2148 Carling Avenue (2140 Carling Avenue and 830 Aaron Avenue)
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2148 CARLING AVENUE (2140 CARLING AVENUE AND 830 AARON AVENUE) REVISED PLANNING RATIONALE Prepared for: Starbank Developments 2148 Corp 329 Brooke Avenue Toronto ON M5M 2L4 Prepared By: NOVATECH ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LTD. Suite 200, 240 Michael Cowpland Drive Ottawa, Ontario K2M 1P6 August 2013 Novatech File: 113002 August 12, 2013 City of Ottawa 110 Laurier Avenue, West 4th Floor Planning and Growth Management Department Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Attention: Mr. Richard Buchanan, Program Manager, Development Review, Outer Urban Area Dear Mr. Richard Buchanan, Reference: 2148 Carling Avenue (2140 Carling Avenue and 830 Aaron Avenue) Site Plan Control and Zoning By,law Amendment Applications Our .ile No.: 11300 The original site plan application filed with the City, proposed a two-storey restaurant, with a rooftop patio at the corner of Carling Avenue and Aaron Avenue. ,he associated par.ing would be located on the parcel of land to the south at 030 Aaron Avenue. ,he site plan has been revised in response to preliminary comments from City staff and neighbourhood residents. ,his application will facilitate the development of a commercial building at 2140 Carling Avenue, with the re1uired par.ing located at 030 Aaron Avenue. ,he revised site plan application proposes a restaurant located on the ground floor and offices located on the second floor of the building. ,he roof top patio has been eliminated. ,he 2shopping centre3 at 2140 Carling Avenue consists of three separate parcels of land. 2140 Carling Avenue is currently 4oned AM 5917 S113. 2140 Carling Avenue is currently 4oned R3C and 030 Aaron Avenue is currently 4oned R1O. It is proposed that all of these 2shopping centre3 lands have similar 4oning, Arterial Mainstreet 4one. Should you have any 1uestions regarding any aspects of these applications please do not hesitate to contact either Murray Chown or myself. :ours ,ruly, NO0A12C3 2N4IN22RIN4 CONSU61AN1S 61D. Alyson Mann Planner CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................... 1 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 Purpose ........................................................................2 2.2 Proposal for Zoning By-law Ame dme t .....................3 3.0 COMMUNITY CONTEXT 3.1 Site Descriptio ..........................................................., 3.2 Surrou di g Uses........................................................, 3.3 Tra sportatio .............................................................5 ,.0 SUPPORTIN. DOCUMENTATION ,.1 Provi cial Policy Stateme t 020051 ..............................2 ,.2 City of Ottawa Official Pla ..........................................8 ,.2.1 Official Pla ..................................................8 ,.2.2 Arterial Mai street Desig atio .....................4 ,.2.3 .e eral Urba Area....................................10 ,.2., Review of Developme t Applicatio s a d 6a d Use Compatibility ........................................11 ,.2.5 Desig .uideli es for Developme t alo g Arterial Mai streets..............................................17 ,.3 City of Ottawa Zo i g By-law 2008-250.....................12 5.0 PROPOSED ZONIN. AMENDMENT ...................................18 7.0 SUMMARY...........................................................................20 PLANNING RATIONALE- REVISED (2140 Carling Avenue and 30 Aaron Avenue) August 2013 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This revised Pla i g Ratio ale has bee prepared i support of 9o i g by-law ame dme ts a d site pla for two parcels located at 21,8 Carli g Ave ue i the City of Ottawa. Schedule :B’ of the City of Ottawa Official Pla 0Co solidatio Ja uary 20021 desig ates the subject parcels as :Arterial Mai street’ a d :.e eral Urba Area’. The curre t 9o i g of the parcels are R1O a d R3C, i the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250 . The subject properties are located southwest of Carli g Ave ue a d Aaro Ave ue, i the City of Ottawa. The properties are curre tly mu icipally k ow as 21,8 Carli g Ave ue a d are legally described as Part of 6ot 27, Co cessio 2 Ottawa Fro t, Parts 2, 3, a d , o Pla ,R27088. The total area of the parcels is approAimately 5,,38m2. There are two disti ct parcels of la d separated by a eAisti g e tra ce to Fairlaw Pla9a off of Aaro Ave ue. Parts 3 a d , 021,0 Carli g