9. FRONT YARD PARKING

STATIONNEMENT DANS LES COURS AVANT

Committee recommendation

That Council approve the old standard of the Urban Design Guidelines for Low-Medium Density Infill Housing be maintained in order to reduce front yard parking.

Recommandation DU Comité

Que le Conseil approuve que l’ancienne norme des Lignes directrices en matière de conception des logements résidentiels intercalaires - Densité faible ou moyenne soit maintenue afin de réduire le stationnement dans les cours avant.

Documentation

1. Councillor Doucet’s report, dated 13 October 2009 (ACS2009-CSS-PEC-0023).

2. Extract of Draft Minutes, 27 October 2009.

Report to/Rapport au :

Planning and Environment Committee

Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement

and Council/ et le Conseil

13 October 2009 / le 13 octobre 2009

Submitted by/Soumis par : Councillor/Conseiller Clive Doucet

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Councillor/Conseiller Clive Doucet,

Capital

613-580-2487, Clive.Doucet@Ottawa.ca

City Wide/À l’échelle de la ville

Ref N°: ACS2009-CCS-PEC-0023

SUBJECT:	FRONT YARD PARKING

OBJET :	STATIONNEMENT DANS LES COURS AVANT

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve the old standard of the Urban Design Guidelines for Low-Medium Density Infill Housing be maintained in order to reduce front yard parking.

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement recommande au Conseil d’approuver que l’ancienne norme des Lignes directrices en matière de conception des logements résidentiels intercalaires - Densité faible ou moyenne soit maintenue afin de réduire le stationnement dans les cours avant.

BACKGROUND

Councillor Doucet presented the following as a Notice of Motion at the 13 October 2009 meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee for consideration on 27 October 2009:

WHEREAS front yard parking reduces on-street parking capacity and erodes right of way greenspace;

AND WHEREAS the Urban Design Guidelines for Low Medium Density Infill Housing increases front yard parking by 50 per cent;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the old standard be maintained.

DISCUSSION

Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability

On October 12, 2005, City Council approved the original Urban Design Guidelines for Low-Medium Density Infill Housing. Guidelines 4.6 and 4.7 in that document speak to the maximum width of a garage for new singles and new multiple attached housing forms, and limit it to 50% of the lot width, with slight increases in that percentage of lot width for multiple attached dwellings due to the usually narrower widths of multiple attached dwellings.

The City’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law reflects the desired direction of the 2005 guidelines, and also limits the garage to a maximum of 50% of the lot width, with a slight increase possible for narrow multiple attached dwellings in order to accommodate the width of one vehicle only (up to 2.6m).

The 2009 update to the Urban Design Guidelines for Low-Medium Density Infill Housing, presented to Planning and Environment Committee on October 13, 2009, does not change the direction of the 2005 guidelines nor the implementing Zoning By-law as it pertains to the maximum width of a garage for new infill development.

Therefore, the former standards are in effect.

CONSULTATION

This item will be advertised in the local dailies as part of the Public Meeting Advertisement on Friday preceding the Planning and Environment Committee meeting.

LEGAL/RISK IMPLICATIONS

This item will be advertised in the local dailies as part of the Public Meeting Advertisement on Friday preceding the Planning and Environment Committee meeting.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

DISPOSITION

Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability will implement Council's decision.