10 june 2009
10:00 a.m.
DISPOSITION 68
Hydro
Ottawa Holding Inc.
HYDRO OTTAWA HOLDING INC. – 2008 ANNUAL REPORT
SOCIÉTÉ DE PORTEFEUILLE HYDRO OTTAWA INC. – RAPPORT ANNUEL DE 2008
That Council:
1.
Receive the
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. for the
Year 2008 as set out in the Annual Report at Document 1 (issued separately and
held on file with the City Clerk);
2.
Appoint Ernst & Young LLP
as the auditor of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. for the Year 2009;
3.
Re-appoint the persons
identified at Document 2 to serve as members of the Boards of Hydro Ottawa
Holding Inc. and Hydro Ottawa Limited for the corresponding terms as specified;
4.
Confirm the amendments to
By-law No. 1 of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. in the form set out in this report at
Document 3; and
5.
Authorize the Mayor and the
City Clerk to sign a written resolution on behalf of the City of Ottawa as
shareholder of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc. setting out the resolutions approved
by the City Council.
CARRIED
Reports
1. MID-TERM GOVERNANCE REVIEW EXAMEN DE MI-MANDAT SUR LA GOUVERNANCE |
1.
That, at its meeting of June
10, 2009, Council receive and table the “Mid-term Governance Review” report and
refer the report to the June 16, 2009 meeting of the Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee for the purpose of receiving public delegations.
2.
That, at it its meeting of June
24, 2009, Council consider and approve the following recommendations related to
the Council and Committee structure and procedures:
Part I – Standing Committees
1)
The
principles and process for delegation to Standing Committees, Ward Councillors
and staff outlined in the report.
2)
The process
for Standing Committee strategic planning as outlined in the report.
3)
The
ability of Standing Committees to identify ‘policy sponsors’ to work directly
with staff on specific Committee initiatives.
4)
The
following Standing Committee structure for the remainder of the 2006-2010
Council term as outlined in the report:
a.
Corporate Services and Economic
Development Committee
b.
Audit, Budget and Finance
Committee
c.
Planning and Environment
Committee
d.
Community and Protective
Services Committee
e.
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Committee
f.
Transportation Committee
g.
Transit Committee
5)
The Council and Standing
Committee Meeting Calendar as outlined in the report.
6)
The Council and Standing
Committee process improvements outlined in the report related to:
a.
Items that Cross Committee
Mandates
b.
Motions Arising from ‘Open
Mike’ Sessions
c.
Advisory Committee
Extra-Mandate Recommendations
d.
Meeting Times and Location
7)
That Standing Committees
proceed with confirming the Chairs at the first Standing Committee meeting
following the adoption of this report, notwithstanding the Rules of Procedure.
Part II – City Council
1)
The implementation of a Bulk
Consent Agenda and the procedures for lifting an item from the Bulk Consent
Agenda as outlined in this report.
2)
That the Mayor and Standing
Committee Chairs be authorized to place related items together on the relevant
agenda.
3)
The process for listing
responses to Council Inquiries with Standing Committee Inquiries at the
relevant Standing Committee and then Council.
4)
That boilerplate information be
included on the Council Agenda listing as outlined in the report.
5)
That Committee Chairs, or their
designate, present Committee recommendations to Council as outlined in the
report.
Part III – Local Boards
1)
That the Library Board report
directly to Council and that the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board sit on the
Selection Panel to appoint new Members.
2)
The establishment of a separate
Board of Health and direct staff to take the necessary steps to effect change.
Part IV – Citizen Engagement
1)
Direction to City Clerk staff
and City staff to work with Advisory Committees to identify processes and
procedures to help Advisory Committees more effectively fulfill their
individual mandates.
2)
The Advisory Committee
processes as outlined in the report.
3)
That the Procedure By-law
be amended to permit Advisory Committee representatives to address Standing
Committees for ten minutes on any item within the Advisory Committee’s mandate.
4)
Direction to City Clerk staff
to develop a Petition Policy as outlined in the report.
Part V – Governance – Other Matters
1)
That the Procedure By-law
be amended so that the Ward Councillor(s) have the opportunity to open and
close debate, on matters that directly affect identifiable wards, subject to
the overarching right of the Chair.
2)
That the City’s report template
and processes be amended to provide the Ward Councillor(s) with the opportunity
to provide formal comments on staff reports related to an identifiable ward(s).
3)
That Councillors be provided
with a global budget with which to run their offices, modelled after the
Mayor’s budget.
4)
Increasing the office budgets
of Standing Committee Chairs to approximately .5 of an FTE in order to assist
the Chair in managing the additional workload.
5)
The amendments to the Procedure
By-law as outlined in the report related to the following:
a.
Suspension of the Rules
b.
Recommendations Rejected by
Standing Committees
c.
Reconsideration
d.
Directions to Staff
e.
Meetings Investigator
Recommendations Regarding In Camera Process
f.
Voting in Council
6)
Amendments to the Delegation
of Authority By-law as outlined in the report.
7)
That the Procedure By-law
and the Delegation of Authority By-law and any other related By-laws, as
amended by this report, be included in the by-law listing of the July 8, 2009
Council meeting.
8)
That the current Meetings
Investigator’s contract be extended until formal consideration of the 2010-2014
Governance Review and that future reports to Council from the Meeting
Investigator include a staff comment.
RECEIVED,
TABLED AND REFERRED
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT 41
1. COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING BY-LAW 2008-250: ANOMALIES AND MINOR CORRECTIONS- SIXTH REPORT RÈGLEMENT DE ZONAGE 2008-250 : ANOMALIES ET
CORRECTIONS MINEURES – SIXIÈME RAPPORT |
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Recommendation
(This matter is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve the
amendments recommended in Column 3 of Document 2, to correct anomalies in
Zoning By-law 2008-250.
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT Committee Recommendations As
amended
That Council approve the amendments recommended in Column 3 of Document 1, to
correct anomalies in Zoning By-law 2008-250, as amended by the following:
·
That Item 2-Column
2 be amended by adding the following as a new paragraph, after “…as per the OMB
Order” and before “This implements the Uptown Rideau Community Design Plan”:
“To fully implement the OMB Order
by-law 2008-62 must be correctly reflected in the zoning by-law.”
·
That Item 2–Column
3 be amended by adding the following at the end:
“Further amend Part 15, Section
239 by amending column V of exception 1603 by deleting the number 18.5 and
replacing it with the number 5.”
·
That Item 9 be
added to Document 1 as follows:
Column 1: 9. Grenwich Circle – R1S subzone, Ward 16
Column 2: There
is an error on the zoning map for the R1 S subzone on Grenwich Circle. Exception 515 was created for these
properties but it was not applied on the zoning map.
Column 3: Amend
the zoning map by adding exception 515 to the R1S subzone for properties on
Grenwich Circle.
CARRIED as amended by the following Motion:
Moved by Councillor M. McRae
Seconded by Councillor P. Hume
WHEREAS
a clarification is necessary regarding Planning and Environment Committee
Agenda 55, Item 5, COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 2008-250: ANOMALIES AND MINOR
CORRECTIONS - SIXTH REPORT, Document 1, item 9;
WHEREAS
the intention of item 9 in Document 1 was to amend the zoning map by adding
exception 515 to the entire R1S subzone, including properties on Grenwich
Circle;
AND
WHEREAS properties located on Whitestone Drive are also located within that R1S
subzone;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the following modifications be made to Item 9 in Document
1:
1.
That exception 515 is to be
applied to the entire R1S subzone which applies to Grenwich Circle and
Whitestone Drive, and;
2.
That the zoning map is to be
amended by adding exception 515 to the entire R1S subzone which applies to
Grenwich Circle and Whitestone Drive.
That there be no further notice pursuant to
Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.
CARRIED
2.
ZONING
- 2002 CARP ROAD ZONAGE – 2002, CHEMIN CARP |
Committee Recommendation
(This application is subject to Bill
51)
That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to amend
the zoning of 2002 Carp Road from RR 10 Rural Residential to RC 11 [XXXX] Rural
Commercial as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
3.
ZONING
- 3311 AND 3325 EAGLESON ROAD ZONAGE - 3311 ET 3325, CHEMIN EAGLESON |
Committee Recommendation
(This application is subject to Bill
51)
That Council approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to
change the zoning of 3325 Eagleson Road from AG Agricultural Zone to AG5 [rural
exception XX], as detailed in Document 2 and shown in Document 1.
