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Residential Development
Brigatine Park
in Fairwinds South
This parkette is 0.18
hectares (0.44 acres) in
size, and is located on
Brigatine Avenue
adjacent to the Poole
Creek Corridor lands. It
is one of four small
parks located in the
Fairwinds South
Community. The park is
being built by Mattamy
Fairwinds Inc. under an
agreement with the City
of Ottawa. Park
amenities include: a
play structure for
children age 18 months
to 5 years, a sand play
area, a small park shade
structure with picnic
table, open play area, a
pathway loop, benches
and waste receptacles.
An internal asphalt park
pathway connects to the
Poole Creek multiuse
pathway system by means
of a pedestrian bridge.
The play area will have
an accessible play
surface and an
accessibility ramp.
Buffer planting will be
installed along the
boundaries of the park.
A post and rail fence
will be installed along
the edge of the creek
corridor land.
For more information
please contact my office
and the Parks Planner,
Diane Emmerson at
Diane.Emmerson@ottawa.ca
or 613-580-2424 x16683 .
A pedestrian bridge will be constructed to connect the future Fairwinds Phase 5 park to the pathway system on the north side of Poole Creek located behind the homes of Rosehill Avenue.
The pedestrian bridge will be a pre-fabricated steel bridge with steel hand rails and a wood platform. The bridge will sit on and be secured to both bridge abutments and will be what they call a clear span. In other words, no other supporting structures underneath. A perfect example of this is the bridge which crosses Shirley’s Brook on the trails from Kanata Lakes heading toward the March Highlands that leads to the construction site of the new City recreational complex being built on Innovation Drive.
As part of this project some trees in the bridge and pathway location will be required to be removed and/or pruned. I understand that any tree removal will cause a concern with residents and I have advised Mattamy Homes and City staff that we must ensure the tree removal is minimal. On October 27, 2012 I held a meeting on-site with residents and Mattamy staff to review the bridge plans and the affected trees that will were marked which will be requiring removal.
Rezoning and plans of
subdivision applications
have been submitted by
the City for this site
located directly east of
Terry Fox Drive with the
hydro corridor to the
north. To the west of
the site is another
proposed subdivision
known as 5611 Fernbank
Road. The subject lands
are situated within the
Fernbank Community
Design Plan lands, which
are the lands bound by
Stittsville to the west,
Hazeldean Road to the
north, and Kanata South
to the east.
This development
currently has 4 phases
proposed which will be
primarily comprised of
low and medium density
residential units,
including
single-detached
dwellings, street
townhomes and stacked
townhome/low-rise
apartment dwelling
units. The plans also
include parks and
stormwater management
areas.
A
public meeting is
scheduled for May 22,
2012 at 7 pm at
the Goulbourn Recreation
Complex Hall A located
at 1500 Shea Road in
Stittsville.
For more information
please contact myself
and the City Planner,
Cheryl McWilliams at
Cheryl.McWilliams@ottawa.ca
or 613-580-2424 x30234.
5611 Fernbank Road – Fernbank Crossing Development A plan of subdivision has been submitted at 5611 Fernbank Road
located within the Fernbank Community Design Plan area which is north of
Fernbank Road, West of Shea Road and Iber Road, east of the Carp River and south
of Hazeldean Road.
The proposed plan of
subdivision will be
primarily comprised of
low and medium density
residential units,
including
single-detached
dwellings,
multiple-attached
dwelling units and
stacked townhome
dwelling units. The
proposal also includes
institutional blocks, a
mixed-use block, a park
block, a park and ride
block, a paramedic post
block, and a storm water
management block in
accordance with the
Fernbank Community
Design Plan. The site
has an approximate area
of 67.5 hectares. The
subject lands are
currently zoned
Development Reserve Zone
(DR) and will be subject
to rezoning at a later
date.
For more information and
to provide comments on
the plan by Mar. 19,
2010 please contact my
office and the City
Planner, Mark Young at
613-580-2424 x41396 or
Mark.Young@ottawa.ca.
5769 Fernbank Road Subdivision Plans A plan of subdivision has been submitted at 5769 Fernbank Road located along the north side of Fernbank Road, less than a kilometre east of Shea Road. The site is 4.55 hectares and is proposed to contain approximately seventy single detached dwellings along three north‐south local roads. The development is part of the Fernbank Community Design Plan.
For more information and to provide comments please contact the City Planner, Steve Gauthier at
steve.gauthier@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2424 ext. 27889.
