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Engineering Land / Site Development Municipal Infrastructure Townhouse Development Environmental / Water Resources 2112 Bel-Air Drive Traffic / Transportation Ottawa, Ontario Structural Recreational Planning Rationale Planning Land / Site Development Planning Application Management Municipal Planning Documents & Studies Expert Witness (OMB) Wireless Industry Landscape Architecture Urban Design & Streetscapes Open Space, Parks & Recreation Planning Community & Residential Developments Commercial & Institutional Sites Environmental Restoration TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT 2112 BEL-AIR DRIVE OTTAWA, ONTARIO PLANNING RATIONALE AND INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION FOR DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT Prepared For: Uniform Urban Developments Prepared By: NOVATECH Suite 200, 240 Michael Cowpland Drive Ottawa, Ontario K2M 1P6 December 6, 2019 Novatech File: 119000 Ref: R-2019-119 December 6, 2019 City of Ottawa Planning and Growth Management Department 110 Laurier Ave. West, 4 th Floor Ottawa ON K1P 1J1 Attention: Laurel McCreight, Planner II Reference: Townhouse Development 2112 Bel-Air Drive, Ottawa, ON Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment Our File No.: 119000 Novatech has been retained by Uniform Urban Developments (the owner) to prepare this Planning Rationale in support of applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment for the property municipally known as 2112 Bel-Air Drive in Ward 8 – College, Ottawa, Ontario. The property herein will be referred to as the ‘Subject Site’. Uniform Developments is proposing to develop a total of twenty-five (25) residential units: twenty- three (23) townhouses and two (2) semi-detached homes as part of a planned unit development on a newly created private street. A pre-consultation meeting was held with City staff to discuss the proposed development on January 21, 2019. The concept plan for the proposed development has been revised since the meeting with City staff and therefore only the applicable pre- application consultation comments will be discussed below in this report. The Planning Rationale includes an Integrated Environmental Review (IER) as required under Section 4.7 of the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan . The purpose of an IER is to demonstrate how supporting studies influence the design of the development with respect to effects on the environment and compliance with the appropriate policies of Section 4 of the Official Plan . This Planning Rationale will demonstrate that the proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) , conforms to the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan , complies with the provisions of the Zoning By-law 2008-250 as well as respects the applicable urban design guidelines found in the Official Plan . Yours truly, NOVATECH Robert Tran, M.PL. Planner, Planning & Development M:\2019\119000\DATA\Reports\Planning\20190717_PlanningRationale.docx Suite 200, 240 Michael Cowpland Drive, Ottawa ON K2M 1P6 Tel: 613.254.9643 Fax: 613.254.5867 www.novatech-eng.com Planning Rationale & IERS 2112 Bel-Air Drive | Sub | ZBLA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PROPOSED DETAILS .................................................................... 1 1.1 Pre-Consultation Meeting Comments and Responses ...................................................... 1 1.2 Site Description and Surrounding Uses ............................................................................. 2 1.3 Additional Reports and Plans ............................................................................................ 3 1.4 Proposed Development ..................................................................................................... 3 2.0 PLANNING POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ................................................. 4 2.1 Provincial Policy Statement ............................................................................................... 5 2.2 City of Ottawa Official Plan ................................................................................................ 7 2.3 Zoning By-law 2008-250 .................................................................................................. 12 2.3.1 Existing Zoning ......................................................................................................... 12 2.3.2 Suggested Zoning .................................................................................................... 13 3.0 INTREGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ................................................................... 14 4.0 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................... 