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The city’s planning committee has approved a new community design plan for the eastern portion of Rideau Street that includes the concept of “density transfer”, allowing developers to juggle heights as long as they don’t increase density.
City planners argued that the concept allows for creative design solutions and doesn’t create the canyon effect of large blocks of buildings, all the same height.
The area stretches from King Edwards Avenue to the Cummings Bridge, which has been ripe for redevelopment since new water mains, sewers, sidewalks, cycling and transit facilities have been added in the past four years. A future light-rail station will be only 600 metres from the western boundary of the area.
The new plan calls for a main street with shops and restaurants located in a mix of heritage and new buildings. Pedestrians, cyclists and transit users would have priority over motorists. There will also be more “privately owned public spaces” built by developers.
There have been problems with the previous 2005 community design plan. It limited heights to six storeys, but some buildings already exceeded that limit. Meanwhile, a 14-storey tower proposed for 560 Rideau St. remains a sore point for many residents. Council approved the tower in August despite concerns that the community design plan had not yet been approved. Action Sandy Hill is appealing the decision at the Ontario Municipal Board.
Theoretically, the new plan would allow for a 25-storey building, as long as it doesn’t increase density.
Robert Tritt of the Lowertown Community Association said the group supports the plan and praised the city’s extensive public consultations, but still has concerns about density redistribution. The first test of the new plan will be in January, when Trinity Group presents plans for towers at 151 and 153 Chapel Street.
“The success of the plan will be determined by how you decide to implement it,” he said.
“It’s a massive site,” said Coun. Mathieu Fleury, who represents Rideau-Vanier. “It will be an important site to see if density transfer works.”
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City planners argued that the concept allows for creative design solutions and doesn’t create the canyon effect of large blocks of buildings, all the same height.
The area stretches from King Edwards Avenue to the Cummings Bridge, which has been ripe for redevelopment since new water mains, sewers, sidewalks, cycling and transit facilities have been added in the past four years. A future light-rail station will be only 600 metres from the western boundary of the area.
The new plan calls for a main street with shops and restaurants located in a mix of heritage and new buildings. Pedestrians, cyclists and transit users would have priority over motorists. There will also be more “privately owned public spaces” built by developers.
There have been problems with the previous 2005 community design plan. It limited heights to six storeys, but some buildings already exceeded that limit. Meanwhile, a 14-storey tower proposed for 560 Rideau St. remains a sore point for many residents. Council approved the tower in August despite concerns that the community design plan had not yet been approved. Action Sandy Hill is appealing the decision at the Ontario Municipal Board.
Theoretically, the new plan would allow for a 25-storey building, as long as it doesn’t increase density.
Robert Tritt of the Lowertown Community Association said the group supports the plan and praised the city’s extensive public consultations, but still has concerns about density redistribution. The first test of the new plan will be in January, when Trinity Group presents plans for towers at 151 and 153 Chapel Street.
“The success of the plan will be determined by how you decide to implement it,” he said.
“It’s a massive site,” said Coun. Mathieu Fleury, who represents Rideau-Vanier. “It will be an important site to see if density transfer works.”
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