Proposal for 3430 Carling (Former Villa Lucia Property) to go to Planning and Housing Committee Wed. Sept. 6

Proposal for 3430 Carling (Former Villa Lucia Property) to go to Planning and Housing Committee Wed. Sept. 6

CBLCA

August 29, 2023

Other, Transportation, Transit and Infrastructure

City staff will recommend approval of a zoning amendment from GM20[2628] H(18.5) to GM20[2628], which will have the impact of increasing the height of the building from 18.5 m to 20.5 m at the front of property and increasing the Floor Space Index (FSI) permitted from 2 to 2.1, along with reducing setbacks to Carling Avenue. The proposed rezoning will facilitate the development of two 6-storey residential buildings.

The Crystal Beach Lakeview Community Association submitted comments on the proposal in February 2023.

The agenda for the Housing and Planning Committee meeting on Wed. Sept. 6 is here. The 3430 Carling part is early on the agenda. The details, including the planner’s rationale for approving the application, and CBLCA’s written submission, start on page 30.

You can find the application and the files associated with it here: Application Details – Development Applications Search (ottawa.ca)

The applicant has asked Theresa Kavanagh and the Bay Ward staff to request that we send them any comments or questions prior to the meeting so that the applicant can address them in advance of the meeting. If you have comments or questions, please, contact both the CBLCA and bayward@ottawa.ca.

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6 Responses to “Proposal for 3430 Carling (Former Villa Lucia Property) to go to Planning and Housing Committee Wed. Sept. 6”
1. Ian McConnachie
  
  August 30, 2023
  
  My compliments to the CBLCA Transportation Transit and Infrastructure Committee on its submission in response to this development. TTIC has captured very well the aspirations of this community towards optimizing its livable aspects under the new Official Plan. A work in progress that will continue to require community awareness and action. Well done
  
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  1. Kate Twiss
    
    September 28, 2023
    
    Thank you for your support, Ian. Crystal Beach Lakeview will experience more density, just as the rest of Ottawa will. Density within urban boundaries is better than sprawl. It’s cheaper, limits greenhouse gases, and helps prevent loss of farmland and wildlife habitat. The trick is to make the transition to more density as comfortable as possible; to end up with a city that is functional and pleasant. We can keep an eye on our own corner and help achieve a successful outcome. I don’t think we’re being NIMBYs or holding up housing when we question a developer’s request to break the rules in the Official Plan or the Zoning Bylaw.
    Kate Twiss
    Chair, Transportation, Transit, and Infrastructure Committee, CBLCA
    
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2. Tom Montor
  
  August 30, 2023
  
  With the city’s renewed focus on self-sustaining communities in which basic necessities (e.g., groceries, pharmacies) are easily accessible within the community, will the city hold the developer to a mixed-use design in which ground floors are dedicated to commercial use? It’s recognized that Crystal Beach is under-served in this respect and could benefit from some mixed use development – especially with the planned housing increase being considered.
  
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  1. Kate Twiss
    
    September 28, 2023
    
    Unfortunately, we seem to be losing, not gaining retail in our neighbourhood. A lot of us would like to see this trend reversed. You’re right that mixed-use development would be ideal for developing a more convenient neighbourhood. It seems to be a challenge to get developers to make the effort to add retail tenants to ground floors though. Even the 30- and 27-storey Ivanhoe Cambridge towers right at Bayshore will not have ground-floor retail. Bricks and mortar retail seems to be a tough sell these days. In CBL, it sometimes seems like we’re in a loop. The more we need to drive somewhere else, the less attractive to retailers we are, the more wen need to drive somewhere else… You’re right. We must keep raising the issue. Thank you for your comments, Tom.
    Kate Twiss
    Chair, Transportation, Transit, and Infrastructure Committee, CBLCA
    
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3. Judy
  
  August 31, 2023
  
  What is the proposed start date for the development pending final approval?
  
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  1. Kate Twiss
    
    September 28, 2023
    
    Thanks, Judy. Reasonable question. The short answer is that we don’t know. It will, however, be after site plan control. We will probably find out when the site plan control stage is occurring from Councillor Kavanagh by means of the Bay Ward Bulletin. If you are not already receiving the Bay Ward Bulletin (and we recommend that you do because it’s a good source of local news,) you can subscribe at: https://www.baywardbulletin.ca/sign-up/
    Kate Twiss
    Chair, Transportation, Transit, and Infrastructure Committee, CBLCA
    
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