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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, AS
AMENDED
That Council:
1.
Receive the new Official Plan
engagement report attached as Document 1;
2.
Receive the following documents
prepared in support of the new Official Plan as Documents 2 through 7;
a. Document 2: Resolution of Council Motions relating to growth and
the Official Plan;
b. Document 3: Resolution of Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing Comments;
c. Document 4A: Financial report – ‘development pays for
development’;
i.
Document 4B: 2021 Hemson Report –
Summary Update of Comparative Municipal Fiscal Impact Analysis
ii. Document 4C: May 26, 2021 Memo – New Official Plan Growth
Management Strategy – Financial Analysis Rationale
d. Document 5: Growth Management Strategy – Implementation Modelling;
e. Document 6: Memorandum detailing a framework for consideration of
in-process applications;
f.
Document 7: Draft Adoption By-law for
Official Plan.
3.
Approve Document 12 (revised October
14, 2021) [m2.1]: Staff recommended changes to the draft new Official
Plan;
4.
Adopt the new Official Plan Volume 1
and Volume 2 (Secondary Plans and Area-Specific Policies) as presented in
Documents 8 and 9 (being Volume 1 and, Volumes 2A urban secondary plans, 2B
rural secondary plans and 2C Area Specific Policies, respectively), as
amended by the following motions approved by the Joint Planning Committee and
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee:
a.
[m64.1] That the specific public
benefits of community gardens be described in section 2.2.4 Healthy and
Inclusive Communities in the new Official Plan and direction for
consideration of land allocation for community gardens be identified in the
update to Urban Forest and Greenspace Master Plan; and
b. [m64.1] That section 2.2.4(3), as contained on page 30 of New
Official Plan, be amended by adding the words “, healthy eating, and active
living, helps reduce food insecurity and social isolation while providing
broader environmental, aesthetic, and educational benefits;” immediately
following the words “and villages to promote equitable access to healthy
food” in the 5th bullet point.
c. [m84.1] That Policy 3.1.5(f) be revised to read as follows:
f) That lands
designated as part of a natural heritage system are excluded while maintaining
the possibility of minor, site-specific adjustments along the boundaries to
reflect the results of more detailed field investigations if required.
d. [m77.1] That Council approve that a new subsection 7) be added to
3.1 (Designate Sufficient Land for Growth) as follows:
7) To reduce greenhouse gas emissions through
land-use, transportation and energy planning consistent with
Council-approved greenhouse gas reduction targets, projected demand for urban
expansion will be reported on as part of the Climate Change Master Plan’s annual
status updates considering the following objectives:
a) Alignment with local energy utilities to help control the cost of
distribution, facilitate on-site generation and support
local distributed energy;
b) Energy efficient built forms and proximity to a mix of land uses;
c) Maximize the energy and emission reduction performance of new
development or modifications to existing development; and
d) Access to sustainable modes of travel as well as infrastructure to
support the electrification of private and public vehicles.
e. FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Section 3.2.7 be amended (by adding
clause e) as follows:
3.2 7) To reduce
greenhouse gas emissions through land-use, transportation and energy planning
consistent with Council-approved greenhouse gas reduction targets,
intensification will be reported on as part of the Climate Change Master
Plan’s annual status updates considering the following objectives:
a) Alignment
with local energy utilities to help control the cost of distribution,
facilitate on-site generation and support local distributed energy;
b) Energy
efficient built forms and proximity to a mix of land uses;
c) Maximize
the energy and emission reduction performance of new development or modifications
to existing development; and
d) Access
to sustainable modes of travel as well as infrastructure to support the
electrification of private and public vehicles.
e) Alignment of intensification targets with progress towards targets
for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
f.
[m14.1] That Council direct Staff to modify
the New Official Plan to remove the policies that allow for consideration of
5- or 6-storey buildings on Minor Corridors without an Official Plan
Amendment process.
g. [m14.1] That, to implement the above, the text be modified in the
New Official Plan as approved by the Joint Planning Committee and Agriculture
and Rural Affairs Committee in Motion No PLC-ARAC 2021-5-5;
h. [m63.1] That section 5.2.3(3)(b) be
deleted from the Official Plan.
i.
