2.         OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS - 800 AND 848 CEDARVIEW ROAD AND
4497 O'KEEFE COURT

 

PLAN OFFICIEL ET ZONAGE - 800 ET 848, CHEMIN CEDARVIEW ET 4497, COUR O'KEEFE

 

 

Committee recommendations as amended

 

(This application is not subject to Bill 51)

 

That Council :

 

1.                  Approve and adopt an amendment to the Official Plan Policy Section 3.2.6 to permit residentially zoned lands known as 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court which are located outside the urban boundary to connect to the potable water service, as detailed in Document 2;

 

2.                  Approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law for 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court from RCL Block "A", Residential Country Lots Zone, CON and CON Block "A", Conservation Zone, as shown in Document 3, to RCL Blocks "A" to "F", Residential Country Lots Zone, and CLC, Country Lot Conservation Zone, and CON, Conservation Zone as shown in Document 4 as revised to accurately reflect the necessary zoning change and detailed in Document 5.

 

3.         WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is prepared to allow the extension of municipal water services for a Country Lot Subdivision; and,

 

WHEREAS the Official Plan policies provide some discretion with respect to Country Lot Subdivisions in Rural Areas, and in an abundance of caution to avoid conflict with Official Plan policies to Country Lot Subdivisions; and,

 

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Part B of OPA no. 57 is hereby amended as follows to include Item 2:  Notwithstanding the policies of Sections 3.7.6 (c)(d)(e), the property known as known as 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court, located abutting the urban boundary, can be developed as a Country Lot Subdivision (with a golf course component), with one (1) acre lot sizes, with a larger number of lots than 40, subject to appropriate studies and municipal approvals.

 

 

RecommandationS modifiÉes du Comité

 

(Cette demande n’est pas assujettie au Règlement 51)

 

Que le Conseil :

1.         Approuve et d’adopter une modification à la politique du Plan officiel, article, 3.2.6, pour permettre aux terrains résidentiels se trouvant au 800 et au 848, chemin Cedarview, ainsi qu’au 4497, Cour O’Keefe, lesquels sont situés à l’extérieur du territoire urbain, de se raccorder au service alimentation en eau, comme le précise le document 2;

 

2.         Approuve une modification au Règlement de zonage de l’ancienne ville de Nepean afin de changer le zonage du 800 et du 848, chemin Cedarview, ainsi que du 4497, Cour O’Keefe, de RCL pièce « A » (zone de lotissements de campagne résidentiels), CON et CON pièce « A » (zone de conservation), comme l’indique le document 3, à RCL pièces « A » à « F » (zone de lotissements de campagne résidentiels), ainsi qu’à CLC (zone de lotissements de campagne de conservation) et à CON (zone de conservation),  en détail dans le document 4 tel que révisé pour refléter précisément la modification de zonage nécessaire et exposé en détail dans le Document 5.

 

3.         Attendu que la Ville d’Ottawa s’apprête à autoriser le prolongement des conduites d’eau municipales vers un lotissement de domaine;

 

Attendu que les politiques du Plan officiel laissent place à une certaine interprétation relativement aux lotissements de domaine dans les secteurs ruraux, et dans un souci d’extrême prudence pour éviter tout conflit avec les politiques du Plan officiel en ce qui a trait aux lotissements de domaine;

 

Il est résolu que la partie B de la MPO no 57 est par la présente modifiée de manière à ajouter l’article 2 suivant  : Indépendamment des politiques des sections 3.7.6 (c)(d)(e), la propriété située aux 800 et 848, chemin Cedarview et au 4497, cour O’Keefe, contiguë à la limite urbaine, peut être aménagée en lotissement de domaine (comprenant notamment un terrain de golf), dont les terrains, d’un nombre supérieur à 40, auront une superficie d’un (1) acre, sous réserve d’études et d’approbations municipales appropriées.