CARRIED
4. ZONING
- 3775 CARP ROAD, 458 DONALD B. MUNRO DRIVE AND 107 FALLDOWN LANE ZONAGE - 3775, CHEMIN CARP, 458, PROMENADE DONALD B.
MUNRO ET 107, RUELLE FALLDOWN |
Committee Recommendations
(This application is subject to Bill
51)
That Council:
1.
Approve an amendment to the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law No. 2008-250
to change the zoning of 3775 Carp Road, 458 Donald B. Munro Drive and
107 Falldown Lane shown in Document 1 from VM (Village Mixed Use Zone) to
VM SXX (Village Mixed Use Zone with a Schedule) to permit an increase in
building height and allow for a reduction in the rear yard setback as detailed
in Documents 4 and 5.
2.
Approve a site-specific amendment to the Village of Carp Community
Design Plan as detailed in Document 6 for lands located at 3775 Carp Road, 458
Donald B. Munro Drive and 107 Falldown Lane to permit an increase in height for
a senior residential care facility/retirement home only.
CARRIED
5. DESIGNATION OF ST. ISIDORE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1135
MARCH ROAD, UNDER PART IV OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT DÉSIGNATION DE L’ÉGLISE CATHOLIQUE ST.
ISIDORE, SITUÉE AU 1135, CHEMIN MARCH, AUX TERMES DE LA PARTIE IV DE LA LOI
SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO |
Committee Recommendation As amended
That Council approve in lieu of the recommendation for the heritage
designation, that the expanded church includes: the stonework, the stained
glass windows and the bell, that forms part of the existing church as well as a
replica of the former steeple.
CARRIED
AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE JOINT REPORT 1
1. COMPREHENSIVE
FIVE-YEAR REVIEW OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN - PUBLIC MEETING RÉVISION QUINQUÉNNALE DÉTAILLÉE DU PLAN OFFICIEL - ASSEMBLÉE PUBLIQUE |
JOINT COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
(This
matter is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve the following:
1. That
further to the Jellett motion regarding Schedules R35, R38, R44 and R45,
adopt the City of Ottawa Official Plan Amendment on Urban Expansion Areas as
shown in Document 4, subject to the following:
a. That the boundary for Area 1C (Schedule
R34) be shifted eastward to coincide with the boundary of the escarpment.
b. That in addition to the staff
recommended conditions applying to the urban expansion lands, that the
following additional conditions apply to the lands east of Cardinal Creek
described in the staff report as Area 11:
i. The City will complete the Cardinal Creek
Sub-watershed Plan before Council commences the preparation of an Environmental
Management Plan and community design plan for the area. The sub-watershed plan
and the Environmental Management Plan will identify the Natural Heritage
System, as defined in the proposed Official Plan policies and further
identified through on-site investigation, and will recommend means to protect
this system in the context of this land being part of the urban area. The EMP
will identify the natural features remaining on the land and measures to
maintain or restore their ecological function.
ii. Prior to the redesignation of Area 11 as
part of the Urban Area by the City the landowner(s) will:
·
Transfer the lands identified by
the Sub-watershed Plan and the Environmental Management Plan as the natural
heritage system to the City as public land for the sum of $1.
·
Provide a written undertaking to
plant a minimum of $250,000 value of trees as part of the development of this
area and ensure that a portion are butternut trees, an endangered species in
the Province of Ontario and a tree common to this area.
·
Provide a written undertaking to
construct a pathway connection to Watters Road East and Petrie Island as part
of the City’s pathway system.
·
Provide a written undertaking to
contribute a minimum of $250,000 for the construction of a new sports complex
in the vicinity of Cardinal Village.
·
Undertake to hold quarterly
on-going public consultations with the community on all key planning and
development matters related to this community over the next five years.
iii. In order to accommodate the increased
traffic demand from Area 11 the traffic studies that support the community
design plan will identify:
·
The timing and need for widening
of Ottawa Road 174 and the early provision of traffic control measures to
ensure a safe and secure access to this busy road.
·
The timing and need for widening
of Old Montreal Road through the study area to Trim Road.
·
The need for widening and the
need to advance the construction of the Trim Road realignment from Ottawa Road
174 to Innes Road.
·
The provision for adequate
public transit to this new community.
iv. That landowner(s) provide a buffer for the
land adjacent to Frank Kenny Road, similar to the buffer adjacent to Ted Kelly
Lane.
v. That when Council considers the proposed Urban Tree Conservation By-law, that that it also consider extending the by-law to include additional lands, such as lands within approximately one kilometre of the urban boundary or land approved by Council for urban expansion. This will assist in preventing the Kanata and Cumberland tree clear-cutting experiences from happening in the future. It will also demonstrate the City of Ottawa's leadership in environmental stewardship.
2. Adopt
the City of Ottawa Comprehensive Official Plan Amendment dated May 2009 as
detailed in Document 13, subject to the following:
a. That Council reinforce its commitment to intensification through:
·
Support for proactive,
multi-faceted marketing and incentive programs to promote appropriate
intensification;
·
Support of intensification in
the target areas in the Plan, with emphasis on rapid transit stations;
·
Support for staff reviewing
zoning by-laws and secondary plans in intensification target areas to ensure
that targets can be met within established zoning;
·
Support for the proposed
intensification working group and its objective to coordinate all City
practices, by-laws and administration to support intensification and lead
discussions with all external stakeholders such as school boards and utilities
to improve the success of the residential land strategy;
·
Support for design review to
ensure high quality development in target areas; and
· Support for the Capacity Management Strategy to provide infrastructure capacity in intensification areas.
b. That the appropriate wording be
brought forward for Council’s consideration of the comprehensive Official Plan
Amendment that will provide:
i. A moratorium be placed on the creation of
new Country Lot Estate Subdivisions and Conservation Lot Subdivisions which
moratorium shall end at the earlier of five years from the adoption of the
Amendment or the coming into force of an Official Plan Amendment that addresses
the matters in Recommendation 2 of this motion;
ii. That during the moratorium staff be
instructed to study issues around Country Lot Estate subdivisions, particularly
“cluster” developments, including:
·
Whether the clustering of
Country Lot Subdivisions has the potential to cause problems with groundwater
that are not picked up in the studies for a single subdivision
·
How much growth will be
encouraged in the long term in these areas and whether in fact the presence of
these settlement areas will encourage country lot development where it may
otherwise not have been contemplated
·
The implications of such
development on the need for communal services and the feasibility of providing
such
·
The relationship between these
clusters, as complete communities, and existing villages
·
How the presence of clusters of
Country Lot Estate subdivisions on the edge of the urban boundary will affect
any expansion of the urban boundary, particularly efforts to avoid building
over prime agricultural land and rural natural features
·
Costs to the taxpayer of
providing services
·
Impact on the Official Plan
objective of sustainability
·
Impact on character of Rural
Ottawa.
iii. That prior to reporting back to Council,
have staff consult with the community and in particular consult with the rural
working groups who contributed to the Rural Settlement Strategy:
·
If there is support for cluster
development, seek to achieve consensus on where and how big these clusters
should be since this approach will remove development rights from properties
outside of these areas.
·
Assess how willing the rural
community is to accept more intense development around them, especially
residents already within these clusters.
·
Recognizing the impact of
country lot estate development on residents of the urban area, include residents
of communities inside the urban boundary most affected by traffic and pressure
on city services like recreation from country lot estates and groups concerned
about the cost of growth.
c. The Village of Sarsfield Plan in
Volume 2C of the City Official Plan is hereby amended by:
i. re-designating the land shown by heavy
outline and a note on the attached Schedule A, from ‘Village-Residential’ to
‘Village-Mixed-Use’; and
ii. amending the designation shown on Schedule E , Volume 2C - Village Plans (Cumberland, Navan , Notre Dame des Champs, Sarsfield, Vars) accordingly.
d. That the long-term urban land needs of the City be examined as part of the Choosing our Future public engagement process and the results used to inform the next Official Plan update.
e. That the policies related to the
minimum density of single detached dwellings be revised to allow for an overall
minimum density which addresses all housing types, not singles specifically.