[m62.2] That Section 5.6.1.1(3)(a) be
deleted and replaced with following:
“Where the
Zoning By-law for an area has not been updated either before adoption of this
Plan in anticipation of this Plan’s policy direction, or post adoption of
this Plan, to be consistent with the policy intent of this Plan, the City
will generally be supportive of applications for low-rise intensification
that seek to amend the development standards of the underlying zone where the
proposal demonstrates that the development achieves objectives of the
applicable transect with regards to density, built form and site design in
keeping with the intent of Sections 3 and 5 of this Plan.”
j.
[m91.1] That 6.3.3(8)(a) be amended to
remove the words “or eliminated” and replace with the words "or exempted
under limited and appropriate circumstances and requirements”; and
k. [m91.1] That 11.1(2)(a) be amended to read as follows:
“Development proposals for Low-rise residential or mixed-use
buildings that fulfill the intensification objectives of the Growth
Management Framework may be exempt, under
limited and appropriate circumstances and requirements, from Site Plan Control or shall have
reduced submission requirements and a simplified site plan process subject to
meeting defined criteria in order to streamline the process for, and lower
the costs of intensification;”
l.
[m51.2] That Council approve the following
with respect to Section 9.2.2 (2)(b)(i) of the New Official by adding the words:
“private medical or medical-related clinics, veterinary services,”
immediately following the words “such as restaurant, gas station”;
m. [m47.1] That Council retain the
Urban Natural Feature designation for all of the Carlington Woods;
n. [m13.1] That the Alta Vista/Faircrest Heights/Riverview Park
Secondary Plan be amended by adding to Section 2 the following new policy 4
after policy 3, and renumbering the subsequent policies in that section
accordingly:
“4)
Notwithstanding the right-of-way protection or existing width along Smyth
Road, high-rise buildings are not permitted on any parcel of land on the
north side of Smyth Road within the boundary of this Secondary Plan.”
o. [m13.1] That Volume 2C be amended by adding a new Area Specific
Policy to read as follows:
“xx.) Notwithstanding the provisions of Policy 5.3.3(3)(a) of
the Official Plan, high-rise buildings are not permitted on any parcel of
land on both sides of Smyth Road outside the boundary of the Alta
Vista/Faircrest Heights/Riverview Park Secondary Plan.”
p. [m39.1] That Council modify the CEDCSP so that all Official Plan
Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, and Site Plan Control applications
associated with mid-rise, high-rise, and high-rise 41+ buildings within the boundaries
of the Secondary Plan be required to be reviewed by the UDRP until the
completion of an updated UDRP Terms of Reference which may provide more
specific guidance on the role of the Panel in this area; and that the below
text be added to the CEDCSP:
“3.5 Urban
Design
27) Official
Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, and Site Plan Control applications
associated with mid-rise, high-rise, and high-rise 41+ buildings within the
boundaries of the Secondary Plan will be reviewed by the UDRP until the
completion of an updated UDRP Terms of Reference which may provide more
specific guidance on the role of the Panel in this area.”
q. [m8.2] That Council commit the City of Ottawa to tenets of social
equity, defined as the fair, just and equitable management of all
institutions serving the public directly, and the fair and equitable
distribution of public services and implementation of public policy, and the
commitment to promote fairness, justice, and equity in the formation of
public policy;
r.
[m8.2] That as the City continues to use
the 5 Big Moves to guide further planning efforts, those efforts will be
reviewed using the Equity and Inclusion Lens to advance the City’s racial,
cultural, economic and gender diversity. The City will review potential data
sources, such as the Neighbourhood Equity Index, for the feasibility of
identifying suitable indicator;
s. [m8.2] That Section 2.2.5 be renamed “Gender and Racial Equity”
and that Section 2.2.5 of the Official Plan be replaced with the text approved
by the Joint Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee
in Motion No PLC-ARAC 2021-5-32;
t.
[m8.2] That the Official Plan be
further amended by adding the additional wording to Sections 2.1, 2.2.1 and
2.2.4 as approved by the Joint Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee in Motion No PLC-ARAC 2021-5-32;
u. [m8.2] That staff be directed to develop a toolbox, following the
adoption of the Official Plan, to integrate gender, equity and inclusion
issues to use in future planning efforts by the City of Ottawa
v. [m90.3] That Council amend the fourth paragraph [of Section 4.2]
to the following:
“Affordable housing
is defined by the Provincial Policy Statement as the least expensive
of:
a) housing for which a low and moderate-income household pays no more
than 30 per cent of the household’s gross annual income for home ownership or
rental housing, or
b) a unit for which the rent is at or below the average market rent
of a unit in the regional market area. Low to moderate income households are
those with incomes in the lowest 60 per cent of the income distribution for
the regional market area. In the case of ownership housing, this
calculation will include households with incomes in the lowest 60 percent of
the income distribution; and in the case of rental housing, this calculation
will include households with incomes in the lowest 60 percent of the income
distribution for renter households.”
w. [m86.1] That Council amend 4.2.2 paragraph 4 of the New Official
Plan to reflect a 20% affordability target, as follows:
"the City shall
set a target that 20 per cent of all new residential units be
affordable. Of all affordable units, 70 per cent are to be targeted to
households whose needs fall within the definition of core affordability, and
the remaining 30 per cent are to be targeted to households whose needs
fall within the definition of market-affordability."
x. [m60.1] That Council add a new sub-section ix to 4.7.2(4)(d) “The
opportunity is specifically identified and can be assessed as being unique
through an economic development based study approved by Council which
demonstrates a high potential for net benefit to the City of Ottawa”;
y. [m60.1] That Council revise Section 4.7.2(4)(d)(vi) with the following
“A servicing study that evaluates a range of alternatives including innovative
alternatives and provides a solution which is acceptable to the City of
Ottawa for all phases of servicing and is approved by Council”.
z. [m52.1] That Council approve adding to Section 9.2.3 of the New
Official Plan immediately following subsection f) with the following wording:
g) Where a
lot that is outside of a historical settlement area, limited residential
infill is permitted and the following conditions apply:
i) The
proposed lot(s) have frontage on an open and maintained public road; and
ii) The proposed
lot(s) are opposite a lot containing a dwelling where its front yard is on
the same road, ; and
iii) The
proposed lot(s) are vacant lot(s) between two existing dwellings with front
yards on the same side of the road, and are situated not more than 250 metres
apart; and
iv) The
proposed and retained lot(s), should be of a similar size to the existing
surrounding lots, and shall not be less than 0.8 hectares ; and
v) The
proposed lot(s) shall be adequately serviced without adversely impacting
existing private services on adjacent lots; and
vi) No more
than two lots will be created from any lot in existence on 13 May 2003, and
no further severances will be permitted from a severed lot
aa. [m52.1] That Council renumber Section 9.2.3 accordingly.
bb.
[m67.1] That Council approve the designation
of ‘collector road’ to be defined within the framework outlined in Section 4
of City-Wide policies, and that Section 13 of the new Official Plan be
amended alphabetically by introducing the following new definition:
"Collector
Street
Collector streets
(which include major collectors and collectors) are the principal streets in
urban and village neighbourhoods and are used by residents, delivery and
commercial vehicles, transit and school buses, and people walking and cycling."
cc. [m35.1] That Sherbourne Avenue be
removed from Schedule B2 as a Minor Corridor; and
dd.
[m35.1] That
Area-Specific Policy 43.1 be deleted from Volume 2C of the Official Plan.
ee. [m65.1] That Council approve the following:
i.
That any complete application for an
amendment to the Official Plan to establish a new or expanded mineral
aggregate operation which has commenced under the current Official Plan be
permitted to continue under the Official Plan policies that existed at the
time of the complete application was received.
ii. And that in accordance with Section 22(2.2) of the Planning Act,
committee and council agree to receive for consideration Official Plan
amendments in support of a licence application under the Aggregate Resources
Act (before the second anniversary of the first day that this Official
Plan came into effect.
ff. [m85.3] That Council amend 5.5.1 to add policy 5) to read as
follows;
“5) Given its location in the
Greenbelt Transect, Moodie Station is not a candidate
for Transit Oriented Development or intensification.”
gg.
[d22.1] That Council modify the New
Official Plan by including added concepts of protection, preservation, and
restauration of existing water resources, as follows:
i.