 

 

Documentation

 

1.      Deputy City Manager's report Planning, Transit and the Environment dated 29 October 2007 (ACS2007-PTE-APR-0164).

 

2.      Extract of Draft Minutes, 13 November 2007.


Report to/Rapport au :

 

Planning and Environment Committee

Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'environnement

 

29 October 2007 / le 29 octobre 2007

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager

Directrice municipale adjointe,

Planning, Transit and the Environment

Urbanisme, Transport en commun et Environnement

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Karen Currie, Manager / Gestionnaire, Development Approvals / Approbation des demandes d'aménagement

(613) 580-2424, 28310  Karen.Currie@ottawa.ca

 

Barrhaven (3)

Ref N°: ACS2007-PTE-APR-0164

 

 

SUBJECT:

OFFICIAL PLAN and zoning AMENDMENTs - 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 o'keefe court (FILE NO.'s D01-01-06-0010 and D02-02-06-0070)

 

 

OBJET :

PLAN OFFICIEL et zonage - 800 et 848, chemin cedarview et 4497, cour o'keefe

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the  recommend Council:

 

1.                  Approve and adopt an amendment to the Official Plan Policy Section 3.2.6 to permit residentially zoned lands known as 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court which are located outside the urban boundary to connect to the potable water service, as detailed in Document 2;

 

2.                  Approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law for 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court from RCL Block "A", Residential Country Lots Zone, CON and CON Block "A", Conservation Zone, as shown in Document 3, to RCL Blocks "A" to "F", Residential Country Lots Zone, and CLC, Country Lot Conservation Zone, and CON, Conservation Zone as shown in Document 4 and detailed in Document 5.

 

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement recommande au Conseil :


 

1.                  d’approuver et d’adopter une modification à la politique du Plan officiel, article, 3.2.6, pour permettre aux terrains résidentiels se trouvant au 800 et au 848, chemin Cedarview, ainsi qu’au 4497, Cour O’Keefe, lesquels sont situés à l’extérieur du territoire urbain, de se raccorder au service alimentation en eau, comme le précise le document 2;


 

2.                  d’approuver une modification au Règlement de zonage de l’ancienne ville de Nepean afin de changer le zonage du 800 et du 848, chemin Cedarview, ainsi que du 4497, Cour O’Keefe, de RCL pièce « A » (zone de lotissements de campagne résidentiels), CON et CON pièce « A » (zone de conservation), comme l’indique le document 3, à RCL pièces « A » à « F » (zone de lotissements de campagne résidentiels), ainsi qu’à CLC (zone de lotissements de campagne de conservation) et à CON (zone de conservation).

BACKGROUND

 

The subject property is located east of Highway 416, north of Strandherd Drive and Fallowfield Road, and west of Cedarview Road.  This is an "L" shaped parcel of land that runs along the east side of Highway 416 and is adjacent to the Cedarhill Estates and Orchard Estates residential subdivisions.  This parcel of land has an area of 113.61 hectares.  Some of the features of this site include an abandoned quarry at the most westerly portion of the property.  The property is also divided by a 12-metre wide hydro corridor that runs across the north-westerly portion of the site.  There is a City park and vacant land to the south.  To the north is Lytle Avenue which is developed with single detached dwellings.  These lands were previously rezoned Residential Country Lots, and Conservation to accommodate an approved subdivision of 133 lots.

 

Purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning Amendments

 

The purpose of this application is to permit the development of a country-estate residential subdivision having 0.4 hectare lots.  Proposed are 129 country-estate lots that will be partially serviced having municipal water service with private septic systems.  Accompanying applications include a subdivision which has received draft approval and which is currently under the 20 day appeal period.  The appeal period ends on October 30, 2007.  Proposed is an Official Plan amendment for a site specific exception to allow partial municipal servicing and a reduction in the minimum lot requirement of one-hectare lots.  As well, a Zoning By-law amendment is proposed to modify existing Residential Country Lots Zones, and Conservation Zones to accommodate residential development, provide protection of Provincially significant wetlands, and permit a golf course expansion and the establishment of an executive golf course.

