Report
to/Rapport au :
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
20 December 2005 / le 20 décembre 2005
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 : Karen Currie,
Manager / Gestionnaire
Development Approvals / Approbation des
demandes d'aménagement
(613) 580-2424 x28310, Karen.Currie@ottawa.ca
REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve
an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-Law:
1. To change the zoning of 3740 Mountain Meadows Crescent from
Holding Residential - HR to Open Space - OS as shown in Document 1, and
2. To change the zoning of 4149 Canyon Walk Drive from Holding
Special Mixed Residential Dwellings - HRc3 Zone to Open Space - OS
as shown in Document 1.
RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de l'urbanisme
et de l'environnement recommande au Conseil d'approuver une modification au
Règlement de zonage de l'ancienne Ville de Gloucester visant à :
1. faire passer la désignation
de zonage de la propriété située au 3740, croissant Mountain Meadows de HR
(zone résidentielle de réserve) à OS (espace libre), comme l'illustre le
document 1;
2. faire passer la désignation
de zonage de la propriété située au 4149, promenade Canyon Walk de HRc3 (zone
résidentielle mixte spéciale de réserve) à OS (espace libre), comme l'illustre
le document 1.
BACKGROUND
The lands subject to this application are located in the Riverside South Community and represent approximately 4.5 ha. The western portion of the subject lands, which have some frontage on Canyon Walk Drive, comprises the ravine lands. The eastern portion of the property, adjacent to an elementary school site being developed by the French Catholic School Board and fronting onto Spratt Road, has been developed as a neighbourhood park.
The surrounding lands that flank these open space lands are predominantly residential in use and a smaller parcel at the corner of Canyon Walk Drive and Spratt Road, proposed for a commercial convenience plaza, borders the south-western edge of the ravine lands.
DISCUSSION
Official Plan Conformity and
Proposed Zoning
The site lies predominantly in the 'General
Urban Area' designation and the ravine lands are designated as 'Major Open
Space' in the Council Approved Official Plan and in the Former Regional
Official Plan. The lands are also within the 'Residential' designation in the
former City of Gloucester Official Plan. The sites are currently zoned as 'Holding
Residential - HR' zone and 'Holding Special Mixed Residential Density - HRc3'
Zone. The proposal is to rezone both sites to an 'Open Space - OS Zone'.
Appropriateness of the proposed zoning
These two parcels of land were part
of a larger subdivision application approved in 2001. The sites are
specifically identified as Block 438 and Block 439 on Plan 4M-1144, and were deeded to the City as constraint lands and
part of the parkland contribution that is required under the Planning Act. The
park subsequently has been developed by the City and is more commonly known as
the Mountain Meadows Park.
The zoning was never implemented when the lands
were deeded to the City, and the current application seeks to formalize the
uses through this amendment thereby ensuring the protection of the ravine and
continuation of the park use.
The requested Zoning By-law amendment is supported as it is in conformity with the policies of the City Council Adopted Official Plan, the former Regional Official Plan and the former Gloucester 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. The City did not receive any negative comments or opposition to this application.
FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS
APPLICATION PROCESS
TIMELINE STATUS
This application was processed by the "On Time
Decision Date" established for the processing of Zoning By-Law Amendment
applications.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Location
Map
DISPOSITION
Corporate Services Department,
Secretariat Services to notify the owner (Lisa Dalla Rosa, 201 - 2280 St.
Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa. ON. K1G 4K1), Signs.ca, 866 Campbell
Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K2A 2C5, and Ghislain Lamarche, Program Manager,
Assessment, Financial Services Branch (Mail Code: 26-76) of City Council’s decision
Planning and Growth Management Department to
prepare the implementing by-law, forward to Legal Services Branch and undertake
the statutory notification.
Corporate Services Department, Legal Services
Branch to forward the implementing by-law to City Council.
Document 1
LOCATION MAP