Amend Section 3.2 on P 46 to read:
4) Intensification is permitted in all designations where development
is permitted taking into account whether the site has municipal water and
sewer services. This Plan supports intensification and the approval of applications
for intensification shall be in conformity with transect and overlay policies
as applicable. When reviewing planning applications for
intensification, the City shall ensure that surface water and groundwater
resources are protected, particularly where the groundwater resource is used
for drinking water.
ii. Amend Section 3.2 on P 51 to read:
17)
To implement the density targets and requirements, the City shall consider
the application of a number of alternative measures to provide water, wastewater
and stormwater capacity, including risk management and/or infrastructure system
upgrades in conjunction with its Asset Management Strategy and other City
programs where opportunities for intensification are limited because of the
cumulative impact of intensification projects on infrastructure system capacity.
In implementing density targets, the City shall ensure that surface
water and groundwater resources are protected.
iii. Amend Section 4.9.1 on page 115 to add the following policy:
5) Where no watershed
or subwatershed plans exist, the City shall otherwise ensure that the quality
and quantity of surface water and groundwater features are protected or
improved in accordance with site-specific studies and the City’s groundwater
management programs.
hh.
[m94.1] That Council approve adding a
new policy to Section 9 of the Manotick Secondary Plan in Volume 2B of the
New Official Plan, immediately following subsection 1) with the following
wording:
“2) On the
lands known municipally as 5497, 5495 and 5491 Manotick Main Road,
residential only uses and front yard parking may be permitted.”
ii. [m89.2]
That Council direct that the McCarthy Woods
remain zoned as EP so as to be protected from future development;
jj. [m89.2] That Policy 7.1(7) be amended to add a new sub-policy (c)
to add the following text:
“The Central
Experimental Farm, west of the new Civic Hospital site, remains for
scientific, educational and cultural purposes only and is not intended for
non-Central Experimental Farm development.”
kk. [m37.1] That Council update item 8, in section 4.1.1 Provide
mobility options to safely and equitably navigate the City, of the draft
revised Official Plan, as follows:
8) The City
shall seek to create networks of complete and healthy streets as
opportunities arise through the construction or reconstruction of
transportation facilities, such as roadways, bridges and transit stations as
part of other capital projects and through the approval of development.
ll. [m37.1] That staff assess how the 10 Indicators of the Healthy
Streets Approach can be incorporated into the update of the Transportation
Master Plan.
mm. [m92.1] That Council approve an amendment to section
4.4.1.2)(b)i) of the Official Plan to
read:
“i) Be
a minimum of 400 square metres, or as described in the upcoming Land
First Policy and updated Park Development Manual as directed by the Parks and
Recreation Facilities Master Plan.”
nn.
[m98.1] That Council add
sub-section 6) to Section 4.11 of the draft Official Plan, and
renumber subsequent the policies accordingly as follows:
“6) Large-scale provincially
regulated wind turbines are not permitted on lands designated Agricultural
Resource Area. This policy does not apply to small-scale wind generation associated
with a permitted principal use.”
5.
Adopt the following annexes as
supporting information to the new Official Plan, as presented in Document 10,
as amended by the above-noted Committee motions, where applicable:
Annex 1 Metropolitan
Downtown Core
Annex 2 Development
Zone of Influence
Annex 3 Heritage
Conservation Districts
Annex 4 Local
Plan Framework
Annex 5 Urban
and Rural Areas Subject to Area-Specific Policies
Annex 6 Urban
Areas Subject to a Secondary Plan
Annex 7 Rural
Areas Subject to a Secondary Plan
Annex 8A Watersheds
and Subwatersheds
Annex 8B Subwatershed
Studies and Environmental Plans
Annex 9 Private
Service Enclaves in the Urban Area
Annex 10 Tewin
Community Design Planning Process and Studies
Annex 11 Official
Plan amendments (currently blank)
Annex 12 Principles
for the Tewin Financial Memorandum of Understanding
6.
Receive Document 11: Work Plan Items
Arising from the New Official Plan;
7.
Approve that the Annexes to the
existing Official Plan that do not legally form part of the existing Official
Plan be repealed on the date that the Minister approves the new Official
Plan;
8.
Provide direction for staff to prepare
an implementing workplan and associated timelines and resources for new or
updated secondary plans, high performance development standards, guidelines
and by-laws, to be included in Departmental work plans, for consideration by
Planning Committee within 6 months of Ministerial approval of the new Official
Plan as amended by the above-noted Committee motions, where applicable;
9.