A Public meeting
was held on February 15, 2012 at 7 pm at the Pretty Street Community Centre located
at 2 Pretty Street in Stittsville.
5831 Hazeldean Rd. (Residential
Subdivision) A plan of subdivision had been approved for this residential development at 5831 Hazeldean Road. These lands are located in Kanata West, south of Maple Grove Road and north of Poole Creek. It is located in between the Fairwinds south and the proposed Fairwinds West subdivision. The subdivision will include single-detached homes, semi-detached homes, townhouses, an elementary school and a park. The applicant is proposing approximately 471 residential dwelling units.
In the fall of 2012 the developer, Tartan Homes, advised they are hoping to be building roads in the fall of 2013 with houses being built for closing in Spring 2014.
6141, 6181 and 6201 Hazeldean Rd. (Residential
Subdivision)
The applicant has submitted a plan of subdivision for their residential
development located at 6141, 6181 and 6201 Hazeldean Rd. These lands are located
north of the former flea market parking lot and east of Lloydalex Crescent in
the Echowoods subdivision. To the south of this development there is a proposed
commercial development which will front onto Hazeldean Rd. The applicant is
proposing 130 detached dwellings and 42 freehold townhomes. A public meeting
will be held on the future on this development and a zoning by-law amendment
will also be required.
For more information please contact my office and the City
Planner, Kathy Rygus at 613-580-2424 x28318 or
Kathy.Rygus@ottawa.ca.
6371 Hazeldean Road (Proposed Townhouses) On December 7, 2007 City Council approved the application to rezone the
property at 6371 Hazeldean Road from Highway Commercial (CH) to Residential Type
4 Zone (R4) for the development of 31 townhomes along a private road. This
property is located on the northeast corner of Hazeldean Road and Kittiwake
Drive. It is proposed that Kittiwake Drive adjacent to Smoketree Crescent will
provide access to the development, and will terminate in a cul-de-sac at the
east end of the site.
For more information please contact my office and the City
Planner, Sean Moore at 613-580-2424 x16481 or
Sean.Moore@ottawa.ca.
Jackson Trails The Jackson Trails subdivision development is moving forward with many new
residents joining our community. For more information please contact my office
and the City Planner, Kathy Rygus at
613-580-2424 x28318 or Kathy.Rygus@ottawa.ca
33 Johnwoods Street (Residential
Subdivision) The applicant has submitted a plan of subdivision and zoning by-law
amendment for their residential development located at 33 Johnwoods Street in
Kanata West on the east side of Johnwoods Street and south of Maple Grove Road
in the Mattamy development known as 'Fairwinds West'. It is being proposed to
change the current zoning of Rural (RU) to Residential Type One exception zone
(R1-XX) to permit townhomes, single-detached homes and an elementary school. The
plan of subdivision is proposing 329 residential dwelling units. The townhomes
will be located in the northern section of the subdivision and the rest of the
subdivision will consist of single detached dwellings, an elementary school and
a park.
1560, 1620 and 1636 Maple Grove Rd.
(Residential Subdivision)
The applicant has submitted a plan of subdivision for their residential
development located at in Kanata West, south of Maple Grove Rd, east of
Mattamy's Fairwinds Subdivision and north of the proposed commercial development
on Hazeldean Rd. Zoning for this land will take place in the new year. There are
approximately 1200 to 1400 dwelling units being proposed which will consist of
single detached, townhouses and multiple unit (stacked) dwellings.
This site of approximately 19 hectares is located on the east side of Stittsville Main Street
to the south of the Ward 6 boundary. Immediately north of the lands is a residential urban subdivision, known as
Upcountry, and to the south of the lands is an estate lot subdivision.
The landowner has proposed a future subdivision of approximately 142 lots for single detached
houses. Further to the comments raised at the public meeting on January 28, 2008 the applicant has made
revisions to the proposed plans and another public meeting was held on July 10, 2008. The revisions
include a new road connection to Stittsville Main Street, the removal of one road connection into the
adjacent residential subdivision, and the lots along the southern side of the proposal have been increased in
size.
In the 2009 review of the City's Official Plan these lands along with lands to the east of this site were included
in the urban boundary for future development. This boundary review was under appeal at the Ontario Municipal Board
(OMB). In July 2012, the OMB confirmed the 2009 decision to include these lands into the urban area. In July
2012 the consultant representing the landowner advised that he was expecting to be meeting with the landowner in the coming
future to discuss the next steps to submit a plan of subdivision application for the property.
