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Proposal Details:
Site Location
6310 Hazeldean Road
Applicant’s Proposal
The City of Ottawa has received a resubmission of a Zoning By-Law Amendment application for
the site at 6310 Hazeldean Road. The current proposal is to construct a residential development
containing 431 dwelling units within two buildings, with heights stepping up from three stories to a
25-storey tower.
Proposal Details
The site is lcoated on the south side of Hazeldean Road, west of Carp Road and east of West Ridge
Drive. The subject property is currently vacant and the rear property line is well vegetated with trees.
To the north of the property is Stittsville Corners Shopping Plaza; to the east is an RV dealership, and
to the south and west are Crossing Bridge Estates and Timberemere Subdivisions which are
comprised of low-rise detached dwellings.
The applicant submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application in April of 2022 to accommodate
three nine-storey mixed-use buildings with 317 residential units and commercial uses at grade. This
proposal included a total of 365 parking spaces in an underground garage, as well as 84 surface
parking spaces. The site was to be accessed by one vehicular access proposed from Hazeldean
Road.
An application resubmission has now been received, including a revised proposal for a residential
development containing 431 dwelling units. The ‘L’-shaped western building includes a three storey
component, a seven storey component and a nine-storey component, as well as a screened parking
structure of three-stories with a rooftop amenity area in the rear. A second building to the east of the
property includes a three-storey component, a seven storey component, and a 25-storey tower
located within the northwest corner of the site. The revised proposal includes 389 parking spaces for
residents and 86 spaces for visitors, accessed from a site entrance off Hazeldean Road. As the
proposal differs considerably from the original proposal circulated, this notice is provided for the
purposes of updating the details of the proposal.


Ottawa Devapp

OBJ Article

Design Brief Backup December 2023

Location: 6310 Hazeldean Rd.

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And.....here....we...goooooo......

Residents voice concerns over proposed 25-storey high-rise in Stittsville

Residents in Stittsville are upset over a proposed plan to build a 25-storey apartment building on Hazeldean Road.

Montreal-based developer, Devmont is proposing a residential development containing 431 apartments in two buildings, with heights of three and 25 storeys. The site at 6310 Hazeldean Road is located west of Carp Road across the street from Stittsville Corners Shopping Plaza.
"25 storeys seems unbelievable in Stittsville, I am a little bit concerned about the location," said Tanya Hein, a resident of Stittville.

"It is not that we can’t have larger buildings in this area, it is just that this particular area isn’t well served for the residents who are going to be living there," she said.
The building also includes 389 parking spaces for residents and 86 spaces for visitors, accessed from a site entrance on Hazeldean Road.
Hein says parking will be an issue and could spill out onto other roads and parking lots.
"The parking the developer is proposing is less than one parking spot per unit, which is fine if you have access to great transit or walkability, but that is not this location," Hein said.
"Yes, we are going to have to have more density, everyone knows that and accepts that, but I think what a lot of people want to see is more mid-rise buildings, not this." The community soundly rejected the previous midrise proposal
The land is currently zoned by up to five stories, but that would need to change to roughly five times that.
Caitlin Bauer is a Carleton University student and says transit is a big issue for her.
"We don’t have infrastructure to support a 25-storey building," she said. Yet we have the infrastructure to continuously build out tract housing in cornfields in places like...Stittsville...?
"I am worried about the transit, there is only one bus that is by that location and Carp Road is already over-packed and busy."
Nancy Therrien is president of the Stittsville Village Association and says the area "has changed drastically."
"There has been a lot of growth, probably a little too much. We will see how it goes, but I don’t think there is going to be too much approval for this 25-storey building," she said.
"I don’t think it is the right spot for it. The traffic already the way that it is, it is too congested."It's at the nexus of two major highways.
Therrien also said she is concerned there may not be any affordable housing in the plan.
"We need more affordable housing and I don’t think that is what is coming," Therrien said.
Coun. Glen Gower will be holding an information public consultation meeting on Feb. 20.
"This is unprecedented for Stittsville," he said. Good! Stittsville is a great example of how NOT to build out a city
“Provincial governments and federal governments are telling cities you need to approve more housing, and more density. That is what we are seeing in the suburbs now.”
Gower says the reason for more high-rises coming to suburbs like Stittsville and Kanata is largely due to housing crunch facing most cities across Canada.
"We are in housing crisis in Ottawa around supply and affordability and we have a huge demand for more rentals and apartments, which is why we are seeing developers bring these proposals forward."
There is still a long ways to go before the building is done. It is being currently being reviewed by city staff and also requires committee and full council approval.
Gower says he is already hearing from residents.
"We are hearing a lot of concerns from residents both on transportation, road infrastructure and transit," he said. Maybe use this project as a catalyst to demand better transit so you can leave the big SUV you commute in at home?
But Gower says there will be some improvements in the area in the coming years. He says Carp Road will be upgraded starting in 2025 to make it two lanes on each side with sidewalks.
Gower, who is also the head of the city’s transit commission says that OC Transpo service changes will be coming this spring, which would increase some trips to that area of Hazeldean Road.
He says more investment from other levels of government is required to make sure the entire area is better suited for higher density development.
"One of the challenges is, we are seeing a lot of growth and proposed growth in the area, but we are really struggling as cities, not just Ottawa but across Canada to keep up with up that growth," he said.
"With all the other infrastructure, its finding the money to keep up that is a big challenge."

Just remember this was the original plan

 

[originalmuffins]

I hope it gets approved just so those NIMBY / BANANAs can shove it.

 

[J.OT13]

And.....here....we...goooooo......

Residents voice concerns over proposed 25-storey high-rise in Stittsville

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[J.OT13]

Tbf, the end product will probably look like the original proposal, but taller, and all outdoor communal space turned in to surface parking.

 

[Ottawacurious]

Approved

 

[originalmuffins]

Approved

LOL. Take that NIMBYs

 

[hoggytime]

LOL. Take that NIMBYs

The massing was so much better before they lowered the tower and raised the midrise to a highrise. This was originally proposed as a moderately tall highrise and a midrise, now they have a stub tower and a giant wall.