Kanata North Economic District Official Plan Amendment

The Kanata North Economic District policies were approved by Council as part of the new Official Plan in October 2021. Several general policy changes were made to the Official Plan applying to areas outside of the special District. This has resulted in less permissiveness inside the special District, where development should be most encouraged. Further, several updates to other schedules and policies of the Official Plan are proposed to ensure that the uniqueness of the special District is reflected.

This report will recommend the following changes:

• Aligning the maximum heights along March Road outside of the Activity Centres with the maximum heights for high-rise buildings permitted on Mainstreet Corridors
• Reflecting March Road as a Mainstreet Corridor on Schedule C7-A (Design Priority Area – Urban) for consistency with Schedule B5 (Suburban West Transect)
• Removing the Evolving Neighbourhood Overlay on Schedule B5
• Changing minimum height required on March Rd to four storeys
• Clarifying that the minimum height in the Outer areas (outside of the Activity Centres and March and Legget Drive Corridors) must be ‘generally’ a minimum of two storeys to allow for land uses that are typically one storey.
• Applying the minimum height of four storeys required in the Activity Centres to all buildings, and not only residential and mixed-use buildings

The target date the Official Plan Amendment application will be considered by the City’s Planning and Housing Committee, is September 11, 2024