Barrhaven South Community Design Plan

Land Use Plan:

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The Site

The Barrhaven South CDP Study Area is located at the south end of the urban area of the City of Ottawa, in the former municipality of Nepean as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Generally, it lies south of the Jock River, east of Highway 416, north of Barnsdale Road and west of Jockvale, Greenbank and the existing Stonebridge Community. The land is approximately 500 hectares (1235 acres) in size and is relatively flat. The key feature is the Jock River, which forms the northern edge of the CDP Study Area.

The Jock River, which rises in Lanark County and proceeds roughly northeast, is a tributary of the bigger Rideau River. The river’s first name was the Goodwood, 1 which was the name of the Sussex, England stately home of the 4th Duke of Richmond, Charles Lennox, who was Governor-in-Chief of British North America, 1818-1819. The French, even before the British stamped the Goodwood name on it, called it the Rivière Jacques, after a voyageur who drowned in it. The Scottish settlers to the area converted Jacques to Jock, and the name stuck.

1 Historical notes from text prepared by Phil Jenkins for Brickland Timberlay Corporation

Figure 1 – Location Map

 

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Figure 2 – Study Area

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Land Ownership

Early Barrhaven was developed by Mel Barr of Kingston. In 1959, he bought 200 acres from a man with the nickname “Early” Larkin, with the intention of building a racecourse. When the Rideau-Carleton Raceway appeared shortly after his purchase, he abandoned the idea and, noting that a sewer had already been constructed to service the Agriculture Canada complex in the Greenbelt, he subdivided the land. Services went in and Barr sold the lots to various builders.

Currently, there are several landowners within the 500-hectare study area. The single largest landowner is Mattamy Development Corporation which owns 228 hectares or 46% of the land. Tamarack Developments, Monarch Homes and Minto own an additional 125 hectares (25%) between them. The City of Ottawa owns 32 hectares of Major Open Space lands along the Jock River and the remainder of the lands are owned by various groups and individuals. A complete listing of all landholdings is outlined below in Table 1.

Table 1: Barrhaven South Landholdings – March 2006

LANDOWNER	Total Landholdings (hectares) 1	Percentage of total area
Mattamy	228.5	45.6%
Tamarack	74.6	14.9%
City of Ottawa 2	45.9	9.2%
Monarch	27.7	5.5%
Minto	22.8	4.6%
Kennedy	22.8	4.6%
Harzena	21.3	4.3%
Leikin Group	19.4	3.9%
Clarke et al	18.3	3.6%
M.T.O.	12.3	2.5%
Others	6.8	1.3%
TOTALS	500.5 ha	100%

1. Landownership is based on a rationalized urban boundary as shown in the Land Use Plan in this CDP.
2. City lands include road rights-of-way.



Downtown Kanata - City of Kanata's Town Center Plan

The Former City of Kanata's Land Designations In The Kanata Town Center Lands

Site Area: South of Campeau Drive; North of Katimavik Road; East of Terry Fox Drive; West of Eagleson Road

Broad Issues

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This section provides a summary of some of the more significant market and other issues which influence the land use approaches to the Town Centre's ultimate development. It also establishes broad policies to address these issues.

 Employment

Office accommodation was substantially overbuilt during the 1980's and market research suggests that absorption rates will be slow into the mid 1990's. After this time, opportunities to expand in the most highly visible and accessible locations will materialise, with other Town Centre sites developing when the growing momentum makes these locations more lucrative to the market. Based upon a current understanding of market needs, at least 12,500 jobs will be achieved in the Kanata Town Centre, with an ultimate target established in the Ottawa Official Plan Section 3.6.2. The achievement of these targets may be phased over a 20-40 year time frame, as determined by market conditions.

 Commercial

Past development in Kanata has resulted in a range of conveniently located, community-oriented commercial development combined with a retail strip concentrated on Hazeldean Road. Market research suggests that population growth and changing consumer habits present a unique opportunity to complement existing development with phased, regional scale shopping facilities in the ultimate heart of the City. Access to Highway 417, visibility from major roadways and a central location provide the required initial impetus in an increasingly competitive market. Transitway access, proximity to a growing population and to an attractive Main Street will help to support further growth opportunities, which can adapt to market conditions. The policies of this Official Plan and the regulations of the Zoning By-law will carefully guide the various forms that Kanata's commercial development will take, helping to ensure that market opportunities contribute to a built form that will ultimately enhance the Town Centre.

 Residential

As the City grows and matures, demographic indicators suggest the need for residential development, which caters to smaller household size, lower incomes, and households which are less dependent on the private automobile. This will include various forms of affordable and socially assisted housing. Market research suggests that about 3,000 dwelling units are supportable in the Town Centre. A range of 2,600 to 3,650 dwellings is provided for. These figures will be reassessed from time to time, as required. An approximate breakdown will be:

	Low
South of Highway 417	800	1050
Main Street and Central	1000	1500
Business District (north of Highway 417)
Town Centre Residential Area (North of Highway 417)	800	1100
TOTAL	2600	3650

A range of housing types and sizes will be provided in the Town Centre having regard to the housing targets for the former City of Kanata in order to accommodate the full spectrum of the evolving Community's residential needs.