Policy 19 in Section 2.2.2 be deleted and replaced with the following:
For those lands outside of the Greenbelt that are included in a
community design plan approved by Council after June 10, 2009, the following
housing mix and density provisions apply to the mix and density of residential
dwellings will constitute the following:
·
At least 45% single detached but
not more than 55% single detached, at least 10 per cent apartment dwellings and
the remainder multiple dwellings, other than apartments.
·
Overall residential development
will meet a minimum average density target of 34 units per net hectare. Net residential density is based on the area
of land in exclusively residential use, including lanes and parking areas
internal to developments but excluding public streets, rights-of-way and all
non-residential uses.
That the draft urban
expansion amendment be revised as follows:
In Section 3.12, replace policy 4e with the following:
4 e) Establish the mix and location of
residential dwellings which, as a minimum, will constitute the following:
i) At least 45% single
detached but not more than 55% single detached, at least 10 per cent apartment
dwellings and the remainder multiple dwellings, other than apartments.
ii) In Urban Expansion Study Area designations, overall residential development will meet a minimum average density target of 34 units per net hectare. Net residential density is based on the area of land in exclusively residential use, including lanes and parking areas internal to developments but excluding public streets, rights-of-way and all non-residential uses.
Renumber policy 4f to 4g, and introduce a new policy 4f to read:
4 f) Show how the plan will achieve other policies of this Official
Plan including, but not limited to, affordable housing and design.
In Section 3.13, replace policy 3d with the following:
d.
Establish the mix and
location of residential dwelling which, as a minimum, will constitute the
following:
iii) At least 45% single detached but not more than 55% single detached,
at least 10 per cent apartment dwellings and the remainder multiple dwellings,
other than apartments.
iv) In
Developing Community (Expansion Area) designations, overall residential
development will meet a minimum average density target of 34 units per net
hectare. Net residential density is
based on the area of land in exclusively residential use, including lanes and
parking areas internal to developments but excluding public streets,
rights-of-way and all non-residential uses.
Renumber policy 3e to 3f, and introduce a new policy 3e to read:
3 e) Show how the plan will achieve other policies of this Official
Plan including, but not limited to, affordable housing and design.
In Section 3.6.4 replace policy 4a with the following:
4a) Establish the mix and location of residential dwellings which,
as a minimum, will constitute the following:
i) At least 45% single detached but not more than 55% single detached,
at least 10 per cent apartment dwellings and the remainder multiple dwellings
other than apartments,
ii) In
Developing Communities outside the Greenbelt, overall residential development
will meet a minimum average density target of 34 units per net hectare. Net residential density is based on the area
of land in exclusively residential use, including lanes and parking areas
internal to developments but excluding public streets, rights-of-way and all
non-residential uses.
f. That Document 1 – Land Use - Section 2 – Strategic
Directions – Clause 11 ‘Implementation of Intensification and Density Targets’,
subclause (a) be amended by adding:
Where the existing
zoning provisions are sufficient to meet the intensification and density
targets in the time frame defined by this Official Plan, these targets shall
not be used as a planning rationale for approving additional height or density
in excess of the current zoning.
And that Document 1 –
Land Use - Section 2 – Strategic Directions – Clause 11 ‘Implementation of
Intensification and Density Targets’, subclause (b) be amended by adding:
Where community design
plans and secondary plans contain sufficient development potential to meet intensification
and density targets in the time frame defined by this Official Plan, these
plans shall not be altered for the purpose of achieving intensification.
3. Direct
staff to prepare the amendment in the standard format to replace the tracked
changes version and to ensure that all policy numbering and cross-references
are correct, prior to being adopted by by-law.
4. Forward
the Official Plan Amendment as adopted, along with the “Record” as required
under the Planning Act, to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
for final approval.
5. Approve
the 2009 Infrastructure Master Plan.
6. Receive for information the updated list of submissions attached as
Part 1 of Document 15.
7. Receive for information some
corrections to documents previously provided and attached as Part 2 of Document
15.
8. Adopt the
additional proposed changes to the Official Plan attached as Part 3 of Document
15 and more specifically numbered as items 4, 6, 9, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 29, 41,
42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 52, 57, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70,71, 72, 73, 74,
and 75.
CARRIED as amended by the following Motions:
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS staff
have produced a draft Official Plan amendment extending to the year 2031 which,
while calling for more intensification and higher densities in suburban areas,
also requires the expansion of the urban area by approximately 850 hectares;
and
WHEREAS the
Province requires that municipalities provide for at least a 10-year supply of
urban residential land at all times between five year reviews of the Official
Plan, which is interpreted to mean at least a 15-year supply of urban
residential land is required at the time of each comprehensive review of the
Plan; and
WHEREAS the City
of Ottawa has sufficient land within the current urban boundary to provide for:
WHEREAS the Province
allows municipalities to designate land for up to 20 years but does not require
that the maximum 20 years be planned for; and
WHEREAS the
consequences of not expanding the boundary are that the supply of land for
lower density housing forms would be slightly less than 20 years while the
supply for higher density dwellings would be more than 20 years; and
WHEREAS
Council seeks to plan for a more sustainable future for the City of Ottawa
through the Choosing Our Future initiative and by supporting appropriate
intensification at locations that support transit and higher densities in
suburban areas; and
WHEREAS lands within the
Fernbank Community Design Plan area that are not currently designated as Future
Urban Area are an integral part of the Fernbank CDP and should therefore be
included in the Urban Area notwithstanding;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council retain the existing urban
boundary as part of this comprehensive review of the Official Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that notwithstanding this, that lands within
the Fernbank CDP area and areas designated as 6A, 6B, and 6C, that are not in
the Future Urban Area should be redesignated as Future Urban Area on Schedules
A and B.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS the
Provincial Policy Statement states that Council is to:
Maintain at
all times the ability to accommodate residential growth for a minimum of 10
years through residential intensification and redevelopment and, if necessary,
lands which are designated and available for residential development;
AND WHEREAS
through the Policy Statement, the Province has required in all cases
intensification and redevelopment and has provided that only if necessary shall
designated and available lands be utilized for the requirement of 10 years
supply (at all times) for residential growth;
AND WHEREAS
in furtherance of the Provincial Policy Statement, the Joint Committee has
recommended Official Plan policies which strongly support intensification and
redevelopment;
AND WHEREAS
with such policies, the City of Ottawa has approximately an 18 year supply of
residential land which complies will provincial policy and will continue to
comply at the conclusion of the next five year review required by the Planning
Act;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that the amendment to the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa
provide the following:
Section 2,
opening paragraph be modified to read:
Section 2,
Strategic Directions, outlines the broad policies that will govern growth and
change in Ottawa over the next 20 to 25 15
to 20 years. This Plan will accommodate a
15-year supply of land for residential purposes, despite projections to the
year 2031, and a 20-year supply of land for non-residential purposes.
Section 2.2.1, fourth sentence of
the first paragraph of the preamble as modified by the comprehensive amendment
be modified to read:
Sufficient land is designated in
the Official Plan to meet the demands for a range and mix of employment
opportunities, housing and other land uses to meet the projected needs
for 20 years. In the case of housing, this Plan designates
sufficient land for 15 years.
Section 2.2.1, Policy 2 be
modified to read:
Sufficient
land will be provided in the urban area to meet a 15 year forecast for housing
and a 20 year forecast for employment and other purposes;
Section
2.2.1, Policy 3a) be modified to read
Section
2.2.1, Policy 3d) be modified to read:
d.
