Planning Committee

That this zoning by-law amendment application report be

That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, in respect of Demolition Control for 181, 183, and 187 Holland Avenue, in order that the property owner may address these issues as soon as possible.

WHEREAS the buildings on the parcels of land known as 181, 183, and 187 Holland Avenue are considered to be in a state of disrepair; and WHEREAS there are concerns related to the structural state of the buildings; and WHEREAS due to the buildings’ condition the Owner is being fined for property standards violations; and WHEREAS there is currently no building permit application for replacement buildings ; and WHEREAS the Owner intends to develop the properties once they have acquired the necessary funds; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning Committee recommend that Council approve demolition control for the existing buildings on the property subject to the following conditions; 1. the landscaping of the property shall be finalized in accordance with conditions established by the General Manager of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development; 2. the registered Owner agrees that, to the discretion of the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department, a replacement building must be substantially completed within five years from the date of this approval and in default thereof, the City Clerk shall enter on the collector’s roll the sum of $5,000 for each of the two residential dwellings to be demolished; 3. the registered Owner shall enter into an Agreement with the City of Ottawa to include the foregoing conditions and pay all costs associated with the registration of said Agreement; at such time as a building permit is issued to redevelop