Planning Committee

S. Moffatt (on behalf of Councillor M. Fleury) WHEREAS report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0002 recommends amendments to the Uptown Rideau Secondary Plan and Zoning By-law 2008-250 for the property at 641 Rideau Street, to permit a 25 storey building; and WHEREAS the buildings on the property were constructed in the 1950s and are at the end of their life cycle; and WHEREAS concerns have been raised by the Ward Councillor and community with respect to the provision of affordable housing for the existing tenants within the buildings. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning Committee recommend that Council amend the staff report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0002 to add a new recommendation 1(e) to include the following: That the implementing Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law amendments do not proceed to City Council until the Memorandum of Understanding is executed by the Applicant and that the Memorandum of Understanding contains the following: a. The property Owner agrees to pay for all tenant relocation fees associated with moving from the residential building currently on the lot and into a unit in another rental building; b. subject to the project being a rental product, the applicant shall offer current tenants the opportunity first right of refusal to return to the new building in a unit of similar size as the one they vacated; and c. Subsidize the rent differential of an alternative rental accommodation in another building in a unit of comparable size and price point for period of one year;

S. Moffatt (on behalf of Councillor M. Fleury) WHEREAS Report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0011 recommends another extension for a temporary parking lot for a maximum of three years, behind the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica located at 385 Sussex Drive; WHEREAS in 2003, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa requested and was granted permission by City Council to demolish two heritage buildings on site to replace them with a commercial parking lot as an interim use to raise funds to redevelop the site; WHEREAS this commercial parking lot has been the subject of temporary zoning permissions four times in the past, in 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2015; WHEREAS that Community, City and City Council remain extremely disappointed and frustrated with the inaction of redevelopment of this temporary parking lot. As the original promise to redevelop was not upheld, Council’s patience on waiting for the Archdiocese to present an appropriate redevelopment plan has waned and this extension for temporary parking must be the final one; THEREFORE BE RESOLVED that City assists and/or provides guidance to the Archdiocese in its redevelopment planning efforts to reflect the importance of the Parliament and Confederation Boulevard Special District to which this site is located, and to align with the goals of the ByWard Market Public Realm Plan; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the redevelopment planning efforts include the engagement of a City-led Public Advisory Group comprised of stakeholders such as the Lowertown Co

BE IT RESOLVED THAT recommendation 1 be amended as follows: That Planning Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 385 Sussex Drive (Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica) to permit a temporary parking lot for a maximum of two years, as detailed in Document 2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the words “February 9, 2025” be replaced with “February 9, 2024 ” in Document 2.

WHEREAS the new Civic Campus for the Ottawa Hospital will be developed along major transit routes, and along significant active transportation routes; and WHEREAS many residents require accessible transportation links to healthcare services; and WHEREAS at recent stakeholder consultations, serious accessibility concerns with the proposed design of the parking garage at the new Civic Campus site were identified; and WHEREAS these concerns relate to movement to the site and through the site; and WHEREAS the Accessibility Advisory Committee has expressed an interest in reviewing this item; and WHEREAS staff have confirmed that this item is expected to come before the Planning Committee on the 10th of February, before the Accessibility Advisory Committee will have had a chance to provide feedback and advice from an accessibility perspective; and BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT this item is