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The City’s Planning Committee today approved design guidelines to help keep birds from colliding with buildings. Bird-safe design features have been scientifically proven to lessen the risk of collisions, reducing bird injuries and deaths.
The proposed guidelines, which are based on a review of similar policies in other major cities, address the design of buildings, lighting and landscaping. During planning and design, applicants would need to:
Birds striking buildings is the second biggest human-related cause of bird deaths in Canada, after domestic cats. Safe Wings Ottawa estimates that such collisions kill about 250,000 birds in Ottawa every year, with houses and low to mid-rise buildings responsible for 99 per cent of collisions.
Considering the significant infill and redevelopment around Pinecrest Creek and Westboro, the Committee approved stormwater management design criteria for the area to help mitigate impacts on the creek and the Ottawa River, including erosion and poor water quality. Under the new guidelines, any new development within the area that requires a Site Plan Control application would need to minimize its impact on water quality and reduce stormwater runoff.
To help beautify residential neighbourhoods and limit graffiti, the Committee also approved a one-year pilot for a residential mural by-law. Residents could apply to paint a mural on an exterior wall for a $150 fee. Proposed artwork would need to be approved by a panel. The fee would cover administrative costs and work to monitor and enforce the by-law.
The Committee also approved Official Plan and zoning amendments to permit two residential towers just west of Bayshore Shopping Centre. A 30-storey and a 27-storey tower would add about 500 units to this residential community that abuts the Bayshore transit station and future LRT stop. As part of this project, the applicant has agreed to provide $150,000 towards a nearby park. They have also committed to keeping rent affordable in 45 of the units for 15 years, with rents not to exceed 30 per cent of the 30th income percentile for the City of Ottawa.
Recommendations from today’s Planning Committee meeting will rise to Council on Wednesday, November 25.
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The proposed guidelines, which are based on a review of similar policies in other major cities, address the design of buildings, lighting and landscaping. During planning and design, applicants would need to:
- Consider the environmental context and surroundings
- Minimize the transparency and reflectivity of glass
- Avoid or mitigate design traps, such as glass passageways or corners that are invisible to birds
- Consider non-glass structural features that might pose a hazard
- Create bird-friendly landscaping
- Design exterior lighting to minimize light spill at night
- Minimize nighttime light spill from inside the building
Birds striking buildings is the second biggest human-related cause of bird deaths in Canada, after domestic cats. Safe Wings Ottawa estimates that such collisions kill about 250,000 birds in Ottawa every year, with houses and low to mid-rise buildings responsible for 99 per cent of collisions.
Considering the significant infill and redevelopment around Pinecrest Creek and Westboro, the Committee approved stormwater management design criteria for the area to help mitigate impacts on the creek and the Ottawa River, including erosion and poor water quality. Under the new guidelines, any new development within the area that requires a Site Plan Control application would need to minimize its impact on water quality and reduce stormwater runoff.
To help beautify residential neighbourhoods and limit graffiti, the Committee also approved a one-year pilot for a residential mural by-law. Residents could apply to paint a mural on an exterior wall for a $150 fee. Proposed artwork would need to be approved by a panel. The fee would cover administrative costs and work to monitor and enforce the by-law.
The Committee also approved Official Plan and zoning amendments to permit two residential towers just west of Bayshore Shopping Centre. A 30-storey and a 27-storey tower would add about 500 units to this residential community that abuts the Bayshore transit station and future LRT stop. As part of this project, the applicant has agreed to provide $150,000 towards a nearby park. They have also committed to keeping rent affordable in 45 of the units for 15 years, with rents not to exceed 30 per cent of the 30th income percentile for the City of Ottawa.
Recommendations from today’s Planning Committee meeting will rise to Council on Wednesday, November 25.
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