New Civic Development for The Ottawa Hospital Master Site Plan - Design Brief and Planning Rationale May 2021 New Civic Development The Ottawa Hospital Applications for: Site Plan Control, Master Site Plan and Lifting of Holding Zone Design Brief and Planning Rationale Prepared by: Parsons with HDR and GBA Page 1 New Civic Development for The Ottawa Hospital Master Site Plan –Design Brief and Planning Rationale May 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Local Context .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Site Significance ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Existing Potential for Transportation Network .......................................................................................................... 4 1.4 Site Topography and Open Space ............................................................................................................................. 4 2.0 DESIGN BRIEF .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Design Vision and Design Principles ......................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Master Site Plan for a new campus of The Ottawa Hospital ................................................................................... 9 2.2.1 Context Plan ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.2 Functional Program Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.3 Site Plan Options Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2.4 Master Site Plan ................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.5 Site Access and Circulation ................................................................................................................................. 15 2.2.6 Phasing Plan ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 2.2.7 Open Space, Landscape and Grading Concept Plan ......................................................................................... 24 2.2.8 Massing and Scale ............................................................................................................................................... 28 2.2.9 Public Realm ........................................................................................................................................................ 30 2.3 Sustainability ............................................................................................................................................................ 33 2.4 Building Design ......................................................................................................................................................... 35 2.5 Heritage .................................................................................................................................................................... 41 2.6 Pre-Consultation Meeting Feedback ....................................................................................................................... 41 3.0 PLANNING RATIONALE .................................................................................................................................................... 42 3.1 Federal Policy Context .............................................................................................................................................. 42 3.1.1 Plan for Canada’s Capital .................................................................................................................................... 42 3.1.2 Capital Urban Lands Plan .................................................................................................................................... 43 3.1.3 Federal Heritage Designations ............................................................................................................................ 44 3.1.4 Central Experimental Farm National Historic Site Management Plan .............................................................. 45 3.1.5 National Capital Commission Capital Realm Design Principles for The Ottawa Hospital ................................ 46 3.2 Provincial Policy Context .......................................................................................................................................... 47 3.2.1 Provincial Policy Statement (2020) .................................................................................................................... 47 3.3 Municipal Policy Context .......................................................................................................................................... 48 3.3.1 City of Ottawa Official Plan .................................................................................................................................. 48 Page i New Civic Development for The Ottawa Hospital Master Site Plan - Design Brief and Planning Rationale May 2021 3.3.2 Preston-Carling District Secondary Plan ............................................................................................................. 56 3.3.3 City of Ottawa Comprehensive Zoning By-Law (2008-250) ............................................................................... 62 3.3.4 Council Approved Urban Design Guidelines ....................................................................................................... 64 3.3.5 Transit-Oriented Development Guidelines.......................................................................................................... 65 4.0 PUBLIC REALM NETWORK STUDY ..................................................................................................................................... 66 5.0 CONSULTATION STRATEGY ............................................................................................................................................... 68 5.1 Engagement Process ............................................................................................................................................... 68 6.0 PLANNNG CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................................. 70 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: New Civic Campus for The Ottawa Hospital ......................................................................................................... 1 Figure 2: Site Topography ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 3: Context Plan ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 Figure 4: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Stage 1 Submission Concept Plan ..................................................... 12 Figure 5: Proposed Master Site Plan .................................................................................................................................. 12 Figure 6: Master Site Plan – Diagram ................................................................................................................................ 15 Figure 7: Transit and Pedestrian Circulation ...................................................................................................................... 16 Figure 8: Bicycle Circulation on Multi-Use Pathways (Bi-Directional Bikeway and Sidewalk) ......................................... 17 Figure 9: Public / Patient / Visitor Vehicular Circulation ................................................................................................... 18 Figure 10: Hospital Staff Vehicular Circulation .................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 11: Primary and Secondary Ambulance Circulation ................................................................................................. 20 Figure 12: Logistics Circulation for Hospital, Commercial and Research Buildings .......................................................... 21 Figure 13: Parking Plan ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 14: Master Site Plan Phasing .................................................................................................................................... 23 Figure 15: Phase 2 Parking Garage Site Plan .....................................................................................................................