Planning Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

64

Date:

Friday, June 03, 2022

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 4:30 P.m.

Location:

Electronic Participation

Members:

• Co-Chair: Councillor G. Gower, 
• Co-Chair: Councillor S. Moffatt, 
• Councillor R. Brockington, 
• Councillor J. Cloutier, 
• Councillor C. Curry, 
• Councillor L. Dudas, 
• Councillor A. Hubley, 
• Councillor C. Kitts, 
• Councillor J. Leiper, 
• Councillor S. Menard, 
• and Councillor T. Tierney

Kelly Crozier, Committee Coordinator
[phone], ext. 16875
[email protected]

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

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2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department

3.1

Site Plan Control - 325, 327, and 333 Montreal Road, 334 Montfort Street and 273 Ste. Anne Avenue

File No. ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064 - Rideau-Vanier (12) 

• Report recommendations

  1. That Planning Committee endorse a Site Plan Control application for 325, 327, and 333 Montreal Road, 334 Montfort Street and 273 Ste. Anne Avenue to permit the development of a low-rise building containing Residential Care Facility uses and a Shelter, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Planning Committee return Delegated Authority to staff for further changes to the approved plans, conditions, reports, and for the Site Plan Control Agreement.
• Amendment:

  WHEREAS staff have the authority to issue site plan approval on submitted site plan applications when there is either Councillor concurrence or approval by Planning Committee;

  WHEREAS, given the significant community interest with respect to site plan application D07-12-17-0077, staff have returned the matter before Planning Committee as report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064;

  WHEREAS minor changes to site plans are often necessary, and Council is not advised of these changes;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that with respect to report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064, Planning Committee approve the following:

  1. Deletion of the word “endorse” and replacement with the words “approve, subject to any minor revisions that the Director of Planning Services will have authority to approve” in Recommendation 1; and 
  2. Direct the Director of Planning Services to communicate with the Ward Councillor on any changes to the site plan after staff approval and until a building permit is issued.
• Amendment:

  WHEREAS Staff Report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064 details the site plan application with respect to 325, 327, and 333 Montreal Road, 334 Montfort Street and 273 St. Anne Avenue; and

  WHEREAS the staff report includes a number of supporting documents, including those providing background information on the site plan application and comments from community organizations (Documents 1-12); an

  WHEREAS on June 1, 2022, the General Manager of Planning Real Estate and Economic Development issued a Memo to Planning Committee providing background information the Salvation Army Site Plan Review and Programming Advisory Committee and a copy of the Agenda and Minutes summary for each of the Advisory Committee's meetings; and

  WHEREAS it would be appropriate for this information to be on the public record;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, with respect to report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064,  the General Manager's Memo dated June 1, 2022 and associated appendices be added to the staff report as Document 13.

• Amendment:

  WHEREAS; the Staff report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064 contains conditions of Site Plan Approval in Document 4; and

  WHEREAS, since the Staff report has been prepared there have been further negotiations between Staff, the Ward Councillor and the Salvation Army on additional conditions; and

  WHEREAS, these additional conditions need to be added to the existing Document 4 for approval as conditions 27 through 31;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, with respect to report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064, that the existing Document 4 be replaced with the enclosed revised Document 4, to reflect the conditions of concurrence for the site plan control approval.

• Amendment:

  WHEREAS the Staff report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064 contains background information regarding the changes to the site plan application made by the Salvation Army on page 13; and

  WHEREAS the Salvation Army has through its documentation supporting the site plan application, submitted a letter from Fotenn, dated November 23, 2021, which provides a breakdown of the number of beds throughout the facility; and

  WHEREAS the staff report only reflects the number of beds within the shelter as ninety-nine (99) beds and does not include the full number of beds in the facility, being two hundred and eleven (211); 

  WHEREAS clarification of the information provided to Planning Committee is desired and a fulsome report including all information should be presented;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, on page 13 of the staff report, the first paragraph under the heading “site plan control proposal and evolution”, the following be added as a fifth bullet point:

  • Number of beds in addition to the emergency shelter

  Shelter beds: 99 beds
  Special Care Unit: 60 beds
  Transitional Independent Living: 90 beds
  Supportive Housing: 32 beds
  For a Total of 211 beds.

