Planning and Environment Committee

Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement

 

Disposition 68 / Suite À donner 68

 

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

le mardi 9 février 2010

 

 

 

 

Note 1:            Due to the urgency of Item 19, Council will be requested to consider this item at its meeting of 10 February 2010 in Planning and Environment Committee Report 64.

            Other reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 24 February 2010 in Planning and Environment Committee Report 64A.

 

Nota 1:            Compte tenu qu’il est urgent de traiter l’article 19, on demandera au Conseil d’étudier cet article, contenu dans le rapport no 64 du Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement, lors de sa réunion du 10 février 2010

Les autres rapports nécessitant un examen par le Conseil municipal devraient être présentés au Conseil le 24 février 2010 dans le rapport no 64A du Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement.

 


 
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Ratification dU procÈs-verbaL

 

Minutes 67 of the Planning and Environment Committee meeting of Tuesday, 12 January 2010 were confirmed.

 

REFERRALS AND DEFERRALS

REPORTS ET RENVOIS

 

1.          OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING - 280 DIDSBURY ROAD

PLAN OFFICIEL ET ZONAGE - 280, CHEMIN DIDSBURY

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0013                                                           KANATA NORTH (4)

(Deferred from the meeting of 12 January 2010/ Reporté de la réunion du 12 janvier 2010)

 

(This matter is subject to Bill 51)

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council:

 

1.                   Approve an amendment to the Kanata Town Centre Site-Specific Policies in Volume 2-B of the City of Ottawa Official Plan to amend Special Policy Area 3 of the Low Density Employment Area for the property known as 280 Didsbury Road, as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 4.

 

2.                   Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the Urban Exception 1412 provisions that relate to the property known as 280 Didsbury Road, as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 3.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

PLANNING and growth management

URBANISME et Gestion de la croissance

 

2.         ZONING - 314, 316, AND 318 ABBEYDALE CIRCLE

ZONAGE - 314, 316, ET 318, CERCLE ABBEYDALE

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0014                                                           Kanata North (4)

 

(This matter is subject to Bill 51)

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve:

 

1.         An amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 316 and 318 Abbeydale Circle from Residential Third Density Zone Subzone X, Special Exception 1016 (R3X[1016]) to Residential First Density Zone, Subzone V, Special Exception 738 (R1V[738]), to permit single detached dwellings as shown in Document 1; and

 

2.         An amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 314 Abbeydale Circle from Residential Third Density Zone Subzone X, Special Exception 1016 (R3X[1016]) to Residential First Density Zone Subzone V, Special Exception xxxx (R1V[xxxx]), to permit single detached dwellings and to change the corner side yard setback from 3.0 metres to 2.6 metres as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.

 

                                                                                                           CARRIED

 

3.          ZONING - 3358 AND 3362 CARLING AVENUE

ZONAGE - 3358 et 3362, promenade carling

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0017                                                                             Bay (7)

 

(This matter is subject to Bill 51)

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 3358 and 3362 Carling Avenue shown on Document 1 from Residential First Density Subzone, R1FF to Residential Second Density Subzone, R2L[****], as detailed in Document 2.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

4.          ZONING - 1630 STAR TOP ROAD

ZONAGE - 1630, CHEMIN STAR TOP

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0035                                                                Alta Vista (18)

 

(This matter is subject to Bill 51)

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 1630 Star Top Road from IL (Light Industrial) to IL H(32) [xxxx] (Light Industrial – Height 32 metres – Exception), as shown on Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

5.         OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT - POLICIES REGARDING DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES (CENTRAL AREA AND VILLAGES); ZONING - PERMISSIONS FOR DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES AND RESTAURANTS MODIFICATION AU PLAN OFFICIEL - POLITIQUES RELATIVES AUX SERVICES AU VOLANT (SECTEUR CENTRE ET VILLAGES); ZONAGE - AUTORISATIONS DE SERVICES AU VOLANT ET DE RESTAURANTS

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0025

                                                                         OPA - Wards 5, 12, 14, 19, 20, 21

                                                                                   ZBA - CITY-WIDE

 

That Planning and Environment Committee and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council:

 

1.         Approve and adopt an amendment to the Official Plan to provide policies regarding permissions for drive-through facilities in the Central Area and Village designations, as detailed in Document 1;

 

2.         Approve amendments to Zoning By-law 2008-250 regarding permissions for drive-through facilities and restaurant uses, as detailed in Document 2, and forward a by-law incorporating the required amendments to the Ontario Municipal Board.

3.         That report number ACS2010-ICS-PLA-0025 is amended by making the following change to Document 2 – Details of Recommended Zoning:

 

                                                        i.            In Document 2 – Details of Recommended Zoning, add the following text to (s) Section 204 (1) (a) IL 1, after the words, “permitted uses”:

 

except for the lands zoned IL1 or IL1[XXX] along Hearst Way.”

