Planning Committee

(on behalf of Councillor T. Kavanagh) WHEREAS the current zoning of 841 Grenon Avenue is Residential First Density (R1O) and the current zoning of 845 & 855(A) Grenon Avenue is Residential Third Density R3A; and WHEREAS the current application is inconsistent with the townhouse developments adjacent to this site; and WHEREAS the Residential Fourth Density (R4) Zoning allows a wide mix of residential building forms ranging from detached dwellings to low rise apartment dwellings and in some cases limited to four units; and WHEREAS the Residential Fourth Density (R4) zoning allows a number of other residential uses to provide additional housing choices; and WHEREAS the Residential Fourth Density (R4) zoning also allows a homebased business; and WHEREAS the Residential Fourth Density (R4) Zoning regulates development in a manner that is compatible with existing land use patterns so that the mixed building form and residential character of a neighbourhood is maintained or enhanced: and WHEREAS the Residential Fourth Density (R4) Zoning permits different development standards identified in the M subzone, which promote efficient land use and compact forms of development while showcasing newer design approaches; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning Committee recommend to Council that Document 2 be replaced with the following: “The proposed change to the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law No. 2008-250 for 841, 845, and 855(A) Grenon Avenue: 1. Rezone the lands as shown in Document 1 from

WHEREAS an application for the redesign of a previously approved nine-storey apartment building will be considered by Planning Committee on May 14, 2020; and WHEREAS the report ACS2020-PIE-PS-0026, Zoning By-law Amendment - 1946 Scott Street, proposes an amendment to the building performance standards to allow the construction of the new design; and WHEREAS additional provisions are recommended to ensure clarity in the interpretation of the new performance standards with no material changes to the drawings submitted; and WHEREAS it has been identified that there are widely spaced support posts that technically reduce the width of the double traffic access aisle, while the aisle functionally continues to act as a standard sized aisle; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following changes be made to 1. b) in Document 2: · Delete the second provision (hyphen); · Third provision: delete “or 90 m, whichever is the lesser” and replace “storey below” with “sixth storey” to read “at and above the ninth storey, the building must be setback an additional 2 m from the rear wall of the sixth storey”; · Fourth provision: delete “or 84 m, whichever is the lesser” to read “at and above the seventh storey, a building must be setback a minimum of 400 mm from the front wall of the principal building”; · Fifth provision: delete “or 90 m, whichever is the lesser” and replace “storey below” with “sixth storey” to read “at and above the ninth storey, the building must be setback 2 m from the front