• Amendment:

  WHEREAS; the Staff report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064 contains conditions of Site Plan Approval in Document 4: and

  WHEREAS, since the Staff report has been prepared there have been further negotiations between Staff, the Ward Councillor and the Salvation Army with respect to driveway access to Montfort Street, additional buffering and sidewalk conditions; and

  WHEREAS, these additional matters are to be reflected on the final Site Plan and Landscaping Plan.

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, the final Site Plan and Landscaping Plans submitted by the Applicant shall include the following:

  1. Driveway access from Montfort: The gate closest to the street, to 6 metres from the property line, restricting the queuing to one car;
  2. A “green-friendly” buffer will be placed between the fence of a residential property to provide additional landscaping, so long as there is no interference with underground services along the western fence of the property at 333 Montreal Road.
  3. Provision of a segregated sidewalk at the front of the property, being along the Montreal Road frontage, with a minimum width of 2 metres and wider sidewalks throughout the site, at a minimum of 1.5 metres.
• Amendment:

  WHEREAS the Staff report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064 contains conditions of Site Plan Approval in Document 4; and

  WHEREAS it is desirable to have the parking lot at the rear of the property, which is in close proximity to the Montfort Street residential community, to be restricted to employees and service providers only;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the notes to the Site Plan contain the following:

  1. The rear parking area, in closest proximity to Montfort Street, shown as having 27 spaces on the Site Plan, is intended to be restricted to use by employees and service providers only, with the Owner providing signage noting same.
• Amendment:

  WHEREAS the Staff report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064 contains conditions of Site Plan Approval in Document 4; and

  AND WHEREAS all other shelter uses within the City of Ottawa have Neighbourhood Patrols and Outreach Programming;

  AND WHEREAS the Salvation Army has advised that they will be implementing such programming in the form of a “Proactive Patrol” which will be run by the Salvation Army to provide support to this facility and its clients, as well as to respond to community safety and well-being concerns;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the conditions of concurrence for the Site Plan Approval contain the following condition:

  1. That the Owner shall implement a Proactive Patrol Program, patrolling the neighbourhood, to clients and to prevent community safety and well-being issues.
• Amendment:

  WHEREAS the Salvation Army has expressed its intent to the Rideau-Vanier Councillor to ensure there is no loss of levy as a result of the change in use at this location; and

  WHEREAS the Salvation Army has expressed its intent to the Rideau-Vanier Councillor to create a fund for a capital account to support the Vanier Business Improvement Area with its members for the management of beautification, remediation and maintenance of Montreal Road and neighbourhood streets;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, if the Salvation Army chooses to proceed with their project at 333 Montreal, an agreement between the Salvation Army and the Vanier BIA be advanced to the reflect the intent mentioned above.

• Amendment:

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that recommendation 1 be amended to make replace “Document 2” with “Documents 2 and 3.”

• WHEREAS the Staff report ACS2022-PIE-PS-0064 contains a document representing the public consultation, comments and staff responses to such comments: and

  WHEREAS there was a comment included at page 66 of the staff report at bullet 6 as follows:

  Given the diversity of residents, it will be important for the site to feature native art. The area previously labelled as a chapel needs to be neutral and confessional in nature, without solely Christian symbology. Francophone art must also be represented.

  AND WHEREAS the staff report provides the following response, at page 67, to the above comment:

  While the functioning of the chapel is not an issue for site plan control, the applicant has committed to providing indigenous and francophone art as part of the development. The Salvation Army will be working with members of the indigenous community to commission artwork for both exterior and interior spaces and will be working with members of the francophone community to commission artwork for interior spaces as well as make every effort to restore existing artwork currently displayed on the outside walls of the Thrift Store. 

  AND WHEREAS we have heard comments from members of the Francophone and Indigenous communities today regarding such intent from the Salvation Army, and that such intent is offensive to these communities who do not wish to be associated with this development;

  I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A DIRECTION TO STAFF: That the site plan conditions not include any reference or requirement for public art representing or reflecting the Indigenous or Francophone Community with respect to this development.

4.

In Camera Items

5.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

6.

Inquiries

7.

Other Business

8.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

Thursday, June 9, 2022.