 

Proposed through the Zoning By-law amendment is a Conservation Zone for publicly and privately owned conservation lands.  The purpose of the Conservation Zone is to ensure the protection of the significant wetland area and the provision of an adequate vegetative buffer to that wetland, ensuring its viability.


The registered subdivision will contain covenants for privately owned conservation lands prohibiting any physical alteration to those lands including the removal of any vegetation.  A preliminary Tree Planting and Conservation Plan has been submitted identifying significant wooded areas to be protected.  A finalized plan will be required prior to subdivision registration.

 

DISCUSSION

 

Official Plan

 

The Official Plan designation for this property is "General Rural Area" in Schedule "A" of the Rural Policy Plan.  The intent the General Rural Area is permit land uses that are considered to be characteristic and supportive of the rural community.

 

Provincial Policy Statement

 

The Provincial Policy Statement promotes efficient development and land use patterns with the goal of attaining cost-effective development that minimizes land consumption and servicing costs.  The applicable policy relating to partial services permits only within settlement areas to allow for the infilling and rounding of existing development, and only where there is reserve sewage system capacity and reserve water system capacity, and where site conditions are suitable for the long-term provision of such services.

 

Compatibility

 

The predominate land use in the area can be characterized primarily as country estate residential lots with some neighbouring public and private recreational uses.  There are no lands within the immediate or surrounding area whose function is agricultural or supportive of an agricultural use.  As such, the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments will not be in conflict with Official Plan directives requiring residential development not detract from the overall rural agricultural landscape, nor will there be potential for conflicts between future rural/agricultural uses and the proposed residential uses.  The expansion of the existing golf course and the establishment of an executive golf course will mirror and enhance what is now existing within the neighbouring established communities currently on municipal water services.  This overall residential and recreational expansion is viewed to be an expansion to the existing communities and is physically limited in area by Lytle Avenue to the north, Cedarhill Road to the east, a City Park and Industrial lands to the south, and Highway 416 to the west.

 

Natural Environment

 

Within the subject lands there are a number of natural features which include a Provincially significant wetland area, watercourses to the northeast, the O’Keefe Drain along the south-easterly part of the subdivision that also includes City parkland, a stand of cedars along the southerly edge of the wetland, a wooded area which includes Butternut Trees adjacent to the Cedarhill Community, an abandoned quarry which is now a water feature and a naturalized hydro corridor containing a portion of an existing pedestrian pathway system. 

Section 3.2 of the Official Plans sets out policies and development practices to protect natural features such as wetland areas, streams and wooded corridors, areas of High quality forests and woodlands, and areas that contain fish habitat and significant wildlife habitat.  Shown within Document 4 and as detailed in Document 5 are recommended zoning designations which will implement the following zone designations:

 

·           Refine the boundary of the wetland and buffer, and zone Conservation, which will prohibit any act that would in any way injure or negatively impact the condition of the Conservation Land, including the removal of healthy trees.

·           Zone residential lots that are adjacent to areas identified as environmentally sensitive areas, including such features as wetland areas, watercourses and wildlife corridors, with site specific Residential Country Lot exception zones in order to protect combinations of 15-metre vegetative buffers as no build zones and implement a 15-metre to top of bank protective zone along watercourses and wetland areas.

 

The remaining lands with be zoned RCL, Residential Country Lot Zone, and CLC, Country Lot Conservation Zone, to accommodate the development of a residential subdivision, an expansion to an existing golf course, and the establishment of a new executive golf course.

