PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE – MINUTES – 354th meeting / Monday, March 24, 2025 at 5:31 p.m.

PPCMOI – Construction of a residential and commercial building ranging from 7 to 17 storeys – 150, rue Wellington – Hull-Wright District – Steve Moran

R-CCU-2025-03-24/22

CONSIDERING THAT a request to authorize the construction of a residential and commercial building, with a height varying from 7 to 17 storeys, including 298 dwellings, has been submitted for the property located at 150, rue Wellington;

CONSIDERING THAT the proposed project requires the demolition of the existing building at 8-10, rue Leduc and the rear portion of 119, promenade du Portage, and that the Comité sur les demandes de démolition (CDD) authorized their demolition at the meeting of September 17, 2024;

CONSIDERING THAT the project requires the subdivision of the land located at 119, promenade du Portage, as well as a cadastral operation to consolidate the four existing lots (150, rue Wellington, 8-10, rue Leduc, and 119, promenade du Portage) into two new lots;

CONSIDERING THAT the architectural concept of the project combines contemporary language with the architectural features of the original built environment;

CONSIDERING THAT the height of the building is measured from the top surface of the ground floor (RDC) of rue Wellington, aligning with the definition of the average ground level applied to the Code de construction du Québec;

CONSIDERING THAT the height in storeys of the proposed new building does not comply with the maximum height of 12 storeys prescribed in the specification grid of commercial zone Co-08-123;

CONSIDERING THAT a portion of the new building does not comply with the minimum rear setback of 3.5 m prescribed in the specification grid of commercial zone Co-08-123;

CONSIDERING THAT the proposed project aligns with the orientations and objectives of the Programme particulier d’urbanisme du centre-ville;

CONSIDERING THAT the wind acceleration impact study on pedestrians (Gradient Wind Engineers & Scientists, May 2024) was carried out on the entire block and concludes that all pedestrian areas of the new building and its immediate environment meet comfort and safety guidelines;

CONSIDERING THAT the sunlight study (Geiger Huot Architectes, April 2024) submitted in support of this request shows that shading is limited outside the project site during peak hours of the day in summer, as well as in spring and autumn;

CONSIDERING THAT the mobility impact study (Intervia, September 2024) submitted in support of this request shows that between 66% and 70% of trips generated by this project will be by active and collective modes and that the development is expected to generate a low number of vehicular trips with few significant impacts on the current network;

CONSIDERING THAT the project requires approval under the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale number 505-2005 applicable to the preservation sector of landscape unit 3.2 — Promenade du Portage;

CONSIDERING THAT the project is located partly in the site du patrimoine du Portage and requires approval by the municipal council under the Règlement constituant le site du patrimoine du Portage number 2611;

CONSIDERING THAT the project provides for the construction of a residential and commercial building with 298 dwellings, which requires approval of the project by the municipal council under the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels number 506-2005;

CONSIDERING THAT the project respects the majority of the objectives and evaluation criteria of the Règlement relatif aux projets particuliers de construction, de modification ou d’occupation d’un immeuble number 507-2005;

CONSEQUENTLY, this Committee recommends that Council approve, under the Règlement relatif aux projets particuliers de construction, de modification ou d’occupation d’un immeuble number 507-2005, a project at 150, rue Wellington, to build a mixed-use building with the following characteristics:

• Its ground floor (RDC) is the floor level facing rue Wellington;
• Includes 17 storeys (including the floor below the ground floor on rue Leduc);
• Presents a minimum rear setback of 2 m.

All as illustrated in the project analysis in the plans:

• Subdivision and site plan – 150, rue Wellington – Source: Houle Arpenteur-Géomètre – October 3, 2024;
• Height of the top surface of the ground floor – 150, rue Wellington – Source: Supplementary document for specific construction, modification or occupancy projects (PPCMOI) - Groupe Mach – September 13, 2024;
• Proposed elevations – Revised facade composition – 150, rue Wellington – Source: Geiger Huot Architectes – February 25, 2025;
• Proposed exterior cladding materials – 150, rue Wellington – Source: Geiger Huot Architectes – September 2024;
• Perspective views – 150, rue Wellington – Source: Geiger Huot Architectes – September 2024 and February 2025;
• Signage and lighting for commercial storefronts – 150, rue Wellington – Source: Geiger Huot Architectes – September 10, 2024;
• Revised landscape concept – 150, rue Wellington – Source: Nvira – December 10, 2024;
• Excerpt from the wind acceleration effects study – 150, rue Wellington – Source: Gradient Wind Engineers & scientists – May 27, 2024;
• Sunlight study – 150, rue Wellington – Source: Geiger Huot Architectes – April 2, 2024;
• Contribution to the cultural and heritage trail – Source: Nvira – December 10, 2024;
• Securing the backyard – Source: Nvira – December 10, 2024.

And this, conditionally upon:

• Approval of the project by the council under the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale number 505-2005;
• Approval of the project and cadastral operations by the council under the Règlement constituant le site du patrimoine du Portage number 2611;
• Approval by the municipal council of the conditional use required under the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels number 506-2005;
• The granting by the municipal council of the minor variances required to Zoning Bylaw number 532-2020 aimed at allowing a cadastral consolidation and authorizing a minimum rear setback of 0 m and a minimum floor area of 100 m2 at 119, promenade du Portage.

UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED