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Council voted 16-7 on Wednesday to approve the Salvation Army’s application to build a shelter at 333 Montreal Rd. as part of a larger social services complex on Vanier’s main drag.
The decision can be appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board. It’s likely one or more community groups will file a challenge at the tribunal.
When it comes to planning controversies, Ottawa residents received a tough dose of political reality this month: no matter how loud a community screams, there’s no guarantee council will bow to the outrage of opponents to a city-endorsed development.
Ottawa City Hall’s council chamber was packed on Nov. 14 as the planning committee heard submissions on the Salvation Army development plan for Vanier.
The planning committee was bombarded with 147 public delegates, who were mostly in opposition to the proposal, during a three-day meeting last week.
They predicted the shelter’s social impact would destroy Vanier.
They said it’s not worthy of an amendment to a local main street planning policy.
They warned it would sink property values.
But most of council took the side of city planners, who scrutinized the application and concluded the shelter is an appropriate addition to Montreal Road, worthy of a property rezoning and change to the official plan.
Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury asked council to put off the decision until the Salvation Army could provide an analysis of other sites. He was denied.
Council members have struggled with reconciling a straight land-use decision with the undeniable community impact of approving a new use for that very land, even if the rooms at the Concorde Motel are already used as city-funded emergency shelter space.
In truth, opponents faced an uphill battle since June when the Salvation Army filed the development application. Mayor Jim Watson was quick to support the development plan, setting the tone for how city hall would approach the proposal.
With council’s go-ahead, the Salvation Army can now plan its move to Vanier.
The operations of the Salvation Army’s Booth Centre on George Street in the ByWard Market will be relocated to the Vanier complex. The Salvation Army will use money from the sale of its George Street building to help fund the $50-million complex on Montreal Road.
The 140-bed emergency shelter will be one part of the H-shaped building, which will also include 100 beds for men in various support programs, 50 beds for men in an addiction and rehabilitation program and 60 beds for men requiring specialized health care. There will be day programs for families and a coffee shop that will provide employment to clients.
The Concorde Motel on the property will be demolished.
The Salvation Army plans to give the existing Thrift Store at the corner of Ste. Anne Street a significant upgrade during the construction of the complex.
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The decision can be appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board. It’s likely one or more community groups will file a challenge at the tribunal.
When it comes to planning controversies, Ottawa residents received a tough dose of political reality this month: no matter how loud a community screams, there’s no guarantee council will bow to the outrage of opponents to a city-endorsed development.
Ottawa City Hall’s council chamber was packed on Nov. 14 as the planning committee heard submissions on the Salvation Army development plan for Vanier.
The planning committee was bombarded with 147 public delegates, who were mostly in opposition to the proposal, during a three-day meeting last week.
They predicted the shelter’s social impact would destroy Vanier.
They said it’s not worthy of an amendment to a local main street planning policy.
They warned it would sink property values.
But most of council took the side of city planners, who scrutinized the application and concluded the shelter is an appropriate addition to Montreal Road, worthy of a property rezoning and change to the official plan.
Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury asked council to put off the decision until the Salvation Army could provide an analysis of other sites. He was denied.
Council members have struggled with reconciling a straight land-use decision with the undeniable community impact of approving a new use for that very land, even if the rooms at the Concorde Motel are already used as city-funded emergency shelter space.
In truth, opponents faced an uphill battle since June when the Salvation Army filed the development application. Mayor Jim Watson was quick to support the development plan, setting the tone for how city hall would approach the proposal.
With council’s go-ahead, the Salvation Army can now plan its move to Vanier.
The operations of the Salvation Army’s Booth Centre on George Street in the ByWard Market will be relocated to the Vanier complex. The Salvation Army will use money from the sale of its George Street building to help fund the $50-million complex on Montreal Road.
The 140-bed emergency shelter will be one part of the H-shaped building, which will also include 100 beds for men in various support programs, 50 beds for men in an addiction and rehabilitation program and 60 beds for men requiring specialized health care. There will be day programs for families and a coffee shop that will provide employment to clients.
The Concorde Motel on the property will be demolished.
The Salvation Army plans to give the existing Thrift Store at the corner of Ste. Anne Street a significant upgrade during the construction of the complex.
jwilling@postmedia.com
twitter.com/JonathanWilling
查看原文...
