Report to/Rapport au:

Planning and Development Committee/

Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement

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/ Gestionnaire, Approbation des demandes d’aménagement

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

Ref N°: ACS2001-DEV-APR-0159

SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 26 CASTLEFRANK ROAD

OBJET: PROPOSITION DE MODIFICATION DU RÈGLEMENT MUNICIPAL DE ZONAGE – 26, CHEMIN CASTLEFRANK

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Planning and Development Committee recommend that Council approve an amendment to the former City of Kanata’s Zoning By-law #169-93 to rezone 26 Castlefrank Road from a Residential Holding Zone (“RH”) to an Institutional Exception Zone (“I-3”).

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil d’approuver une modification au Règlement municipal sur le zonage 169-93 de l’ancienne Ville de Kanata, en vue de remplacer la désignation de zonage d’aménagement différé résidentiel (RH) du 26, chemin Castlefrank par la désignation de zonage institutionnel d’exception (I-3).

BACKGROUND

Valerie Cavadias, in trust, has applied to amend the Glen Cairn Zoning By-law of the former City of Kanata for a property located at 26 Castlefrank Road. The property contains a large two-storey single detached dwelling which is known locally as the Sparks House and was built in approximately 1859. The current zoning is Residential Holding (“RH”). The applicant has applied to rezone the property to an Institutional exception zone (“I-3”) to permit a private school and educational training facility as permitted uses.

The property is a 1.06 hectare parcel located in the established community of Glen Cairn. The property is bounded by a church to the south, retail commercial development fronting on Hazeldean Road to the north and existing single family homes to the west and east.

DISCUSSION

The applicant is proposing to use the existing home for the operation of the private school with no external modifications or additions to the house proposed at this time. A new driveway and parking lot are proposed which will be subject to site plan approval. The existing building is on full urban services. The owners acknowledge that they may be subject to obtaining building permits for future proposed modifications to the interior of the building which at this time involves a retrofit of the wiring, plumbing and heating systems.

The Official Plan of the former City of Kanata designates the property as Low Density Residential. Permitted uses in the Low Density Residential designation include uses that are complementary to or serve the needs of the residential area such as parks, playgrounds, places of worship and other appropriate public or institutional uses. It is the Department’s opinion that the conversion of this existing house to a private school use is consistent with the objectives and policies of the former City of Kanata Official Plan.

The amendment proposes to zone the subject lands Institutional Exception (“I-3”) which will only permit a private school as a permitted use. Staff are also recommending that the Zoning By-law be amended to add a definition for private school. The proposed amending by-law will implement a parking provision of three parking spaces per classroom. Should the owners wish to add additional classrooms in the future, increased parking can be accommodated on site, as well as the applicant has indicated that there is an opportunity to secure additional parking from the church’s adjoining parking lot.

The Department supports the proposed re-zoning of the lands to permit a private school as it is a use which is compatible with the surrounding residential neighbourhood and an appropriate use of the existing stone dwelling.

CONSULTATION

Staff circulated the proposed amendment to the required technical agencies, City Departments and the Katimavik-Hazeldean Community Association. In accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act, notice of the public meeting was published in the June 22, 2001 edition of the Kanata Kourier Standard. To date no negative comments have been received.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

ATTACHMENTS

Document 1 - Location Map

DISPOSITION

Development Services Department to forward the implementing by-law to City Council and undertake required Planning Act notifications.

Location Map Document 1