 

 

 

4.                  That there be no further notice pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED, as amended

 

 

6.         DEMOLITION CONTROL - 358 ARLINGTON AVENUE

RÉGLEMENTATION DES DÉMOLITIONS - 358, AVENUE ARLINGTON

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0034                                                                 SOMERSET (14)

 

 

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve the demolition of 358 Arlington Avenue, subject to the following:

 

1.         The Registered Owner shall seed/sod the property and install bollards around the perimeter to maintain the property as open space, and to prevent the use of the property for other interim uses until the time of construction of the replacement building.  The foregoing shall occur within three months of execution of the Agreement, failing which, the City will undertake this work and enter on the collector’s roll the sum of the costs incurred to perform this work.  The registered owner shall maintain the property in accordance with the Property Standards By-law. 

 

2.         That the Registered Owner enter into an Agreement with the City of Ottawa, to be registered on title, including the forgoing conditions, and pay all the costs associated with the registration of the said Agreement.  At such 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 will be released upon request by the owner. The owner shall pay all costs associated with the registration of the release from this Agreement.

 

3.         That the approval be considered null and void if the provisions of Condition 2 above have not been fulfilled within six months of the date of approval.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

7.         AMENDED STANDARD SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT AND CONDITIONS OF DRAFT APPROVAL

accord de lotissement standard modifié et conditions d’approbation du plan provisoire

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0036                              City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville

 

That this item be deferred to the April 27, 2010 meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee

 

                                                                                                             CARRIED

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve the following:

 

1.                  The new standard Subdivision Agreement as shown in Document 1.

 

2.                  The Standard Conditions of Draft Plan Approval as shown in Document 2.

 

3.                  That the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management in consultation with the City Solicitor be authorized to modify the terms and conditions contained in Documents 1 and 2:

 

(a)               to add site specific conditions where appropriate based on the information provided by the applicant and the consultation process, and;

 

(b)               to make revisions of a technical or administrative nature.

 

                                                                                                            deferred

 

 

OTTAWA BUILT HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

COMITÉ CONSULTATIF SUR Le PATRIMOINE BÂTI D’OTTAWA

 

8.         DESIGNATION OF THE BRADLEY/CRAIG FARMSTEAD, 590 HAZELDEAN ROAD UNDER PART IV OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

DÉSIGNATION DE LA FERME BRADLEY/CRAIG, SITUÉE AU 590, CHEMIN HAZELDEAN, AUX TERMES DE LA PARTIE IV DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L'ONTARIO

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0021                                                   Rideau Goulbourn (21)

 

OBHAC RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council approve the designation of the Bradley/Craig Farmstead, 590 Hazeldean Road, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value, attached as Document 4, as amended.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

9.         APPLICATION TO ALTER 390 WOOD AVENUE, A PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE ROCKCLIFFE PARK HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

DEMANDE EN VUE DE MODIFIER LE 390, AVENUE WOOD, PROPRIÉTÉ SITUÉE DANS LE DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE DE ROCKCLIFFE PARK ET DÉSIGNÉE AUX TERMES DE LA PARTIE V DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0022                                                   rideau-rockcliffe (13)

 

STAFF AND OBHAC RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council:

 

1.         Approve the application to alter 390 Wood Avenue, in accordance with plans submitted by Kevin Deevey, Kevin Deevey Architect as received on December 15, 2009.

 

2.         Delegate authority for minor design changes to the General Manager of the Planning and Growth Management Department. 

 

3.         Issue the heritage permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance.

 

(Note: Approval to Alter this property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)

 

(Note: The statutory 90 day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on March 15, 2010.)

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

10.       APPLICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AT 506 KENT STREET, A PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CENTRETOWN HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND DESIGNATED UNDER PART V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

DEMANDE DE NOUVELLE CONSTRUCTION AU 506, RUE KENT, PROPRIÉTÉ SITUÉE DANS LE DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE DU CENTRE-VILLE ET DÉSIGNÉE AUX TERMES DE LA PARTIE V DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0023                                                                   Somerset (14)

 

STAFF AND OBHAC RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council:

 

1.         Approve the application for new construction at 506 Kent Street, in accordance with the plans submitted by Harish Gupta, Harish Gupta Architects Inc. as received on December 10, 2009.

 

2.         Issue the Heritage Permit with a two-year expiry date from the date of issuance.

 

(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on March 14 2010.)