Approve the Principles for the Tewin
Financial Memorandum of Understanding, attached as Annex 12 to the new
Official Plan, detailing the financial components of the Tewin expansion
lands, and delegate authority to the General Manager of the Planning,
Infrastructure and Economic Development Department to finalize and execute a
Memorandum of Understanding based on these principles, to the satisfaction of
the City Solicitor and Chief Financial Officer;
10.
Direct staff, if necessary, to request
the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, in respect of results of any
Ontario Lands Tribunal hearing respecting the Official Plan, following
Council approval of the plan, to request modification of the adopted Official
Plan, so that the applicable policy is consistent with the ruling of the
Tribunal; and
11.
Direct staff to request the Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing, in respect of any Official Plan Amendments to
the current plan that are adopted by Council and have cleared appeals prior
to Ministerial approval, to modify the Official Plan to incorporate such
amendments;
12.
[m1.1] Adopt Document 7: Draft
Adoption By-law for Official Plan;
13.
Approve the following additional
motions approved by the Joint Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee:
a. [m3.2] That, further to the ByWard
Market being defined as a Special District, Staff add to their workplan,
after ministerial approval of the New Official Plan, the incorporation of
this defined district in a comprehensive Secondary Plan for the ByWard Market
that includes all the priorities of section 2.2.1 Policy 3, as well as:
i.
alignment with the joint review of the
ByWard Market and Lowertown West Heritage Conservation Districts, which will
review the consideration of heritage impacts of future development adjacent
to the ByWard Market HCD, with the intent to better reflect and respect the
market feel and elements; and
ii. incorporating the Byward Market Public Realm Plan into the
Secondary Plan; and
b. [m3.2] That Council direct staff to work with federal and
provincial partners on developing a three-government-level funding plan to
ensure that significant components of the Byward Market Public Realm Plan are
implemented ahead of the ByWard Market’s 200 Anniversary date in 2027.
c. [m5.2] That Council direct Staff to, in addition to examining the
boundary of the Sandy Hill Cultural Heritage Character Area engage and
consult the University of Ottawa on the possibility of incorporating the
relevant policies, directions and objectives of the University of Ottawa
Campus Master Plan in the Central and East Downtown Core Secondary Plan.
d. [m7.2] That Council direct staff, as a future work plan item post
ministerial Official Plan approval, to expand the boundaries of the Montreal
Road Secondary Plan to include all of Vanier for a new Vanier Secondary plan
which will:
i.
Carry forward the directions of the
existing Montreal Road Secondary Plan, as is; and
ii. Define Vanier’s character; and
iii. Define built form transitions, building heights, urban design and
architectural expression, and appropriate areas for development including
main streets not currently covered by the existing Secondary Plan, arterials
and areas for Transit Oriented Development, etc.; and
iv. Protect, define, and find greenspace in Vanier for community
space, parks and plazas as the area continues to grow and change to ensure
livability; and
v. Review Vanier’s current flood plain and geographic area.
e. [m42.3] That Council direct staff to develop new policies to be
introduced through a future amendment to the new Official Plan that would
allow for consideration of relocations of unbuilt country lot subdivision
from remote, isolated locations to lands that do not abut Villages but would
achieve a better clustering of development; and that these new policies be
presented to Committee and Council for consideration by Q3 2023;
f.
[m42.3] That Council direct staff to
consider whether Policy 3.4.8 a) could also be applied to land for which an
application for subdivision approval was submitted as the current policy only
applies to lands that had received draft approval, final approval or
registration prior to December 31, 2009.
g. [m15.1] That Council, with the goal of maximizing ridership and
trends for ridership of the new Trillium Line South extension, direct Staff
to consider prioritization of a Secondary Plan for the new expansion lands at
Bowesville to support this investment in transit and report back on timing as
part of a future Departmental Workplan report.
h. [m53.1] That following the adoption of the City’s Official Plan,
Council direct staff to prepare terms of reference, including timelines and
resources needed, to complete a thorough study exploring the opportunity to
include the Waller triangle either in a Special District (whether it be
ByWard Market, Parliament and Confederation Boulevard or Rideau Canal) or as
a new section in the Central and Eats Downtown Core Secondary Plan; and
i.