The extent to which the existing land
supply can meet the 20-year forecast for employment lands and the 15-year
forecast for residential lands through reconsideration of permitted land uses;
A new Section
2.2.1, Policy 7 be inserted:
Section
2.5.1, Preamble, first sentence under the heading ‘Compatibility’ as modified
by the comprehensive amendment be modified to read:
In support of
lively and complete mixed-use communities, the City's growth management
strategy includes intensification of development in the urban area over the
next 15 to 20 years
and concentrating rural development in Villages.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS the
current Official Plan update is a refresh, while the next update of the
Official Plan in 2013 is intended to be a more comprehensive review;
AND WHEREAS
some critical broad-based initiatives are underway or soon to be underway;
AND WHEREAS
the Choosing Our Future initiative has been launched by the City of Ottawa and
its partners as a means to make our City and the National Capital Region more
sustainable and resilient in the long term; and is intended to update our
Ottawa 20/20 Vision, produce a set of sustainability principles, and be
developed with widespread community engagement;
AND WHEREAS
Agricultural Land is a non-renewable resource, a review of the Land Evaluation
and Area Review (LEAR) criteria, weighting and model will result in a
city-wide, standardized update or recommitment to our Agricultural Resource
Areas;
AND WHEREAS
Mineral Aggregates are a non-renewable resource and a review of the need to
designate additional Mineral Resource Areas has not been assessed since 1995
and is timely;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that
“Council shall provide funding in 2012 to permit an examination of
the supply of, and demand for land for employment, housing and other purposes
to meet the requirements of the Provincial Policy statement with the results of
such study to be submitted to Council no later than June, 2014. The long-term urban land needs of the City
will be examined as part of the Choosing Our Future public engagement
process. The results of the Land
Evaluation and Area Review (LEAR) review and a review of the Mineral Resource
policies will also be used to inform the next comprehensive update of this
Plan.”
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Feltmate
Seconded by Councillor G. Brooks
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa seeks to
demonstrate its commitment to sustainability in the Official Plan;
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is
committed to having growth occur in a way that keeps both capital and operating
costs under control;
AND WHEREAS the number of Country Lot
Subdivisions has led to clusters forming that are for all intents and purposes
suburban developments outside of the urban boundary;
AND WHEREAS the majority of Country Lot
Subdivisions residents in the workforce commute into the urban area;
AND WHEREAS allowing low-density
suburban developments outside the urban boundary where people are required to
drive to access all services undermines the work being done to encourage
intensification and ensure greenfield development within the urban boundary is
sustainable;
AND WHEREAS the findings in Comparative
Municipal Fiscal Impact Analysis by Hemson Consulting showing a much higher net
cost per unit for new development in the rural part of the City of Ottawa means
that permitting additional Country Lot subdivisions is significantly more
expensive for taxpayers than development within the urban boundary;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT
1.
A moratorium be placed on
the creation of new Country Lot Estate subdivisions and Conservation Lot
Subdivisions which moratorium shall end at the earlier of five years from the
adoption of the amendment or the coming into force of an official plan
amendment that addresses the matters in Recommendation 2 of this motion;
a) Whether the clustering of Country Lot Subdivisions has the potential
to cause problems with groundwater that are not picked up in the studies for a single
subdivision
b) How much growth will be encouraged in the long term in these areas
and whether in fact the presence of these settlement areas will encourage
country lot development where it may otherwise not have been contemplated
c) The implications of such development on the need for communal
services and the feasibility of providing such
d) The relationship between these clusters, as complete communities,
and existing villages
e) How the presence of clusters of Country Lot Estate subdivisions on
the edge of the urban boundary will affect any expansion of the urban boundary,
particularly efforts to avoid building over prime agricultural land and urban
natural features
f) Costs to the taxpayer of providing services
g) Impact on the Official Plan objective of sustainability
h) Impact on character of Rural Ottawa.
a) Consult with the rural working groups who contributed to the Rural
Settlement Strategy
b) If there is support for cluster development, seek to achieve
consensus on where and how big these clusters should be since this approach
will remove development rights from properties outside of these areas
c) Assess how willing the rural community is to accept more intense
development around them, especially residents already within these clusters
d) Recognizing the impact of country lot estate development on
residents of the urban area, include residents of communities inside the urban
boundary most affected by traffic and pressure on city services like recreation
from country lot estates and groups concerned about the cost of growth.
10.
Notwithstanding policies 6, 7,
8 and 9 permitting the creation of country lot subdivisions and conservation
subdivisions, a moratorium is placed on the creation of any new ones, which
moratorium shall end at the earlier of five years from the date of adoption of
this Plan or the coming into force of an official plan amendment that removes
this moratorium and reinstates the existing policies or replaces them with new
policies. Any changes will be based on
a critical review of country lot subdivision policies and in particular the
proposal to cluster country lot subdivisions and will examine, but not be
limited to:
a.
The impact on existing
villages;
b.
The potential impact on
groundwater;
c.
The development potential in
these clusters;
d.
The implications for the demand
for communal services;
e.
The costs to taxpayers;
f.
The impact on rural character.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor D. Holmes
Seconded by Councillor C. Leadman
WHEREAS the Official Plan supports medium-rise building
heights of 6 storeys in Traditional Mainstreets and 9 storeys in Arterial
Mainstreeets;
AND WHEREAS Section 4.11.10 also permits high-rise buildings to be considered in these areas,
and there is no upper limit on the number of floors in high-rise building as
defined in Section 4.11.8;
AND WHEREAS there needs to be additional direction in
the Official Plan on compatibility, community context, and urban design
guidelines that respect the existing built form of a mainstreet and its
adjacent neighbourhood, to ensure that new developments do not overwhelm the
predominant character of an established maintstreet:
BE IT RESOLVED that Section 4.11 be amended by the
attached revisions.
CARRIED
Attached Revisions:
8.
The following guidance is
provided in the preparation of building profile policies in community design
plans, secondary plans, and in the consideration of development
applications:
a.
Low-Rise – a one to four storey
building;
b.
Medium-Rise – a five to nine
storey building;
c.
High-Rise – a building 10
storeys or more.
9. High-rise buildings
may be considered on lands within the following designations as defined on
Schedule B of this Plan, provided all other policies of this Plan are met:
a. Central Area;
b. Mixed-use Centres and Town Centres;
c. Employment Areas
that are principally prestige business parks and Enterprise Areas, subject to
the provision of appropriate built form transitions between the Employment or
Enterprise Area and adjacent residential communities built at lower profiles;
and
d. Traditional and
Arterial Mainstreets, provided the provisions of policy 10 below are satisfied.
10. In addition to
provisions in policy 9 above, high-rise buildings may be considered in the
following locations, provided all other policies of this Plan have been met:
a. Within areas
characterized by high-rise buildings that have direct access to an arterial
road, or;
b. Within 600 metres of a rapid transit
station, or;
c. Where a community
design plan, secondary plan, or other similar Council-approved planning
document identifies locations suitable for the creation of a community focus on
a strategic corner lot, or at a gateway location, or on a terminating site to strategic views, or a site
that frames important open spaces, or at a location where there are
significant opportunities to support transit at a transit stop or station by
providing a pedestrian and transit-oriented mix of uses and activities, or;
d. Within areas
identified for high-rise buildings in the Zoning By-law, community design
plans, secondary plans, or similar plans approved by Council, or;
e. Within areas where a
built form transition as described in policy 12 below is appropriate.
11. Integrating taller buildings within an
area characterized by a lower built form is an important urban design
consideration, particularly in association with intensification. Development proposals will address issues of
compatibility and integration with surrounding land uses by ensuring that an
effective transition in built form is provided between areas of different development
profile. Transitions in built form will
serve to link proposed development with both planned, as well as
existing uses, thereby acknowledging that the planned function of an area as
established though Council-approved documents such as a community design plan
or the Zoning By-law, may anticipate a future state that differs from the
existing situation. Transitions should be accomplished through a variety of
means, including measures such as:
a.
Incremental changes in building height (e.g. angular planes or stepping
building profile up or down);
b. Massing
(e.g. inserting ground-oriented housing adjacent to the street as part of a
high profile development or incorporating podiums along a Mainstreet);
c. Character
(e.g. scale and rhythm, exterior treatment, use of colour and complementary building
finishes);
d.
Architectural design (e.g. the use of angular planes, cornice lines), and
e. Building
setbacks.
The use of transitions may vary according to such factors as the size of the development area,
the planned intensity of use in the immediate area, the size of the
lower-profile area, the street widths and the analysis of impacts on the
lower-profile areas set out in policy 14 below.
12. [Former policy 2.d), S.4.11 modified] The
need to provide transitions in built form may be offset or reduced where
natural buffers and features or changes in grade and topography exist, or
through the orientation of buildings and the arrangement of land uses
patterns.
13. A high-rise building will be considered
both as an example of architecture in its own right and as an element of urban
design sitting within a wider context.
