Report to/Rapport au :
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
Submitted by/Soumis par : Ned Lathrop, Deputy City Manager/Directeur
municipal adjoint,
Planning and Growth Management / Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance
Contact Person/Personne
ressource : Grant Lindsay, Manager/Gestionnaire
Planning and Infrastructure Approvals/Approbation
des demandes d'aménagement et d'infrastructure
(613) 580-2424 x 13242, grant.lindsay@ottawa.ca
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council approve the priorities for disposition of the Nicholas Waller Triangle Settlement as detailed in Document 1.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de
l’environnement recommande au Conseil d’approuver les priorités concernant la
disposition du triangle Nicholas-Waller, comme il est détaillé dans le document
1.
BACKGROUND
On November 13, 2002 two buildings on the Nicholas
Waller Triangle were demolished by Les Jardins Pondev Ltée / Groupe Lepine
without the benefit of municipal permits and contrary to development agreements
with the City. The City initiated prosecution and the terms for resolution of the dispute were eventually
approved by City Council.
At its meeting of September 3, 2003 City Council approved the
following motion :
The Development Services Department confer with the Ward Councillor,
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) and Heritage
Advisory Committee (subsequently discontinued) and bring forward a
recommendation to Planning and Development Committee on the disbursement of the
$250,000 settlement.
A court settlement was reached on November 18, 2004 and the funds
have been received by the City.
DISCUSSION
Councillor Bédard believes that since the demolished buildings were
part of the heritage of Sandy Hill, funds arising from the dispute resolution
should be directed, in large part, towards a project in that neighbourhood. The
Councillor would prefer to see funds allocated to a heritage study of the Sandy
Hill neighbourhood with a view to examining areas not previously researched.
The study would be carried out by a consultant under the direction of the
Planning and Growth Management Department in accordance with Terms of Reference
to be approved by Council following review by LACAC and Planning and
Environment Committee. This initiative has also been supported by the Sandy
Hill community through Action Sandy Hill.
Councillor Bédard would also prefer to have the City initiate a
Community Design/Urban Design Study for the north side of Rideau Street between
Cumberland and Sussex. This consultant study would be carried out with the
intent of developing recommendations to guide the main street character of this
area in conformance with the Official Plan.
At its meeting of December 9, 2004 LACAC considered the two projects
described above as well as other ideas. The project that they believe will have
the most benefit for heritage awareness across the entire city is a second
edition of the publication "Ottawa A Guide to Heritage
Structures."The book was initially produced in 2000 as a millenium project
by the City's LACAC. It was produced prior to amalgamation and so only 220
individually-designated heritage properties in the former City of Ottawa are
included. A second edition would be updated to include another 80 properties
within the new City as well as designations passed since 2000.
After its deliberation on the issue, LACAC passed the following
motion:
That the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee
recommend that the following projects (in order of priority) be retained for
funding with the $250,000 from the Groupe Lépine dispute resolution:
1. A second edition of
"Ottawa: A Guide to Heritage Structures,"
2. A heritage study of
Sandy Hill and its conservation districts,
3. A Community Design
Plan of Rideau Street between Cumberland and Sussex
During the course of discussion of this item at LACAC and in
subsequent correspondence to the Department of Planning and Growth Management,
Mr. David Flemming, President of Heritage Ottawa, suggested a fourth funding priority. He recommended that any
remaining funds be allocated to assist with the heritage components of
Community Design Plans (CPD) in rural areas where a concentration of heritage
resources was thought to exist and an inventory of those resources could be of
help in the preparation of the CDP.
The Department supports the four projects described below and in
Document 1 because they are consistent with the heritage policies of the
Official Plan and goals and workplan of the Department as well as LACAC.
Project 1, Heritage Study Sandy Hill ($150,000), is consistent with
Official Plan policies relative to the identification and designation of
heritage resources in the city and will enable better management of the
existing heritage districts in Sandy Hill in accordance with the Official Plan
( S.2.5.5.2 p. 52), the Sandy Hill Secondary Plan and the Ontario
Heritage Act.
