2.         Waiver to the private approach by-law 2003-447 for 52 hopewell avenue

 

DÉROGATION AU RÈGLEMENT 2003-447 EN MATIÈRE DE VOIES D’ACCÈS PRIVÉES RELATIVEMENT AU 52, AVENUE HOPEWELL

 

 

committee recommendation

 

That Council approve the waiver of Section 26(c) of the Private Approach By-Law 2003-447 to reduce the minimum distance between a driveway and an intersection to 5.3 metres from 6 metres at 52 Hopewell Avenue.

 

 

Recommandation du comité

 

Que le Conseil d’approuver une dérogation au paragraphe 26(c) du Règlement 2003-447 en matière de voies d’accès privées afin de ramener de 6 mètres à 5,3 mètres la distance minimale entre une voie d’accès privée et une intersection au 52, avenue Hopewell.

 

 

 

Documentation

 

1.         Deputy City Manager, City Operations report dated 11 December 2008 (ACS2009-COS-TRF-0003).

 

 

Report to/Rapport au :

 

Transportation Committee

Comité des transports

 

and Council/et au Conseil

 

11 December 2008/le 11 décembre 2008

 

Submitted by/Soumis par :

Steve Kanellakos, Deputy City Manager/Directeur municipal adjoint

City Operations/Opérations municipales

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource:

John Manconi, General Manager/directeur générale, Public Works/travaux publics

613-580-2424 x 21110, John.Manconi@ottawa.ca

 

Capital/Capitale (17)

Ref N°: ACS2009-COS-TRF-0003

 

 

SUBJECT:

Waiver to the private approach by-law 2003-447

for 52 hopewell avenue

 

 

OBJET :

DÉROGATION AU RÈGLEMENT 2003-447 EN MATIÈRE DE VOIES D’ACCÈS PRIVÉES RELATIVEMENT AU 52, AVENUE HOPEWELL

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That Transportation Committee recommend Council approve the waiver of Section 26(c) of the Private Approach By-Law 2003-447 to reduce the minimum distance between a driveway and an intersection to 5.3 metres from 6 metres at 52 Hopewell Avenue.

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité des transports recommande au Conseil d’approuver une dérogation au paragraphe 26(c) du Règlement 2003-447 en matière de voies d’accès privées afin de ramener de 6 mètres à 5,3 mètres la distance minimale entre une voie d’accès privée et une intersection au 52, avenue Hopewell.

 

BACKGROUND

 

The subject property is a corner lot located at the southeast intersection of 52 Hopewell Avenue and Grosvenor Avenue (Document 1).  The property has a frontage of 15.29 metres along Hopewell Avenue, a depth of 22.25 metres, and an area of 340.2 square metres (3662 sq.ft.).

The immediate area is predominately residential with a variety of single and semi-detached dwellings.  The site is in proximity to a school, a place of worship and a variety of commercial, retail and personal service businesses along Bank Street.

 

The purpose of the related Planning Application is to facilitate the demolition of the existing single-detached dwelling to be replaced with a new three-unit row townhouse.  The proposed building would be approximately 9.9 metres in height consisting of a gross floor area of 836.36 square metres.  Each unit would have a garage providing parking for one vehicle.  Per the application, there is no surface parking planned for the development. 

 

DISCUSSION

 

Approval for the proposed approach requires waiver of Section 26(c) of the Private Approach By-law 2003-447, which strictly mandates a 6 metre separation from the intersecting street line to the nearest limit of the proposed private approach.  The separation distance provided for this application is only 5.3 metres but does not pose a hazard to users of the roadway. (Document 2).  Therefore, staff do not object to the proposal.

 

CONSULTATION

 

By way of the D07-12-08-0072 Planning Process, the customary stakeholders have been consulted.  Excluding any external stakeholders consulted in the Planning Process, no public consultation has taken place.  The Ward Councillor Clive Doucet and the Planning, Transit and the Environment Department support the proposed waiver for this development.

 

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no legal/risk management implications arising from this waiver.

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

There are no financial implications as a result of the waiver.

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1 - Key Plan

Document 2 - Site Plan

 

DISPOSITION

 

Upon approval of the recommendation contained in this report, staff will inform the applicant of Council’s decision.


DOCUMENT 1

KEY PLAN

 

 

DOCUMENT 2

SITE PLAN