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Engineering Land / Site Development 191 Norice Street Municipal Infrastructure Planning Rationale Environmental / Water Resources Traffic / Transportation Structural Recreational 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 191 Norice Street Ottawa, Ontario Planning Rationale in Support of Zoning By-law Amendment Application Prepared By: NOVATECH Suite 200, 240 Michael Cowpland Drive Ottawa, Ontario K2M 1P6 October / 20 / 2020 Novatech File: 120192 Ref: R-2020-127 October 20, 2020 City of Ottawa Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department 110 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1 Attention: Mary Dickinson Reference: 191 Norice Street Zoning By-law Amendment Application Our File No.: 120192 The following Planning Rationale has been prepared in support of a Zoning By-law Amendment application for the property municipally known as 191 Norice Street (“Subject Site”). The proposal entails rezoning the Subject Site from Residential First Density, Subzone FF (R1FF) to Residential Second Density, Subzone D (R2D). The rezoning of the site will facilitate the development of two long semi-detached dwellings. Based on the findings of this Planning Rationale, the proposed rezoning application is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, conforms with the policies of the City of Ottawa Official Plan and establishes appropriate zoning standards for the Subject Site. If you have any questions or comments regarding this proposal, please feel free to contact Murray Chown or the undersigned. Yours truly, NOVATECH Serene Shahzadeh Planner M:\2020\120192\DATA\Applications\Site Plan and Rezoning\191Norice_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 191 Norice Street Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION & CONTEXT ....................................................................................... 2 1.1 Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Site Description and Location ......................................................................................... 3 1.3 Surrounding Uses ........................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Transportation Network ................................................................................................... 4 2.0 PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT .............................................................. 5 3.0 PLANNING POLICY AND REULATORY FRAMEWORK ............................................... 8 3.1 Provincial Policy Statement ............................................................................................. 8 3.2 City of Ottawa Official Plan (2003) ................................................................................ 10 3.2.1 Liveable Communities ............................................................................................ 10 3.2.2 Managing Growth Within the Urban Area ............................................................... 13 3.2.3 General Urban Area ............................................................................................... 14 3.3 Zoning By-law 2008-250 ............................................................................................... 15 4.0 CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................17 Novatech Page i Planning Rationale 191 Norice Street 1.0 INTRODUCTION & CONTEXT 1.1 Purpose Novatech has prepared this Planning Rationale in support of a Zoning By-law Amendment application to facilitate the development of two long semi-detached dwellings at 191 Norice Street (“Subject Site”), in the City of Ottawa (Figure 1). The proposal entails rezoning the Subject Site from Residential First Density, Subzone FF (R1FF) to Residential Second Density, Subzone D (R2D) to permit the development of long semi-detached dwellings. This Planning Rationale will demonstrate that the proposed development and zoning amendment are: ▪ Consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement; ▪ Conform to the City of Ottawa Official Plan; and ▪ Establish appropriate zoning standards for the Subject Site. Figure 1. Existing Zoning of Subject Site Novatech Page | 2 Planning Rationale 191 Norice Street 1.2 Site Description and Location The Subject Site is an interior lot located in College Ward in the City of Ottawa, on the north side of Norice Street, between Woodroffe Avenue and Sullivan Avenue (Figure 2). The Subject Site is legally described as Part Lot 32, Concession 1RF, Parcel 162 in Nepean. The property is municipally known as 191 Norice Avenue. The lot is approximately 1,400 m2 in size, with 31.4 metres of frontage on Norice Street. The Subject Site is currently occupied by a single detached dwelling, and is zoned Residential First Density, Subzone FF (R1FF) in the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250. City View Retirement Community Subject Property Figure 2. View of the Subject Site and Surrounding Area 1.3 Surrounding Uses North: The area north of the Subject Site is comprised of low-rise residential uses (single detached dwellings). Also north of the Subject Site, along Meadowland Drive, is the City View Retirement Community (Figure 2), and other commercial uses. West: To the west on Norice Street is a Hydro One building, convenience store, and automobile service station. Other commercial uses are located to the west of the Subject Site along Woodroffe Avenue. On the west side of Woodroffe Avenue is an Environmental Protection Area. The property immediately to the west of the Subject Site, 193 Norice is zoned LC[2127]. 193 Norice received Site Plan Approval for a low-rise apartment building (22 residential units and underground parking) in 2016 that has subsequently lapsed. Novatech Page | 3 Planning Rationale 191 Norice Street South: Immediately south of the subject property are low-rise residential uses (single detached dwellings). East: Immediately east of the subject property are low-rise residential uses (single detached dwellings). 1.4 Transportation Network The Subject Site is located entirely within the 400 m radius of the future Tallwood transit station (7 min walk) (Figure 3). Tallwood Station is proposed to be a Light Rail Transit Station as part of Phase 3 expansion of the Confederation Line. 400m radius Subject Property Figure 3. 400m radius from future Tallwood Transit Station The Subject Site is also near many bus routes. The Subject Site is a 2-minute walk (about 170m) from the bus stop on Woodroffe/Norice which services bus routes 73, 74, 75, 82, 83, 187, 284, and 305. The Subject Site is a 6-minute walk (500m) from the bus stop on Meadowlands/Woodroffe, which services the bus routes 86, 111, 186, and 691. The Subject Site is a 7-minute walk (600m) from the bus stop on Tallwood/Woodroffe, which services the bus routes 84 and 691. (Figure 4) Novatech Page | 4 Planning Rationale 191 Norice Street Subject Property Figure 4. Bus Stops near the Subject Property 2.0 PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT The proposed development is for two long semi-detached dwellings. Each long semi-detached dwelling is configured to have a unit towards the front of the property, a unit towards the rear of the property, and an attached garage between the two units. A shared driveway is proposed with access from Norice Street, leading to the attached garages for each unit. One parking space is provided per unit. The remainder of the lot is covered by hard and soft landscaping (Figure 5). Long semi-detached dwellings look like single detached dwellings from the street. This form of housing is designed to be compatible with a streetscape consisting primarily of single family homes. (Figure 6). The application for Zoning By-law Amendment proposes to rezone the Subject Site from Residential First Density, Subzone FF (R1FF) to Residential Second Density, Subzone D (R2D). This rezoning would allow a “long semi-detached dwelling” to be a permitted use. Long semi- detached dwellings are similar in form and function to “semi-detached dwellings”, which is a permitted use in the R2 zones. Novatech Page | 5 Planning Rationale 191 Norice Street Figure 5. Site Plan Novatech Page | 6 Planning Rationale 191 Norice Street Figure 6. Front Elevation Novatech Page | 7 Planning Rationale 191 Norice Street 3.0 PLANNING POLICY AND REULATORY FRAMEWORK 3.1 Provincial Policy Statement The Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) was issued under Section 3 of the Planning Act and came into effect on May 1, 2020. This section will discuss relevant policies of the PPS. Section 1.1.1 of the PPS states that healthy, liveable and safe communities are sustained by: b) accommodating an appropriate affordable and market-based range and mix of residential types (including single-detached, additional residential units, multi-unit housing, affordable housing and housing for older persons), employment (including industrial and commercial), institutional (including places of worship, cemeteries and long-term care homes), recreation, park and open space, and other uses to meet long- term needs; e) promoting the integration of land use planning,

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