11. ZONING - 237 CLARE STREET

ZONING - 237, RUE CLARE

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the application to an amend Zoning By-law, 1998, of the former City of Ottawa to add an exception to the R2C Semi-Detached House Zone for 237 Clare Street, as detailed in Document 3.

RECOMMANDATION DU COMITÉ

Que le Conseil approuve la demande de modification du Règlement municipal sur le zonage de 1998 de l’ancienne Ville d’Ottawa visant à ajouter une exception à la zone de maisons jumelées R2C à l’égard du 237, rue Clare, comme il est précisé dans le document 3.

Documentation

1. Development Services Department General Manager’s report dated 22 May 2003 (ACS2003-DEV-APR-0120).

2. Extract of Draft Minutes, 12 June 2003.

Report to/Rapport au:

Planning and Development Committee /

Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement

and Council/et au Conseil

22 May 2003 / le 22 mai 2003

Submitted by/Soumis par: Ned Lathrop, General Manager/Directeur général

Development Services Department / Services d’aménagement

Contact/Personne-ressource: Grant Lindsay, Manager, Development Approvals / Gestionnaire, Approbation des demandes d’aménagement

580-2424 ext. 13242, grant.lindsay@ottawa.ca

Ref N°: ACS2003-DEV-APR-0120

SUBJECT: ZONING – 237 CLARE STREET

OBJET : ZONING – 237, RUE CLARE

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Planning and Development Committee recommend Council approve the application to an amend Zoning By-law, 1998, of the former City of Ottawa to add an exception to the R2C Semi-Detached House Zone for 237 Clare Street, as detailed in Document 3.

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil d’approuver la demande de modification du Règlement municipal sur le zonage de 1998 de l’ancienne Ville d’Ottawa visant à ajouter une exception à la zone de maisons jumelées R2C à l’égard du 237, rue Clare, comme il est précisé dans le document 3.

BACKGROUND

An existing duplex is located on the subject property, with access off Clare Street. Single detached dwellings are located to the east, and semi-detached dwellings abut the northern boundary of the site. To the south of the site, across Clare Street, are two single detached dwellings and one duplex. A hydro utility corridor runs north-south approximately 60 metres to the east of the site.

This application has been submitted to accommodate the addition of a dwelling unit in the basement of the existing duplex (i.e., to convert the duplex to a triplex).

DISCUSSION

The former Regional Official Plan, former City of Ottawa Official Plan, and new City Council approved Official Plan all encourage land use intensification. The former City of Ottawa and new City Council approved Official Plans' provide direction to ensure that intensification projects will be compatible and integrated with the characteristics of established communities.

The area in which this building is located contains a mixture of single family and two-family (semi's and duplex dwellings), some of which have been converted to contain additional dwelling units. The proposal to convert the building from a 2-unit dwelling to a triplex will not result in any external changes to the building. As such, the intensification proposal to add an additional unit will not change the current built form or relationship of the building with its neighbourhood, and is consistent with the policies of the old Regional, old Ottawa and City Council adopted Official Plan policies relating to intensification.

The parking spaces required by the Zoning By-law are located in an existing two-car garage in the rear yard, thus maintaining the appearance of a duplex dwelling.

A building inspection confirmed that the basement can safely be converted to a dwelling unit in accordance with the requirements of the Building Code.

CONSULTATION

Public notification and consultation was carried out according to City policies. There were no comments received in response to the public notification of this application. The Ward Councillor, Shaw Little, is aware of this application.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

APPLICATION PROCESS TIMELINE STATUS

This application was not processed within the timeframe established for the processing of Zoning By-law Amendment applications due to staff workloads.

ATTACHMENTS

Document 1 - Location Map

Document 2 - Explanatory Note

Document 3 - Details of Proposed Zoning

DISPOSITION

Department of Corporate Services, Secretariat Services to notify the owner (Michael Jolicoeur, 490 Golden Ave. Ottawa ON K2A 2E5); agent (Brian Webster, Webster & Simmonds Surveying, 1505 Laperriere Ave.-Ground Floor, Ottawa ON K1Z 7T1); and the Manager of Assessment, Department of Corporate Services, of City Council's decision.

Development Services Department to prepare the implementing by-law, forward it to Legal Services Branch and undertake the statutory notification.

Department of Corporate Services, Legal Services Branch to forward the implementing by-law to City Council.

LOCATION MAP Document 1

EXPLANATORY NOTE Document 2

EXPLANATORY NOTE TO THE PROPOSED BY-LAW NUMBER ______

By-law Number ________ amends the Comprehensive Zoning By-law, 1998 of the former City of Ottawa. The amendment affects the property located at 237 Clare Street. The property is shown on the attached Location Map.

The existing zoning applying to the site is modified to allow an exception permitting the construction of an apartment in the basement of the existing duplex to establish a triplex dwelling.

CURRENT ZONING

The current zoning of the property is R2C, a Semi-Detached House Zone. The purpose of the R2 zone is to permit low density dwelling with a slightly higher density than in the R1 Zone (detached houses only) on lands designated Residential Area in the Official Plan. The R2C Zone permits single family and 2-unit dwellings, but a triplex dwelling is not permitted.

PROPOSED ZONING

The proposed R2C [exception] zone is identical to the current zone except that a site-specific exception will be established for the site to permit a triplex. This will allow the proposed construction of a dwelling unit in the basement of the existing duplex.

The lands affected by the proposed Amendment are shown on the attached Location Map.

For further information on this amendment contact Roger Hunter, RPP, at 580-2424 ext. 21582 or email at Roger.Hunter@ottawa.ca

DETAILS OF PROPOSED ZONING Document 3

The R2C zone is amended by adding the following additional exception provisions:

Exception

A triplex house is a permitted use at 237 Clare Street

All other provisions of the zone will continue to apply.