Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment - 4200 March Road

Council was asked to

1. the applications for an Official Plan Amendment and zoning amendment in respect of 4200 March Road be refused.
2. the reasons for refusal be as follows: The 2013 Mineral Aggregate Resource Study provided that “Based on current trends and assuming 80% of the aggregate supply continues to be supplied from bedrock sources the estimated required supply for 100 and 200 year planning horizons is 1,360 and 3,640 million tonnes respectively. Reviewing licensed sites as well as active and undeveloped areas, the estimated remaining licensed resource is 861 million tonnes. Resource potential in the designated bedrock resource area but still unlicensed is estimated between 600 and 947 million tonnes. The potential 13 bedrock resources in both licensed and designated-unlicensed area is estimated between 1,461 and 1,808 million tonnes.”; and Staff did not recommend any additional bedrock or sand and gravel resource overlay in the 2022 Official Plan; and The City of Ottawa has, in total, an estimate of 4000 hectares of lands already licensed as pits and quarries in the city; and The residents in the area are concerned with the proposed hours of operation, increased heavy traffic at the site, and the potential for dust, noise and odour pollution interfering with the surrounding environment and the enjoyment of their homes; and The Aggregate Resources Act, section 12.1(1) permits the Minister to issue a licence to such operation only if a zoning by-law allows the site to be used for the making, establishment, or operation of pits and quarries; and The subject parcel is designated as an ANSI and merits continued protection.