14. By virtue of their size and prominence, high-rise
buildings perhaps have greater potential to harm the qualities that people
value about a place than lower profile buildings. Notwithstanding policies 9 through 13 above, not all sites may be
appropriate for a high-rise building or for a building that is significantly
taller than the context in which it is to be situated. Application of design principles that
contribute to a sense of human scale will improve and enhance user comfort and
enhance the perception of new development within its existing context. The City will consider proposals submitted
for high-rise buildings in light of the fit of the proposal within its neighbouring context and
in light of the following measures, depending on the type of approval
sought:
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS The City of Ottawa must ensure intensification
moves forward and is supported and accepted by the communities impacted;
AND WHEREAS Community concerns on the application of
intensification policies are primarily focused upon ensuring the appropriate,
compatible and complimentary nature of developments;
AND WHEREAS Clear, descriptive and prescriptive
language is needed to state the City’s intention on appropriate development to
ensure the appropriate guidance for development and protection of affected
communities;
AND WHEREAS Infill development can cause significant
disruption in existing neighbourhoods and when improperly implemented can lead
to community concerns on the application of intensification policies;
AND WHEREAS Infill development is encouraged in the
Official Plan in existing established neighbourhoods however strengthening the
compatibility of new developments when different from the established build
pattern should utilize the established build pattern as the basis for
redevelopment while still not tied to its exact build form;
AND WHEREAS Enhancing the development review section
of the Official Plan with the following provision will seek to encourage infill
development but within a balanced context of seeking both growth in existing
neighbourhoods while respecting the character and nature of the neighbourhoods
in which that growth will occur;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City staff be directed
to include the following provision in Section 4.11 of the draft official plan:
“Infill and redevelopment within the interior
portions of stable, low-rise neighbourhoods will occur in accordance with
policy 14 of Section 2.2.2. Where development is proposed that requires an
amendment or variance to the zoning by-law with respect to lot area, yards
and/or building setback, or building height, and which varies from the
established area’s pattern of built form and open spaces, the appropriateness
of the proposal will be considered in light of the following measures:
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS The City of Ottawa must ensure intensification
moves forward and is supported and accepted by the impacted communities;
AND WHEREAS Community concerns on the application of
intensification policies are primarily focused upon ensuring the appropriate,
compatible and complimentary nature of developments;
AND WHEREAS Clear, descriptive and prescriptive
language is needed to state the City’s intention on appropriate development to
ensure the appropriate guidance for development and protection of affected
communities;
AND WHEREAS The proposed direction explicitly enhances
the compatibility criteria in the development application review section of the
Official Plan;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City staff be directed
to include the following provision in section 4.11 of the draft Official Plan:
“Proponents of intensification development proposals
in targeted areas will address the larger context of their proposals.
Intensification development will be massed to fit harmoniously for the area in
which the proposed development is located. Proponents will include an
assessment of the impacts and compatibility nature of the proposed development
focusing on appraising its complementary form, scale and impact with the target
segment through examination of patterns of streets, blocks, lanes, parks and
public building sites, prevailing building type(s), setbacks of buildings from
the street or streets, height, massing, scale, and dwelling type of nearby
abutting and adjacent properties.”
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor R. Jellett
Seconded by Councillor G.Hunter
WHEREAS
the City’s Official Plan regulates the development of land in the rural area
and in particular limits the creation of new residential lots, by severance and
subdivision, to lands designated General Rural Area and Rural Natural Features;
AND WHEREAS
it is argued that severed lots encourage a greater choice of housing by
allowing a more affordable and compatible form of development than that
provided by country lot subdivisions;
AND WHEREAS
the Official Plan permits the creation of residential lots by severance only
where there is a retained parcel of 10 hectares or larger;
AND WHEREAS
the requirement for a 10-hectare retained parcel limits the opportunities for
many landowners with smaller lots to obtain a severance.
NOW THEREFORE be it resolved that Council Amend Section 3.7.2, General Rural Area, as follows:
1.
Change the heading “Infill
Areas” immediately before policy 15 to say “Infill in Historical Settlements.”
2.
Provide new policies as
follows:
19.
Limited residential infill through the severance of lots, will be
considered in areas meeting the following criteria:
a.
The proposed severance has road frontage on a paved and maintained
public road; and
b.
The proposed severance is opposite residential lots with frontage on the
same road; and
c.
The lot to be created is between two existing dwellings that are
situated on the same side of the road and are not more than 250 metres apart;
and
d.
The lot(s) created, including the retained parcel, must be at least 0.8
ha in size
20. In reference to policy 19, no
more than two lots will be created from any lot in existence on the 13 May 2003
and no further severance will be permitted from either the severed or retained
lot.”
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS the
Official Plan identifies good design as being a major requirement for
successful intensification;
AND WHEREAS
Section 2.5.1 of the Official Plan, Compatibility and Community design, Policy
3 states that the City will encourage other public- and private-sector owners
and developers to include art as a public component of their developments;
AND WHEREAS
there is a need to be more aggressive in pursuing public art in major
developments in the City of Ottawa
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to investigate means to strengthen the
policy and programs surrounding this initiative and that a policy 4 be added to
Section 2.5.1 that states:
“4. Further to Policy 3 above, the City will
prepare a strategy to be more aggressive in achieving public art in major
developments by investigating means to require a “percentage as public art”
from the private sector. The City will
examine best practices in other jurisdictions, and consult with the development
community and approve a revised approach by the end of 2010.”
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
WHEREAS Properly mitigating traffic issues through TDM
measures is crucial in achieving a system of supporting intensification as
there is limited ability to augment road capacity to deal with growth as is
common practice outside the greenbelt;
AND WHEREAS Currently funding and priority of TDM
measures do not fully align with City planning priorities;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City staff be directed
to amend Policy 12 in Section 2.2.2 of the Official Plan to include “Implement
the coordinated delivery of Transportation Demand Management measures as
described in S.2.3.1 of this Plan;”
AND THAT City staff be directed to provide direction
and priority funding for identified TDM measures in targeted areas outlined in
the Official Plan;
AND THAT Implementation of interconnected TDM measures
be undertaken in unison.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor G. Bédard
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
WHEREAS it is
the intent of Council to remove Rideau Street and King Edward Avenue from the
Regional Truck Route System on completion of an inter provincial corridor;
AND WHEREAS both the Transportation
Section and the Central Area Section of the Official Plan make reference to
this commitment;
AND WHEREAS
the wording in each section is different and should be made consistent;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that both the Transportation Section and
the Central Area Section of the official plan be replaced as follows:
The City will, working with other levels of government, remove
Rideau Street and King Edward Avenue from the City’s identified truck route
system upon the completion of a new inter provincial corridor to accommodate
trucks.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS land designated as Natural Environment Area, Urban Natural
Features and Major Open Space do not permit development and because of this
prohibition the Official Plan requires the acquisition of these lands if the
owner requests the City to do so;
AND WHEREAS
the draft Amendment recommended by staff proposed to include similar exclusions
for land designated as Natural Environment Area or Urban Natural Features but
in doing so the proposed policies have been inadvertently worded differently to
the policies for Major Open Space;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that Council correct this discrepancy by amending Section 5.2.1
Policy 5(c) to read as follows:
“c. Where
land that is designated Natural Environment Area or Urban Natural Feature is not otherwise identified as
flood plain or steep or unstable slopes, the City will acquire the land
at the request of the landowner;”
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS the
City’s Official Plan prohibits development and site alteration in natural areas
designated in the Official Plan and the designations have policies that do this
in various ways.
AND WHEREAS
development and site alteration is defined in a number of designations and the
proposed Official Plan amendment seeks to standardize the interpretation of
these terms for consistency and conformity with Provincial Policy;
AND WHEREAS
Section 3.2.2 in the draft Official Plan amendment, dealing with the Natural
Environment Area designation, inadvertently includes two different references
to the new definitions and needs to be corrected;
NOW THEREFORE be it resolved
that Council correct this inconsistency by amending Section 3.2.2-Natural
Environment Areas, by deleting proposed policies 2 and 3 and renumbering the
following policies accordingly.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor J. Harder
WHEREAS there
is a desire by the Village Working Group to understand the policies in other
sections of the Plan that apply to villages
AND
WHEREAS the revised plan as presented at the public meeting included
paraphrased policies that are dealt with elsewhere in the Plan with the
potential for confusion in interpretation
THEREFORE be
it resolved that the paraphrased policies be replaced with references to the
substantive policy and Section 3.7.1 – Villages, be amended as follows:
Policies
1. Villages are
designated on Schedule A with the intent of permitting a variety of land uses
to provide for the daily needs of the rural community and to ensure that they
remain distinctly rural in character and scale.
