DEVELOPMENT: Council says no to contentious projects in Kanata North, Hintonburg

Ottawa city council has shown its opposition to two proposed development projects — one in Kanata North and the other in Hintonburg.

The first is a proposal to build two four-storey residential buildings on Steacie Drive in an industrial business park in Kanata North. Council voted Wednesday to refuse the bylaw amendments that would allow the project to move ahead.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

According to a staff report, the land is designated general urban in the official plan, which allows a wide variety of uses, including residential. But residents who attended public consultations indicated concerns about height, density and traffic. There will be no sidewalks built in the foreseeable future, it takes a 600-metre walk to get to a transit stop, and the site is close to commercial and industrial land uses, Curry said.Advertisement 4“Fundamentally, I believe that locating these two residential buildings in this industrial commercial setting was not a good long-term decision for future residents and families. Residents of this proposed development have little to no hope of seeing sidewalks built.

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