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3. zONING - amendments to the Parking Space Requirements for multiple
attached dwelling units in the former City of Kanata by-laws ZONAGE - MODIFICATIONS AUX EXIGENCES RELATIVES AUX PLACES DE
STATIONNEMENT POUR LES UNITÉS D’HABITATION MULTIPLES EN RANGÉE DANS LES RÈGLEMENTS DE L’ANCIENNE VILLE DE
KANATA |
Committee recommendations as
amended
That Council approve amendments to
the former City of Kanata Zoning By-laws to revise the general provisions for
parking space requirements formultiple attached dwelling units, as shown on
Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2, as amended by the following:
WHEREAS staff report ACS2006-PGM-APR-0183 on the Planning and
Environment Committee Agenda 56 of 26 September 2006 deals with proposed
amendments to the parking space requirements for “multiple attached dwelling
units” in the former City of Kanata;
AND WHEREAS the “Background” section
of the said report states that “examples of multiple attached dwelling units
are freehold street townhouses”;
AND WHEREAS the “Purpose of Zoning
By-law Amendment” Subsection within the “Background” Section of the Staff
Report explains that the reduction in parking requirement is intended to apply
to freehold street townhouses with individual driveways only--meaning those driveways
being on a public street and not on a private street;
AND WHEREAS this intent is not
clearly reflected in “Document 2” Details of Recommended Zoning of the said
report;
BE IT RESOLVED that for clarification purposes the words “on a public
street” be inserted immediately following each occurrence of the words
“individual driveways” found within Document 2 of the said report.
Recommandations modifiÉes du Comité
Que le Conseil approuve les modifications
aux règlements de zonage de l’ancienne Ville de Kanata en vue de revoir les
dispositions générales concernant les exigences relatives aux places de
stationnement pour les unités d’habitation multiples en rangée, tel qu’il est
indiqué dans le document 1 et expliqué en détail dans le document 2, ainsi modifiés :
ATTENDU QUE le rapport du personnel ACS2006-PGM-APR-0183, portant sur
l’ordre du jour 56 de la réunion du Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement
du 26 septembre, traite de modifications proposées aux exigences de
stationnement pour des « habitations multifamiliales contiguës »
dans l’ancienne Ville de Kanata;
ATTENDU QUE la partie
« Contexte » dudit rapport stipule que « les maisons en rangée
sur rue en propriété libre constituent des exemples d’habitations
multifamiliales contiguës ;
ATTENDU QUE le paragraphe intitulé
« Objet de la modification du Règlement de zonage » du rapport du
personnel explique que la réduction des exigences de stationnement est destinée
à s’appliquer aux maisons en rangée sur rue en propriété libre ayant une entrée
privée individuelle uniquement—c’est-à-dire les entrées donnant sur une voie
publique et non sur une voie privée;
ATTENDU QUE cette intention n’est
pas clairement reflétée dans le « Document 2 » dudit rapport,
intitulé Détails du zonage recommandé;
IL EST RÉSOLU QUE, à des fins de clarification, les mots « donnant
sur une voie publique » soient insérés immédiatement après chaque mention
des mots « entrées privées individuelles » dans le Document 2 dudit
rapport.
Documentation
1. A/Deputy City Manager's report
(Planning and Growth Management) dated
13 September 2006 (ACS2006-PGM-APR-0183).
2. Extract of Draft Minute, 26 September
2006.
Report to/Rapport au :
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
13 September 2006 / le 13 septembre 2006
Submitted by/Soumis par : John L. Moser, Acting Deputy City Manager/
Directeur municipal adjoint par intérim,
Planning and Growth Management / Urbanisme et
Gestion de la croissance
Contact
Person/Personne Ressource : Grant Lindsay, Manager / Gestionnaire,
Development Approvals / Approbation des demandes d'aménagement
(613) 580 2424, 13242 Grant.Lindsay@ottawa.ca
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That
the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council approve amendments to
the former City of Kanata Zoning By-laws to revise the general provisions for
parking space requirements for multiple attached dwelling units, as shown on
Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement
recommande au Conseil d’approuver les modifications aux règlements de zonage de
l’ancienne Ville de Kanata en vue de revoir les dispositions générales
concernant les exigences relatives aux places de stationnement pour les unités
d’habitation multiples en rangée, tel qu’il est indiqué dans le document 1 et
expliqué en détail dans le document 2.
