1946 Scott St.: Zoning By-law Amendment Application

From the City of Ottawa:

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Please be advised that a Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted for 1946 Scott Street (File No. D02-02-19-0117). The applicant proposes the construction of a 9-storey, 48-unit residential apartment building with 14 below-grade automobile parking spaces and 52 bicycle parking spaces. The underground parking is located in the basement of the building and will be accessed from the rear of the building.

Below is a preview of the submitted site plan and perspective rendering, which will be sent in full during circulation.

 

Granite Curling Club will be Developed! Get the Facts!

Councillor Leiper’s office, along with the Granite Curling Club and Morley Hoppner and Bridgeport, will be hosting a public meeting on provide details about the club’s redevelopment plans with the community. City staff in Planning and Parks and Recreation will also be available to field questions during the meeting.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

7:00-9:00 pm

The Granite Curling Club (2020 Scott St)

Yes, the Club is staying but there will be new development on the site.  Although no formal development applications have been filed, this public meeting will be the first opportunity for the community to review details of the proposal and provide initial feedback. When a formal application is filed, a sign will go up on the property and a lead planner at the City of Ottawa will be assigned. Until this is done, please submit feedback about this project to Jeff.Leiper@Ottawa.ca and / or Fiona.Mitchell@Ottawa.ca.

More info here:

https://kitchissippiward.ca/content/granite-curling-club-redevelopment-community-meeting-october-30-700-900pm

 

Clare Gardens Park Fall Clean-Up: Saturday, October 19 @ 10:00 am

 

Clare Gardens Park Fall Clean-Up

Saturday, October 19th, 2019

From 10:00 am till noon

(Rain date: October 20th)

It’s that time of year.  The WCA and the Volunteer Gardeners of Clare Gardens Park are hosting the park’s autumn clean-up.

We’ll bring rubber gloves. We’d appreciate if you could bring a broom, a rake or a shovel, and a few yard waste bags if possible.

Hear the park news and ask questions. Tell us if you have any park-related concerns. We welcome your feedback.

Bring your families and meet your neighbours!

See you in the park!

Organized by:

The Volunteer Gardeners of Clare Gardens Park

volunteergardenersofclarepark@gmail.com

and

The Westboro Community Association 

hellowestboro@yahoo.ca

City of Ottawa: Registration for the Planning Primer II

From the City of Ottawa

Registration for the Planning Primer II: Implementation Process and the Role of Development Review Wednesday, October 23, 2019 (Offered in English) Location:        City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West Colonel By Room, 2nd Floor 9:00 a.m. to noon City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West Colonel By Room, 2nd Floor 6:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m October 23, 2019 (Offered in French) Location: City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West Honeywell Room, 2nd Floor 9 a.m. to noon You can register for the course online until October 23, 2019. Seating is limited to 40 residents per session. The Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development Department offers 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.  Please see our schedule for other Primer courses.The content of these Primer courses is the same as those offered in previous years. Please send your questions to primer@ottawa.ca.

SAVE THE DATE! Westboro Community Association’s AGM

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday, November 12, 6:30 – 9:00 PM

Churchill Seniors Center, 345 Richmond Road

• 6:30 PM doors open – membership sign-in and refreshments
• 7:00 PM reports from Board of Directors
• Election of new Board
• Update from Councillor Leiper
• Presentations from special guests

Come out, meet your neighbours, and discuss the issues important to our community! Become a member for $10 per year – you get to vote.  Don’t want to join? Come anyway; all are welcome to share their thoughts on the issues.

Your Community Association needs you!  Interested in becoming a board member? Infill development continues to grow and we need people to help with this issue.  Or maybe you are interested in the environment, heritage, housing, safety, traffic or working on social events or communications.  If so, contact us!

hellowestboro@yahoo.ca

 

 

Open House: 114 Richmond Rd – Ashcroft Homes Convent Development & Phase IIA Site Plan Control

From Councillor Leiper:

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You may recall earlier this summer in June 2019, the Zoning approval was granted for the Ashcroft heritage convent development, which consists of converting the existing Sisters of the Visitation monastery into a mixed-use building with an addition to be used as an apartment building. The Site Plan Application for this development is now on circulation as well and can be further reviewed on DevApps. 

The proposed development will be connected to the first phase of development, where the archways along Richmond Road connect pedestrians with the remainder of the site.

The proposed development consists of one apartment building, as well as the conversion of the monastery into a mixed-use building. Although the development will involve subsequent buildings and potential amendments to performance standards related to the balance of the site to the south, the subject applications relate only to the northern portion and most specifically to the following proposed buildings:

• A nine-storey mid-rise apartment dwelling, to be connected to the existing monastery via a two storey glass link. Multiple amenity areas are proposed to be provided as part of the building, including a rooftop terrace, indoor communal amenity spaces located in the first two floors of the building, outdoor ground floor amenities, and private balconies. The proposed materiality of the building is intended to complement the heritage building. Strategies include using similar materials and colours (such as gray stone). The building also features extensive glazing.
• The heritage three storey monastery building will be converted into low-rise apartment dwelling and restaurant space in the original house and chapel portions of the building. The rest of the building will nits.

The majority of parking for the site is proposed to be located in an underground garage. Vehicular access and egress lanes are proposed to be provided from Leighton Terrace (at the northeast corner of the subject property).

Our office is hosting an open house to review this application on Tuesday, October 22 from 6:30-8:00pm at 89 Richmond Rd (the Monocle sales centre). Ashcroft and the lead planner with the City will be on hand to answer any questions and to take your feedback.

If you are not able to attend the open house, we would encourage you to send any feedback to our office via Jeff.Leiper@Ottawa.ca and / or Fiona.Mitchell@Ottawa.ca as well as to the lead planner on the file, Steve Gauthier via Steve.Gauthier@Ottawa.ca.

https://kitchissippiward.ca/content/114-richmond-rd-ashcroft-homes-convent-development-phase-iia-site-plan-control-open-house

Rental Accommodations Study: Survey

From the City of Ottawa

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The City of Ottawa is considering new rules to address municipal and community concerns regarding rental accommodations. These concerns include:

• The quality, availability, and affordability of rental housing, including the community impacts of problem addresses
• The impact of short-term rental (STR) activity on housing and communities
• Problem hotel/motel operators.

The City has conducted a thorough investigation of these issues in two previous phases described in the life cycle to the right. For phase three, staff are now preparing to offer recommendations on possible regulatory approaches through a survey for the consideration of Council in a staff report later in 2019.

Rental Accommodations Study – Survey 3

Members of the public are being invited to consider and provide input through this short survey on staff’s findings and key conclusions.  Your input will be considered in the finalization of the staff report which will be presented to the Community and Protective Services Committee on November 15, 2019.

This survey will be available until Friday, October 18 at 11:59 pm.

More information can be found here.

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Consultants Final reports for Short-term rentals and Long-term rentals can be found here and here.