 

Infill Areas

 

Official Plan policies relating to residential lot development occurring within the General Rural Area require that there be minimum lot areas of 0.8 hectares.  There can be exceptions to this policy where residential development is occurring within areas that are considered to be Infill Areas.  Notwithstanding minimum lot area requirement of 0.8 hectares, Infill Areas may have reduced areas where the lot sizing is in keeping with neighbouring residential lots.  The neighbouring Communities of Cedarhill and Orchard Park Estates are zoned Residential Country Lot Zones permitting residential development on lots having minimum lot areas of 0.4 hectares on lots partially serviced with municipal water.  The Lytle Avenue Community is zoned Residential Special Density Zone permitting residential lot development on lots having a minimum lot area of 1,393 square metre.  These properties are unserviced having private water and septic systems.

 

Conclusion

 

This subdivision can be viewed as the final build out of existing like communities bounded by Lytle Avenues to the north, existing partially serviced residential development to the east, a City park and industrial lands to the south and Highway 416 to the west.  The existing water service in the area has been analysed and found to have surplus capacity that can accommodate the proposed 129 residential lot subdivision.  With respect to private septic systems, hydro-geological studies have been submitted and accepted by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and the City and these support the proposal for private septic systems.  Staff recommend approval of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments required to implement the revisions to the draft plan of subdivision.


ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority has reviewed the Official Plan, Zoning and Subdivision applications and has no objections to these applications proceeding for approval.  Issues relating to the wetland area have been dealt with through draft conditions of subdivision approval and with site specific exceptions to the zone designations.

 

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no foreseen implications resulting from the development of this subdivision.

 

CONSULTATION

 

Notice of this application was carried out in accordance with the City's Public Notification and Consultation Policy.  The Ward Councillor is aware of this application and the staff recommendation.

 

Issues raised by the public primarily relate to the subdivision application and have been summarized and responded to in Document 6.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

N/A

 

APPLICATION PROCESS TIMELINE STATUS

This application was not processed by the "On Time Decision Date" established for the processing of Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments due to the complexity of the issues associated with the natural environmental features occurring on these lands.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1      Location Map

Document 2      Proposed Official Plan Amendment

Document 3      Current Zone Designations

Document 4      Proposed Zone Designations

Document 5      Details of Proposed Zonings

Document 6      Consultation Details

 

DISPOSITION

 

City Clerk’s Branch, Council and Committee Services to notify the owner, Noel Perera, 2880 Sheffield Road, Unit 3, Ottawa, ON, K1B 1A4, applicant, FoTenn Consultants Inc., 223 McLeod Street, Ottawa, ON, K2P 0Z8, Signs.ca, 866 Campbell Avenue, Ottawa, ON  K2A 2C5, Ghislain Lamarche, Program Manager, Assessment, Financial Services Branch (Mail Code:  26-76) of City Council’s decision.

 

Planning, Transit and the Environment Department to prepare the by-law adopting the Official Plan Amendment, and prepare to implementing Zoning By-law, and forward to Legal Services Branch, and undertake the statutory notification.

 

Legal Services Branch to forward the implementing by-law to City Council.

 


LOCATION MAP                                                                                                  DOCUMENT 1

 


DOCUMENT 2

PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT

 

                                                                                                                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Official Plan Amendment 57/Modifications du Plan directeur

 

To the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land use

Utilisation du sol



OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT

 

 

AMENDMENT No. 57 TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED OFFICIAL PLAN

 

 

 

                                                                        INDEX

COMPONENTS 

 

PART ATHE PREAMBLE                                                                                                            

 

1.0       Purpose

2.0       Location

3.0       Basis

 

 

PART B – THE AMENDMENT

 

1.0       Introduction

2.0       Details

3.0       Implementation


 

COMPONENTS

 

PART A - THE PREAMBLE does not constitute part of this amendment.

 

PART B - THE AMENDMENT, consisting of the following text constitutes Amendment No.­­­­­­ 57 to the City of Ottawa Council Approved Official Plan.

 


 

PART A - THE PREAMBLE

 

PART A - THE PREAMBLE

 

Purpose

 

The purpose of Amendment 57 is first to amend Schedule “1” of the Official Plan from General Rural Area to Country Lot and Open Space.

