Public Notice: Review of the Rate Structure for Drinking Water, Sanitary and Storm Water Services

The City of Ottawa is hosting five information sessions around the city.

View a PDF of the notice for more information.

Development on Winona

More residential development, this time on Winona Ave.

The Committee of Adjustment hearing for this one is on Wednesday January 14th starting at 1:00 p.m. in The Chamber at Ben Franklin Place.

View the CoA notice here in PDF format: page one, and page two.

Development on Roosevelt

There’s been a bit of buzz in the neighborhood regarding a proposed residential development at 562/564 Roosevelt Avenue near Princeton.

These files have been in circulation, but for those who haven’t seen them yet, here are some PDFs (1) the proposed site plan and (2) a view of the front elevation. The Committee of Adjustment hearing is on Wednesday January 14th at 1:00 p.m. in The Chamber at Ben Franklin Place.

View the details of the CoA notice in PDF format here.

2009 Planning Primer Program

This just in from the City of Ottawa. There was a lot of interest in this (free!) program last year. Read on.

Planning Primer I
 January 17 or January 19, 2009
Festival Plaza, Main Floor City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
8:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Register here before January 14, 2009

Registration is limited to 40 participants.

The Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability Department is offering the Planning Primer Program to help residents become more aware of, and more involved in, the land-use planning process.

The program is a series of half-day courses. The series includes two core courses and two elective courses.

The core courses, called Primer I and Primer II, describe the legislative and policy basis under which land-use planning decisions are made, the way policy documents are amended and how to make a development application.

In 2009, elective courses will include a session on urban design and another on heritage planning.

To make the most of the information being presented, residents must attend the Primer I course before attending Primer II and attend both the Primer I and II courses before attending an elective course. Participants who attend Primer I and Primer II and two elective courses will receive a Certificate of Completion.

The program aims to:

• Build and maintain a strong working relationship and understanding between the City of Ottawa and communities
• Provide resources and teach skills to aid residents participating in the land-use planning process

Who is invited to attend?
All members of the public including developers, real estate agents, lawyers, builders and community representatives are invited to attend.

Questions?
Please send your questions to intro@ottawa.ca

Notice re: the old Canadian Tire

A number of residents have approached the WCA with concerns about the development of the old Canadian Tire. Well, now’s your chance to speak up.

The following is from a Committee of Adjustment notice concerning this property (119 Richmond Road):

“The Owner wants to demolish the existing 1-storey commercial building in order to construct an 8-storey retail/residential building, as shown on plans filed with the Committee. The ground floor facing Richmond Road will contain retail units with 174 residential retirement units above, and 3 levels of underground parking to be accessed from Patricia Avenue. “

Read the rest of the document in PDF format.

The Committee is meeting Wednesday November 5, 2008.

Churchill Avenue reconstruction open house

… an important notice from the City of Ottawa, copied below.

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Churchill Avenue – Carling Avenue to Scott Street and Scott Street – Churchill Avenue to Winona Avenue
Open House #1 – Thursday, October 9, 2008

The City of Ottawa has initiated the preliminary design assignment to rehabilitate Churchill Avenue – Carling to Scott (length of 1,725 m) and Scott Street from Churchill to Winona (length of 100m). The engineering services of Novatech Engineering Consultants Ltd. were retained by the City of Ottawa to manage and complete the required engineering efforts.

The City of Ottawa has identified the need for improvements to roads, sewers and watermain on the following streets: Churchill Avenue – Carling Avenue to Scott Street and Scott Street – Churchill Avenue to Winona Avenue.

Within the limits of the project, the City of Ottawa has identified a requirement for the rehabilitation and/or replacement of its linear infrastructure. Included in the scope of this project is:

• Rehabilitation/replacement of the watermain.
• Rehabilitation/replacement of the sanitary sewers.
• Rehabilitation/replacement and extension of the storm sewers.
• Surface drainage improvements.
• Adjustments to pavement widths, new curbs, sidewalks, and road structure.
• Street lighting and traffic control signal modifications.
• Water and sewer service replacement to the property line (upgrades to the services on private property, including replacement of lead water service pipes, may also be considered but at the property owner’s cost).
• The project also provides an opportunity to implement identified traffic calming measures, improvements to transit service, and other features deemed beneficial to the project.

You’re invited:

Thursday, October 9, 2008
7 to 9 p.m.
Churchill Senior Recreational Centre, Main Hall
345 Richmond Road, Ottawa, ON

At the open house, you will be able to:

• Review the preliminary design plans.
• Provide comments on the preliminary design.
• Discuss the project with the design team.

For more information and/or to submit comments, please contact:

Todd Penfound, Project Manager
Infrastructure Services Branch
100 Constellation Crescent
Ottawa, ON K2G 6J8
Phone: 613-580-2424, ext. 16005
Fax: 613-580-2587
E-mail: todd.penfound@ottawa.ca

Comments should be submitted by Friday, 24 October 2008.

Zoning by-law amendment proposal re: Westboro Station 2 (the former Bourk site)

… a.k.a. the proposed development at the corner of Richmond and Roosevelt Ave.

We’ve just received a copy of a proposal being considered by the Planning, Transit and Enviroment Department. Here’s a snippet:

“The applicant is proposing to demolish the buildings currently on the property and replacing them with a new mixed-use building with commerical on the ground floor and residential uses above. The applicant is requesting amendments to zoning performance standards in order to allow the development. These include an increase in height to 28 metres [8-storeys], a reduction in the Corner Side Yard to 1.0 metre, a reduction in parking from 212 spaces to 180 and in the number of loading spaces from three to two.“

• Read the rest of the document in PDF format here.
• Here’s something interesting: check out the PDF of the “Planning Rationale” document, as posted on the City of Ottawa website.
• If you have anything to say about this issue, comments need to be received by Douglas James by July 4, 2008. Your emails are valuable feedback. Please take a moment to write or call and let the City of Ottawa know what you think.  
• Please consider coming out to our village meeting on June 17th.

Committee of Adjustment Mar 5, 2008

There are two applications for minor variances being heard by the Committee of Adjustment on March 5th. One is for 348 Tweedsmuir Ave for a reduced side yard and the other is for 487 Evered for a reduced front yard. If you have objections or concerns about either of these please contact us before Mar 5th.

Gary Ludington

Symposium on the Ottawa Official Plan

How should the City balance intensification with the Community’s vision?
How should the City ensure they respect those responsibilities?

Date: Saturday March 1st
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Auditorium of Nepean High school, 574 Broadview Ave

Parking is limited. Please consider ridesharing, walking, or taking public transit.

The City of Ottawa will be reviewing the Official Plan in the year to come (Official Plan, Transportation Master Plan, Infrastructure Master Plan, Community Design Plans).

The white papers are on the review are available at: http://ottawa.ca/residents/public_consult/beyond_2020/index_en.html

Design Lansdowne

The City of Ottawa has launched Design Lansdowne, a design competition that will create a bold, new vision for the 40-acre site adjacent to the historic Rideau Canal. This competition will tap into the insights of design professionals to revitalize Lansdowne Park in a way that maximizes the public benefit in the most economically feasible manner. The entire process will include extensive public consultation.

Read more about it – and how you can be involved – on the City of Ottawa website.