1. ZONING - 905 TAYLOR CREEK DRIVE ZONAGE - 905,
PROMENADE TAYLOR CREEK |
Committee recommendations
That
Council approve:
1. That an amendment to the
former City of Cumberland Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 905 Taylor
Creek Drive from MS2 - Industrial Service to MS1 (XX) - Industrial Service
Exception as shown in Document 1 and as detailed in Document 2.
2. That the implementing
Zoning By-law proceed to City Council for approval after the decision of the
Ontario Municipal Board is issued with respect to the appeals of the Employment
Area policies in the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa and the policies are
in full force and effect.
Recommandations du Comité
Que le Conseil
approuve :
1. une modification au Règlement de zonage de l’ancienne Ville de
Cumberland en vue de faire passer la désignation du 905, promenade Taylor
Creek, de MS2 – zone d’industries de services, à MS1 (XX), zone d’industries de
services assortie d’une exception, comme le montre le document 1 et le précise
le document 2.
2. que l’on poursuive la mise en place du Règlement de zonage en le
soumettant à l’attention du Conseil municipal à des fins d’approbation après la
décision de la Commission des affaires municipales de l’Ontario à l’égard des
appels visant les politiques régissant les secteurs d’emploi énoncées dans le
Plan officiel de la Ville d’Ottawa, et que l’on assure la pleine application
des politiques en vigueur.
Documentation
1. A/Deputy City Manager's report
(Planning and Growth Management) dated
21 September 2006 (ACS2006-PGM-APR-0153).
Report to/Rapport au :
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
September 21, 2006 / le 21 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 : Karen Currie,
Manager / Gestionnaire, Development Approvals / Approbation des demandes
d'aménagement
(613) 580-2424, 28310 Karen.Currie@ottawa.ca
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OBJET : |
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
1. That the Planning and Environment Committee
recommend Council approve an amendment to the former City of Cumberland Zoning
By-law to change the zoning of 905 Taylor Creek Drive from MS2 - Industrial
Service to MS1 (XX) - Industrial Service Exception as shown in Document 1 and
as detailed in Document 2.
2. That the implementing Zoning By-law proceed to City Council for approval after the decision of the Ontario Municipal Board is issued with respect to the appeals of the Employment Area policies in the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa and the policies are in full force and effect.
RECOMMANDATIONS DU
RAPPORT
1. 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 Cumberland en vue de
faire passer la désignation du 905, promenade Taylor Creek, de MS2 – zone
d’industries de services, à MS1 (XX), zone d’industries de services assortie
d’une exception, comme le montre le document 1 et le précise le document 2.
2. Que l’on poursuive la mise en
place du Règlement de zonage en le soumettant à l’attention du Conseil municipal
à des fins d’approbation après la décision de la Commission des affaires
municipales de l’Ontario à l’égard des appels visant les politiques régissant
les secteurs d’emploi énoncées dans le Plan officiel de la Ville d’Ottawa, et
que l’on assure la pleine application des politiques en vigueur.
BACKGROUND
The site is located at the north-west corner of the intersection of Trim Road and Taylor Creek Drive, south of Regional Road 174 and north of St. Joseph Boulevard. The subject land is currently vacant. The site encompasses an area of approximately .99 hectares and is irregular in shape. Frontage exists along Taylor Creek Drive and Trim Road. The property lies within the Taylor Creek Business Park and across from the Cardinal Creek Business Park. The Orléans Bowling Centre is located immediately north of the property and Mr. Gas is across Taylor Creek Drive to the south. Predominantly vacant tracts exist east of the lands in the Cardinal Creek Business Park, however there are some uses including a new municipal Park and Ride and Agropur Cooperative facility.
Proposed Zoning
The applicant is proposing to change the former
City of Cumberland Zoning By-law, which defines the property as MS2 -
Industrial Service, to an MS1 (XX) - Industrial Service Exception. This zone already permits service commercial
uses such as a bank, restaurant (full service, fast food and take-out) and
offices. The MS1 (XX) would permit a
retail store in addition to the permitted uses in the parent zone.