 

Location

 

The property is located east of Highway 416, north of Strandherd Drive and Fallowfield Road, and west of Cedarview Road.  This parcel of land has an area of 113.61 hectares.  Surrounding area development consists of residential development along Lytle Avenue, Cedarhill Estates and Orchard Estates residential subdivisions, and the Cedarhill Golf Course to the east and a city recreational park and vacant land to the south, and Highway 416 to the west.  The property is also divided by a 12-metre wide hydro corridor that runs across the northwesterly portion of the site.

 

Basis

 

The subject property is designated as General Rural on Schedule “A” in the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan and is subject to the Official Plan’s Rural policies.  In the Official Plan the General Rural designation is for lands that have less resource potential that other parts of the rural area. The plan permits residential development within the General Rural designations on large country estate lots of not less than 0.8 hectares provided there is evidence of satisfactory private water and septic services on site. 

 

A conceptual stormwater management plan, and a terrain analysis and hydrogeological study submitted with the subdivision application, demonstrated that the subject lands can support the subdivision proposal for 129 lots of 0.4 hectares on municipal water and private septic. Additionally, a review of the proposal was found to be in keeping with the overall intent of the applicable Official Plan policies and guidelines for country lot subdivision development. 

 


 

PART B - THE AMENDMENT

 

1.   INTRODUCTION

 

All of this part of the document entitled Part B - The Amendment, consisting of the following text constitutes Amendment No.­­­­­­ 57 to the City Council Approved Official Plan.

 

2.   DETAILS

 

That the City Council Approved Official Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

1.      Subsection 2.3.2. of the Official Plan is hereby amended by adding the following new policy 8 at the end of Policy 8:

 

“Notwithstanding the policies of Section 2.3.2, the properties known municipally as 800 and 848 Cedarview Road, and 4497 O’Keefe Court (legally defined as Part of Lots 22, 23, 24 and 25, Concession 4, Rideau Front, former City of Nepean), located outside the urban boundary, is permitted to connect to the potable water service.”

 

 2.  “The subsequent policies are renumbered as required.”

 

 

3.   IMPLEMENTATION

 

The implementation of this Amendment to the Official Plan document shall be in accordance with the respective policies of the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa.

 

 


 


CURRENT ZONE DESIGNATIONS                                                                   DOCUMENT 3

 


PROPOSED ZONE DESIGNATIONS                                               REVISED DOCUMENT 4


DETAILS OF PROPOSED ZONINGS                                                                 DOCUMENT 5

 

1.                  That Area 1 be rezoned to RCL.

 

2.                  That the text of Section 7.4 1) be deleted and replace with the following:

 

7.4  1)   Exceptions

Despite 7.2 on lands zoned RCL Block “A” there shall be no on-site alteration within 15.0 metres from the “top of bank” of a watercourse with the exception of a driveway.

 

3.   That Area 2 be rezoned to RCL Block “A”.

 

  1. That Area 3 be rezoned to RCL Block “B”, with Block “B” denoting the following exception to the standard RCL zone:

 

7.4  2)   Exceptions

Despite 7.2 on lands zoned RCL Block “B” there shall be no on-site alteration within 15.0 metres from the “top of bank” of a watercourse.

 

5.      That Area 4 be rezoned to RCL Block “C”, with Block “C” denoting the following exception to the standard RCL zone:

 

7.4  3)   Exceptions

Despite 7.2 on lands zoned RCL Block “C” there shall be no on-site alteration within 15.0 metres from the Hydro Corridor.

 

6.   That Area 5 be rezoned to RCL Block “D”, with Block “D” denoting the following exception to the standard RCL zone:

 

7.4 4)   Exceptions

Despite 7.2 on lands zoned RCL Block “D” there shall be no on-site alteration within 15.0 metres from the rear property line.

