1081 Carling Ave | 57+89m | 16+27f | Approved

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City staff recommending approval
https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=139226

Comments were also received from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) noting concerns related to the shadowing impact to the AAFC’s Central Experimental Farm (CEF) property created by the height of the towers. The shadow analysis provided in support of the proposed development shows that the new net shadow on the CEF does not exceed the criterion identified in the City’s Terms of Reference for Shadow Analysis for public spaces, which identifies that the new net shadow must not result in an average of 50 per cent of any public space being cast in shadow for 5 or more hourly interval times during the September test date only. The new net shadow on the CEF for the September test date (September 21) is not cast on 50 per cent of the property, and impacts are generally limited to between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM (2 hours).

Additional test dates yield similar results with new net shadows being cast generally in the two-to-three-hour range, but the small tower floorplates result in the shadows traversing local areas quickly - see Document 6 for details. Furthermore, the Official Plan designates the CEF as ‘Greenspace, with a sub-designation of ‘Open Space’, which is consistent with the shadowing terms of reference of impacts on a public space. As a result, staff have no concerns with the shadowing impact to the CEF.