Project 2, Second Edition "Ottawa A Guide to Heritage
Structures," ($36,000) is a LACAC project which is consistent with their
mandate and work plan and will promote a better awareness of designated
heritage resources across the city.
Project 3, Community Design Plan/Urban Design Study, Rideau Street
($40,000) will assist the City in guiding new development on Rideau Street in
accordance with the Official Plan and Downtown Ottawa Urban Design Strategy.
Project 4, Community Design Plan Heritage Components ($24,000) is
consistent with the Official Plan policies relative to the nature and content
of Community Design Plans (S.2.5.7.3.g p. 57) and the need to inventory
potential heritage resources across the city, particularly in the core areas of
Villages etc. (S.2.5.5.3 p. 52).
CONSULTATION
The Ward Councillor, Georges Bédard and LACAC were consulted in the identification of the priorities for disposition of the Nicholas/Waller Triangle Settlement as directed by City Council. Action Sandy Hill provided input through the Ward Councillor and representatives of Heritage Ottawa as well as the City's Arts Heritage and Culture Advisory Committee provided input at the LACAC meeting of December 9, 2004.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Funds in the amount of $250,000 arising from this
settlement are in Capital Account 990234 517005 Heritage Studies.
Subject to the approval of this report, the fund would be generally
allocated as follows in order of priority :
1. Heritage Study Sandy
Hill $150,000
2. Second
Edition "Ottawa A Guide to Heritage Structures," $36,000. This amount
would be added to the existing fund of approximately $16,000 raised from sale
of the current book which is committed to publication of a second edition.
3. Community Design
Plan/Urban Design Study, Rideau Street $40,000
4. Community
Design Plan Heritage Components $24,000
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 List
of Priorities for Disposition of Nicholas/Waller Triangle Settlement
DISPOSITION
The Department of Planning and Growth Management
Department, Planning and Infrastructure Approvals Branch to prepare an Action
Report for the consideration of LACAC, PEC and Council outlining the Terms of
Reference for a Heritage Study of Sandy
Hill.
The Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee to initiate
the production of a second edition of "Ottawa A Guide to Heritage
Structures" in cooperation with the Department of Planning and Growth
Management Department, Planning and Infrastructure Approvals Branch.
The Department of Planning and Growth Management, Planning
Environment and Infrastructure Policy to implement a Community Design/Urban
Design Study for the north side of Rideau Street between Cumberland and Sussex
in the context of their future work programs.
The Department of Planning and Growth Management, Planning
Environment and Infrastructure Policy Branch in cooperation with the Planning
and Infrastructure Approvals Branch to commission heritage inventories as part
of Community Design Plans in rural areas when and if required.
LIST OF PRIORITIES FOR DISPOSITION OF
NICHOLAS/WALLER TRIANGLE SETTLEMENT Document
1
1. Heritage
Study of Sandy Hill.
This
consultant study would prepare a management plan for the existing heritage
conservation districts in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood and identify the
potential for additional heritage designations under the Ontario Heritage Act.
The Terms of Reference for this study would be the subject of a subsequent
report to LACAC, Planning and Economic Development Committee and City Council.
2. "Ottawa:A Guide to Heritage
Structures," Second Edition.
The book was initially produced as a
millenium project in 2000 by the former City of Ottawa Local Architectural
Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC).The book was produced prior to
amalgamation and so only 220 individually-designated heritage properties in the
former City of Ottawa are included. A second edition would be updated to
include another 80 properties from the new city as well as designations passed
since 2000.
3. Rideau Street Community Design Plan/Urban
Design Study.
This consultant study would examine the north
side of Rideau Street between Cumberland and Sussex with the intent of
developing recommendations to guide the main street character of this area in
conformance with the Official Plan.
4. Community Design Plans-Heritage Components.
Remaining
funds could be used to assist with heritage inventories in rural areas and main
streets as part of Community Design Plans for those areas.