The Ottawa Record

Planning Committee

November 14, 2019

Who was there

Present (4): Riley Brockington, Glen Gower, Allan Hubley, Jeff Leiper

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 (4 motions)

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

WHEREAS Report ACS2019-PIE-PS-0102, Zoning By-law Amendment – 1970 Merivale Road and 22 Slack Road seeks to rezone the subject lands to a Business Park Industrial Zone to permit a variety of office and light industrial uses and; WHEREAS the Ward Councillor has worked with the applicant to address some of the outstanding community concerns; and WHEREAS the community has expressed a strong opposition to a gas bar or a cannabis production facility, amongst other uses, at this location; and WHEREAS the community would also prefer to have an increased buffer along Merivale Road and Slack Road. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning Committee recommend Council amend the Zoning Details in Document 3, under the proposed new exception XXXX to Section 39. to: 1. Add gas bar and cannabis production facility to the land uses prohibited in column IV; and 2. Add a minimum soft landscape buffer of 5 m along Merivale Road and Slack Road to the provisions in column V AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to the Planning Act , subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper
Carried
WHEREAS Report ACS2019-PIE-PS-0102, Zoning By-law Amendment – 1970 Merivale Road and 22 Slack Road seeks to rezone the subject lands to a Business Park Industrial Zone to permit a variety of office and light industrial uses and; WHEREAS the community has expressed a strong opposition to a car dealership at this location; and WHEREAS the storage of vehicles in an indoor facility vs a outdoor parking lot would alleviate many of the concerns of the community. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning Committee recommend Council amend the Zoning Details in Document 3, under the proposed new exception XXXX to Section 39. to: 1. Add a maximum lot coverage of 80% for land used for the outdoor display, sale, rental, servicing and storage of motor vehicles and heavy vehicles to the provisions in column V; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to the Planning Act, subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.
Moved by Councillor J. Leiper
Carried
WHEREAS report ACS2019-PIE-IS-0003, Stormwater Management Guidelines for the Pinecrest Creek/Westboro Area, details guidelines which aim to mitigate the impacts of growth in the Pinecrest Creek/Westboro Area to prevent further negative impacts to the creek and local reach of the Ottawa River and; WHEREAS the Urban Infill Council expressed an interest in having a presentation on the guidelines at its last meeting, held November 7, 2019; and WHEREAS staff have been actively engaged in discussions with members of the Urban Infill Council since the meeting and there is positive momentum to make corrections to the report ahead of it being considered by Committee and Council; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Planning Committee defer the report for the Stormwater Management Guidelines for the Pinecrest Creek/Westboro Area to one of the scheduled Planning Committee meetings in Q1 2020.
Moved by Councillor T. Tierney
Carried
WHEREAS Report ACS2019-PIE-PS-0078, Zoning By-Law Amendment – 2159 Mer Bleue Road seeks to permit Employment Uses and Recreational and Athletic Facilities and; WHEREAS 2159 Mer Bleue is within the East Urban Community, Phase 3, Community Design Plan study area and; WHEREAS the Community Design Plan has not yet been approved by Council; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the report be amended as follows; 1. That the lands subject of the report be rezoned from IG7 H(21) to IG7[XXXX] H(21)-h; 2. That the following provisions be added to item 2c of Document 2 - Details of Recommended Zoning: • “- the h symbol will not be removed until such time as: (i) it can be demonstrated that lands can be serviced for all municipal services, including roads, water and sanitary and storm sewers, and (ii) a Community Design Plan for the Mixed-Use Centre is approved 3. The text, “all uses until such time that the holding symbol is removed” be added to Colum IV AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to the Planning Act , subsection 34(17) no further notice be given.
Moved by Councillor S. Blais
Carried

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