Planning and Housing Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

37

Date:

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

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, November 13, 2024, in Planning and Housing Committee Report 37.

The deadline to register by phone to speak or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Monday, November 4, 2024, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

PHC Minutes 36 – Wednesday, October 23, 2024

4.

Responses to Inquiries

4.1

JT PHC/ECCC 2024-01 - Tree Trenching

4.2

OCC-2024-08 - Staffing MOU with Tewin Developer

5.

Planning, Development and Building Services Department

5.1

Zoning By-law Amendment - 10 Garrison Street

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0029 – Kitchissippi (15)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  1. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 10 Garrison Street from R1MM to R4UC[xxxx], as shown in Document 1, to permit the redevelopment of the site into a three-storey plus basement low-rise apartment building, 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 November 13, 2024,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

5.2

Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - 335 and 339 Roosevelt Avenue, 344 Winston Avenue, and 379 and 389 Wilmont Avenuee

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0034– Kitchissippi (15)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  1. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council:
     1. Approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2A - Urban Secondary Plans, Richmond Road / Westboro Secondary Plan, for 335 and 339 Roosevelt Avenue, 344 Winston Avenue, and 379 and 389 Wilmont Avenue, in order to permit a 13 and a 14-storey high rise apartment, as detailed in Document 2. 
     2. Approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 335 and 339 Roosevelt Avenue, 344 Winston Avenue, and 379 and 389 Wilmont Avenue to permit a 13 and a 14-storey high rise apartment, and land for a new public park, as detailed in Documents 3 and 4. 
  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 November 13, 2024,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

5.3

Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - 424 Churchill Avenue N.

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0098 – Kitchissippi (15)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Planning and Housing Committee:

  1. Recommend Council approve an amendment to the Official Plan, Volume 2a, Richmond Road / Westboro Secondary Plan, for 424 Churchill Avenue North, as shown in Document 1, for increased buildings heights as detailed in Document 2.
  2. Recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 424 Churchill Avenue North, as shown in Document 1, to permit an eight-storey residential building, as detailed in Document 3.
  3. 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 November 13, 2024,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

5.4

Zoning By-law Amendment – 1280 Trim Road

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0027 - Orléans East-Cumberland (1)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  1. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1280 Trim Road, as shown in Document 1, to permit a commercial development, 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 November 13, 2024,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

5.5

Amendments to Site Plan Control By-law to Comply with Legislative Changes to the Planning Act

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0029 – City-wide

This Report will be submitted to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on November 7, 2024.

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve the amendments to Site Plan Control By-law 2014-256 as shown in Document 1.

5.6

Delegated Authority for Minor Re-Zoning

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0107 – City-wide

This Report will be submitted to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on November 7, 2024.

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Planning and Housing Committee and Agricultural and Rural Affairs recommend Council:

  1. Approve the amendments to the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa, attached as Document 1 to this report and proposed to be effective on January 1, 2025;
  2. Approve the amendments to the Planning Fees By-law, attached as Document 2 to this report and proposed to be effective on January 1, 2025;
  3. Approve the amendments to the Delegated Authority By-law, attached as Document 3 to this report and proposed to be effective on January 1, 2025;
  4. Approve the amendments to the Public Notification and Consultation Policy, attached as Document 4 to this report and proposed to be effective on January 1, 2025; and
  5. That Planning and Housing and Agriculture and Rural Affairs 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 November 13th, 2024 subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

5.7

Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0088 – Bay (7)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council:

  1. Approve an amendment to Volume 2A of the Official Plan to add the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan, including Schedule A – Designation Plan, Schedule B – Maximum Building Heights, and Schedule C – Mobility and Connectivity, as detailed in Documents 1, 2, 3, and 4.
  2. Approve an amendment to Volume 1 of the Official Plan to change the Hub designation boundary for the Hub designation surrounding Lincoln Fields Station on Schedule B2 – Inner Urban Transect to reflect the Hub boundary in Document 2.
  3. Approve amendments to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to:
     1. Create a new MC18 subzone, an urban exception, and two new schedules that modify performance standards of the MC Zone related to minimum and maximum building heights, tower step backs, active frontage requirements, and a minimum requirement for non-residential uses at-grade along select streets, as detailed in Documents 5, 8 and 9.
     2. Re-zone 2525 Carling Avenue from AM, AM10[2193], and AM10[2194] to MC18[XXX1]-h SYYY1, as detailed in Document 6.
     3. Amend zoning schedule 402 to increase the minimum interior and rear yard setback requirements for the tower portion of high-rise building and minimum lot sizes for 2525 Carling Avenue, as detailed in Document 7.
  4. Approve the Consultation Details Section of this report to 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 November 13, 2024 subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision, as detailed in Document 10.

5.8

Zoning By-law Amendment - City-Owned Lands for Housing Developments

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0038 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  1. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2 Pretty Street, as shown in Document 1, from L1 to R4M[xxx1] with exceptions to enable residential development, on a parcel owned by the City of Ottawa, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for part of 40 Beechcliffe Street as shown in Document 3, from R3Z[937] and R2M to R4M[xxx2] with exceptions to enable residential development, on a vacant parcel owned by the City of Ottawa, as detailed in Document 4.
  3. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 261A Hinchey Avenue, as shown in Document 5, from R4UB to R4UB[xxx3] with exceptions to enable residential development, on a vacant parcel owned by the City of Ottawa, as detailed in Document 6.
  4. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 185 Hawthorne Avenue, as shown in Document 7, from R3P to R4UB[xxx4] with exceptions to enable residential development, on a vacant parcel owned by the City of Ottawa, as detailed in Document 8.
  5. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2548 Cléroux Crescent, as shown in Document 9, from R2N to R4M[xxx5] with exceptions to enable residential development, on a vacant parcel owned by the City of Ottawa, as detailed in Document 10.
  6. That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2060 Lanthier Drive, as shown in Document 11, from IG7 H(21) and IG[1608] H(21)to GM H(21) [xxx6] with exceptions to enable mixed use development, on a vacant parcel owned by the City of Ottawa, as detailed in Document 12.
  7. 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 November 13 subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

6.

In Camera Items

7.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

8.

Inquiries

9.

Other Business

10.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

Wednesday, November 20, 2024.