Report to/Rapport au :

 

Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee

Comité de

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

26 January 2009 / le 26 janvier 2009

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager/

Directrice municipal adjointe

Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability/

Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités

 

Contact Person/Personne Ressource : Grant Lindsay, Manager/Gestionnaire, Development Approvals/Approbation des demandes d'aménagement,

Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance

(613) 580-2424, 13242  Grant.Lindsay@ottawa.ca

 

West Carleton-March (5)

Ref N°: ACS2009-ICS-PLA-0022

 

 

SUBJECT:

ZONING - 2215 Sixth Line Road (FILE NO. D02-02-08-0120)

 

 

OBJET :

ZONAGE - 2215, chemin Sixth Line

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 2215 Sixth Line Road from Rural Countryside Zone (RU) to Rural Countryside Zone Exception xxxr (RU [xxxr]) to permit a garden suite on the site for a three-year period, as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2, subject to the following condition:

 

·                    That the Owner enter into a Garden Suite agreement with the City of Ottawa as specified by Section 39.1(1) of the Planning Act , setting out that:

 

                                i)            The garden suite is to be occupied exclusively by the Owner’s parents;

 

                              ii)            The garden suite is to be removed at such time as it is no longer required by the occupants, at any time prior to expiry of the three-year period; and

 

                            iii)            The garden suite is to be removed at the end of the three-year period, unless an extension has been requested and approved by City Council, prior to the expiry of the Temporary Use By-law.

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité de l'agriculture et des affaires rurales recommande au Conseil d’approuver une modification au Règlement de zonage 2008-250, de manière à faire passer le zonage du 2215, chemin Sixth Line de Zone d’espace rural (RU) à Zone d’espace rural assortie d’une exception xxxr (RU [xxxr]) et ainsi permettre sur la propriété l’aménagement d’un pavillon-jardin pour une durée de trois ans, tel qu’illustré dans le Document 1 et exposé en détail dans le Document 2, sous réserve de la condition suivante :

 

 

                                i)            le pavillon-jardin ne doit être occupé que par les parents du propriétaire;

 

                              ii)            le pavillon-jardin sera enlevé si les occupants n’en ont plus besoin à tout moment avant le terme de la période de dix ans;

 

                            iii)            le pavillon-jardin sera enlevé au terme de la période de dix ans, sauf si une prolongation a été demandée et approuvée par le Conseil municipal avant l’expiration du Règlement sur les usages temporaires.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

The subject property, 2215 Sixth Line Road, is located on the west side of Sixth Line Road, north of Berry Side Road.  The property has a frontage of 182.9 metres, an area of 10.1 hectares and is occupied a detached dwelling and a garden suite. The property is heavily wooded, and surrounding uses are largely rural residential dwellings. 

The Planning Act permits a garden suite (granny flat) for a temporary 10-year period, subject to a Zoning By-law amendment. A garden suite is a detached residential structure that is ancillary to a residential structure, designed to be portable, and occupied by family members of the residents in the primary dwelling. Approval of a garden suite is subject to an agreement setting out the terms of occupancy, and is to be removed when no longer required. A further three-year extension may be requested if required at the end of the initial 10-year term.

 

A site-specific amendment to permit a garden suite on the property was approved in 1994, subject to the Owner entering into a standard agreement with the City. It was specified that the garden suite be occupied by the Owner's daughter and her husband. The Temporary Use By-law expired in 2004, but the garden suite is still in place. At this time, the daughter's family lives in the primary dwelling and the elderly parents wish to occupy the garden suite for a further three years. The requested Zoning By-law amendment would create a temporary site-specific exception permitting the garden suite on the property for a three-year period.

 

Existing Zoning

 

The property is zoned Rural Countryside Zone,  (RU), which  permits dwellings and rural uses. The site-specific exception which previously permitted the garden suite expired in 2004.

 

DISCUSSION

 

Official Plan

 

The subject site is designated as "General Rural Area" in the Official Plan. This designation permits a variety of land uses that are appropriate for the rural area, including rural housing, commercial development, small industries and farms. The intent of the designation is to accommodate land uses that are appropriate for a rural location. Policies in the Official Plan ensure that various forms of housing are permitted wherever residential uses are generally permitted, including secondary dwelling units and garden suites. Where the Zoning By-law permits a dwelling, a garden suite may be permitted subject to rezoning as a temporary use.

 

Due to its temporary nature, the existence of a garden suite does not have any negative impact on the subject site or the surrounding properties. The subject site is an appropriate location for a garden suite because, due to the rural nature of the area, the lot is large and heavily wooded, and there is adequate separation with nearby houses.

 

The Owner will be required to enter into an agreement with the City, which specifies the obligations of the property owner: that occupancy of the unit is to be restricted to the Owner’s parents, and that the dwelling unit is to be removed if no longer required by her, or at the end of the three-year period. A further three-year extension may be sought if the unit is still required, if the extension is requested and approved by City Council prior to expiry of the Temporary Use By-law. The garden suite agreement will be prepared by Legal Services and must be executed by the Owner prior to the enactment of the by-law by City Council.

 

The proposed development complies with all Official Plan policies, including those that ensure compatible uses in the rural area and those that encourage a range of housing choices.  Staff supports this Zoning By-law amendment because the proposed use is compatible with the surrounding area and conforms to the applicable policies outlined within the Official Plan.

 

CONSULTATION

 

Notice of this application was carried out in accordance with the City's Public Notification and Consultation Policy. The Ward Councillor is aware of this application and the staff recommendation.

 

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS:

 

N/A

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

N/A

 

APPLICATION PROCESS TIMELINE STATUS

 

The application was processed by the "On Time Decision Date" established for the processing of Zoning By-law amendments.

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1      Location Map

Document 2      Details of Recommended zoning

 

DISPOSITION

 

City Clerk and Legal Services Branch, Legislative Services to notify the Owner (Gillian Szollas, 2215 Sixth Line Road, Dunrobin, ON K0A 1T0), OttawaScene.com, 174 Colonnade Road, Ottawa, ON, K2E 7J5, Ghislain Lamarche, Program Manager, Assessment, Financial Services Branch (Mail Code:  26-76) of City Council’s decision.

 

Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability Department to prepare the implementing by-law, forward to Legal Services and undertake the statutory notification.

 

Legal Services to forward the implementing by-law to City Council

LOCATION MAP                                                                                                  DOCUMENT 1


DETAILS OF RECOMMENDED ZONING                                                       DOCUMENT 2

 

Proposed changes to By-law 2008-250

 

1.         A new exception, RU [xxxr], will be added to Section 240 including the following provisions:

(a) In addition to the uses permitted in Section 227 for the lands at 2215 Sixth Line Road and designated as RU [xxxr] on Schedule A, a Garden Suite shall be permitted for a three-year period.