WHEREAS the subject report includes the approval of Kanata North Economic District (KNED) Urban Design Guidelines;
WHEREAS the KNED Urban Design Guidelines are an important tool in the establishment of new parameters for both built form and the public realm within the district;
WHEREAS the Urban Design Guidelines include specific direction associated with the built form for low, mid and high-rise buildings;
WHEREAS the KNED Urban Design Guidelines provide guidance related to high-rise tower separation in the district;
WHEREAS high-rise tower separation is an important consideration for liveability, including shadowing, privacy, wind impacts, and overall impacts on the public realm;
WHEREAS to meet the aforementioned policy objectives, the Council-approved high-rise design guidelines require a tower separation of 23 metres for high-rise buildings up to 30 storeys, and 25 metres above 30 storeys, in all suburban transects;
WHEREAS the context associated with the district and the desire to achieve adequate tower separation for the aforementioned reasons has been further reviewed since report publication and staff have determined that a minimum separation distance of 23 metres should be maintained so that this is consistent with the approach in all suburban transects;
WHEREAS the draft KNED Urban Design Guidelines also include direction regarding the delivery of an improved public realm, including the provision of active and green rights-of-way, which may require refinement following further internal City operations review;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Sections 3.7.5.c, 3.7.5.d, and Figure 3.6 of the draft Urban Design Guidelines be deleted as they reference tower separations that are less than 23m.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff in the Planning, Development and Building Services department be directed to prepare for consideration by Council amendments to the right-of-way cross sections in Section 4.8 as required to ensure trees, utility services, active transportation considerations, and operational considerations have been adequately addressed before the cross-sections are published for use.