 

(Note: Approval to Alter this property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

11.       APPLICATION TO ALTER 132-138, 152-158 AND 160 BANK STREET, PROPERTIES DESIGNATED UNDER PARTS IV AND V OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE BANK STREET HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT

DEMANDE DE MODIFICATION DES 132-138, 152-158 ET 160, RUE BANK, PROPRIÉTÉS DÉSIGNÉES EN VERTU DES PARTIES IV ET V DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO, JUMELÉE À UN PROJET DE CONSTRUCTION DANS LE DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE DE LA RUE BANK

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0027                                                                   Somerset (14)

 

Miguel Tremblay, Fotenn Consultants, was present on behalf of the applicant in support of the report recommendations.

 

STAFF AND OBHAC RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council:

 

1.         Approve the application to alter 132-138, 152-158 and 160 Bank Street, properties designated under Part IV and V of the Ontario Heritage Act and associated new construction in the Bank Street Heritage Conservation District in accordance with the drawings by B+H Architects included as Documents 9-13 received on December 22, 2009.

 

2.         Delegate approval of subsequent minor changes to the General Manager of Planning and Growth Management.

 

3.         Require the posting of a financial security in the amount of $1.6 million required to stabilize and restore the existing brick façades prior to the issuance of construction permits for demolition or excavation.

 

4.         Issue the Heritage Permit with a two-year expiry from the date of issuance.

 

(Note: The statutory 90-day timeline for consideration of this application under the Ontario Heritage Act will expire on March 22, 2010)

 

(Note: Approval to Alter this property under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit.)

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability

SERVICES D’INFRASTRUCTURE ET VIABILITÉ DES COLLECTIVITÉS

 

COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY

VIABILITÉ DES COLLECTIVITÉS

 

12.       NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING INITIATIVE (NPI) PILOTS

PROJETS PILOTES DE l’Initiative de planification de voisinage (IPV)         

ACS2010-ics-css-0002                              CITY WIDE/ À L’ECHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

1.        That the Community and Protective Services Committee and the Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council:

 

a.                  Receive the results of the Neighbourhood Plans for Vars and Hintonburg/Mechanicsville, as described in this report and issued as Documents 1 and 2;

 

b.                  Direct staff to use the Vars and Hintonburg/Mechanicsville Neighbourhood Plans as the first point of reference for all future City‑owned work planned in these communities; and

 

2.        That Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council direct staff to move to the Implementation Phase of the Neighbourhood Planning Initiative (NPI) for the pilot Vars and Hintonburg/Mechanicsville Plans and to report back to Council by Q3 2010 with progress on:

 

a.         An implementation strategy, designed with input from other departments, that outlines the required resources and timing necessary to advance the City-owned recommendations;

 

b.                  The development of a tracking and reporting framework that will allow for annual reporting to Council; and

 

c.                   An assessment of the integration of NPI as part of the City’s overall community planning processes.

 

3.             That Community Sustainability staff be directed to work with the Parks and Recreation Department and the Vars Community Association to implement a needs assessment survey to determine their recreational needs

4.             That staff be directed to work with the Vars Community Association in capacity building with the purpose of developing a sustainable association in addition to working with the community to develop an implementation strategy for the Vars Neighbourhood Plan.

 

 

                                                                                                      CARRIED, as amended

 

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAUX

 

13.       THE OTTAWA RIVER ACTION PLAN

PLAN D’ACTION DE LA RIVIÈRE DES OUTAOUAIS

ACS2010-ICS-ESD-0007                              CITY WIDE/ À L’ECHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council:

 

1.                   Approve the Ottawa River Action Plan (ORAP) as described herein, valued at $251.64 million.

2.                   Approve a service level for combined sewer overflows (CSO) of zero overflows during the swimming season in the “average year.”

3.         Receive for information the scope and timeline for development of a long-term Water Environment Strategy as described herein.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

DIRECTION TO STAFF: 

 

That the General Manager of Environmental Services be directed to convey Committee and Council’s decision on the Ottawa River Action Plan to the Environmental Commissioner.

 

 


14.       2010 WATER AND WASTEWATER RATE-SUPPORTED DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS

PROJETS DE BUDGET DE FONCTIONNEMENT ET D’IMMOBILISATIONS 2010 SOUTENUS PAR LES TARIFS D’EAU ET D’EAUX USÉES

ACS2010-ICS-ESD-0004                              CITY WIDE/ À L’ECHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

Report to be tabled at the meeting. / Rapport à être déposé à la réunion.

 

That the 2010 Operating and Capital Budget Estimates:

 

1.         Be received and tabled at the meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee to be held on February 9, 2010;

 

2.         Be considered by the Planning and Environment Committee at a Meeting to be held on February 23, 2010; and

 

3.         Be forwarded to Council thereafter for final approval.

 

                                                                                                RECEIVED AND TABLED

 

 

15.       AUDIT REPORT - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR IN-HOUSE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION - 2009

            RAPPORT DE VÉRIFICATION – ÉTATS FINANCIERS POUR LA COLLECTE DES DÉCHETS SOLIDES PAR LA VILLE - 2009

ACS2010-ICS-ESD-0005                              CITY WIDE/ À L’ECHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council receive this report for information. 