2.
Villages vary
in size and function and have different needs with respect to land-use plans.
3.
Changes to village boundaries will be considered in
the context of Section 2.2.2 2.2.1 of this Plan.
Plans for Villages
4.
The intensity and distribution of land uses within a
Village will be determined in the context of:
a.
Any plan for the Village contained in Volume 2, or a
community design plan where such a plan has been undertaken;
b.
The ability to support development on private water
and wastewater services or on public services where such exist.
5. Villages
vary in size and function and have different needs with respect to land-use
plans. The City will undertake community design plans for those villages where
public services are contemplated or where village expansions are contemplated.
Council will also consider the need for a CDP where large areas of vacant land
(more than 50 hectares) are being proposed for development within the village
boundary. In all these cases, Section 2.2, policy 11 will apply.
6.
For Villages that do not meet the criteria in policy
4 above, The City will undertake a review of Village Plans on a
five year basis that includes:
c.
An analysis of changes in the previous five years;
d.
A review of any existing secondary plan or community
design plan for the Village;
e.
At least one public meeting to consider needs and
challenges;
f.
A report to Council on the Village and any required
policy initiatives.
7.
Community design plans for Villages will be
consistent with Section 2.5.6 of this Plan. First and foremost, the
participants will develop a vision for the village and identify the qualities
and characteristics of the village that should be preserved while recognizing
that other aspects may change.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS
the City’s Official Plan prohibits development, such as residential uses, on
land in and within 300 metres of a Sand and Gravel Resource Area designation
and in or within 500 metres of a Limestone Resource Area designation because
these uses may conflict with existing and future extraction of aggregate resources;
AND WHEREAS
the Plan permits the severance of a dwelling from land within a Sand and Gravel
or a Limestone Resource Area provided that the dwelling was built prior to July
9, 1997 and the retained land is rezoned to prohibit a new dwelling.
AND WHEREAS
the current policies do not permit a similar opportunity for existing dwellings
on land adjacent to the designations thereby creating an inconsistency between
land in and adjacent to the resource designations;
AND WHEREAS
some site specific policies should be identified under a separate heading
instead of being interspersed with the general policies;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council correct the abovementioned inconsistency and reorder the polices by amending Section 3.7.4, Mineral Resources to:
1. Move policy 10 (a) to the end of Section 3.7.4 and renumber it under a new heading “ Site Specific Policies.”
2. Replace Policy 13 with the following:
13. The City will permit the
creation of new lots in the Sand and Gravel and the Limestone Resource Areas
and on land within the influence areas, identified in Policy 10, where the
following criteria are met:
a.
the intention is to sever a lot for a house existing as of July 9, 1997;
and
b.
the vacant
parcel that remains within the Sand and Gravel Resource Area, the Limestone
Resource Area or within an influence area identified in Policy 10, is rezoned
to prohibit the construction of a new residential building; and
c.
where the
severance is within an influence area identified in Policy 10 it must also be
permitted by and be consistent with the policies of the underlying designation
of the land.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor P. Hume
Seconded by Councillor R. Jellett
WHEREAS King
Edward Ave has been designated as a Traditional Mainstreet in its extent beyond
the Central Area (Section 3.6.6, Policy 7h.);
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council adopt the revised Schedule R42, attached to this motion.
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor R. Chiarelli
WHEREAS Community Design Plans (CDPs) are pivotal
planning documents that are developed in heavy consultation with the affected
communities to define local planning issues and method of preferred
development;
AND WHEREAS the improved CDP structure will include
supporting documentation on how to achieve the necessary components needed to
realize the goals set forth by the CDPs;
AND WHEREAS the draft Official Plan specifically
targets some areas for the majority of intensification. A fully coordinated
approach to realizing the success of these targeted areas is pivotal to
realizing the success of the overall Official Plan;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT approved Community
Design Plans and Secondary Plans in targeted areas designated by the draft
Official Plan be given priority for the enhanced structure for CDPs designated
in Figure 2.5.6 in the Official Plan that includes but is not limited to
Capacity Management Studies, a Master Servicing Study and a Financial
Implementation Plan, as appropriate.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor M. McRae
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act
and Official Plan Policy 5.2.1(11), the City may authorize increases in the
height and density of development above the levels otherwise permitted by the
zoning by-law in return for community benefits;
AND WHEREAS additional clarification and policy
guidelines would assist in the future implementation of Section 37 provisions;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City staff be directed
when reporting on implementation of Section 37 of the Planning Act and
Official Plan Policy 5.2.1(11) to Committee and Council that it include a set
of implementation guidelines that weigh relative community benefit and desired
planning provisions;
CARRIED
COMMUNITY
AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT 41
1. Consolidation of A Social and Affordable Housing Branch within
Community and Social Services INTÉGRATION D’UNE DIRECTION DU LOGEMENT SOCIAL ET ABORDABLE AUX
SERVICES SOCIAUX ET COMMUNAUTAIRES |
Committee Recommendation
That
Council approve the re-integration of existing social housing and residential
supports with affordable housing; and that the position of Manager for Housing
within Community and Social Services, responsible for social housing, shelter
management and new affordable housing development, be created at a senior
manager level.
CARRIED
CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT 43
1. 2010 Proposed Budget Timetable
and Process Processus et calendrier budgétaires
proposés pour 2010 |
That Council:
1.
Consider and approve this report on 10 June 2009; and
CARRIED
2. Petrie
Island ACQUISITION STRATEGY stratégie
d’acquisition de l’île petrie |
That Council approve the acquisition of two
vacant properties located on Petrie Island based on the principles as outlined
in this report.
CARRIED
3. REFORMING OTTAWA'S
MUNICIPAL ELECTION FINANCES RÉFORME
DU FINANCEMENT DES ÉLECTIONS MUNICIPALES À OTTAWA |
That Council approve the following:
4. That the City of Ottawa request the Minister of Municipal
Affairs and Housing to provide enabling legislation to permit municipalities to
pass bylaws requiring municipal candidates to file a preliminary list of
campaign contributions received with the City Clerk on Nomination Day (i.e. one
month before Election Day).
CARRIED
4. BEECHWOOD
CEMETERY – REIMBURSEMENT OF FEES CIMETIÈRE BEECHWOOD – REMBOURSEMENT
DES DROITS |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
That Council:
1. Approve,
as an indication of its strong support for this national institution, the
reimbursement of fees and charges totalling $111,693.29, as follows:
From 2009 Planning operating budget
revenue account - $ 19,207.51;
From Water Capital Reserve Fund - $
6,100.00; and
From City-Wide Capital Reserve
(Building permit fees & DC’s) - $86,385.75; and
2. Direct staff to develop a policy and process for responding to these requests, including the criteria for a request to qualify, upset limit for refunds and source of funding, and to report back to Committee in September 2009.
CARRIED as amended by the following Motion:
Moved by Councillor J. Legendre
Seconded by Councillor A. Cullen
WHEREAS additional information was received
subsequent to Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee’s
consideration of this matter;
AND WHEREAS staff require additional time to
review this additional information;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Item 4 of
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee Report 43, Beechwood
Cemetery – Reimbursement of Fees, be deferred to the Council meeting of 24 June
2009.