DISCUSSION
City Council Approved Official Plan
The City Council Approved Official Plan designates
the lands Employment Area. One of the
key objectives of this Plan is to protect lands primarily for employment uses
such as offices, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, research and
development facilities and utilities in order that they remain affordable for
employment purposes and that they develop over time without conflict from
competing land uses.
Lands designated Employment Area
have the ability to accommodate at least 2,000 jobs and are located in
proximity to major highways or arterials allowing good truck access. This designation is meant to also permit a
variety of complimentary uses, such as recreational, health and fitness uses,
child care and service commercial (convenience store, medical offices,
restaurant, bank and personal service establishments) which will occupy small
sites as part of a small plaza to serve employees of Employment Areas, the
general public in the immediate vicinity and passing traffic.
Former Regional Official Plan
The Former Regional Official Plan designated
these lands Business Park. This
designation permitted warehousing, manufacturing and other related
non-residential uses such as retail, office, small-scale institutional and
recreation uses. Development proposals
in the Business Park designation should consider the mix of land uses to
provide basic goods and services to employees of the park within reasonable
walking distances to the places of employment.
Former Cumberland Official Plan
The Former Cumberland Official Plan designated
these lands Mixed Use Business Park – Category A which encourages the
development of high density employment nodes near public transit as well as an
array of goods and services conveniently available to reduce the number and
length of trips and to support higher levels of transit service.
Details of Proposed Zoning By-law
The Zoning By-law amendment
proposed complies with the policies in the City Council Approved Official Plan
which allow this type of retail development as a complementary use to the
surrounding employment uses within a business park. The MS1 zone permits a variety of employment-generating and service
commercial uses which are consistent with the Official Plan policies. Several parcels which exist in the Taylor
Creek Business Park are currently zoned MS1.
It is of note that the lands on the east side
of Trim Road, south of Dairy Drive, are zoned Community Commercial (CC and
CC-X2). The development of this
10-hectare parcel for commercial purposes would service the day-to-day retail
needs of the surrounding business parks, however there are no active
applications to develop the lands. The
rezoning of the subject lands will address the immediate convenience retail
needs of the area.
Conclusions
This application conforms to the City Council
Approved Official Plan, Employment Area policies as amended by Official Plan
Amendment 28 and will provide a convenient commercial and service development
to serve the needs of the employment area as well as the neighbouring
community. This Zoning By-law amendment cannot be adopted by Council before the
Ontario Municipal Board issues a decision with respect to the appeals to the
Employment Area policies in Official Plan Amendment 28. The applicant therefore wishes to process
this application under the current policies with an understanding that there
will not be any status granted to the proposed amendment until the Employment
Area policies of the 2003 City Council approved Official Plan as amended by
Official Plan Amendment 28 are in full force and effect.
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
The application was not processed by the "On
Time Decision Date" established for the processing of Zoning By-law
amendments because the local Offical Plan and City Council Approved Official
Plan policies did not allow retail uses in a stand alone plaza in this business
park. Official Plan Amendment No. 28
introduced policies which allow this type of retail development as a
complementary use to the surrounding employment uses. The Ontario Municipal Board has considered appeals in respect of
Official Plan Amendment No. 28 and a decision with respect to these appeals is
imminent.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Location Map
Document 2 Details
of Recommended Zoning
Corporate Services Department, City Clerk’s
Branch, Secretariat Services to notify the owner, 1504138 Ontario Inc., 307C Richmond Road, Ottawa,
ON K1Z 6X3), applicant, Jonah Bonn Landscope Ltd., 307C Richmond Road,
Ottawa, ON K1Z 6X3), Signs.ca, 866 Campbell Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K2A 2C5, 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
DETAILS OF RECOMMENDED ZONING DOCUMENT
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Schedule
A of the Cumberland By-law 1-84 will be amended by changing the zoning for 905
Taylor Creek Drive from MS2 to MS1 (XX) as shown on Document 1.
The lands zoned MS1(XX) are subject to the
following:
Additional Permitted Use:
a) retail
store