16 FIGURES FIGURE 1: SUBJECT SITE AND SURROUNDING USES . ............................................................................................. 2 FIGURE 2: EXCERPT FROM THE DRAFT PLAN PREPARED BY ANNIS , O’S ULLIVAN , VOLLEBEKK LTD . ......................... 4 FIGURE 3: EXCERPT FROM THE CITY OF OTTAWA OFFICIAL PLAN – SCHEDULE B: URBAN POLICY PLAN . ................ 8 FIGURE 4: CONCEPTUAL FOUR -UNIT TOWNHOUSE BLOCK ELEVATION BY UNIFORM URBAN DEVELOPMENTS . ........... 9 FIGURE 5: CONCEPTUAL FOUR -UNIT TOWNHOUSE BLOCK ELEVATION BY UNIFORM URBAN DEVELOPMENTS . ......... 10 FIGURE 6: CONCEPTUAL THREE -UNIT TOWNHOUSE BLOCK ELEVATION BY UNIFORM URBAN DEVELOPMENTS . ........ 10 FIGURE 7: EXISTING ZONING FOR THE SUBJECT SITE AND SURROUNDING AREA . .................................................. 12 Novatech Page i Planning Rationale & IERS 2112 Bel-Air Drive | Sub | ZBLA 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND PROPOSED DETAILS Novatech has been retained by Uniform Urban Developments (the owner) to prepare this Planning Rationale and Integrated Environmental Review Statement (IERS) in support of applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment for the municipally known as 2112 Bel-Air Drive, Ward 8 – College. Ottawa, Ontario. The property herein will be referred to as the ‘Subject Site’. Uniform Developments is proposing to develop a total of twenty-five (25) residential units: twenty- three (23) townhouses and two (2) semi-detached homes as part of a planned unit development on a newly created private street. A pre-consultation meeting was held with City staff to discuss the proposed development on January 21, 2019. The concept plan for the proposed development has been revised since the meeting with City staff and therefore only the applicable pre- application consultation comments will be discussed below in this report. The Planning Rationale includes an Integrated Environmental Review Statement as required under Section 4.7 of the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan . The purpose of an IERS is to demonstrate how supporting studies influence the design of the development with respect to effects on the environment and compliance with the appropriate policies of Section 4 of the Official Plan . This Planning Rationale will demonstrate that the proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) , conforms to the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan , complies with the provisions of the Zoning By-law 2008-250 as well as respects the applicable urban design guidelines found in the Official Plan . 1.1 Pre-Consultation Meeting Comments and Responses Planning and Urban Design: 1) The existing residential subdivision to the west will be most impacted by the proposed development. Please be cognizant of the setback proposed against this community. • The layout of the proposed development has been revised with consideration of the existing residential buildings to the west of the Subject Site. Townhome private rear yard amenity spaces have been designed to orient away from the existing private rear yard amenity spaces of the existing residential buildings on Field Street. 2) Please retain as many trees as possible. • A Tree Conservation Report (TCR) has been prepared by McKinley Environmental Solutions to identify the retention of any trees to the greatest extent possible as well as replanting of new trees on the Subject Site. Heritage: 1) The City is undertaking a Heritage Inventory Project that is currently underway. a. The study is expected to proceed to Council in late Spring 2019. b. The study includes buildings built prior to 1980 that have potential to be added to the Heritage Register and potentially designated. Novatech Page 1 Planning Rationale & IERS 2112 Bel-Air Drive | Sub | ZBLA c. The existing church is proposed to be added to the Register. If successfully added, 60-days notice will be required prior to demolition. d. The Church has been identified as having cultural heritage value. e. It is encouraged to retain the Church as part of the proposal. • The City of Ottawa issued a demolition permit to the owners of St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church to demolish the structure. 1.2 Site Description and Surrounding Uses The Subject Site is situated in the community of Ward 8 – College and was previously the location of St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church. The existing structure on the property has been demolished since the pre-consultation meeting earlier in the year. The irregular shaped lot has an area of approximately 0.81 ha with 290 metres of frontage along Bel-Air Drive as shown on Figure 1. The Subject Site is located south of Highway 417 and is nestled between the neighbourhoods of Bel-Air Park and Braemar Park – Bel-Air Heights Copeland Park. More specifically, the Subject Site is situated along the eastern edge of the Bel-Air