5.             Request For Amendment To Encroachment By-Law 2003-446

 

Demande De Modification Au Règlement 2003-446 Sur Les Droits D’empiètement

 

 

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council direct Planning and Growth Management staff to amend the Encroachment By-law in order to permit the placement of small tables and chairs on municipal highways, and to report back to Committee and Council before the end of 2009.

 

 

Recommandation du comité

 

Que le Conseil que les arrêts d’autobus sur les pelouses ne seront pas dégagés et que les économies seront déterminées et retournées dans le budget de déneigement, et qu’elles serviront à l’établissement de normes de déneigement éventuelles.

 

 

Documentation

 

1.         Transportation Committee Report, dated 27 August 2009 (ACS2009-CCS-TRC-0012).

 

Report to/Rapport au :

 

Transportation Committee

Comité des transports

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

27 August 2009 / le 27 août 2009

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Councillor Georges Bédard

 

Contact / Personne-ressource : Councillor G. Bédard
(613) 580-2482, Georges.Bédard@ottawa.ca

 

City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°: ACS2009-CCS-TRC-0012

 

 

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO ENCROACHMENT BY-LAW 2003-446

 

 

OBJET :

DEMANDE DE MODIFICATION AU RÈGLEMENT 2003-446 SUR LES DROITS D’EMPIÈTEMENT

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Transportation Committee recommend that Council direct Planning and Growth Management staff to amend the Encroachment By-law in order to permit the placement of small tables and chairs on municipal highways, and to report back to Committee and Council before the end of 2009.

 

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité des transports recommande au Conseil d’ordonner au personnel de la Direction de l’urbanisme et de la gestion de la croissance de modifier le Règlement municipal sur les droits d’empiètement de façon à permettre l’installation de petites tables et de chaises le long des routes municipales, et de faire rapport au Comité et au Conseil avant la fin de 2009.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

On 26 August 2009, the aforementioned Notice of Motion was submitted for consideration at a subsequent meeting of the Transportation Committee.

 

 

DISCUSSION

 

Sections 63 to 91 of the City of Ottawa Encroachment By-law 2003-446, as amended, provide for the operation of outdoor patios as temporary surface encroachments on municipal highways.

 

Section 82 of that By-law, as amended, requires that an outdoor patio permit holder shall ensure that the perimeter of the outdoor patio is delineated by a fence or other vertical barrier.  However, small businesses such as coffee shops and bakeries may benefit from the placement of small tables and chairs without a perimeter railing and it is requested that the By-law be amended to permit the placement of such encroachments on municipal highways.

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability

 

Staff will bring forward any necessary amendments to the Encroachment By-law subject to a Best Practice Review and the recommendations of a Technical Advisory Committee by the end of 2009.

 

 

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

 

Provided the By-law amendment requires the assumption by the Owner of all liabilities, and provided the By-law requires the continued safe and practical use of the sidewalk as a sidewalk for pedestrians, and allows for proper sidewalk maintenance, there are no legal impediments to the implementation of this Report's recommendation.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no financial implications.

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

City staff to respond to the direction of Committee and Council.