Ave ue1 have fro tage alo g Carli g Ave ue a d Aaro Ave ue. Part 2 0830 Aaro Ave ue1 has fro tage alo g Aaro Ave ue. These two parcels of la d are part of the :shoppi g ce tre’, k ow as Fairlaw Pla9a. ‘Shopping Centre’ is defi ed i the City of Ottawa Zo i g By-law 2008-250 as follows: Shopping centre means a group of predominantly ommer ial and servi e o upan ies that (a) is designed, developed and managed as a unit whether by a single owner or a group of owners or tenants a ting in ollaboration; (b) is either in a single building or in multiple buildings on the same lot or abutting lots , and shall be onsidered as one lot for zoning purposes; (OMB Order, File )PL080,5, issued -une ., 20.0) ( ) is made up entirely of uses permitted or lawful non- onforming on the site (d) has a minimum si/e greater than a umulative total of 2,000 s0uare metres of gross leasable floor area; and has either1(i) a ommon par2ing lot or par2ing garage or a ombination thereof; or or (ii) a group of par2ing lots or par2ing garages or a ombination thereof whi h are managed as a unit by the same owner, owners or tenants of the ommer ial and servi e o upan ies re0uired in subparagraph (a) above, and are on the same lot or lots as the ommer ial and servi e o upan ies re0uired in subparagraph (a) above. 21,0 Carli g Ave ue 0Parts 3 a d ,1 is curre tly 9o ed R3C a d 830 Aaro Ave ue 0Part 21 is curre tly 9o ed R1O. The remai der of the shoppi g ce tre at 21,8 Carli g Ave ue is curre tly 9o ed AM C41D S113. The origi al submissio for site pla proposed a two-storey 1,225m 2 restaura t at the cor er of Carli g Ave ue a d Aaro Ave ue. The associated parki g would be located o the parcel of la d to the south, co tai i g 113 parki g spaces. PAGE 1 PLANNING RATIONALE- REVISED (2140 Carling Avenue and 30 Aaron Avenue) August 2013 The revised site pla proposes a commercial buildi g 0o Parts 3 a d ,1, with the associated parki g located o the parcel of la d to the south 0Part 21. The proposed buildi g will co tai a restaura t o the grou d floor a d office use o the seco d floor. Restaurant is ot a permitted use i the R3C Zo e a d a par2ing lot is ot a permitted use i the R1O Zo e. The applicatio for a 9o i g ame dme t reEuests to re9o e the properties from a R1O 0Reside tial First De sity, Sub9o e O1 a d R3C 0Reside tial Third De sity, Sub9o e C1 Zo e to AM 0Arterial Mai street1 Zo es, similar 9o i g to 21,8 Carli g Ave ue. This pla i g ratio ale demo strates that the proposed 9o i g ame dme ts are co siste t with the Provin ial Poli y Statement , co form with the policies of the City of Ottawa Offi ial Plan, a d that the proposed uses are compatible with the surrou di g uses. 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 PURPOSE Novatech E gi eeri g Co sulta ts 6td. 0Novatech1 has prepared this Planning Rationale i support of applicatio s for Zoning By-law Amendment a d Site Plan Approval. The ame dme t proposes to re9o e properties at 21,0 Carli g Ave ue a d 830 Aaro Ave ue from R1O a d R3C Zo es to the AM Zo e. The AM 9o e would be co siste t with the 9o i g of the remai der of the shoppi g ce tre, Fairlaw Pla9a. This Pla i g Ratio ale will illustrate the various eleme ts of the proposal that support the 9o i g by-law ame dme ts. This report will also demo strate how the proposed 9o i g will: • Be co siste t with the policies of the Provin ial Poli y Statement • Co form to the policies of the City of Ottawa Offi ial Plan • Be compatible with surrou di g uses. 2.2 PROPOSAL FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT AND SITE PLAN APPROVAL This applicatio will facilitate the developme t of a commercial buildi g, co tai i g a grou d floor restaura t a d seco d floor office at 21,0 Carli g Ave ue. The restaura t will have a gross leasable floor area of 8,4m2 a d the office will have a gross leasable floor area of 457m 2. The arrow piece of la d to the south, at 830 Aaro Ave ue, will provide 77 parki g spaces 0See Figure 11. This site is curre tly u developed. The proposed cha ge i use reEuires a 9o i g ame dme t as the eAisti g 9o es do ot permit the proposed uses. PAGE 2 SITE STATISTICS SITE AREA 60 (SUBJECT OF THIS APPLICATION) PROPOSED BUILDING 'E' AREA REVISIONS AND DISTRIBUTION LOG No. Date Note 1 13/05/03 Issued for Site Plan Review CARLING AVENUE GROSS LEASABLE FLOOR AREA GROUND FLOOR AREA 60 6) SECOND FLOOR AREA 60 6) TOTAL G.L.A. 60 6) PROPOSED BUILDING 'E' PROPOSED PARKING STATISTICS PARKING PROVIDED 66 SPACES PARKING REQ'D 3.4 PER 100SM = 61 SPACES BUILDING 'B' MIN.