Report to/Rapport au:
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement
12 January 2007 / le 12 janvier 2007
Submitted by/Soumis
par : M. J. Beauregard, Coordinator,
Planning and
Environment Committee /Coordonnatrice du
Comité de l’urbanisme et de
l’environnement
Contact Person/Personne
ressource : As above/Tel qu’indiqué çi-dessus
(613) 580-2424, ext./poste 21622
Monique.Beauregard@Ottawa.ca
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SUBJECT: |
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BRIDGEHEAD COFFEE SHOP |
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OBJET : |
RÈGLEMENT FINANCIER DES EXIGENCES DU STATIONNEMENT-131,
RUE BEECHWOOD, CAFÉ BRIDGEHEAD
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That the
Planning and Environment Committee approve the following:
1. That the Cash-in-Lieu Approval granted by the Director of Planning and Infrastructure Approvals be revised to require payment in the amount of $8 dollars, or one dollar per space;
2. That the agreement shall apply only to a coffee shop (take-out restaurant) owned and occupied by Bridgehead 2000 Inc;
3. That all other conditions included in the approval given by the Director of Planning and Infrastructure Approvals will continue to apply.
That Council approve the City’s participation in
the Nicholas Mann Gateway as described in Document 1, through the Planning,
Environment and infrastructure policy branch.
That Council approve the funding of $20,000 to
support the Community’s participation in the Nicholas Mann Gateway community
planning initiative.
That Council support the allocation of seed funding
of $60,000 in the 2007 budget for the City of Ottawa’s 10% component of a
future Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) request for Green Municipal
Funds Grants.
RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de
l’urbanisme et de l’environnement approuve ce qui suit:
1.
Que
le règlement financier des exigences du stationnement approuvé par le Directeur
des approbations, aménagement et infrastructure soit revisé afin qu’un paiement
de 8$ soit requis, ce qui représente un dollar par espace.
2.
Que
le règlement ne s’applique uniquement qu’au Café Bridgehead, qui est sous
location et la propriété de Bridgehead 2000 Inc.
3.
Que
toutes les autres conditions imposées par le Directeur des approbations,
aménagement et infrastructure continuent d’avoir force.
Que
le Conseil approuve la participation de la
Ville à
l’aménagement
de la
structure d’ accueil de
Nicholas Mann tel que décrit dans le document 1, par l’entremise du département
des politiques d'urbanisme, d'environnement et d'infrastructure
Que le
Conseil approuve le financement de la somme de 20, 000$ afin de supporter l’initiative et
la participation communautaire à
l’aménagement
de la
structure d’accueil Nicholas
Mann.
Que
le Conseil supporte l’allocation d’un financement de base de 60,
000$
dans son
budget
de 2007 afin
d’assurer la composante de 10% que la
contribution
de la Ville
d’Ottawa
offrira dans
une
éventuelle demande de la Fédération Canadienne des Municipalités pour une bourse provenant des fonds
municipaux verts.
BACKGROUND
At the Planning and Environment Committee meeting of 9 January 2007, Councillor Clive Doucet introduced the following Notice of Motion on behalf of Councillor Jacques Legendre, the ward councillor:
WHEREAS the Director
of Planning and Infrastructure Approvals, using his delegated authority,
approved a Cash-in-Lieu of Parking Application to exempt the property at 131
Beechwood Avenue from providing 8 additional parking spaces required;
AND WHEREAS a total
of 3 parking spaces will be provided on-site with access from Putman Street;
AND WHEREAS It is
generally recognized that specialty coffeehouses, unlike full service
restaurants, attract customers from a small market area – typically within
walking distance from the surrounding businesses or residential areas;
AND WHEREAS a
customer survey conducted by Novatech Engineering (DATED October 2006 City of
Ottawa File No. D07-03-06-0019) at two other Bridgehead locations that
currently operate in a similar fashion and are located in a similar type of
environment indicates that:
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“It may be concluded from the results that
there is sufficient on-street parking available within a reasonable distance to
meet the demand by the proposed change in use from “Retail Store” to
“Restaurant, fast food.”
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“Given the characteristics of Bridgehead and
coffeehouses in general, the change in use would not create any significant
impact or pressure on the on-street parking situation in the vicinity of the
proposed 131 Beechwood location.”
AND WHEREAS The City
of Ottawa recently approved the “Beechwood Community Design Plan” which states
that:
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“It [Beechwood
Avenue] should be a compact, pedestrian main street.” (page 1)
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“Comprehensive
streetscape improvements are needed” (page 5, section 1.1.5)
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“Parking should be retained along the street and placed
behind buildings” (page 5, section 1.1.5)
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“In the
studied planning area [east of MacKay Street], there is a significant surplus
of parking spaces.” (page 20, section 1.3.9)
AND WHEREAS the cash-in-lieu of parking application delegated authority report, which was approved on December 29th 2006, states that:
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“It is the
Department’s position that the proposed use… will have little vehicular impact
on the surrounding area as parking is available along Beechwood Avenue.”
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“… there is
sufficient on-street parking along Beechwood Avenue to accommodate on-site
parking deficiency.”
AND WHEREAS the applicants have been cooperative in ensuring that their site plan was in harmony with the “Beechwood Community Design Plan” by providing an outdoor patio facing Beechwood instead of additional parking spaces;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Cash-in-Lieu Approval granted by the Director of Planning and Infrastructure Approvals be revised to require payment in the amount of $8 dollars, or one dollar per space;
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the agreement shall apply only to a coffee shop (take-out restaurant) owned and occupied by Bridgehead 2000 Inc;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all other conditions included in the approval given by the Director of Planning and Infrastructure Approvals will continue to apply.
Accordingly, the matter is before the Planning and Environment Committee for consideration.
CONSULTATION
The item having been brought forward by the ward councillor, no public consultation is required.
Corporate Services, Secretariat will advise the owner of the Bridgehead Coffee Shop at 131 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, of the committee’s decision.