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A developer trying to build a private student residence in Sandy Hill will have its case heard by the Ontario Municipal Board starting Monday.
The Viner Assets Inc. hearing is expected to last six to 10 days, and the developer will call land-use planners and an architect to testify, according to documents filed to the OMB.
Viner’s proposal to build a private student residence near the University of Ottawa, at Laurier Avenue East and Friel Street, was unexpectedly turned down by city council at a dramatic meeting in March. The developer needed an exemption from council for the height of the nine-storey apartment.
Viner had already won approval from planning committee and city planners. But at city council, councillors and Mayor Jim Watson said the plan wouldn’t fit with the historic neighbourhood.
The OMB, however, has the power to overturn council’s decision about the managed, 180-unit building, consisting of studio and two-bedroom apartments.
An affidavit filed to the board, by Fotenn Consultants Inc. manager of development planning Brian Casagrande, said Viner’s ideas for the site “represent good planning, they are appropriate and are in the public interest.”
“The proposed uses would allow for a broader range of housing types in Sandy Hill, an area that is currently experiencing a high level of demand for housing.”
When city planners recommended Viner’s plan earlier this year, their report said an OMB appeal would require the city to retain an external planner for about $25,000 to $30,000.
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The Viner Assets Inc. hearing is expected to last six to 10 days, and the developer will call land-use planners and an architect to testify, according to documents filed to the OMB.
Viner’s proposal to build a private student residence near the University of Ottawa, at Laurier Avenue East and Friel Street, was unexpectedly turned down by city council at a dramatic meeting in March. The developer needed an exemption from council for the height of the nine-storey apartment.
Viner had already won approval from planning committee and city planners. But at city council, councillors and Mayor Jim Watson said the plan wouldn’t fit with the historic neighbourhood.
The OMB, however, has the power to overturn council’s decision about the managed, 180-unit building, consisting of studio and two-bedroom apartments.
An affidavit filed to the board, by Fotenn Consultants Inc. manager of development planning Brian Casagrande, said Viner’s ideas for the site “represent good planning, they are appropriate and are in the public interest.”
“The proposed uses would allow for a broader range of housing types in Sandy Hill, an area that is currently experiencing a high level of demand for housing.”
When city planners recommended Viner’s plan earlier this year, their report said an OMB appeal would require the city to retain an external planner for about $25,000 to $30,000.
cmills@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/CarysMills
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