The City of Ottawa is accepting public comments on a proposal for eight low-rise residential apartment buildings with 262 rental units on Cope Drive. That’s in Kanata South off Terry Fox Drive, across the street from the Walmart.
From the Site Plan Control application:
Cavanagh is proposing eight (8) low‐rise residential apartment buildings to front onto Cope Drive in the Trail West community of Kanata. Six (6) of the proposed low‐rise buildings will have shared access, drive aisles and amenity/servicing areas, while the remaining two (2) low‐rise buildings will stand‐alone and overlook the Monahan Drain. A mix of residential and visitor parking is proposed to be located both underground and above grade, totaling approximately 316 spaces. The low‐rise buildings are proposed to be located close to the street edge, thereby directly addressing Cope Drive and reinforcing the streetscape. In addition to direct pedestrian connections to ground‐oriented units facing the street, the proposal includes a generous amount of landscaping and substantial amenity areas to further compliment and animate Cope Drive.
The proposed development for Block 46 includes two (2) low‐rise buildings four storeys (14 metres) in height. Each building will contain a mix of one and two bedroom units totaling 48 units per building and 96 units overall. Access to the site will be provided by Northgraves Crescent via Cope Drive. A shared drive aisle will provide access to the underground parking structure. Each building will accommodate approximately 38 underground parking spaces and approximately 20 surface parking spaces for a total of 116 parking spaces. An accessory building is proposed along the east property line to contain refuse and bicycle storage. In addition to private amenity areas, the proposal includes two (2) sizable common amenity areas.
The proposed development for Block 1 includes two (2) low‐rise buildings four storeys (14 metres) in height. Each building will contain a mix of one and two bedroom units totalling 24 units per building and 48 units overall. Access to the site will be provided by Templeford Avenue via Cope Drive. A shared drive aisle will provide access to the underground parking structure. Each building will accommodate approximately 20 underground parking spaces and overall the site will include 20 surface parking spaces for a total of 60 parking spaces. An accessory building is proposed along the western property line to contain refuse and bicycle storage. In addition to private amenity areas, the proposal includes two (2) sizable common amenity areas.
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