[m53.1] That as part of the Terms of
Reference of this study, that staff also identify other City policies and
programs that enhance the public realm that can apply to this area.
j.
[m12.1] Council direct Staff to prepare
Terms of Reference, identify staff resources and potential funding
mechanisms, for Council’s consideration to prepare a strategic economic
development study about the future potential of the rural lands in proximity
to Bowesville O-Train Station, the Earl Armstrong Extension, and the Rideau
Carleton Raceway and Casino to identify the job creation potential, and the
policies and infrastructure required to realize the economic potential (e.g.,
potential types of business and potential jobs that could be created), and
that the General Manager of Planning Infrastructure and Economic Development
advise Planning Committee of the proposed Terms of Reference and anticipated
study timing after the Minister of Municipal Affairs has granted approval of
the Official Plan.
k. [m16.1] That Council direct Staff to review the e-commerce/ transhipment
industry in the upcoming rewrite of the Zoning By-law, including a review of
related land uses as well as the scale and impact of those uses, to provide
greater clarity in this area.
l.
[m17.1] That Council direct Staff to
include in the revision of the Greenspace and Urban Forest Master Plan,
details on how the targets for the urban tree canopy and urban greenspace in
Policy 4.8.2(2) and Policy 4.8.3(2) will be achieved, including:
i.
Sub-targets for the urban tree canopy;
ii. The identification of residential areas that do not meet the urban
tree canopy and greenspace targets;
iii. Strategies and actions to achieve the targets;
iv. A monitoring and reporting plan.
m. [m22.1] That Council request the Mayor to write to the Minister of
Education and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to request a
review of maximum school site sizes in large urban municipalities to be
consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, reduce property acquisition costs
for the Province and encourage land-efficient practices such as multi-storey schools
and shared facility agreements between school boards and municipalities to
reduce land requirements for new schools.
n. [m25.1] That Council direct Planning Infrastructure and Economic
Development and Finance Services Departments to prepare an information report
to Planning Committee and Council to review existing capital financing
options concerning growth-related infrastructure implemented by various
Ontario municipalities to address this growth management issue, and that the
report be submitted before Q2 2023 to inform the next Development Charges
Background Study and By-law.
o. [m33.1] That, when considering a
reduction in front yard setbacks commensurate with Table 6, staff responsible
for development of the new Zoning By-law be directed to take into consideration
the quality of the adjacent public realm including availability of soil
volume and opportunity for street trees, availability of walkable
infrastructure including sidewalks, and work in coordination with other City
departments with respect to modifications to the public realm to support
livable neighbourhoods and maintain opportunity for tree planting on private
property where the public realm cannot so accommodate; and
p. [m33.1] That prior to such modifications to the right-of-way,
staff have regard for quality of the public realm and promotion of a livable
and walkable street network consistent with Official Plan policy when considering
an application for site-specific amendment or variance to front yard
setbacks.
q. [m36.1] That Council refer this motion [Motion No PLC-ARAC 2021-5-25]
to the Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste
Management, for their consideration to direct staff to study and develop
additional mitigation measures which offer incentives for new and existing
buildings;
r.
[m36.1] That the mitigation measures
incentives study be:
i.
aligned with the Community Improvement
Plan review, expected to be considered by Council in 2023, and
ii. aligned with the High Performance Development Standard to help
alleviate costs which occur while achieving net zero, climate change-focused
buildings.
s. [m44.2] That Council request that the Mayor, on behalf of Council,
write the Chair and the CEO of the National Capital Commission requesting
them to amend their Capital Urban Lands Master Plan to not permit any
development on lands located between Holland Avenue, Fisher Avenue and
Carling Avenue to protect these valued forest features.
t.
