Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (2 motions)
1 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
(on behalf of Ward Councillor D. Chernushenko) WHEREAS the Old Ottawa East Community Design Plan states that development will “Encourage pedestrian use within this intensified Mainstreet environment by means of streetscape improvements”; and WHEREAS the Old Ottawa East Community Design Plan continues by stating that “With the move to a more intensely developed mixed–use form of development, the retail frontage will be clearly defined on the first floor”; and WHEREAS the area north of the Queensway along Main street will be under significant developmental pressure over the course of the next 10 – 15 years; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning Committee impose the following three Site Plan Approval conditions on the development at 113/ 115 Echo: Condition 1 - The proponent must build both ramped and walkway access to the units at the outset ensuring that the existing built condition will always be able to support accessible commercial enterprises with entrances off of Main street and not via the interior of the building; and Condition 2 – Owners of the ground-oriented units along Main street are prohibited from installing any form of lattice or screening. Further they are prohibited from growing vegetation greater than 3 feet in height; and Condition 3- Any fencing or gates installed at the ground-oriented units must be transparent in nature, no greater than 4 feet in height and not situated along the property line with Main street. The following staff responded to questions:
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper
Lost
WHEREAS Report ACS2018-PIE-EDP-0047 includes a supporting Document containing changes to Official Plan Amendment #150 as part of the agreed settlement of Appeals by GOHBA and BOMA; and WHEREAS Item 40 in Document 1 to the staff report deals with building heights and where High-Rise Buildings may be considered; and WHEREAS policy 15 was proposed to be modified to include High-Rise as well as High-Rise 31+ buildings; and WHEREAS further discussions between the parties has concluded that the original purpose of this policy in OPA 150 was to guide the location of buildings greater than 30 Storeys in height; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning Committee approve a technical amendment to modify Item 40, Policy 15 in Document 1 to Staff report ACS2018-PIE-EDP-0047 to remove the words “High-Rise and” from the beginning of Policy 15.