1.                   ZONING - 1370 MURPHY SIDE ROAD

 

ZONAGE - 1370, CHEMIN MURPHY SIDE

 

 

Committee recommendation

 

(This application is subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council approve an amendment to the former City of Kanata Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 1370 Murphy Side Road from Agriculture (AGR) to Rural Residential - special exception (RR-XX) as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.

 
 
Recommandation dU ComitÉ

 

(Cette demande est assujettie au projet de loi 51)

 

Que le Conseil approuve une modification au Règlement de zonage de l’ancienne Ville de Kanata afin de changer la désignation de zonage du 1370, chemin Murphy Side de zone agricole (AGR) à zone rurale résidentielle – exception spéciale (RR-XX), tel qu’il est indiqué dans le Document 1 et expliqué en détail dans le Document 2.

 

 

 

Documentation

 

1.                  Deputy City Manager, Planning, Transit and the Environment report dated 25 September 2007 (ACS2007-PTE-APR-0128)


Report to/Rapport au :

 

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

Comité d'agriculture et des questions rurales

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

25 September 2007 / le 25 septembre 2007

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager / Directrice municipale adjointe,

Planning, Transit and the Environment / Urbanisme, Transport en commun et Environnement

 

Contact Person/Personne Ressource : Grant Lindsay, Manager / Gestionnaire, Development Approvals / Approbation des demandes d'aménagement

(613) 580-2424, 13242  Grant.Lindsay@ottawa.ca

 

 

West Carleton–March (5)

Ref N°: ACS2007-PTE-APR-0128

 

 

SUBJECT:

ZONING - 1370 MURPHY SIDE ROAD (FILE NO. D02-02-07-0039)

 

 

OBJET :

ZONAGE - 1370, CHEMIN MURPHY SIDE

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to the former City of Kanata Zoning By-law to change the zoning of 1370 Murphy Side Road from Agriculture (AGR) to Rural Residential - special exception (RR-XX) as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 2.

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité de l’agriculture et des affaires rurales recommande au Conseil d’approuver une modification au Règlement de zonage de l’ancienne Ville de Kanata afin de changer la désignation de zonage du 1370, chemin Murphy Side de zone agricole (AGR) à zone rurale résidentielle – exception spéciale (RR-XX), tel qu’il est indiqué dans le Document 1 et expliqué en détail dans le Document 2.

 

BACKGROUND

 

The subject property, 1370 Murphy Side Road, is shown in Document 1.  The site is located on the west side of Second Line Road and is south of Murphy Side Road.  There are farm fields north of Murphy Side Road and east of Second Line Road, however there is extensive country lot development half a concession width south and southeast of the property.  The lands are currently vacant and cleared of vegetation. 

 

An existing unnamed creek traverses the property and flows from the south to the north.  Consideration must be made for the protection of this watercourse.

 

Draft Plan approval for a 21-lot subdivision was granted for this property on March 29, 2007.

 

Purpose of Zoning Amendment

 

The purpose of this Zoning By-law amendment is to rezone the subject lands consistent with the recent draft plan approval for a country lot subdivision and to protect the watercourse.

 

Existing Zoning

 

The subject property is currently zoned ‘AGR’ (Agriculture).  The Agriculture zone permits single-detached dwellings but only on lots large enough to support an agricultural type of activity or land uses that do not conflict and are compatible with the agricultural function of the area such as animal hospitals, kennels and catteries.

 

Proposed Zoning

 

The applicant is proposing to rezone the lands ‘RR-XX’ (Rural Residential – special exception).  The special exception is for the establishment of some zone requirements that are different from those of the Rural Residential zone.  For instance, the minimum lot area would decrease from 0.81 hectares to 0.8 hectares and the minimum lot frontage would be reduced from 60 metres to 40 metres for all of the lots.  A 35-metre-wide corridor is also being established by implementing a setback of 15 metres on each side of the creek from the normal highwater mark.

