The Ottawa Record

Planning Committee

July 8, 2014

What was decided (11 motions)

11 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the Planning Committee recommend that Council: 1. Approve the application to demolish the existing house at 575 Old Prospect Road; 2. Approve the application to construct a single detached house at 565 Old Prospect Road, according to plans prepared by Barry J. Hobin and Associates Architects Inc. dated April 15, 2014, subject to the approval of other required planning applications; 3. Approve the application to construct a single detached house at 575 Old Prospect Road, according to plans prepared by Barry J. Hobin and Associates Architects Inc. dated April 15, 2014, subject to the approval of other required planning applications; 4. Delegate authority for minor design changes to the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management Department; and 5. Issue the heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance. (Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on August 13, 2014.) (Note: Approval to alter this property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)
Moved by Councillor K. Hobbs
Carried
WHEREAS the Taggart lands at 345 Didsbury Road are designated “Enterprise Area” but are isolated between the Kanata Centrum Regional Shopping Centre to the east, designated “Mixed Used Centre” in the OP and the “Kanata West Concept Plan” (KWCP) area to the west, also designated “Mixed Used Centre” in the OP; and, WHEREAS the “Enterprise Area” designation policies, including 3.6.5.2 (d) allow warehousing with showrooms, a use comparable to the proposed furniture store tenants; and, WHEREAS the subject property is a small (2.34 ha) parcel located within the northeast quadrant of the KWCP boundary and is on the border of the Community Level Retail District and Prestige Business Park designations in the Kanata West Concept Plan (KWCP) and that the boundaries of the designations are “conceptual and flexible in nature and are intended to be finalized with more detailed development applications and studies”; and, WHEREAS in 2005 Ottawa Council approved the passing of By-law 2005-258 for the Taggart and Loblaws lands to rezone the lands Community Level Shopping Centre Special Exception (CLSC-1) to allow retail uses of a certain size and the current zoning on the Taggart lands allows a comparable building in terms of size and location but with smaller tenant spaces; and, WHEREAS on 2008, as a result of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law process (By-law 2008-250), the site was zoned MC11 [415] H (34) – Mixed-Use Centre, Subzone 11, Urban Exception 415 to permit retail uses, hotel, car was
Moved by Councillor T. Tierney
Carried
That the Planning Committee approve that the following item be added to the agenda, pursuant to Subsection 84(3) of the Procedure By-law , as the report was not distributed at the time the agenda was published.
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
WHEREAS Report ACS2014-PAI-PGM-0142 recommends zoning changes for individual properties throughout Kanata North and Kanata South; and, WHEREAS the property municipally known as 420 Hazeldean Road is subject to Urban Exception 1216, and; WHEREAS the owner of 420 Hazeldean Road requested to add Recreational and Athletic Facility as a permitted use; and, AND WHEREAS the majority of Hazeldean Road permits a Recreational and Athletic Facility through Urban Exception 1737; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following changes be made to the staff report: 1. Amendment - Document 2 - Details of Recommended Zoning, as follows: Amend the recommended zoning details for item 5 concerning Urban Exception 1216 by deleting that text and replace item 5 with the following text: “Amend section 239, Urban Exception 1216 as follows; a) In column III add the following additional permitted uses; - recreational and athletic facility b) In column V delete the following provision; - minimum required number of parking spaces - 299 AND THAT there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
BE IT RESOLVED That Document 1 be amended to add a new zoning map, immediately following Map 4, to show Block 9 of Plan 4-1325 (1200 and 1250 Maritime Way) as being zoned: MC15[2028] h; AND FURTHER BE RESOLVED, that Document 2 be amended to include an additional zoning change immediately following clause 6 to amend the maximum height provisions (Column V) for BLock 9, plan 4-M1325 from the Council approved zoning of MC15 [2028], which limited non-residential buildings to 8 storeys and residential buildings to 10 storeys, and replace a maximum heights with the following: ii. the lesser of 67m or twenty-storeys AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the lands zoned MC15 [2028] include a holding symbol (h) to be removed once the Urban Design Review Panel and the City have approved the site plan.
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
That Planning Committee refer this matter to Council.
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
