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.