 

DISCUSSION

 

Official Plan 

 

The lands are designated General Rural Area. Residential uses in the form of country lot subdivisions are permitted in this designation.  The General Rural Area policies outline the criteria against which country lot subdivisions are evaluated.  This proposal meets those criteria.

 

Zoning By-law

 

The applicant is proposing to rezone the property from AGR (Agriculture) to RR-XX (Rural Residential – special exception). The Rural Residential zone is an appropriate use for lands within the General Rural designation of the Official Plan.

 

Staff is recommending that Schedule “A”, of By-law 74-79 of the former City of Kanata be amended to create the proposed zone.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The watercourse that traverses through the site as well as the fish habitat that accompanies it will be protected. The provision of a 15-metre setback from the existing top of bank offers sufficient protection and meets the minimum setback requirement identified in the Official Plan.  A culvert crossing that will be required as part of the development of these lands may have an impact on the watercourse.  The culvert design will be reviewed as part of the subdivision requirements prior to the registration of the Plan.

 

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

 

This area of rural Kanata has a number of country lot subdivisions in near proximity to the subject lands.  An additional 21-lot subdivision at this location is considered a compatible use with the surrounding area.

 

CONSULTATION

 

Notice of this application was carried out in accordance with the City's Public Notification and Consultation Policy.  Consultation details are noted in Document 3.  The Ward Councillor is aware of this application and the staff recommendation.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

N/A

 

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 time required by the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority and the applicant to determine the most appropriate means of dealing with the watercourse found on site.

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1      Location Map

Document 2      Details of Recommended Zoning

Document 3      Consultation Details

 

DISPOSITION

 

City Clerk’s Branch, Council and Committee Services to notify the owner, Mr. Zbigniew Hauderowicz, 113 James Cummings Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K2H 8E3, applicant, Mr. Bill Holzman, President, Holzman Consultants Inc. 1076 Castle Hill Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, K2C 2A8,  OttawaScene.com, 174 Colonnade Road, Unit #33, Ottawa, ON  K2E 7J5, Ghislain Lamarche, Program Manager, Assessment, Financial Services Branch (Mail Code:  26-76) of City Council’s decision.

 

Planning, Transit and the Environment Department to prepare the implementing by-law, forward to Legal Services Branch and undertake the statutory notification.

 

Legal Services Branch to forward the implementing by-law to City Council.


LOCATION MAP                                                                                                  DOCUMENT 1

 


DETAILS OF RECOMMENDED ZONING                                                       DOCUMENT 2

 

Schedule A of By-law Number 74-79 will be revised to show the subject lands will be rezoned from Agricultural Resource (AGR) to Rural Residential – special exception (RR-XX) as illustrated in Document 2.  The following applies:

 

RR-XX:

 

·      Lot Area New Lot (minimum):                              0.8 ha

·      Lot Frontage New Lot (minimum):                        40 metres

·      Lot Area Remaining Lot (minimum):                 does not apply

·      Lot Frontage Remaining Lot (minimum):           does not apply

·      No construction is permitted within 15 metres of the normal highwater mark on each side of the creek as defined by the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 


CONSULTATION DETAILS                                                                                DOCUMENT 3

 

NOTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION PROCESS

 

Notification and public consultation was undertaken in accordance with the Public Notification and Public Consultation Policy approved by City Council for Zoning By-law amendments. 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMMENTS

The Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital objects to any rezoning of agricultural land as we cannot afford to lose such lands.

 

Response:

The existing zoning implemented the old City of Kanata Official Plan policies.  This historical document designated the lands as Agricultural Resource. This designation was also established in the Official Plan of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (RMOC). 

 

However, in 1997, the RMOC undertook a comprehensive review of their Official Plan and many designations were changed as a result of this review.  The subject lands were redesignated from Agricultural Resource to General Rural Area.  These designations were then carried forward into the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan following amalgamation.  Once the new Official Plan for the City of Ottawa was adopted, the previous RMOC Official Plan as well as all the local Official Plans were repealed.