Report to/Rapport au:

Planning and Development Committee/

Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement

and Council/et au Conseil

20 June 2001 / le 20 juin 2001

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

Development Services Department / Services d’aménagement

Contact/Personne-ressource: Karen Currie, Manager, Development Approvals/ Gestionnaire, Approbation des demandes d’aménagement

580-2424, ext. 28824, karen.currie@city.ottawa.on.ca

Ref N°: ACS2001-DEV-APR-0160

SUBJECT: REZONING APPLICATION TO REMOVE THE HOLDING (H) PROVISION - 200 fraser park, FORMER CITY OF GLOUCESTER

OBJET: DEMANDE DE MODIFICATION DE ZONAGE AFIN D’ENLEVER LE “H” SUR LA ZONE – 200, PARC FRASER DE L’ANCIENNE VILLE DE GLOUCESTER

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Planning and Development Committee recommend that Council approve an amendment to the former City of Gloucester Zoning By-law to lift the Holding provision for lands identified as Part 3, Plan 50R-10703 and Part 2, Plan 4R-16215.

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil l’approbation de la modification au règlement de zonage de l’ancienne ville de Gloucester étant partie de l’emplacement affecté à la construction d’une route pour les terrains situés à la partie 3 du plan 50R-10703 et la partie 2 du plan 4R-16215.

BACKGROUND

This is an application to remove the holding provision from 200 Fraser Park in the old City of Gloucester in order to permit the development of a single-family house. The property is currently zoned Holding Residential (HR) and Constraint Area 1 in the City of Gloucester Zoning By-law No. 333 of 1999. The removal of the holding provision will have the effect of zoning the property Residential and Constraint Area 1. The Residential designation permits all of the uses in the Residential, Singles Dwelling Zone (Rs3) subject to the provisions of that zone and subject to the requirements of the Constraint Area 1. The provisions of the Constraint Area 1 requires that prior to an application for building permit a report by a professional engineer must be provided on soils, construction techniques and procedures.

The lot proposed to be developed is located in part in the former City of Cumberland. In November 2000, the City of Cumberland Council approved the development agreement incorporating conditions for the extension of municipal services to Fraser Park together with conditions for the requirement of a further soils report from a geotechnical engineer for the foundation walls for the proposed house and retaining walls, the relocation of the public pathway to the ravine and abutting residential development, and a pre-construction survey of 202 Fraser Park. The development agreement has been forwarded to the developer for execution at the time of writing this report and will be registered by the City. The City of Gloucester, in December 2000, sold a portion of the closed road allowance to the applicant to enlarge the residential lot. The rezoning to lift the holding provision and the registration of the development agreement will allow for the property owner to construct a single family house on the lot.

DISCUSSION

The proposed single-family lot and zoning is in conformity with both of the applicable Official Plans. The former Region’s Official Plan designates the subject lands as “General Urban Area” and the former City of Gloucester Official Plan designates the subject lands as “Residential”.

The applicant was required to submit to the former municipalities, a grading and drainage plan prepared by a civil engineer, which was supported by a geotechnical study. The geotechnical study was prepared by a geotechnical engineer and addressed slope stability issues. The grading and drainage plan satisfies the requirements of the City, and there is confirmation by the geotechnical engineer that the area of development achieves a slope stability of 1.5 and a limit of development was identified on the plan. The applicant will be required to submit a letter of compliance to the City from a geotechncial engineer that the works undertaken are completed in accordance with the approved soils report and engineering drawings for this development.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

The issue of slope stability and soils has been addressed in documentation in support of the development application.

CONSULTATION

The notice of public meeting for the removal of the holding provision was circulated by mail to the registered owner of the subject lands, to the required agencies and internal City Departments, Community Associations and Wards 1 and 2 Councillors on May 30, 2001. Two letters of objection were received on June 4 and 8, 2001 from the property owners of 202 Fraser Park and 1515 Bonneville Crescent, respectively. Comments were also received from the Infrastructure Approvals Branch in response to the letters of objection

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

ATTACHMENTS

Document 1 – Location Plan

DISPOSITION

Following Council’s determination, staff will circulate by mail Council’s position in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act.

Location Plan Document 1

SUBJECT LAND /

TERRAIN VISÉ