Latest on 125 Hickory Street

The City's Planning and Environment Committee met on September 28th to discuss the rezoning of 125 Hickory. The CHNA made a presentation at this meeting in opposition to the development, as proposed, at 125 Hickory.

The City has minutes summarizing this presentation and the proceedings at:
http://ottawa.ca/cgi-bin/docs.pl?Elist=14206&lang=en

Committee approved the following:

- That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 125 Hickory Street from R5B H(34) Residential Fifth Density Subzone B, to a new R5B[XXXX]SXXX Residential Fifth Density Subzone B Exception zone with a Schedule, as detailed in Document 2 and shown on Document 3, (i.e. a 16 and 20 storey building) and

- That the Zoning by-law only be forwarded to Council for enactment after the developer has executed an agreement in a form acceptable to the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management and City Clerk and Solicitor providing for a contribution to the cost of the design and construction of a pedestrian and cyclist bridge over the O-Train Corridor at Hickory Street.

CARRIED, as amended with
Councillors C. Doucet and D. Holmes dissenting

Next steps

Staff at the City's Planning Department are currently considering the site plan for 125 Hickory Street. The process for site plan control approval is similar to the zoning process, but without a Planning and Environment Committee meeting, unless the ward Councillor removes the approval authority from staff and asks that approval go to Committee (as Councillor Leadman did). Normally, interested parties provide comments and staff consider them, discuss them and summarize concerns and results in a report. In the case of 125 Hickory, staff representatives have indicated they will involve the community when considering changes to the design or control of local roadways around the site. They will be meeting with CHNA to discuss the association's comments and recommendations relating to roadways, traffic and bicycle parking.

City Planning Committee Meeting on 125 Hickory

The City's Planning and Environment Committee met on September 28th to discuss the rezoning of 125 Hickory. The CHNA made a presentation at this meeting in opposition to the development at 125 Hickory, as proposed.

The City has minutes summarizing this presentation and the proceedings at:
http://ottawa.ca/cgi-bin/docs.pl?Elist=14206&lang=en

Committee approved the following:

- That the Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 125 Hickory Street from R5B H(34) Residential Fifth Density Subzone B, to a new R5B[XXXX]SXXX Residential Fifth Density Subzone B Exception zone with a Schedule, as detailed in Document 2 and shown on Document 3, and

- That the Zoning by-law only be forwarded to Council for enactment after the developer has executed an agreement in a form acceptable to the General Manager, Planning and Growth Management and City Clerk and Solicitor providing for a contribution to the cost of the design and construction of a pedestrian and cyclist bridge over the O-Train Corridor at Hickory Street.


CARRIED, as amended with
Councillors C. Doucet and D. Holmes dissenting

Street pics - Beech Street

Gold Rush Event November 13th

The holidays are fast approaching and who doesn't want a little extra cash in their pockets? The price of gold is at XXX If you have any gold items (jewelry, watches,decor items etc) or silver (not plated silver)that you no longer want or need bring it to St. Matthias Church located at 555 Parkdale Ave. between 9am and 4pm on Saturday November 13th and walk away with a cheque in your pocket. Recycle Frog staff will be on hand to weigh your items and offer you cash for your unwanted items. If you have rings with stones they will attempt to remove the stones on the premises upon your direction and give them to you and only take the gold item. Check out their website for details on what they will accept. www.recyclefrog.com

Tell your friends, family, co-workers and neighbours about this amazing event. It doesn't take long and you'll be amazed at how much money you can make with even the smallest amount of gold.

For more information please email chna4u@gmail.com

AGM Tweets

Minutes from the CHNA AGM held on Oct. 5th are still under review but below are the "tweets" from moderator Scott Bradley during the Kitchissippi Ward candidates Q&A. Please read from the bottom to the top for sequence.

Over 100 people at meeting tonight - great showing by local residents. AGM now taking place #chna 7:42 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna smart growth if you allow development limit parking spaces 7:39 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna ds push oc transpo driver safer driving kh continue to increase focus on cycling as a commuting option 7:38 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna question on safe walking cycling and development at hickory champagne and carling 7:34 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna infrastructure inestment question 7:30 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna stringer to donate his car allowance to civic neighbourhood community cente 7:29 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna kh supports pre-zoning approach on large home infills cl cash-in-lieu reinvestment into comm ds need to preserve look of neighbourhood 7:27 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna what will you do about the committee of adjustment - how could you implement change? Also will you support a neighbourhood com cntre 7:24 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna ds all representatives need to be vocal kh general public needs to also be active cl moving hospitals outside urban core would wrong 7:22 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna do you feel there is anything council can do to maintain the integrity of our city hospitals - referenced ralph klein example in AB 7:20 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna jennifer mackenzie overlap with school boards what will you do to ensure relationship with city and schools is a strong one 7:16 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna kh referenced vital signs report cl must have housing with othe services support ds ottawa does not do a good job major plank for him 7:13 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna what are your positions on the homeless? 7:10 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna ds compulsory arbitration kh agrees that arbitration should have been done early on cl don't humiliate people neg with respect 7:08 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna how do we ensure a devastating bus strike never happens again 7:06 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
• #chna cl respect and consensus ds need a vision for the city kh we've lacked vision, need to develop blueprint 7:02 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna great question how do you as a councillor look at broader issues to build a better ottawa, not just ward 7:00 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna ds wboro superstore tipping point for intensification, kh dvlpmnt should have retail, cl community design plans need to be respected 6:51 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna next question - intensification, why isn't city planning ahead for infrastructure from city facilities to retail 6:47 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna cl balance on intensification, ds address raw sewage, sustainable plan, kh height limits, more recreation 6:45 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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#chna 1st question - 4 years from now, what would you have hoped to achieve? 6:42 PM Oct 5th via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Curbside Give Away in Ottawa - October 23 and 24

Rules for setting out items:

• Place items at the curb.
• Place stickers or signs on items with the word "FREE".
• Ensure any items that you want to keep are away from your set out treasures or tucked away safely in your garage.
• At the end of the day, bring any uncollected gems back to your home.

For more information, go to:

http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/recycling_garbage/giveaway/index_en.html