Report to/Rapport au :
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
03 October 2007 / le 03 octobre 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 : Karen Currie,
Manager / Gestionnaire, Development Approvals / Approbation des demandes
d'aménagement
(613) 580-2424, 28310 Karen.Currie@ottawa.ca
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning and Environment Committee
recommend Council approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning
By-law to change the zoning of lands located at the rear of 92, and 110 and 120
Bentley Avenue, known municipally as part of 2005 Merivale Road, from
Institutional Block 10, 'I Blk 10' to Industrial Manufacturing, 'MM', as
illustrated shown in Document 1.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement
recommande au Conseil d'approuver une modification au Règlement de zonage de
l'ancienne Ville de Nepean visant à changer la désignation de zonage des
terrains situés du 92, du 110 et du 120, avenue Bentley, dont la désignation
civique est le 2005, chemin Merivale,
de bloc institutionnel 10 (I Blk 10) à zone d'industries manufacturières
(MM), comme le montre le document 1.
BACKGROUND
The subject property is located south of Hunt Club Road, between Merivale Road and Prince of Wales Drive. More specifically, the site is located on the south side of Bentley Avenue, several properties east of Gifford Street.
Buildings containing office and manufacturing uses, along with outdoor storage facilities occupy the subject property. At present, the lands surrounding the developed portions of the site appear to accommodate scrap metal storage. The properties neighbouring the site contain a mix of low-profile commercial/warehouse buildings. Immediately south of the site is a former Canadian National (CN) rail corridor.
Purpose of
Zoning Amendment
According to the applicant, the landowner has recently increased its holdings to include a portion of the adjacent rail corridor. The landowner’s original property holdings (excluding the recently added lands) are zoned Industrial Manufacturing, ‘MM’ in the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law. This zoning permits a range of uses including automotive garage, garden centre, manufacturing industry, storage yard, etc. In contrast, the newly acquired lands are designated Institutional Block 10, ‘I Blk 10’, which only permits the establishment of a transportation or utility corridor. As a result, the landowner is requesting permission to rezone these new landholdings from I Blk 10 to MM, to correspond with its remaining property.
DISCUSSION
This request to amend the Zoning By-law is viewed as an administrative rather than substantive change. The purpose of the amendment is to simplify the regulatory framework applied to the site by establishing one consistent zoning designation. The I Blk 10 designation applied to the south portion of the subject property is no longer practical because its provisions state that only a transportation or utility corridor may occupy these lands. As mentioned, the former CN rail corridor was declared surplus and sold to a private landowner. As a result, the I Blk 10 designation is both unnecessary and ineffective.
In addition to discrepancies in permitted uses, multiple zones also tend to be awkward because they impose varying setback provisions within a site. Under the current zoning scenario, the property would be subject to additional setback provisions within the lot’s interior, because the I Blk 10 designation traverses through a portion of the property.
Council Approved Official Plan
According to Schedule B of the Official Plan, the subject property forms part of the City’s ‘Employment Area’ land use designation. Uses supported within this designation include warehousing, distribution, and manufacturing. Typically, Employment Areas supply large parcels of land needed to accommodate storage, parking, and building requirements. Because of these characteristics, Employment Areas are often pressured by unrelated uses that enjoy similar land requirements. Consequently, one of the key objectives of the Official Plan is to ensure that sufficient amounts of land are reserved for suitable employment uses. In support of these statements, the proposed amendment not only protects the existing employment use (industrial manufacturing), but also increases the total amount of land available within the Employment Area for such uses.
CONSULTATION
Notice of this application was carried out in accordance with the City's Public Notification and Consultation Policy. The Ward Councillor is aware of this application and the staff recommendation. The City did not receive any negative comments or opposition in response to the circulation of this application.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
N/A
APPLICATION PROCESS
TIMELINE STATUS
This application was processed by the "On Time
Decision Date" established for the processing of Zoning By-law amendment
applications.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Zoning
Key Plan
Document 2 Consultation Details
DISPOSITION
City Clerk’s Branch, Council and Committee
Services to notify the owner, 3293696 Canada Inc., 1963 Merivale Road, Ottawa,
K2G 1G1 applicant, Martin
Owens,
500-116 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, K2P 0C2, OttawaScene.com, 174 Colonnade Road, Unit #33, Ottawa,
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.
ZONING KEY PLAN DOCUMENT
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