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

CITY OPERATIONS

OPÉRATIONS MUNICIPALES

 

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE

DÉVELOPPEMENT ORGANISATIONNEL ET RENDEMENT

 

16.       QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT TO COUNCIL, Q3: juLy-september 2009     

RAPPORT TRIMESTRIEL SUR LE RENDEMENT PRÉSENTÉ AU CONSEIL

POUR LE 3IÉME TRIMESTRE, JUILLET-SEPTEMBRE 2009

ACS2010-CCS-PEC-0004                                City Wide/À l'échelle de la Ville

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee receive this report for further review and discussion of the service areas’ performance results, as outlined in Document 1.

 

                                                                                                RECEIVED

 

 

COUNCILLORS’ ITEMS

ARTICLES DES CONSEILLERS

 

Councillor / Conseillère Leadman

 

17.       EXEMPTION FROM THE DEMOLITION CONTROL PROCESS FOR 51 PINHEY STREET

EXEMPTION AU PROCESSUS DE DÉMOLITION POUR LA PROPRIÉTÉ SITUÉE AU 51, CHEMIN PINHEY

ACS2010-CCS-PEC-0003                                                                                   kitchissippi (15)

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve that 51 Pinhey Street be exempted from the requirements set out in the Demolition Control By-law to enable the demolition of the building by the City without further delays.  

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED, as amended

 

Councillor / Conseillère Feltmate

 

18.       PROTECTIVE PLUMBING PROGRAM – RULES FOR SEMI-DETACHED HOMES

            PROGRAMME DE SUBVENTIONS A L’INSTALLATION DE DISPOSITIFS ANTI-REFOULEMENT – REGLES POUR LES MAISONS JUMELEES

ACS2010-CCS-PEC-0006                                      CITY WIDE/ À L’ECHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve that in cases where only one semi-detached home has experienced flooding, the owner of the other home will also be eligible for 100% assistance with the cost of installing protective plumbing devices.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 


 

ADDITIONAL ITEM

POINT SUPPLÉMENTAIRE

 

19.       LANSDOWNE DESIGN COMPETITION – MODIFICATION TO JURY MAKEUP

CONCOURS DE DESIGN POUR LANSDOWNE – MODIFICATION À LA COMPOSITION DU JURY

ACS2010-CCS-PEC-0007                                      CITY WIDE/ À L’ECHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to section 81(3) of the Procedure By-law (being By-law no. 2006-462).

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

That the approval provided by Council on November 16, 2009 with regard to the jury makeup for the Lansdowne canal side park and open space Competition be modified to add the following members to the Council-approved jury:

 

·                     Three other nationally renowned design professionals that would include Marianne McKenna as a nominee from the City and all of whom would be agreed to by the Chair of PEC, the NCC, Parks Canada and George Dark.

 

                                                                         CARRIED

 

 

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

INFORMATION DISTRIBUÉE AUPARAVANT

 

A.        ADVISORY COMMITTEE RESERVE APPOINTMENT - OTTAWA BUILT HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Nomination d’un membre suppléant au COMITÉ CONSULTATIF SUR LE PATRIMOINE BÂTI D’OTTAWA

ACS2010-CMR-CCB-0009-IPD                      CITY WIDE/À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                       RECEIVED

           

 

 

NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING)

AVIS DE MOTION (POUR EXAMEN LORS D’UNE RÉUNION SUBSÉQUENTE)

 

Councillor Monette

 

BE IT RESOLVED that all neighbours immediately adjacent to those residents who have been flooded in the past be also included for 100% protective plumbing.

 

 

Councillor Monette

 

WHEREAS the business owner at 900 Watters Rd, Unit number 5 in Orléans, has placed a sign on the roof of the commercial business located on the premises and the sign is in the shape of a cow (the “sign”);

 

AND WHEREAS the sign has been placed on the roof of the premises on and off for since the business first occupied the premises in 2005;

 

AND WHEREAS roof signs are not permitted in either the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law nor the Temporary Signs on Private Property By-law;

 

AND WHEREAS the sign has the support of members of the community who have submitted a petition with over 1000 signatures;

 

AND WHEREAS the business owner has indicated that the sign is a means of advertising for the cheese shop business located on the premises:

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that:

 

1.       Staff be directed to undertake a review of the merits and impact of the prohibition of roof top signs including a survey of other municipal sign by-laws and public consultation, and report back to Council by December 31, 2010; and

2.       Pending the outcome of the review and a decision by Council on the appropriateness of roof top signs, that the enforcement action specific to the sign depicting the cow on the roof top at 900 Watters Road, Unit 5, be suspended until December 31, 2010.