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6.
STREET
NAME CHANGE - LORNE AVENUE CHANGEMENT DE NOM DE RUE –
AVENUE LORNE
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Committee recommendation
That Council enact a by-law to change, in part,
the street name "Lorne Avenue" for that portion extending north from
Somerset Street West to Nanny Goat Hill from "Lorne Avenue" to
"Upper Lorne Place".
Recommandation du Comité
Que le Conseil adopte un règlement
en vue de changer, en partie, le nom de rue « avenue Lorne » à « place Upper
Lorne », entre la rue Somerset Ouest et Nanny Goat Hill (portion nord de la
rue).
Documentation
1.
Deputy
City Manager's report Planning, Transit
and the Environment dated 6 September 2007 (ACS2007-PTE-BLD-0017).
Report
to/Rapport au :
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
06 September 2007 / le 06 septembre 2007
Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager/
Directeur municipal adjoint,
Planning, Transit and the Environment/
Urbanisme, Transport en commun et Environnement
Contact
Person/Personne ressource : Sandra Garnett, Manager, Business Integration
Services
Building Code Services/Direction des services
code du bâtiment
(613) 580-2424 x41544,
sandra.garnett@ottawa.ca
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council enact a by-law to change, in part, the street name "Lorne Avenue" for that portion extending north from Somerset Street West to Nanny Goat Hill from "Lorne Avenue" to "Upper Lorne Place".
RECOMMANDATION DU
RAPPORT
Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de
l’environnement recommande au Conseil d’adopter un règlement en vue de changer,
en partie, le nom de rue « avenue Lorne » à « place Upper Lorne », entre la rue
Somerset Ouest et Nanny Goat Hill (portion nord de la rue).
BACKGROUND
On
January 12, 2005, City Council approved a Department workprogram that would
facilitate the resolution of outstanding street name issues that continue to
present an impediment to effective way finding and emergency response. Lorne Avenue was identified as a priority
for remedial action.
DISCUSSION
There
are two sections of Lorne Avenue physically divided by Nanny Goat Hill
(Reference Document 1). The northerly
section extends south from Albert Street intersecting with Primrose Avenue. The southerly section extends north from
Somerset Street West terminating at the top of Nanny Goat Hill. Physically the latter section terminates at
a barrier rather than a turnabout. The
barrier seriously impedes efficient and safe egress for emergency vehicles,
service vehicles and the public.
The
Department has received comments from Emergency Services and from the residents
living on the southerly section of Lorne Avenue indicating that the two
sections of Lorne Avenue create confusion and present an unsafe situation.
To
determine which section of the street must undergo a name change, each section
was evaluated according to the Council approved street name change
guidelines. The objective of the
evaluation is to impose minimal impact on the least number of individuals and
businesses that would be affected. When
the number of residents are effectively equal, other evaluation factors are
considered. With 42 properties located
on the north section and 26 properties on the south, it was determined that the
south section, closest to Somerset Street West, was the preferred section for a
name change.
Following
considerable consultation and the assistance of Councillor Holmes, a petition
with a majority in support (28 of 46 owners or unit occupants), in favor of the
name "Upper Lorne Avenue", was received.
The
intent of the By-law is to avoid confusion by limiting the reuse of existing
street names. However, with the
addition of the prefix "Upper", in this case, the name is considered
sufficiently unique to avoid potential confusion. The suffix of a street name provides an indication of the type of
roadway, with regard to access and jurisdiction. The suffixes "Court" and "Place" advise
Emergency Services, service vehicles and the public that the street is not
continuous, thereby providing the opportunity to consider approach and egress.
The Department is satisfied that the replacement name, as supported by the community, is in keeping with the intent of the By-law and, therefore, the street name change from "Lorne Avenue", for that section between Somerset Street West and Nanny Goat Hill, to "Upper Lorne Place" is recommended. The effective date will be delayed six months to allow occupants to exhaust stationery and notify contacts.
CONSULTATION
On December 4, 2004, Councillor Holmes tabled and received Council approval of a motion to consider "Nanny Goat Hill" as the replacement name for "Lorne Avenue".
A letter dated April 8, 2005, was circulated to the affected occupants and the Ward Councillor. Two optional names were offered i.e. "Nanny Goat", in reference to the well-known physical feature dividing the two sections of roadway, and "Thach", in memory of a local family who tragically lost family members in a fire.
Two
petitions were received. The first,
supported by six residents, recommended "Nanny Goat Hill" and the
second, supported by 19 residents, recommended "Joseph Brunet", an
original homesteader and a millworker at J.R. Booth lumber who built his home
at 125 Lorne Avenue in 1886.
Subsequently, through assistance of the office of Councillor Holmes a third petition, supported by 28 owners and occupants in favour of retaining the link to the original name, recommended "Upper Lorne Avenue".
Per legislative requirement, prior to the Planning and Environment Committee meeting, an advertisement indicating Council's intent to consider this street name change was published in the local newspapers.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The cost to replace one street sign blade, bracket and installation is $200.00, to be accommodated within the Public Works and Services annual sign maintenance program budget.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1
– Location Plan
DISPOSITION
Planning,
Transit and the Environment Department to notify the emergency services, the
primary utility companies, IT, Government and identified business agencies of
Council's decision.
Office
of the City Solicitor to draft and submit the by-law for enactment and
registration in accordance with the recommendation.
Public Works and Services Department to arrange for the manufacture and installation of the new street name sign on request by the Planning, Transit and Environment Department.
LOCATION PLAN DOCUMENT
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