DEFERRAL
CARRIED
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 52
1. ZONING - PARTS OF 2299,
2367, 2413, 2553 AND 2605 TENTH LINE ROAD AND PART OF THE FORMER ROAD
ALLOWANCE BETWEEN LOTS 3 AND 4, CONCESSION 10 ZONAGE - PARTIES DES 2299,
2367, 2413, 2553 et 2605 CHEMIN TENTH LINE ET PARTIE DE L'ANCIENNE RÉSERVE
ROUTIÈRE ENTRE LES LOTS 3 ET 4, CONCESSION 10 |
Committee recommendations
(This application
is subject to Bill 51)
That Council:
1. Approve
an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of Parts of 2299,
2367, 2413, 2553 and 2605 Tenth Line Road and Part of the former road allowance
between Lots 3 and 4, Concession 10, from DR - Development Reserve, R1V –
Residential First Density and R1V]1683] – Residential First Density Exception
1683 to R3Z[1684] Residential Third Density Exception 1684, I1B Minor
Institutional and O1 Parks and Open Space as shown in Document 1 and as
detailed in Document 2; and,
2. Approve
an amendment to the R3Z[1684] Residential Third Density zone previously created
by By-law 2009-84 as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
2. ZONING - 3180
ALBION ROAD AND PART OF 2059 BANK STREET ZONAGE
- 3180, CHEMIN ALBION ET PARTIE DE 2059, RUE BANK |
Committee recommendations
(This application is subject to Bill
51)
That Council:
1. Approve
an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 3180 Albion Road
and part of 2059 Bank Street from IL, Light Industrial Zone, to IL [XXX]
Exception Zone as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
2. Approve
an amendment to the former City of Ottawa Zoning By-law to change the zoning of
3180 Albion Road and part of 2059 Bank Street from IL F(1.0), Light Industrial
Zone, to IL [XXX] F(1.0) Exception Zone as shown in Document 1 and detailed in
Document 2.
CARRIED
3. ZONING - PART OF 3760
PRINCE OF WALES DRIVE ZONAGE - PARTIE DU 3760, PROMENADE PRINCE OF WALES |
(This application is subject to Bill 51)
That Council
approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of part
of 3760 Prince of Wales Drive from DR – Development Reserve Zone to DR [460] –
Development Reserve Zone exception 460, as detailed in Document 2.
CARRIED
4. COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING BY-LAW 2008-250: APPEALS TO THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD (FIFTH REPORT) RÈGLEMENT
GÉNÉRAL DE ZONAGE 2008-250 : APPELS À
LA COMMISSION DES AFFAIRES MUNICIPALES DE L’ONTARIO (CINQUIÈME RAPPORT) |
(This matter is subject to Bill 51)
That Council approve the amendments recommended in Column 4 of
Document 1, to resolve certain appeals to By law 2008-250, and forward a by-law
incorporating the required amendments to the Ontario Municipal Board.
CARRIED
5. DEMOLITION -
263, 267 AND 271 BESSERER STREET dÉmolition - 263, 267 et 271, rue besserer |
Committee recommendationS as
amended
1. That
Council approve the demolition of 263 Besserer Street, 267 Besserer Street and
271 Besserer Street, subject to the following conditions:
a. That
the Registered Owner shall seed/sod and maintain the properties as open space
and not use them for other interim use between the demolition of the existing
building and the time of construction of any replacement building(s).
b. That
the Registered Owner acknowledges that if the site is not maintained to City
standards after demolition, the provisions of the Property Standards By-law
will apply.
c. That
the Registered Owner shall agree to substantially complete a replacement
building or replacement buildings on the three subject properties, within
five years from the date of the demolition of the existing buildings is
commenced and in default thereof, the City Clerk shall enter on the collectors'
roll, the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars for each dwelling unit
contained in the residential property demolished. The number of dwelling units determined for each building shall
be in accordance with City records.
d. That
the Registered Owner shall enter into an agreement with the City of Ottawa to
include the forgoing conditions and pay all the costs associated with the
registration of said agreement. At such
a time as a building permit is issued to redevelop the site and the replacement
building is in place, the agreement will become null and void and be released
upon request by the Registered Owner. The Registered Owner shall pay all costs
associated with the release from this agreement.
2. That
the approval be considered null and void if the agreement has not been
registered within six months of the date of this approval.
CARRIED
6. SIGN BY-LAW VARIANCE - 3500 FALLOWFIELD ROAD DÉROGATION MINEURE AU RÈGLEMENT SUR LES ENSEIGNES -
3500, CHEMIN FALLOWFIELD |
Committee recommendationS
That Council:
1. Approve
a variance to Sign By-law 2005-439, to allow an illuminated third-party
advertising billboard sign at 3500 Fallowfield Road within 100 metres of a
residential use instead of 300 metres, as shown in Documents 2 and 3, provided
that the sign utilizes downward and shielded illumination.
2.
Approve a variance to Sign
By-law 2005-439 to allow a total sign area, for the two existing pylon
identification ground signs, of 26 square metres instead of the maximum
permitted area of 20 square metres, when the east ground sign is moved to be in
front of the plaza building as a result of the installation of the new billboard.
CARRIED
7. SIGN BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 700 EAGLESON ROAD RÈGLEMENT
FINANCIER DES EXIGENCES DE STATIONNEMENT - 700, CHEMIN EAGLESON |
Committee recommendationS
That Council:
1. Refuse variances to Sign By-law
2005-439, requesting two illuminated identification ground signs at 700
Eagleson Road with a total area of 28 square metres on the Eagleson Road
frontage, whereas the By-law provides for a maximum permitted area of 20 square
metres.
2. Approve a variance to Sign By-law
2005-439, to allow two illuminated identification ground signs at 700 Eagleson
Road with a total area of 24 square metres on the Eagleson Road frontage,
instead of the maximum permitted area of 20 square metres, provided that the
south ground sign (Pylon 2) does not exceed an area of eight square metres with
a height of six metres and is appropriately relocated when the site is
expanded.
CARRIED
8. SIGN BY-LAW MINOR VARIANCE - 515 Legget Drive RÈGLEMENT FINANCIER DES EXIGENCES DE STATIONNEMENT - 515, PROMENADE Legget |
Committee recommendation
That Council approve a minor variance to Section 128(e)
of By-law 2005-439, to permit an increase in the maximum allowable sign face
area for a logo sign in a District 3 use zone from 10 to 15 per cent of the top
floor area and to permit illumination, for the Deloitte logo sign at 515 Legget
Drive.
CARRIED as amended by the following Motion:
Moved by Councillor M. Wilkinson
Seconded by Councillor E. El-Chantiry
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that the sign at 515 Legget Drive be permitted to increase to 20%
of the top floor area.
CARRIED
TRANSIT COMMITTEE REPORT 27A
1. AMENDMENT
TO SMARTCARD PROJECT MODIFICATION
DU PROJET SUR LES CARTES À PUCE |
That Council:
1. Direct staff to negotiate a revised
commission structure with Presto Smartcard to enable the purchase of Smartcard
fares using credit cards.
2. That this commission not exceed two percent.
CARRIED
ADDITIONAL
ITEM
1. VERBAL UPDATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER
- REDEVELOPMENT OF LANSDOWNE PARK
Moved by Councillor B. Monette
Seconded by Councillor G. Hunter
WHEREAS the City and the Ottawa Sports and
Entertainment Group (OSEG) are currently negotiating a partnership agreement on
the redevelopment and revitalization of Lansdowne Park; and
WHEREAS Council has directed a 60-day
negotiation period; and
WHEREAS staff have been meeting regularly with
OSEG representatives in an effort to develop an agreement and are also in
discussions with other key stakeholders, including the National Capital
Commission, Parks Canada, key facility tenants (i.e., the Ottawa Farmers’
Market, Ottawa Association of Exposition Managers), community and business
groups such as the Glebe Business Improvement Area, in order to ensure that the
negotiations reflect community opinion and needs; and
WHEREAS all of the parties involved agree that
the negotiation period needs to be extended to allow for a more thorough
analysis and review of the issues involved; and
WHEREAS staff believe the requested extension
to the negotiation deadline is needed to ensure the conditions placed upon the
negotiation process by Council in their motion of April 22 are met;
BE IT RESOLVED that the negotiation process with OSEG on the
redevelopment and revitalization of Lansdowne Park be extended; and that the
final report on the negotiations be brought forward to the August 26th
, 2009 Council meeting.
CARRIED
Motions Requiring Suspension
of the Rules
Moved by Councillor J. Harder
Seconded by Councillor M. Wilkinson
BE IT
RESOLVED that the Rules of Procedure be suspended to permit the introduction of
the following motion.
WHEREAS
Council on 8 October 2008 considered a rezoning for 2900 Jockvale Road;
AND WHEREAS Council approved that a
zoning by-law amendment would be enacted after:
a. The applicant modified the driveway
to accommodate extra parking and the creation of a one-way loop to facilitate
the drop off and pick up of children safely, as recommended in the traffic
report; and
b. Prior to the enactment of the
by-law, securities be provided to the City and a letter of agreement be signed
to ensure the work is performed.