[m61.1] That Council direct Staff to
post the flood plain mapping updates (including climate change flood
vulnerable areas) on the City’s website by Q1 2022 and post any further
mapping updates as they are made available from the Conservation Authorities.
u. [m81.1] That staff develop a
“digital twin” geospatial model to support city building initiatives, including
the forthcoming new Zoning By-law, and work towards implementing greater
visual and numerical modelling techniques in the assessment of proposed land
development projects, subject to future workplans.
v. [m82.1] Council direct staff,
following the adoption of the Official Plan, to review and enhance community
engagement practices and procedures, and that this work be added as an item for
future PIED departmental workplan.
w. [m88.1] That Council direct Staff to prepare Terms of Reference,
identify staff resources and potential funding mechanisms, for Council’s
consideration to prepare a strategic economic development study on the future
potential of lands within the suburban southeast transect to identify the
potential for job creation that will help economically diversify Leitrim, any
implementation actions outside of the Official Plan by the City and current
landowners, the identification of required infrastructure and funding
mechanisms that includes alternatives to being financed by the City, and that
the General Manager of Planning Infrastructure and Economic Development
advise Planning Committee of the proposed Terms of Reference and anticipated
study timing after the Minister of Municipal Affairs has granted approval of
the Official Plan.
x. [m93.1] That Council request the Mayor, on behalf of Council, to
write the Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to
request that she meet with a delegation of the City’s Agricultural and Rural
Affairs Committee to discuss steps the Province could take to study how
flexibility might be introduced in Ontario, or how more customized approaches
could be applied at the municipal level.
y. [m43.1] That Council direct the Transportation Master Plan to
maintain Fisher Avenue (Baseline Road to Carling Avenue) at the current 34m
right-of-way except where protected intersections are required for the safety
of pedestrians and cyclists.
z. [m68.2] That Council direct Planning Staff to include, as part of
a future Departmental Workplan, a new Secondary Plan planning process with a
view to establishing policies and directions for the areas that link Manor
Park and the Downtown Core, considering the 15,000 new residential units
comprising Wateridge Village, with a focus on the area involving the
following thoroughfares and the communities associated with them:
i.
St. Laurent Boulevard. North (from
Hemlock to Blasdell)
ii. Hemlock Road/Beechwood Avenue
aa. [m6.2] That Council direct the TMP Update to review the function
of the Vanier Parkway on the transportation network as a whole, and consider
if a redesignation to the Urban Mainstreet is appropriate, given its location
and context within the Inner Urban Transect; and
bb.
[m6.2] That should the review result in
a TMP recommendation for redesignation of the Vanier Parkway to an Urban Mainstreet,
and should this recommendation be approved by Council, that an Official Plan
Amendment be initiated accordingly.
cc. [m55.2] That Council direct Staff to develop, as a future
departmental workplan item after adoption of the new Official Plan, and in coordination
with the Parks and Recreational Facilities Master Plan, a Public Lands
Strategy, which will establish a municipal objectives framework for public
land owners are clear on the City of Ottawa’s public land redevelopment/development
objectives when lands are no longer needed for the public purpose they were
originally used for; and
dd.
[m55.2] That this
framework be a guiding principle for the City’s objectives on planning for
redevelopment, targeted community benefits and potential acquisitions of all
surplus public lands within Ottawa, including:
i.
all federal properties opportunity in the Capital;
ii. unused
transportation corridors held by the Province;
iii. surplus
lands from school boards and the City lands including those near LRT; and
ee. [m55.2] That this framework be guided by the
objectives of the Official Plan including goals of a 15-minute
neighbourhoods; and
ff. [m55.2] That these objectives include the
consideration of community spaces and uses, range of housing types including rental
and affordable options, green buildings standards; and
gg.
[m55.2] That the City
further ask for first right of refusal on schools that have been closed and
are on circulation for reuse or sale to increase recreation, sport, leisure
and art, and other community uses such as social enterprise spaces where
financial resources are available.
hh.
[m95.1] That the Committee of
Adjustment be notified that any proposal in these areas that would involve a
significant increase in the lot coverage must be accompanied by an
engineering study demonstrating that pre and post development drainage flows
are the same or less until such time as a new Drainage By-law is in place,
and that positive drainage is maintained or enhanced in the fronting ditch
system.
ii. [m96.1] That Council direct staff to prioritize the Baseline Corridor
Secondary Plan as a future workplan item after ministerial approval of the
New Official Plan.
14.
Consider the following motions
referred from the Joint Committee:
a. S. Menard Motion PLC-ARAC 2021-5-57 [m78.1] re: vacant greenfield lands
inside the pre- 2021 urban boundary.
b. T. Tierney Motion PLC-ARAC 2021-5-61 [m87.1]
re: Thunder Road Rural Industrial and Logistics
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