Planning and Housing Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

13

Date:

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 3:30 P.m.

Location:

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Members:

• Chair: Councillor Jeff Leiper, 
• Vice-chair: Councillor Glen Gower, 
• Councillor Riley Brockington, 
• Councillor Cathy Curry, 
• Councillor Laura Dudas, 
• Councillor Laine Johnson, 
• Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, 
• Councillor Clarke Kelly, 
• Councillor Catherine Kitts, 
• Councillor Wilson Lo, 
• Councillor Tim Tierney, 
• and Councillor Ariel Troster 

Kelly Crozier, Committee Coordinator
[phone], ext. 16875
[e-mail]

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in Planning and Housing Committee Report 13.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

PHC Minutes 12 – 5 July 2023

4.

Responses to Inquiries

4.1

PHC-2023-02 - Planning Applications and Traffic Impact Assessments in Ward 19 Orléans South—Navan

5.

Referrals

5.1

Motion BHC 2023-07-01 – Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District

File No. ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0103 – Rideau-Rockcliffe (13)

This motion was referred from the Built Heritage Committee on July 11, 2023.

• Built Heritage Committee Recommendations

  That the Planning and Housing Committee recommend that Council approve the following motion:

  WHEREAS the Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District Plan, Secondary Plan and the City of Ottawa Official Plan all recognize the significance of the Rockcliffe Park HCD as a cultural landscape;

  WHEREAS the new zoning by-law provides an opportunity to ensure consistency between these documents and;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT consistency with the objectives and policies of the Official Plan, Rockcliffe Park Secondary Plan and Heritage Conservation District Plan be considered through the development of the new zoning by-law.

6.

Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department

6.1

Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - 245, 249, 261, 263 Rochester Street and 27 Balsam Street

File No. ACS2023-PRE-PS-0096 - Somerset (14)

• Report recommendations

  That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council:

  1. Approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2C, for 245, 249, 261, 263 Rochester Street and 27 Balsam Street, with area-specific policies in order to permit increased building height for the construction of a new nine-storey mixed-use building, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 245, 249, 261, 263 Rochester Street and 27 Balsam Street to permit a nine-storey mixed-use building, as detailed in Document 3.
  3. That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of August 23, 2023,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

6.2

Zoning By-law Amendment – 1081 Carling Avenue

File No. ACS2023-PRE-PS-0075 - Kitchissippi (15)

• Report recommendations

  1. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1081 Carling Avenue, as shown in Document 1, to permit two high-rise residential apartment buildings, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of August 23, 2023, subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

6.3

Zoning By-law Amendment – 3040 and 3044 Innes Road

File No. ACS2023-PRE-PS-0086 - Orléans West-Innes (2)

• Report recommendations

  1. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 3040 and 3044 Innes Road as shown in Document 1, from Residential Second Density, Subzone N (R2N) to Residential Fourth Density (R4Z) to permit a four-storey low-rise apartment building.
  2. That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of August 23, 2023 to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

6.4

Zoning By-law Amendment - 901 and 700 Solarium Avenue, 3001 and 3006 Showcase Crescent, and Parts of 4875 Spratt Road

File No. ACS2023-PRE-PS-0099 - Riverside South-Findlay Creek (22)

• Report recommendations

  1. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 901 and 700 Solarium Avenue, 3001 and 3006 Showcase Crescent, and Parts of 4875 Spratt Road, as shown in Document 1, to permit back-to-back townhouses with a height of 14 metres and a minimum lot area of 80 square metres, to permit air conditioner condensers to project into the front yard, and to include a schedule pertaining to minimum setbacks for one of the subject areas, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of August 23, 2023, subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

6.5

Zoning By-law Amendment – 3330 Navan Road

File No. ACS2023-PRE-PS-0102 - Orléans South-Navan (19)

• Report recommendations

  1. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 3330 Navan Road, as shown in Document 1, to permit office and warehouse uses, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of August 23, 2023” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

6.6

Zoning By-Law Amendment – 249 and 255 Richmond Road and 373 Tweedsmuir Avenue

File No. ACS2023-PRE-PS-0078 - Kitchissippi (15)

• Report recommendations

  1. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 249 and 255 Richmond Road and 373 Tweedsmuir Avenue, as shown in Document 1, to permit a nine-storey mixed-use, mid-rise building with site-specific zoning exceptions, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of August 23, 2023 subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

6.7

Zoning By-Law Amendment – 393 McArthur Avenue

File No. ACS2023-PRE-PS-0097 - Rideau-Vanier (12)

• Report recommendations

  1. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 393 McArthur Avenue, as shown in Document 1, from “Traditional Mainstreet (TM) Zone”, to “Traditional Mainstreet Zone, Urban Exception XXXX [TM(XXXX)]” to permit a six-storey mixed-use, mid-rise building with site-specific zoning exceptions, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Planning and Housing Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of August 23, 2023 subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

6.8

Site Plan Control – 375 Deschâtelets Avenue

File No. ACS2023-PRE-PS-0101 - Capital (17)

• Report recommendations

  That Planning and Housing Committee recommend City Council:

  1. Approval of Site Plan Control application D07-12-21-0111, concerning 375 Deschâtelets Avenue, for the construction of two mid-rise residential buildings with heights of six and seven storeys respectively, with approximately 270 units, as provided in Documents 3 and 4; and
  2. Return delegated authority to the Director of Planning Services, or their delegate, for staff to provide final approval stamps and signatures on the plans and conditions of approval through the Delegated Authority Report.

6.9

Future Neighbourhoods Urban Expansion Areas Process

File No. ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0020 - City Wide

• Report recommendation

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

6.10

Omnibus Official Plan Amendment 1

File No. ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0015 - City Wide

This report will be submitted to Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on September 7, 2023.

• Report recommendations

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

  1. Approve and adopt Official Plan Amendment 5, a series of technical amendments to the Official Plan as presented in Documents 1 and 2; and  
  2. Approve the updates to the Tree Protection By-law 2020-340, to extend protections to privately-owned trees on all lands located east of Watters Road that were approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in the Future Neighbourhood overlay.

6.11

Front Ending Report – Design and Construction of Palladium Drive Widening and Realignment

File No. ACS2023-PRE-PS-0108 - Kanata North (4)

• Report recommendations

  That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council:

  1. Authorize the City and delegate authority to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department, to enter into Front-Ending Agreements with the following developers, which provide for the repayment of the design and construction associated with the Palladium Drive Widening and Realignment from Huntmar Drive to N/S Arterial to a total upset limit of $12,101,613 plus applicable taxes in accordance with the Front-Ending Agreement Principles and Policy set forth in Documents 2 and 3 and with the final form and content being to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, and distributed as follows: 
     
     1. West Ottawa Land Holdings Ltd. and West Ottawa Land Holdings (2) Ltd. to an upset limit of $10,302,877 plus applicable taxes; and 
     2. RioCan Holdings (TJV) Inc. and 1633272 Alberta ULC to an upset limit of $1,798,736 plus applicable taxes. 
  2. Authorize the financial disbursement to reimburse the design and construction costs incurred by the above pursuant to the execution of the Front-Ending Agreements to an upset limit of $12,101,613 plus applicable taxes inclusive of reimbursement for post period capacity and in accordance with the reimbursement schedule set out in said agreements.  

7.

In Camera Items

8.

Information Previously Distributed

8.1

Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland

8.2

Residential Dwelling Approval Pipeline

8.3

Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department Work Program 2022-2026

9.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

10.

Inquiries

11.

Other Business

12.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

Wednesday, September 6, 2023.