 

7.   That Area 6 be rezoned to RCL Block “E”, with Block “E” denoting the following exception to the standard RCL zone:

 

7.4 5)   Exceptions

                  Despite 7.2 on lands zoned RCL Block “E” there shall be no on-site alteration within 15.0 metres from the rear property line and 15.0 metres from the Hydro Corridor.


 

8.   That Area 7 be rezoned to RCL Block “F”, with Block “F” denoting the following exception to the standard RCL zone:

 

7.4 6)   Exceptions

                     Despite 7.2 on lands zoned RCL Block “F” there shall be no on-site alteration within 15.0 metres from the Hydro and 15.0 metres from a watercourse.

 

9.      That Area 8 be rezoned to Con, Conservation Zone.

 

10.  That Subsection 1) of Section 9.6 be deleted.

 

11.  That Area 9 be rezoned to CLC, Country Lot Conservation Zone.

 


CONSULTATION DETAILS                                                                                DOCUMENT 6

 

This application was subject to the Public Notification and Consultation Policy.  Enhanced notification was carried out and included numerous meetings with the Cedarhill and Orchard Park Community Associations.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

The following is a summary of comments expressed at the mandatory public meeting for the subdivision application that accompanied the applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law applications.  This meeting was held on April 10, 2007 at the Cedarhill Golf Course Clubhouse.  Discussions at this meeting primary focused on the subdivision application.

 

Summary of Questions and Answers

 

·           First question raised was whether or not any of the remnant lands from the reworked/retired fairways will be subdivided into residential lots? 

 

Response – This would not be occurring but if it did, the Golf Course would have to first apply for a rezoning and severance applications with the City.

 

·           Numerous questions were raised relating the existing water pressure, existing municipal reservoirs and pumping stations and a question as to whether the Water Servicing Analysis made any assumptions regarding existing municipal water facilities.

 

Response - Stantec representatives provided supporting extensive technical responses to address these concerns, including a discussion concerning water pressure boosts from pumping stations as the water level drops in the water tower, and concluded that water pressure will not be affected by the servicing of the proposed subdivision.  If anything, the water pressure will be improved with the introduction of looping with the existing infrastructure by reducing dead end water lines.

 

·           A member of the audience asked why the City was extending municipal water servicing to this subdivision whereas not for subdivisions in the Greely area

 

Response –      The decision whether or not to allow municipal water service is reviewed on a case-by-case basis.  This development is unique in that water service is immediately available and represents an expansion to an existing community currently being serviced by municipal water.

 

·           A question was raised about water levels and the quality of stormwater flowing  into the wetland.

 

Response – City Staff indicated that the over land flows of surface water to the wetland will be maintained.  Note:  the RVCA has since taken the position that the wetland will no longer have a stormwater management component.

 

·           A concern was expressed about the alteration of existing drainage patterns and an increase risk of the flooding for Lytle Avenue residents.

 

Response – City staff assured that existing over land water flows will be maintained with no increase to the risk of flooding.

 

·           There was follow-up Lytle Avenue question regarding what the development’s impact on existing area well and septic systems would be.

 

Response - A Hydrogeological and Terrain Analysis was submitted with the subdivision application which considers such impacts within the proposed subdivided lands and those surrounding area lands potentially affect by the development of the subdivision.  This analysis has been reviewed and accepted by the City and the RVCA concluding that there will be no anticipated adverse impacts to the ground water that will affect existing wells or septic systems.

 

·           A Cedarhill resident asked about collect backs to the Cedarhill residents who, paid on a yearly basis, a tax surcharge to bring in municipal water service by the City.

 

Response – The City's legal opinion is that collect backs would not be applicable in this case because it is now municipally serviced and the City, where appropriate, is required to extend the service to those developers who request it.

 

·           Questions were raised regarding tree protection within the subdivision, particularly with respect to the wetland and the cedars along the northerly side of Cedarhill Drive where in intersects Cedarhill Road.

