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3. Waiver to the use and care OF ROADS by-law 2003-498 - 1357
baseline road EXEMPTION AU RÈGLEMENT 2003-498 SUR L’ENTRETIEN ET
L’UTILISATION DES ROUTES – 1357, CHEMIN BASELINE |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the waiver of Section 3(1)(q) of the Use and Care of Roads By-Law 2003-498 for 1357 Baseline Road.
Recommandation DU Comité
Que le Conseil approuve l’exemption de l’alinéa 3(1)(q) du Règlement
2003-498 sur l’entretien et l’utilisation des routes pour le 1357, chemin
Baseline.
Documentation
1. Deputy City Manager’s Report, Infrastructure
Services and Community Sustainability dated 4 November 2010 (ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0212).
Report
to/Rapport au :
Comité des transports
and Council / et au Conseil
04 November 2010/ le 04 novembre 2010
Submitted by/Soumis
par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy
City Manager, Directrice municipale adjointe, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability, Services d'infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités
Contact
Person/Personne-ressource : Derrick Moodie, Acting Manager/Gestionnaire
intérimaire, Development Review-Suburban Services/Examen des projets
d'aménagement-Services suburbains, Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et
Gestion de la croissance
(613) 580-2424, 15134 Derrick.Moodie@ottawa.ca
SUBJECT:
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Waiver
to the use and care OF ROADS by-law 2003-498 - 1357 baseline road |
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OBJET :
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EXEMPTION AU RÈGLEMENT 2003-498 SUR
L’ENTRETIEN ET L’UTILISATION DES ROUTES – 1357, CHEMIN BASELINE |
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve the waiver of Section 3(1)(q) of the Use and Care of Roads By-Law 2003-498 for 1357 Baseline Road.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité des
transports recommande au Conseil d’approuver l’exemption de l’alinéa 3(1)(q) du
Règlement 2003-498 sur l’entretien et l’utilisation des routes pour le 1357,
chemin Baseline.
BACKGROUND
The subject property is located at the
northeast intersection of Baseline Road and Clyde Avenue. The subject property is a corner lot with 271
metres of frontage along Baseline Road and 199 metres of frontage along
Clyde Avenue. The site is approximately
6.22 hectares in size and was most recently used for institutional purposes
(Laurentian High School). The subject
property is designated Arterial Mainstreet in the Official Plan.
The applicant is proposing to develop the site as a mixed-use commercial and retail center focused on a stand-alone single large format retail store located in the northeast quadrant of the site with the remainder of the site framed with buildings fronting along Baseline Road and Clyde Avenue as shown on Document 3.
The first phase of construction
includes a 9200 square metre stand-alone single-use retail store in the
northeast quadrant of the site along with two buildings fronting Baseline Road
as shown on Document 2. The proposed buildings fronting along
Baseline Road will be a minimum of seven metres in height, consisting of a
gross floor area of 945 square metres and 915 square metres respectively.
With
respect to the placement of buildings on the site, the Arterial Mainstreet “AM[1711]
S248, 249” zoning requires that any building located within 20 metres of
Baseline Road and Clyde Avenue must provide a setback of six metres between the
curb of any widened right-of-way along Baseline Road and Clyde Avenue and may
not be setback more than a maximum of seven metres from the street edge lot
line. This performance standard is
crucial in allowing for the creation of a pedestrian friendly environment with
ample room for landscaping, queuing space for transit users and everyday
pedestrian circulation. The
site-specific performance standard also takes into consideration the ultimate
right-of-way requirements for Baseline Road and Clyde Avenue to ensure the implementation
of this design element.
DISCUSSION
The proposed buildings fronting
along Baseline Road and Clyde Avenue as shown on Document 3 require a
waiver to Section 3(1)(q) of the Use and Care of Roads By-law 2003-498. Section 3(1)(q)
of the By-law does not permit the placement of any gate or
door so that the gate or door that would open or swing outward over any part of
a sidewalk or highway. The intent of the by-law provision
is to discourage any potential conflicts within either the current or future right-of-way. This
provision is also intended to ensure that pedestrians entering and exiting a
building would have sufficient room to manoeuver without blocking or impeding
through traffic along the sidewalk. Such
a requirement is considered appropriate in a context where the built fabric is
close to the street edge and the width of the sidewalk is narrow and is not
likely to be widened significantly.
However, as the entire parcel at 1357 Baseline Road is being redeveloped,
which takes into account the ultimate right-of-way and requires a significant
minimum building setback from the street edge, a waiver to By-law 2003-498 would
not impact the pedestrian environment envisioned for the property and is
considered appropriate in this circumstance.
In summary, staff support the waiver of Section 3(1)(q) of the Use and Care of Roads By-law 2003-498 as it pertains to any building fronting along Baseline Road and Clyde Avenue that is located on the subject property.
CONSULTATION
By way of the related application for Site Plan Control, file D07-12-09-0193, the customary stakeholders have been notified and consulted. Excluding any external stakeholders consulted in the planning process, no public consultation has taken place. The Planning and Growth Management Department supports the proposed waiver for this development. The Ward Councillor is aware of the application.
LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
There are no legal/risk
management impediments to implementing the recommendation in this report.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no financial implications as a result of the waiver.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 – Key Plan
Document 2 – Phase One Site Plan
Document 3 – Development Concept Plan
DISPOSITION
Upon approval of the recommendation contained in this report, staff will inform the applicant of Council’s decision.
KEY PLAN DOCUMENT 1
PHASE ONE SITE PLAN DOCUMENT
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DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT PLAN DOCUMENT 3
