Report to/Rapport au:

Planning and Development Committee/

Comite de l’urbanisme et de l’amenagement

and Council/ et au Conseil

12 June 2001/ le 12 juin 2001

Submitted by/Soumis par: Ned Lathrop, General Manager/Directeur général

Development Services Department/Services d’aménagement

Contact/Personne-ressource: Grant Lindsay, Manager, Development Approvals/

Gestionnnaire, Approbation des demandes d’aménagement

244-5300 ext. 1-3242, grant.lindsay@city.ottawa.on.ca

Ref N°: ACS2001-DEV-APR-0089

SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT, PART OF LOT 13, CONCESSION 9, DIAMONDVIEW ROAD, FORMER TOWNSHIP OF WEST CARLETON

OBJET: PROJET DE MODIFICATION DU RÈGLEMENT MUNICIPAL SUR LE ZONAGE, PARTIE DU LOT 13, CONCESSION 9, CHEMIN DIAMONDVIEW, ANCIEN CANTON DE WEST CARLETON

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Planning and Development Committee recommend that Council approve the amendment to the former Township of West Carleton Zoning By-law, to allow the lot frontage and special building setback provisions for this vacant parcel on Diamondview Road to be as provided in the Rural-RU-46 zone.

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil d’approuver que la modification du Règlement municipal sur le zonage de l’ancien canton de West Carleton, en vue de permettre que les dispositions relatives à la façade du terrain et aux marges de retrait spéciales du bâtiment pour cette parcelle vacante située sur le chemin Diamondview, soient identiques à celles de la zone rurale RU-46.

BACKGROUND

The subject site is located within part of Lot 13, Concession 9 (Fitzroy) in the former Township of West Carleton. This vacant parcel fronts on part of Diamondview Road.

The subject site is surrounded by existing rural and rural residential parcels. It is designated General Rural in the former Regional Official Plan; Marginal Resource in the former West Carleton Official Plan and presently zoned “RU”-Rural under Zoning By‑law 266 of 1981.

DISCUSSION

This application has been filed to satisfy a condition of severance approval. In July 2000, two severance applications (files RA56/00 and RA57/00) were made to the Rural Alliance Severance Committee for approval to sever from an existing rural lot. The original application was to severe two country estate lots, approximately two acres each, from the overall parcel of 19 hectares. Staff did not recommend approval of two new lots based on the fact that the subject parcel did not have adequate frontage on Diamondview Road to meet the Official Plan and Zoning By-law provisions

The property consists of approximately 19 hectares with approximately 116 metres of frontage at the end of Diamondview Road. There is an existing unopened road, which abuts the western portion of the property. This unopened road is in City ownership and is described as Part 2 on Plan 5R-2513. This land was transferred by the applicant to the former Township in February 1978 and presently is a closed road (former Township By-law 64 of 1994).

The country estate lot severances have frontage of 60 metres each, as required by the Zoning By-law, however, the retained parcel has only 18.5 metres of frontage; (for the purposes of the application, Part 2 on Plan 5R-2513, which is a gravel turning circle, shall be considered as frontage for the retained parcel). Please see the sketch in Document 2.

Although Township Planning staff did not support the creation of two new country estate lots and a retained parcel with undersized frontage, the former Township Council did pass a motion on June 13, 2000 to add the following severance condition:

That the applicant make application to site specifically rezone the remnant parcel to permit a residential structure on a parcel having 66 feet of frontage, and restrict the location of residential structures in the future. This would ensure that the location of a residence would not restrict future development of the parcel by plan of subdivision (i.e. the 66 foot frontage would be the access road for a future plan of subdivision, and the house location should not restrict future development).

The applicant has recently prepared a legal survey for the property and the retained parcel has only 18.5 metres (60 feet) of frontage. Although the above Council motion refers to 66 feet of frontage, staff submit that the intent of the original Council motion would be satisfied.

The proposed RU-46-special exception zone also restricts the location of any future single residential building permits. The by-law specifies a building setback of 120 metres from Diamondview Road on the retained parcel and restricts the ability of the applicant to obtain additional (more than one) building permits, except by plan of subdivision. This special building setback will not compromise any future plan of subdivision layout.

The applicant acknowledges that any building permit requests on the retained parcel will require a re-dedication of the gravel turning circle (Part 2, Plan 5R-2513) as an open road; including potential upgrading to municipal standards. The upgrading and re-opening of this road allowance is not warranted until such time as a building permit is requested or a plan of subdivision approved.

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

This zoning amendment will facilitate the creation of two additional country estate residential lots in the rural area. The retained parcel could be developed in the future as a residential plan of subdivision. Any new subdivision plans will extend the existing Diamondview Road and/or create a new public roadway.

CONSULTATION

This zoning amendment application was circulated to all property owners within 120 meters of the subject site. An on-site information sign indicating the purpose of the amendment and the date of the public hearing was also posted by the applicant on the subject lands.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

ATTACHMENTS

Document 1 – Location Plan

DISPOSITION

Development Services & Legal Services- to co-ordinate the finalization of the Zoning By-law for adoption by Council and execution by Mayor and Clerk.

Location Plan Document 1