WHEREAS Amendment 150 to the City of Ottawa Official Plan in Section 3.7.1.10 provides for minimum lot size in villages for lots on private services to be 0.4 hectares; and, WHEREAS Manotick Official Plan Schedule 2C, Section 3.7.2.5.2(h) provides for a Manotick Special Design Area as shown on Schedule A to the Manotick Official Plan; and, WHEREAS as a result of study, it is determined that lots in the Manotick Special Design Area may be 0.2 hectares; and, WHEREAS plans of subdivision that have been registered in the Manotick Special Design Area and there are Landowner Agreements among the Land Owners provide for servicing and cost sharing based upon lot allocation; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Staff be directed to provide for an exemption from lot size in section 3.7.10 of the City of Ottawa Official Plan as amended by Amendment 150 and that the provision in the Manotick Official Plan Special Design Area, City Official Plan Volume 2C Section 3.7.2.5.2(h) apply. Following consultation with Planning and Legal staff, the Chair ruled the Motion out of order because it was not related to the report before the Committee. The report recommendation was then put to the Committee and
Moved by Councillor A. Hubley
Carried
That the Planning Committee approve that the following new item be introduced pursuant to Subsection 84(3) of the Procedure By-law, as the work on 287 Cumberland can only proceed once 207-209 Murray Street is demolished and the demolition must be completed by August 9, 2014.
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
WHEREAS City Council at its October 9, 2013 meeting approved an application under the Ontario Heritage Act to alter 287 Cumberland Avenue and 207-209 Murray Street, properties designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act , and a Heritage Permit was subsequently issued to the owner, Groupe Lauzon and Mr. Claude Lauzon; and, WHEREAS the Heritage Permit allows the Owner to demolish 207-209 Murray Street and to demolish portions of 287 Cumberland Street without the submission of plans for the replacement building as a prerequisite but rather to be submitted within two years of the issuance of the Heritage Permit; and, WHEREAS 207-209 Murray Street, a semi-detached residential building, is subject to the Demolition Control By-law 2012-377 and thus its demolition without a building permit for the replacement residential units must be approved by City Council and not by way of delegated authority as contemplated in the Demolition Control By-law 2012-377; and, WHEREAS the Owner has commenced the process for undertaking and completing the work as contemplated by the Heritage Permit and has provided to the Chief Building Official an updated schedule of the work whereby the completion date will precede the full onset of winter conditions; and, WHEREAS the Chief Building Official has accepted the revised schedule as it, if met, will result in better protection of the portions of 287 Cumberland and the removal of others as foreseen in the Heritage Permit; and, WHEREAS the work on 2
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
That the Planning Committee approve that the following new item be introduced pursuant to Subsection 84(3) of the Procedure By-law, as approval for the installation of private road signs is required as part of the Lansdowne Project.
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Carried
WHEREAS an application to approve the naming of two private roads at Lansdowne was submitted by the Lansdowne Stadium Limited Partnership; and, WHEREAS the required statutory notice to name the private roads “voie Exhibition Way” and “voie du Marché Way” was undertaken, no objections were received, and therefore the application can be approved under delegated authority; and, WHEREAS a third application to approve the naming of another private road at Lansdowne will be submitted shortly by the Lansdowne Stadium Limited Partnership; and WHEREAS the standard conditions of approval under Addressing By-law 2014-78 require the execution of an agreement between the City and the property owner to ensure that the associated street name signs are installed and maintained in accordance with this By-law, and the owner is responsible for the related costs; and, WHEREAS the property owner of these lands is the City, but the Lansdowne Stadium Limited Partnership has entered into a long-term lease with the City for the development and maintenance of the lands where the two private roads are to be located; and, WHEREAS the location of the street name signs should be consistent with the City’s best practices while considering the design features of the public realm at Lansdowne; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Director of Building Code Services be given the authority to modify the standard conditions related to a private road agreement, as contained in Sections 33 to 36 of the Municipal Addr
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Carried

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