 

Response – A tree preservation plan has been prepared identifying wooded areas worthy of protection which includes various noted areas along the wetland area which have since been deemed as vital to the functionality of the wetland itself by the RVCA, as well as, a treed wildlife corridors that are to be protected.  With respect to the cedar grove along Cedarhill Drive, there are subdivision conditions to be put in place which will limit any disturbances of driveways for lots 38 to 41 and will additionally require an approval from the RVCA.

 

·           A related question to the stands of cedars along Cedarhill Drive was whether the watercourse adjacent to those cedars will be protected.

 

Response – A number of potential watercourses have been identified by the RVCA and there are numerous conditions incorporated into the subdivision approval from the Conservation Authority to ensure the protection of these watercourses.


 

·           There was a concern that through the development of the subdivision, sound will be transmitted into the neighbouring subdivisions from Hwy 416.

 

Response - A Noise Study had been prepared which identifies that only the westerly side of the subdivision required the introduction of sound attenuation measures by either berming, sound fencing or a combination of  both.  Sound attenuation was not required along the north-westerly proportion of the subdivision due to the extent of the Hwy 416 road cut which will act as a natural sound barrier.  Because of the introduction of sound attenuation along the westerly portion of the subdivision, existing sound levels emanating from Hwy 416 will only be reduced as a result of the subdivision’s requirement for sound attenuation along that portion of the 416.  Lots adjacent to the 416 within the subdivision will have standard warning clauses the there may be times within the day that exterior noise levels may exceed 60 db.

 

·           Questions were raised about how much new parkland will provided in the community.

 

Response – As per the previous plan of subdivision approval, Blocks 130 and 147 will be conveyed to the City as parkland dedication and allow an expansion of an adjacent park within the Cedarhill Community.  This expansion will come with improvements to the park with the addition of a swing set within the expanded park and a basketball net within the emergency vehicle access on Block N.  Councillor Harder indicated she also intends to take the cash-in-lieu of parkland collected from this subdivision and earmark it for a pathway within Block 141 terminating at an outlook feature onto the wetlands.  Subsequently an additional block (Block 130) at the south end of the subdivision, approximately one acre, has been created and is to be dedicated as parkland.  A second park is also planned at the southern end of the subdivision identified as Block 149 on the revised plan of subdivision.

 

·           One resident from the Orchard Estates Community inquired as to whether or not there are any proposed pathway links from the subdivision into her community.  Her concern is that these pathway linkages become dumping grounds for garbage.

 

Response – Although the plan of subdivision does not contemplate an immediate pathway linkage it does reserve Block 146 for a potential future pathway link to that community should that community desire a linkage in the future.

 

·           Questions were raised regarding blasting for roadwork and foundation construction, whether or not there will be compensation to existing residents that may incur damage from the blasting and whether there be notice given prior to any blasting work being conducted.

 

Response – Blasting work is regulated by the Province and notice will be given in a timely fashion to a set radius where that blasting is to occur.  In addition, it is in the interest of the developer to inspect for pre and post-building conditions within area potentially affected by the blasting activity for insurance purposes.  There will be conditions within the subdivision for the developer and individual builders to provide advance notice prior to any blasting work.

 

·           The Cedarhill Community inquired as to what will become of Block 133 suggesting that the developer use these lands to construct an entrance feature to the Cedarhill Community similar to the southeast corner of Cedarhill Drive and Cedarhill Road.

 

Response – It has been subsequently identified that the existing entrance feature is occurring within the municipal road allowance.  Subsequently Council has directed that entrance features will not be permitted with the City’s road allowances.  The developer is open to erecting a similar entrance feature within Block 133.  It should be noted that, as a condition of subdivision approval, Block 133 will be deleted the plan and become part of Lot 38 due to the fact that in creating Block 133 it will result in a substandard parcel of land which the City can not support.

 

·           The Orchard Park Community requests that there be a road connection between the Cedarhill Community and the proposed subdivision through Block N to establish vehicular connectivity between the three communities.

