The City of Ottawa’s planning committee has given the green light to a mid-rise development on the north side of St. Joseph Blvd. just west of the Terra Nova Estates trailer park near the future Tenth Line LRT station.
The four proposed buildings in the devel-opment, will be six storeys in height, and house 326 apartments.
In order for the project to proceed, the committee had to amend the existing zoning to permit residential use.
The proposed buildings already meet all other current zoning requirements. Ottawa’s new Official Plan calls for mid-rise resi-dential buildings in neighbourhoods that are near a transportation hub and with easy access to transportation corridors and a town centre – in this case, the Orléans Town Centre on nearby Centrum Blvd.
The development is located directly west of Terra Nova Estates at 3479 and 3459 St. Joseph Blvd. Presently, 3479 St. Joseph Blvd. is vacant, while 3459 St. Joseph Blvd. contains a vacant detached dwelling.
Just west of the site is the east bound on-ramp to the Hwy. 174.
To accommodate the six buildings and 326 apartments, the developer plans to provide a total of 442 parking spaces, 376 of which will be underground.
Bicycle parking will also be provided both within the building (86 spaces) and outdoors. The plan also calls for 1,839 square metres of accessible green space, 1,023 square metres of balcony space, and 179 square metres of communal interior amenity area, including a centrally located courtyard. A tree-lined entrance and wooded area are also defining features of the proposal.
Members of the public were invited to provide their comment on the proposed development. Staff received a total of seven comments, four of which were in support of the proposal due to the fact that it would establish the critical mass necessary for the future Tenth Line LRT station. Three of the submissions were concerned about the possible impact the development would have on local traffic and noise levels.
To address the traffic issue, a left turn lane will be created in the eastbound lanes on St. Joseph. As for the noise issue, city staff pointed out that the noise level will be not greater than the existing noise levels on St. Joseph Blvd. which is a major east-west arterial roadway.
As yet, there is no established date on when construction of the proposed devel-opment might begin.
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