important that Council be provided the opportunity and ability to give due consideration to such additional policies and/ or information and how they may or may not affect the original decision rendered by Council.”

WHEREAS the Committee report “Response to Provincial Consultation on Ontario Municipal Board Reform” on page 9 reads “Consistent with the City’s position as expressed above, the City agrees with the inclusion of this restriction on appeals.”; and, WHEREAS this wording is in support of a proposal to restrict appeal of municipal Official Plans, amendments to these plans, and Zoning by-laws for development that supports provincially-funded transit infrastructure; and, WHEREAS, to protect the public interest, such restrictions would be appropriate only where it is the municipal implementation of its transit vision; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the report be modified to replace, under the heading “City of Ottawa Position on p. 9 the wording “Consistent with the City’s position as expressed above, the City agrees with the inclusion of this restriction on appeals.” with “Consistent with the City’s position as expressed above, the City agrees with the inclusion of this restriction on appeals where the amendments are municipally initiated.”