 

Response – It has been the Cedarhill Community’s firm position that as in the previous draft plan of subdivision approval and as with this subdivision approval that there only be a emergency vehicle link through Block N which had been reflected as such within that original draft plan approval. 

 

·           As a follow-up question, the Orchard Park Community would like to see a second road into the subdivision from the south at Lot 100.

 

Response – The adjacent lands to the south are zoned and proposed to be developed for non-residential, rural-industrial uses  that do not support the concept of a road linkage with this estate-lot subdivision.

 

Community Associations

 

At a meeting held on September 10, 2007, the executives of the Cedarhill and Orchard Park Estate Community Associations indicated they had no objections to the approval of the final proposed subdivision.

 


OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS - 800 AND
848 CEDARVIEW ROAD AND 4497 O'KEEFE COURT

PLAN OFFICIEL ET ZONAGE - 800 ET 848, CHEMIN CEDARVIEW ET 4497, COUR O'KEEFE

ACS2007-PTE-APR-0164                                                            BARRHAVEN (3)

 

(This application is not subject to Bill 51)

 

Councillor Harder moved two amendments to the departmental recommendations, which were concurred with both the applicant represented by Miguel Tremblay, FoTenn Consultants and Karen Currie, Manager of Development Approvals East/South.

 

Moved by J. Harder:

 

WHEREAS Document 4 of the Planning and Environment Committee report ACS2007-PTE-APR-0146 does not accurately reflect the necessary zoning change;

 

AND WHEREAS the revision to the said Document 4 is necessary to make the appropriate zoning amendment;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Planning and Environment Committee approve the deletion and substitute replacement of Document 4.

 

That no further notice be provided pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

Moved by J. Harder:

 

WHEREAS the City fo Ottawa is prepared to allow the extension of municipal water services for a Country Lot Subdivision;

 

AND WHEREAS the Official Plan policies provide some discretion with respect to Country Lot Subdivisions in Rural areas, and in abundance of caution to avoid conflict with Official Plan policies to Country Lot Subdivisions;

 

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Part B of OPA no. 57 is hereby amended as follows to include Item 2:  Notwithstanding the policies of Sections 3.7.6 (c)(d)(e), the property known as known as 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court, located abutting the urban boundary, can be developed as a Country Lot Subdivision (with a golf course component), with one (1) acre lot sizes, with a larger number of lots than 40, subject to appropriate studies and municipal approvals.

 

                                                                                    CARRIED

 

That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend Council:

 

1.                  Approve and adopt an amendment to the Official Plan Policy Section 3.2.6 to permit residentially zoned lands known as 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court which are located outside the urban boundary to connect to the potable water service, as detailed in Document 2;

 

2.                  Approve an amendment to the former City of Nepean Zoning By-law for 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court from RCL Block "A", Residential Country Lots Zone, CON and CON Block "A", Conservation Zone, as shown in Document 3, to RCL Blocks "A" to "F", Residential Country Lots Zone, and CLC, Country Lot Conservation Zone, and CON, Conservation Zone as shown in Document 4 as revised to accurately reflect the necessary zoning change and detailed in Document 5.

 

3.         WHEREAS the City of Ottawa is prepared to allow the extension of municipal water services for a Country Lot Subdivision;

 

AND WHEREAS the Official Plan policies provide some discretion with respect to Country Lot Subdivisions in Rural Areas, and in an abundance of caution to avoid conflict with Official Plan policies to Country Lot Subdivisions;

 

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Part B of OPA no. 57 is hereby amended as follows to include Item 2:  Notwithstanding the policies of Sections 3.7.6 (c)(d)(e), the property known as known as 800 and 848 Cedarview Road and 4497 O’Keefe Court, located abutting the urban boundary, can be developed as a Country Lot Subdivision (with a golf course component), with one (1) acre lot sizes, with a larger number of lots than 40, subject to appropriate studies and municipal approvals.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED as amended