Report to/Rapport au :
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
12 November 2008 / le 12 novembre
2008
Submitted
by/Soumis par : Nancy
Schepers, Deputy City Manager
Directrice municipale adjointe,
Infrastructure Services and Community
Sustainability
Services d’infrastructure et
Viabilité des collectivités
Contact Person/Personne ressource : Sandra Garnett, Manager/Gestionnaire,
Business Integration Services/Services d'intégration des activités
Building
Code Services Branch/Direction des services du code du bâtiment
(613)
580-2424 x 41544, sandra.garnett@ottawa.ca
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OBJET :
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DÉROGATION
MINEURE AU RÈGLEMENT SUR LES ENSEIGNES - 303, promenade terry-fox |
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve the application to vary Sign By-law 2005-439 to permit the internal illumination of two logo signs for the office building at 303 Terry Fox Drive.
RECOMMANDATION DU
RAPPORT
Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de
l’environnement recommande au Conseil d’approuver la demande de dérogation au
Règlement 2005-439 sur les enseignes visant à faire autoriser l’éclairage
interne de deux enseignes logo pour l’immeuble de bureaux situé au
303, promenade Terry-Fox.
BACKGROUND
The subject property is located in an industrial business park zone and therefore classified as District 3 in the Sign By-law (see Document 1). Adjacent uses near this office building north of March Road are commercial and leisure/recreational uses. The By-law limits logo signs in this zone to one sign per building face, provided the sign is non-illuminated and does not exceed 10 per cent of the top floor wall coverage area. If approved, the variance would permit the logo signs to be illuminated as seen in the attached elevations (Documents 2 and 3).
DISCUSSION
The requested variance would permit the illumination of two logo wall signs located on the top storey of a commercial office building. The Bridgewater Systems sign would face towards March Road and the March Networks sign would face towards Terry Fox Drive. Impact to nearby uses would be minimal as the illuminated logo signs would face towards mainly commercial uses and would not provide any negative impact to this area. These signs would comply with other performance standards of the by-law including location and scale.
Zoning of the property was light industrial under the old Kanata Zoning By-law, which represented a District 4 category in the Sign By-law. Logo signs under this district are allowed illumination. With the zoning changing in the new Zoning By-law to business park industrial, the more restrictive District 3 category now applies making the variance necessary. The new zoning of this property is under appeal.
Therefore, in this case, the Department is satisfied that the illumination component of the proposed signage is in keeping with the intent and design regulations of the Sign By-law and recommends approval of the variance application.
CONSULTATION
In response to the standard circulation to property owners, business and community groups and the Ward Councillor, there was no opposition generated.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 2 - Elevation for Bridgewater Systems Sign
Document 3 - Elevation for March Networks Sign
DISPOSITION
City Clerk and Legal Services Branch to notify the applicant, Plastics of Ottawa, on behalf of the Kanata Research Park, Attention: Dennis Delaney, 32-5330 Canotek Road, Gloucester, ON, K1J 9C4 and the local Ward Councillor of Council's decision. Building Code Services will process the sign permit resulting from the Council direction in accordance with Sign By-law 2005-439.
LOCATION PLAN DOCUMENT 1
ELEVATION FOR BRIDGEWATER SYSTEMS SIGN DOCUMENT 2
ELEVATION FOR MARCH NETWORKS SIGN DOCUMENT 3