AND WHEREAS
the work required by the above decision of Council has been completed to the
satisfaction of the City although an agreement has not been signed and
securities have not been provided;
AND WHEREAS,
with the completion of the work, it is deemed appropriate to proceed with the
enactment of the zoning by-law;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED that the zoning by-law conditionally authorized by Planning and
Environment Committee Report 37A, Item 4 be added to the agenda and enacted by
Council.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor G. Bédard
Seconded by Councillor B. Monette
That the Rules
of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following motion:
WHEREAS in
late November 2007, the City launched a pilot project called the Kindness Meter
Program;
AND WHEREAS the purpose
of the meters is to make it easier for people to donate directly to
organizations who help the homeless;
AND WHEREAS
the groups who will benefit from the money raised are: Operation Go Home,
Ottawa Mission, Salvation Army, Shepherds of Good Hope, and the Canadian Mental
Health Association, Ottawa Branch;
AND
WHEREAS as of this day, $6,059 has been collected from our citizens and the
visitors to Ottawa from the six (6) Kindness Meters since the Program’s inception in November 2007, which
has, in turn, been donated to the Downtown Ottawa Coalition for a Safe
Community, through its Have a Heart Give Smart initiative;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that given the success of this pilot
program, that the Public Works Department be directed to continue this program
by installing an additional eight (8) Kindness Meters in 2009, and work in
collaboration with the Ottawa Coalition for a Safe Community to determine the
appropriate location of the meters.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor G. Bédard
Seconded by Councillor R. Bloess
That the
Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following motion:
WHEREAS
Canada Day is a national day of celebration;
AND WHEREAS
the ByWard Market, due to its proximity to Parliament Hill and because it is a
prominent tourist attraction in its own right, is a natural gathering space for
celebrating Canadians;
AND WHEREAS to assist in crowd control,
the Councillor of Rideau-Vanier Ward has, following the process set in place by
the former City Councillor for Bruyere-Strathcona Ward since 1996, required
that all ByWard Market stakeholders be involved in reviewing the requests to
host parking lot parties on Canada Day and sought the input of Ottawa Police
and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Liquor Enforcement Section
and City staff, to review relevant liquor laws, criminal laws and City by-laws;
AND WHEREAS Ottawa
City Council has, since Canada Day 1996, exempted certain parking lots from the
enforcement of the zoning by-law and other relevant City by-laws for Canada Day
weekend only;
AND
WHEREAS the City Councillor consulted ByWard Market stakeholders and the Police
and staff from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Liquor
Enforcement Section and, together, they reached a consensus as to which parking
lots should be exempted from the provisions of municipal by-laws for Canada Day
2009;
THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED THAT the following addresses in the ByWard Market area be exempt
from enforcement of the zoning by-law, specifically the sections which prohibit
a place of public assembly, for no more than three nights, between 6:00pm
Tuesday, June 30 and 2:00am on Saturday July 4, 2009:
Ø 151 George Street & 126-130 York Street (Liquor Store Party
Bar);
Ø 95 York Street (The Great Canadian Cabin);
Ø 67 Clarence Street (Heart & Crown Restaurant);
Ø 92 Clarence Street (TheCornerstone Bar and Grill);
Ø
111
Parent Avenue (Pier 21) ;
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the above addresses shall be exempted from the
provisions of the City’s noise by-law until midnight on July 1, 2009 only;
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED THAT the Councillor’s office inform Zoning Enforcement staff, the Alcohol
and Gaming Commission of Ontario – Liquor Enforcement Section and the Board’s
local inspectors and the Ottawa Police of the events which have been exempted.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor D. Deans
Seconded by Councillor G. Bédard
That the Rules
of Procedure be suspended to consider and approve the following motion:
WHEREAS the Government of Canada and the
Province of Ontario are partnering on a joint investment to build new and
renovate existing affordable housing.
AND WHEREAS both levels of government officially announced
on June 9, 2009 an amendment to the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program
Agreement, resulting in a joint investment of more than $1.2 billion over the
next two years.
AND WHEREAS the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
has requested “construction ready” Affordable Housing proposals to expedite
funding of viable projects,
AND WHEREAS staff have been working with the Shepherds of
Good Hope to prepare and finalize a proposal to request affordable housing
funding to purchase and renovate fifty-five hotel units at 1053 and 1057
Merivale Road so as to provide fifty-five permanent rental affordable housing
units with supports;
AND WHEREAS staff have, in consultation with the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs and Housing, been developing a proposal for funding to
support the purchase and renovation by a housing provider, selected under an
Action Ottawa program request for proposals, of the City owned six unit
apartment building at 245-247 Crichton so as to provide six permanent rental
affordable housing units;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct staff to recommend to
the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing a proposal for thfunding under the Canada-Ontario
Affordable Housing Program for the purchase and renovation by a housing provider, selected
under an Action Ottawa program request for proposals,
of the City owned six unit apartment building at 245-247 Crichton Street so as to provide six permanent
rental affordable housing units.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct staff to recommend to
the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, under the Canada-Ontario
Affordable Housing Program, the Shepherds of Good Hope proposal to purchase and
renovate fifty-five hotel units at 1053 and 1057 Merivale Road so as to provide
fifty-five permanent rental affordable housing units with supports.
CARRIED
Notices of Motion (For
Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
Moved by Councillor C. Leadman
Seconded by Councillor D. Holmes
WHEREAS
Council recently approved the Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland policy to allocate a
portion of funds collected to be used for projects in the local proximity in
which they were collected;
AND
WHEREAS there is expected to be a remaining balance in the city wide
Cash-in-Lieu fund after committed allocations are implemented;
AND
WHEREAS determining the areas where the remaining balance originated from would
assist in the appropriate distribution of the remaining balance in the spirit
of the approved Cash-in-Lieu of parkland policy;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that City staff be directed to determine contributions and
expenditures in Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland fund from 2003 to present on a
ward-by-ward basis;
AND
FURTHER THAT City staff be directed to allocate the residual balance in the
Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland according to the ward contributions to the fund.
By-laws
First and Second Readings
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to provide for the
abandonment of the Morold Municipal Drain and the partial relocation,
improvement and future maintenance of drainage works in the City of Ottawa -
Dowdall Municipal Drain.
Three
Readings
2009-177 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to change the name of part of a municipal highway in the City of Ottawa (Lorne Avenue to Upper Lorne Place).
2009-178 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use.
2009-179 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to establish certain lands as common and public highway and assume them for public use (Cahill Drive).
2009-180 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to stop up and close the Part of the Lane on Registered Plan 190 located adjacent to the rear of 32 and 36 (includes 38) Robinson Avenue.
2009-181
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
designate certain lands at 629 and 631 Braecreek Avenue as being exempt from
Part Lot Control.
2009-182
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
designate certain lands at 979 Fieldfair Way as being exempt from Part Lot
Control.
2009-183
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
designate certain lands at 4734 Bank Street and 259 Meadowlily Road as being
exempt from Part Lot Control.
2009-184
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of
the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as
594 Rideau Street and 165 Charlotte Street and to correct anomalies in the
By-law.
2009-185
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of
the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as
620 Palladium Drive.
2009-186
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of
the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for part of the property known
municipally as 3760 Prince of Wales Drive.
2009-187
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of
the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the properties known municipally as
3775 Carp Road, 458 Donald B. Munro Drive and 107 Falldown Lane.
2009-188
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of
the City of Ottawa and to amend By-law
Number 93-98 of the former City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the
property known municipally as 3180 Albion Road and part of 2059 Bank Street.
2009-189 A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the property known municipally as 2900 Jockvale Road.
2009-190
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the
zoning for parts of the properties known historically as 2299, 2413 and 2553
and 2605 Tenth Line Road, for part of the properties known as 2367 and 2605
Tenth Line Road and part of the former road allowance between Lots 3 and 4,
Concession 10.
2009-191
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the
zoning for the property known municipally as 2002 Carp Road.
2009-192
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to
amend By-law No. 2008-250 of the City of Ottawa to change the zoning for the
property known municipally as 3325 Eagleson Road.
2009-193
A by-law of the
City of Ottawa to amend By-law No. 2004-60 to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement
Officers in accordance with private property parking enforcement.
CARRIED