BACKGROUND
Tenth Line Development Inc. submitted the application to amend By-law 164-93 South March to address the residential parking requirements for the Briar Ridge subdivision, which is located south of Klondike Road and east of Sandhill Road. In the By-law’s general provisions, 1.5 parking spaces plus 0.25 visitor parking spaces per dwelling unit are required for multiple attached dwellings. Examples of multiple attached dwelling units are freehold street townhouses.
The parking requirements for multiple attached dwellings in most of the former City of Kanata Zoning By-laws require a higher minimum parking and visitor parking space requirement than for other residential uses such as a fully detached and semi-detached dwellings. The intention of this higher requirement was to accommodate parking for multiple attached dwellings that were under rental or under condominium ownership, containing a common parking area.
Typically in many of the current developments for street townhouses, two parking spaces are provided for each unit: one space in the garage and the other within the driveway. The provisions in the Zoning By-laws require that a parking space is at least 2.6 metres wide and 6.0 metres long.
In most of the former City of Kanata Zoning By-laws, the minimum front yard depth is generally 4.5 metres when there is no sidewalk and increases to six metres when a driveway crosses a sidewalk. Although vehicles can park within the 4.5 metres front yard setback with overlap onto the City’s right-of-way, these parking spaces are not considered to legally conform with the By‑laws. Since the By-laws require the parking space to be located entirely on private property and the Zoning By-laws requires 1.75 parking space for a multiple attached dwelling unit, there is only one legal conforming parking space where there is a 4.5 metre front yard with no sidewalk and a garage (containing the legal parking space).
Purpose of Zoning By-law Amendment
Tenth Line Development Inc. has submitted the rezoning application in order to address parking requirements that do not appropriately address current and new developments, specifically for freehold street townhouses. Visitor parking space requirements for freehold street townhouses are no longer accommodated in common parking areas, as they are no longer being built. They have historically been accounted for in private driveways in order to meet zoning requirements. The purpose of the Zoning By-law amendment is to remove the visitor parking space requirement for street townhouses that have individual driveways and to also reduce the required parking space requirements. The amendment will treat street townhouses similarly to other freehold residential uses that have individual driveways (i.e. fully-detached and semi-detached dwellings) rather than applying parking provisions intended for common parking areas such as for an apartment building.
The table below outlines the minimum parking space requirements and visitor parking space requirements for multiple attached dwellings for the applicable former City of Kanata Zoning By-laws.
|
By-law |
District |
Unit Type
as Defined in By-law |
Parking
Required / DU |
Visitor
Parking / DU |
Total
Parking Req't / DU |
|
78-96 |
Central Business District and Main Street |
multiple
dwelling |
1 |
0.25 |
1.25 |
|
132-93 |
Kanata North Business Park |
multiple
attached dwelling |
1 |
0.25 |
1.25 |
|
153-93 |
Kanata Town Centre - Southwest
Quadrant |
multiple
dwelling |
1.5 |
0.33 |
1.83 |
|
55-95 |
Beaverbrook Community |
multiple
dwelling |
1.5 |
0.25 |
1.75 |
|
55-96 |
Kanata Town Centre (Village Green) |
multiple
attached dwelling |
1 |
0.25 |
1.25 |
|
161-93 |
South March (Morgan's Grant) |
multiple
dwelling |
1.5 |
0.25 |
1.75 |
|
164-93 |
South March (Riddell Village) |
multiple
attached dwelling |
1.5 |
0.25 |
1.75 |
|
167-93 |
Marchwood Lakeside (Kanata Lakes) |
multiple
dwelling |
1.5 |
0.25 |
1.75 |
|
168-93 |
Katimavik-Hazeldean Community |
multiple
dwelling |
1.5 |
0.25 |
1.75 |
|
168-94 |
Bridlewood Community |
multiple
dwelling |
1.5 |
0.25 |
1.75 |
|
169-93 |
Glen Cairn Community |
multiple
dwelling |
1.5 |
0.25 |
1.75 |
The recommendation would amend the By-laws as listed in the table to reduce the minimum parking requirements for multiple attached dwelling to 1.0 where this requirement does not already exist and reduce the visitor parking space requirement to zero, only for multiple attached dwellings where individual driveways are provided for each unit.
The remaining former City of Kanata Zoning By-laws are not included in the amendment as they do not have specific parking provisions for multiple attached dwellings.
