This Department will advise the applicant of
Council’s decision.
Report to/Rapport au :
Transportation and Transit
Committee/
Comité des transports et des
services de transport en commun
and Council/et au Conseil
21 February 2001 / le 21 février 2001
Submitted by/Soumis par: Rosemarie
Leclair, General
Manager/Directrice général
Transportation, Utilities
and Public Works /
Transport, services et travaux publics
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Ref N°: ACS2001-TUP-INF-0002 |
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SUBJECT: |
Waiver to the Private Approach
By-law 170-73 - 911 Industrial Avenue |
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OBJET: |
Dérogation au Reglement municipal 170-73
sur les voies d'acces privées - 911, avenue Industrial |
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Transportation and
Transit Committee recommend Council approve that Section 13(j) be waived to
permit a one-way access to be located 40 feet from an arterial or collector
street.
Que le Comité des transports
et des services de transport en commun recommande au Conseil que l’application de l’article
13(j) soit suspendue afin de permettre qu’une voie d’accès à sens unique soit
située à quarante (40) pieds d’une artère ou d’une voie collectrice.
In
accordance with Section 13(j) of the Private Approach By-law 170-73, where a
property abuts on or is within 150 feet of an arterial or collector street and
the number of parking spaces provided are less than 99, no access is permitted
within 100 feet of the arterial or collector street.
The
primary intent of this provision of the By-law is to ensure that there is
adequate separation between the proposed private approach and any arterial or
collector street in order that sufficient sight distances are maintained for
vehicles entering or exiting any given site.
Plans
submitted for Site Plan Control Approval is for the construction of two, fast
food restaurants which provide a drive-thru service. The parking area will provide 64 spaces at grade.
Staff have reviewed the submitted plans and
inspected this location, and noted the following observations.
The main two-way access servicing this
development is off Industrial Avenue.
1.
The secondary
westerly access off the City’s Service Road is located approximately 40 feet
from Industrial Avenue, instead of the required 100 feet separation.
2.
The secondary
westerly access will be designated as a one-way, exit only access.
3.
The secondary
westerly access will be closed when the lands to the north of this site are
redeveloped.
4.
The Service
Road is a City of Ottawa street and is currently being used by City maintenance
vehicles only.
Based upon the above observations, it is the opinion
of this Branch that granting this waiver to the Private Approach By-law will
not create any foreseeable vehicular or pedestrian safety issues.
No environmental impact is anticipated and the recommendation is within
the MEEP Automatic Exclusion List – Section I(f) Routine Operations.
CONSULTATION
No public consultation on
the recommendation has taken place. The
Department believes that the westerly private approach at this site will not
adversely affect established traffic patterns in the immediate area.
ATTACHMENTS
Document 1: Sketch
No. S-01-01, dated January 22, 2001
Document 2: Letter
from Mr. Ewald Zieger, Design Consultant
dated December 20, 2000
DISPOSITION
This Department will advise the applicant of
Council’s decision.