Queen Street - Cathedral - Proposed 15 and 17 storey High-Rises

Status: Proposed
Construction if approved: Commence in 2011
Subject Site: North side of Queen Street, West of Lyon
Developer: Windmill Development Group

The green-themed project features two towers -- a condominium building and an office building that are 15 to 17 storeys tall -- as well as townhouses.

Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Christ+Church+Cathedral+gets+promised+land/3915157/story.html#ixzz183eY4tfD

Proposed - 27 Storey Condominium Tower by Claridge

Status: Proposed
Subject Site: 89-91 Nepean Street
Builder: Claridge Homes

The proposed 82.22-metre building would contain 233 dwelling units

Status Date:

November 23, 2010

Description:

Re-zoning to facilitate the development of a 27-storey building to remove the FSI restriciton on the property and replace with a maximum height restriction of 82.5 metres; decrease the front yard setback from 3 metres to 0 metres; decrease the interior side yard setback beyond 21 metres from the street from a minimum 7.5m to 1.635 m (east side) and 1.890 m (west side); decrease the rear yard from 7.5 metres to 7.097 m; decrease the minimum required visitor parking spaces from 44 to 0; decrease the minimum parking for retail uses from 4 to 0; decrease the minimum amenity area from 6m2/unit to 5.8 m2/unit; decrease the required communal amenity area from 50% to 20%

Ottawa Light Rail

Ottawa’s new Light Rail Transit System will span the downtown from Tunney’s Pasture in the West to Blair Station in the East. The system will include a 3.2 kilometre twin-bored tunnel, the Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel, beneath the core. The western tunnel entrance will be between LeBreton Station and Bronson Avenue and the eastern entrance between Campus and Lees stations.
The existing bus transitway is near capacity, particularly through downtown, where buses compete with other surface traffic. The downtown tunnel will enable the removal of more than half of the busses currently moving through our busy streets. This will improve traffic conditions while also achieving substantial and lasting reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases and harmful pollutants. Some portions of the existing Bus Transitway will be reclaimed for green space, cycling routes or traffic lanes. When each element is combined, it will lead to a city that is healthier, more livable and more accessible.
Conversion of the downtown transit way is the first step in the City’s long-term transit vision, the Transportation Master Plan. Ultimately, this plan includes the construction of 40 kilometres of new Light Rail, coupled with expanded bus rapid transit service to outlying areas. Once completed, every Ottawa community will be connected by a convenient and affordable public transit system.
For many, Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit system will be the transportation option of choice. Not only will the system get us to work or school each day, it will connect us to our friends, our cultural events and all the great services and features this city has to offer.

Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel

The Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel (DOTT) will be 3.2 kilometres long. Heading east, trains will enter the tunnel shortly after leaving LeBreton Station, and emerge south of Mann Avenue, just before Lees Station.  There will be four underground LRT stations:  Downtown West;      Downtown East; Rideau; and Campus.  All four of the underground stations will be based on the same design, featuring a wide centre plat form, with east- and westbound trains running on either side. Along with making the stations easier for passengers to navigate, the centre platform design is more efficient, since one set of stairs, escalators and elevators can serve both east- and westbound trains.  All four downtown stations will have a 180-metre long platform, long enough to accommodate trains up to six cars long as demand for transit rises in the future.

All Stations

1. Tunney's Pasture
2. Bayview
3. LeBreton
4. Downtown West
5. Downtown East
6. Rideau
7. Campus
8. Lees
9. Hurdman
10. Train
11. St. Laurent
12. Cyrville
13. Blair

The Way Ahead

Recommendations on the procurement model will be provided to City Council later this year. Once the procurement model has been determined, and the Preliminary Engineering completed, the City will be able to launch a Request For Qualification (RFQ) process to determine which companies are interested in bidding and qualified to complete all of the work required. This will be completed in 2011.
Immediately after, a Request for Proposal (RFP) process will be used to determine which company is best positioned to meet all of our needs and will lead to a signed contract for delivery. This will be completed in 2013. Construction will commence immediately after contract award and will take approximately 5 years. Full service on the LRT system is expected by 2019.

Ashcroft Homes Westboro development in the news

The Ottawa Citizen ran an article today discussing Ashcroft Homes proposed condo development in the Westboro Neighbourhood.

Click to view article: www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Councillor+calls+convent+project+insult/3471365/story.html


Subject Site: Between Richmond Rd. and Byron Ave. just West of Island Park Dr.
Status: Proposed

Kanata Lakes Apartments

Status: Under Construction
Construction: Started Summer 2010
Completion Date: 1st tower 2011 (Remaining towers to be built based on demand)
Builder: Lepine Group
Website: http://www.kanatalakesapartments.com/


Montreal's Lepine Group has started construction on the 1st of 4 high-rise apartment buildings in Kanata's Town Center lands.

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Groupe Lépine brings its tradition of excellence in new premium rental accommodations to the prestigious neighbourhood of Kanata Lakes in Ottawa's West end.