DISCUSSION
In the City’s proposed Draft Comprehensive
Zoning By-law, the minimum parking space requirements for multiple attached
dwelling in suburban and rural areas is proposed to be 0.75 parking space
when within 600 metres of a rapid transit station and one parking space
otherwise. The minimum visitor parking space requirement for multiple attached
dwellings with individual driveways provided for each dwelling unit in suburban
and rural areas is zero when the lot contains less than 12 dwelling units. When
dwelling units are without individual driveways, the visitor parking space
requirement is 0.2 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
The amendment is in keeping with the intent of
the parking provisions in the Draft Comprehensive Zoning By-law. Decreasing the
minimum parking space requirement to one and removing the visitor parking space
requirement for multiple attached dwellings with individual driveways is
appropriate as multiple attached dwelling units with individual driveways
cannot accommodate visitor parking or a portion of a parking space on private
property. In essence, parking for multiple attached dwellings will not change;
two cars will still be accommodated in the garage and driveway, similar to
other areas in the city. From an administrative position, conformance to the
Zoning By-laws was difficult since there is no way to quantify visitor parking
for freehold townhouse developments. The amendment will standardize the
applicable former City of Kanata By-laws parking provisions for freehold
multiple attached dwellings.
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. There was one phone call requesting additional information. The City did not receive any negative comments or opposition to this application.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
APPLICATION PROCESS
TIMELINE STATUS
The application was not processed by the "On
Time Decision Date" established for the processing of Zoning By-law
amendments due to the application becoming a Kanata-wide Zoning By-law
amendment, which encompassed amending many of the former City of Kanata by-laws
concurrently.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Location Map
Document 2 Details
of Recommended zoning
DISPOSITION
Corporate Services Department, City Clerk’s
Branch, Secretariat Services to notify the applicant (Tenth Line Development
Inc., 2001-210 Gladstone Ave., Ottawa, ON
K2P 0Y6, Attention to Jim Burghout), 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
DOCUMENT 2
DETAILS OF RECOMMENDED ZONING
The purpose of the Zoning By-law amendments is to revise the general provisions for parking space requirements for multiple attached dwellings by reducing the minimum parking space requirement to one per dwelling unit and removing the visitor parking space requirement when an individual driveway is provided, as follows:
- To amend Section 3.20 (a) (i) and 3.20 (b) (i) in By-law 78-96, Central Business District and Main Street to reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple attached dwellings with individual driveways.
- To amend Section 5.15 (a) (xxiv) in By-law 132-93, Kanata North Business Park to reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple-attached dwellings with individual driveways.
- To amend Section 3 (14) (a) (i) in By-law 153-93, Kanata Town Centre - Southwest Quadrant to reduce the minimum parking space requirements per dwelling unit to 1.0 and reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple attached dwellings with individual driveways.
- To amend Section 3 (16) (a) (i) in By-law 55-95, Beaverbrook Community to reduce the minimum parking space requirements per dwelling unit to 1.0 and reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple attached dwellings with individual driveways.
- To amend Section 3.18 (a) (i) in By-law 55-96, Kanata Town Centre (Village Green) to reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple-attached dwellings with individual driveways.
- To amend Section 3 (16) (a) (i) in By-law 161-93, South March (Morgan's Grant) to reduce the minimum parking space requirements per dwelling unit to 1.0 and reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple-attached dwellings with individual driveways.
- To amend Section 3 (16) (a) (i) in By-law 164-93, South March (Riddell Village) to reduce the minimum parking space requirements per dwelling unit to 1.0 and reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple-attached dwellings with individual driveways.
- To amend Section 3 (16) (a) (i) in By-law 167-93, Marchwood Lakeside (Kanata Lakes) to reduce the minimum parking space requirements per dwelling unit to 1.0 and reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple attached dwellings with individual driveways.
- To amend Section 3 (16) (a) (i) in By-law 168-93, Katimavik-Hazeldean Community to reduce the minimum parking space requirements per dwelling unit to 1.0 and reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple attached dwellings with individual driveways.
- To amend Section 3 (16) (a) (i) in By-law 168-94, Bridlewood Community to reduce the minimum parking space requirements per dwelling unit to 1.0 and reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple attached dwellings with individual driveways.
- To amend Section 3 (16) (a) (i) in By-law 169-93, Glen Cairn Community to reduce the minimum parking space requirements per dwelling unit to 1.0 and reduce the visitor parking space requirements per dwelling unit to zero for multiple attached dwellings with individual driveways.