July 05 - 09:30

Planning and Housing Committee

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, July 12, 2023 in Planning and Housing Committee Report 12. The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
Declarations of Interest
Confirmation of Minutes
PHC Minutes 11 – Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department
City of Ottawa’s Housing Accelerator Fund Application
ACS2023-PRE-GEN-0007 - City Wide Report Recommendation(s) That the Planning and Housing Committee recommend that Council approve the Action Plan as contained in Document 1 of the Report.
Front-Ending Report – Design and Construction of the Longfields Drive and Kilspindie Ridge Roundabout
ACS2023-PRE-PS-0081 - Barrhaven West (3) Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council authorize the City and delegate authority to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department, to enter into a Front-Ending Agreement with Mattamy (Monarch) Limited for the design and construction of the roundabout at Longfields Drive and Kilspindie Ridge to an upset limit of $4,484,376.46 plus applicable taxes and indexing, in accordance with the Front-Ending Agreement Principles and Policy set forth in Documents 1 and 2 and with the final form and content being to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and Authorize the financial disbursement to reimburse the design and construction costs incurred by Mattamy (Monarch) Limited pursuant to the Front-Ending Agreement, to a maximum amount of $4,484,376.46 plus applicable taxes and indexing for the roundabout at Longfields Drive and Kilspindie Ridge, and in accordance with the reimbursement schedule set out in the Front-Ending Agreement.  
Front-Ending Report – Design and Construction of the Innes Road and Lamarche Avenue Traffic Control Signals
ACS2023-PRE-PS-0080 - Orléans South-Navan (19) Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council authorize the City and delegate authority to the General Manager, Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department, to enter into a Front-Ending Agreement with Francoise Holding Orleans Inc. (Lépine Corporation) for the design and construction of the traffic control signals at Innes Road and Lamarche Avenue to an upset limit of $308,000 plus applicable taxes and indexing, in accordance with the Front-Ending Agreement Principles and Policy set forth in Documents 1 and 2 and with the final form and content being to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and Authorize the financial disbursement to reimburse the design and construction costs incurred by Francoise Holding Orleans Inc. (Lépine Corporation) pursuant to the Front-Ending Agreement, to a maximum amount of $308,000 plus applicable taxes and indexing for the traffic control signals at Innes Road and Lamarche Avenue, and in accordance with the reimbursement schedule set out in the Front-Ending Agreement.  
Zoning - Renewable Energy Generation Facility and Battery Energy Storage Systems Interim Regulations and Increasing Opportunity for Access to Retail Food Storescess to Retail Food Stores
ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0010 - City Wide Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve the following amendments to Zoning By-law 2008-250, as detailed in Document 1: Permit a retail food store in additional zones; Add a new definition for Renewable Energy Generation Facility and modify the definition of Utility installation to exclude Renewable Energy Generation Facilities; and  Limit the size of battery energy storage systems in Agricultural Zones. 
Zoning By-law Amendment – 1209 St Laurent Boulevard
ACS2023-PRE-PS-0085 - Beacon Hill-Cyrville (11) Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1209 St. Laurent Boulevard and 1200 Lemieux Street as shown in Document 1, to permit two, 30 storey high-rise residential buildings, as detailed in Document 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 July 12, 2023, subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
Zoning By-Law Amendment - 1400 and 1410 Youville Drive
ACS2023-PRE-PS-0089 - Orléans West-Innes (2) Report Recommendation(s)  That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1400 and 1410 Youville Drive as shown in Document 1, to permit an automobile body shop and automobile service station, as detailed in Document 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 July 12, 2023” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
Zoning By-Law Amendment - 2616 and 2628 Edinburgh Place
ACS2023-PRE-PS-0037 - Alta Vista (18) Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 2616 and 2628 Edinburgh Place, as shown in Document 1, to extend the Heavy Industrial zone throughout the property and to permit a reduced interior side yard of 3.0 metres, as detailed in Document 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 July 12, 2023, subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
Zoning By-law Amendment – 200 and 201 Friel Street
ACS2023-PRE-PS-0061 - Rideau-Vanier (12) Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 200 and 201 Friel Street, as shown in Document 1, to permit a 20-storey apartment building on the eastern portion of 201 Friel Street, as detailed in Document 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 July 12, 2023” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
Zoning By-law Amendment – 1184, 1188 and 1196 Cummings Avenue
ACS2023-PRE-PS-0083 - Beacon Hill-Cyrville (11) Report Recommendation(s) That Planning and Housing Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1184, 1188 and 1196 Cummings Avenue, as shown in Document 1, to permit a six-storey apartment building with 188 units (R3Y[708] to TD1[XXXX]), as detailed in Document 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 July 12, 2023,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
Office of the City Clerk
Status Update – Planning and Housing Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending June 23, 2023
ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0094 - Citywide Report Recommendation That the Planning and Housing Committee receive this report for information.
In Camera Items
Motions of Which Notice has been Previously Given
Motion –Miracle League and Jays Care Field Ground Sign
ACS2023-OCC-CCS-0095 - Orléans South Navan (19)  WHEREAS The Miracle League of Ottawa is proposing the installation of an additional ground sign, at Notre-Dame-des-Champs Park, 3659 Navan Road; and WHEREAS The Miracle League of Ottawa is a registered non-profit charity helping very special dreams come true by providing a facility in partnership with the City of Ottawa that meets the unique needs of players either on the baseball field or playground; and WHEREAS on July 8, 2015, City Council approved that the baseball field at Notre-Dame-des-Champs Park be named the Jays Care Field in recognition of a funding contribution from the Jays Care Foundation towards the development of the project; and  WHEREAS The Miracle League of Ottawa, the Jays Care Foundation and the City of Ottawa have signed a Naming Rights Agreement dated June 18, 2015, and have agreed that the baseball field shall be exclusively named the Jays Care Field for the term of the agreement ending on December 31, 2030; and  WHEREAS the proposed sign will provide much needed identification of the Jays Care Field and wayfinding for the facility; and WHEREAS The Miracle League has received a donation for fabrication and installation of the proposed signage; and WHERAS the proposed signage does not comply with the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law; and  WHERAS it is recommended to allow this request beyond the general application process for minor variances found in the delegation of authority provisions By-law 2016-326 WHEREAS Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Department and Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development staff do not object to the application; and  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT committee recommends that council approve an exemption to Sections 114 and 121 Table 1A, of the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law (2016-326), as amended, to allow: The installation of an additional identification ground sign within 30 m of an existing ground sign on the same premises and on the same street frontage; and Permit a combined sign face area of the two ground signs beyond the maximum allowable 5m2, but not exceeding 7.35 m2.
Information Previously Distributed
Status Update on the New Zoning By-law
ACS2023-PRE-EDP-0033 - City Wide
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
Inquiries
Other Business
Adjournment
Next Meeting Wednesday, August 16, 2023.