The Ottawa Record

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

May 3, 2018

What was decided (6 motions)

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

WHEREAS Report ACS2018-PIE-EDP-0021 recommends zoning changes to the lands known municipally as 4837 Albion Road and 4910 Bank Street; and WHEREAS the proposal will be a City-wide facility but will also affect the local communities; and WHEREAS Document 2 contains holding provisions that merit community consultation prior to lifting the holding symbol or approval of a site plan control application; and WHEREAS community consultation beyond the requirements set out in the Public Notification and Consultation Policy will be important for the local communities most affected by the development; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that that Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend that Council direct staff to undertake community consultations for any future site plan control applications and that these consultations include public meetings organized by the applicant in collaboration with staff and the Ward Councillor, and which by request of another Ward Councillor, and by mutual agreement, may occur outside of the local ward. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that there be no further notice pursuant to Sub-Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.
Moved by Councillor Darouze
Carried
WHEREAS the proposed expansion at the Hard Rock Casino Ottawa site will result in additional demands upon the transportation network; and WHEREAS Hard Rock Casino Ottawa is prepared to commit to assist the City of Ottawa in addressing these additional transportation demands’ Be It Resolved That: Prior to the submission of the zoning by-law to Council, the General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development confirm to the Mayor and Members of Council that a letter from Hard Rock Casino Ottawa has been received that provides a commitment from Hard Rock Casino Ottawa to work with staff, area Councilors and other land owners on improvements and infrastructure that assists in improving local traffic conditions. This commitment shall include continued discussions on the following items: - A private driveway on Hard Rock Casino Ottawa lands to Bank Street; - A front ending of a portion of Earl Armstrong to Bank St (and/or constructing a driveway through the Earl Armstrong Alignment in lieu of a private driveway connection); - Working with the developers in Leitrim of front ending improvements of Bank Street; - Working with the City on front ending intersection improvements at Albion / Lester.
Moved by Councillor Darouze
Carried
WHEREAS Report ACS2018-PIE-EDP-0021 recommends zoning changes to the lands known municipally as 4837 Albion Road and 4910 Bank Street; and AND WHEREAS in 2011 Council approved amended recommendations to Report ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0131 as follows: 1. That if the re-zoning application is approved and once the Province makes a formal announcement that they are implementing 21 gaming tables at the [Rideau Carleton Raceway and Slots] RCRS facility, the City be directed to begin the process of undertaking an [Area Traffic Management] ATM Study within the scope of traffic calming solutions as well as traffic management solutions; 2. That funding for the ATM Study at a cost of $75,000 come from the City of Ottawa One Time Unforeseen account which will be reimbursed with the revenues received from the 21 gaming tables; and, 3. That the City be directed to implement traffic mitigation measures resulting from the ATM Study and that the associated costs from this ATM study be derived from City reserve funds, generated from the 21 gaming tables. AND WHEREAS the Province did not issue the approvals required to implement the gaming tables until the requirements of Regulation 81/12 were met in the fall of 2017; AND WHEREAS although funds were set aside in 2011, the account was closed in 2015 because of inactivity; and AND WHEREAS this study may now occur; and AND WHEREAS a study of this scope with associated public consultation requires additional funds; BE IT RESOLVED that the following recomme
Moved by Councillor Darouze
Carried
WHEREAS the Province of Ontario passed Bill 73, Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015 , which amended the Planning Act ; and WHEREAS Zoning By-law amendment and Official Plan amendment reports are subject to the regulations of Bill 73; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has been preparing a Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions for these types of items, for Council approval, to meet the ‘Explanation Requirements’ of Bill 73; and WHEREAS the standard recommendation relating to the preparation of this Summary should be included in all Zoning By-law amendment and Official Plan amendment reports; and WHEREAS such recommendation was erroneously omitted from reports ACS2018-PIE-EDP-0007 and ACS2018-PIE-EDP-0015 and was only discovered after publication of the agenda for this meeting; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the staff reports for Zoning Amendment: Small-Scale Industrial uses in Commercial Zones (Storefront Industry) (ACS2018-PIE-EDP-0007) and Zoning Amendment: Live Music and Performance Venues (ACS2018-PIE-EDP-0015) be amended to add the following recommendation: That Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to Bill 73 ‘Expl
Moved by Councillor Darouze
Carried
WHEREAS report ACS2018-PIE-EDP-0006 recommends zoning changes for part of the lands known municipally as 5970 Dwyer Hill Road to recognize an existing agricultural use; AND WHEREAS the entire property is currently zoned EP3-Environmental Protection Subzone 3, a subzone that does not permit an agricultural use; AND WHEREAS the report recommends rezoning a portion of the property that is used for farming to EP2-Environmental Protection Subzone 2, a subzone that permits an agricultural use; AND WHEREAS the property owner has provided information indicating that additional areas of the property have been used for an agricultural use and should also be rezoned to EP2-Environmental Protection Subzone 2; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the staff report be amended to replace Map 1F of Document 1-Location Maps with the attached Map 1F; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no further notice be provided pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act .
Moved by Councillor Darouze
Carried
WHEREAS the report was considered and
Moved by Councillor El-Chantiry
Carried

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