A Zoning Amendment Application and Plan of Subdivision Application are
required which will involve public consultation. The subdivision process would
take a year or two to complete once it is submitted. When an application is
submitted a white sign will be displayed on the property and a public meeting
will be held to discuss the proposal.
For more information, and to be added to my email distribution list for this development please contact my
office.
60 Sweetnam Dr. (proposed Stacked
Townhouses)
Last year the City received a development proposal for stacked townhomes at 60
Sweetnam Drive, located on the northeast corner of Sweetnam Drive and Harry
Douglas Drive. The applicant proposed to develop four, three and one-half storey
stacked townhouses that will accommodate a total of thirty-two residential units
with eight units per townhouse block.
On May 23, 2007 City Council rejected the zoning by-law
amendment application to rezone the land from “Local Commercial” (CL) to a
“Residential Type 4” (R4) Exception Zone to allow for stacked townhomes. The
applicant has appealed this decision to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). The
OMB hearing will be on May 12, 2008 and 5 days have been provided for the
hearing.
Concurrently with the zoning application, the applicant
has also submitted the Site Plan Control Application. Site Plan Control is the
process that is used to control or regulate the various features on the site of
an actual development, including building location, landscaping, drainage,
parking, and access by pedestrians and vehicles. Both the zoning request and the
site plan will be dealt with at the OMB hearing.
In preparing for the OMB hearing, the City must hire an outside planner to
represent the City's case at the OMB. City planners cannot be used for this case
because the City's Planning Department supported the application as it followed
the City's Official Plan infill policy.
The City's legal council contacted a total of 12 planning
firms, and all those firms declined the offer. Professional planners will only
accept cases that they believe they can represent given their interpretation of
the City's Official Plan. The recommendation from the City's legal department is
that if 12 planning firms have declined the case, then they will not be able to
find a planner to represent the City Council decision to refuse this
development. If there is no planner to represent the City Council decision, then
there will not be a case to put in front of the OMB for the rezoning proposal.
Therefore, the City will not be able to fight the zoning
request at the OMB. However, the City can still work on the site plan issues
with the developer. The major site plan issues that have been raised by the
community have been building locations, parking, garbage storage, pedestrian
connections and landscaping.
For more information please contact my office and the City
Planner, Mark Young at 613-580-2424 x41396 or
Mark.Young@ottawa.ca.
.
This site is located on
the west side of West
Ridge Drive, south of
the Trans Canada Trail
and north of Deer Run
Park. The development
will consist of 67
residential units in
total with single
detached homes and
semi-detached homes
fronting onto West Ridge
Drive and townhomes on
the a new public street
within the site. The new
public street has two
intersections with West
Ridge Drive, aligning
with the southern
intersections of Eliza
Crescent and Greenhaven
Crescent.
This subdivision and
site plan was appealed
by the applicant to the
Ontario Municipal Board
(OMB) and a hearing was
held on November 30,
2011. At this hearing
the OMB provided
approval to the
development with a list
of conditions. The OMB
is an independent
administrative board,
operated as an
adjudicative tribunal in
the province of Ontario.
The OMB is the final
stage of appeal for
developments. This
site has had some
history over the past
number of years.
Originally during the
construction of West
Ridge/Deer Run area, the
land was reserved for an
elementary school,
however the school board
indicated they no longer
required the land.
In
2007 City Council
approved the requested
zoning by-law amendment
to rezone the land from
Institutional Zone (I)
to Special Residential
Type 4 (R4-15 and
R4-17). This zoning
permits town homes,
semi-detached, and
single detached
dwellings with a
restriction to not
permit town homes
fronting on West Ridge
Drive. At this time the
applicant was proposing
town homes and single
dwellings, but given the
community's concern with
that proposal there were
additional zoning
restrictions which did
not permit town homes
fronting on West Ridge
Drive and I also put a
motion forward altering
the original concept
plan submitted by the
proponent restricting
the development of some
town homes siding onto
West Ridge Drive.
In
2008 a proposed plan of
subdivision was
submitted for 31 single
detached dwellings. In
2010 the ownership of
the land changed and a
revised plan of
subdivision for 60
freehold townhomes and 5
single-detached homes
was submitted to the
City. The applicant then
appealed the subdivision
and site plan to the OMB
and revisions were made
to the plans and
approve.
For additional
information on the
history for the
development please
review the below
timeline document.
For more information
please contact my office
and the City Planner:
Marc Magierowicz at
613-580-2424 x27820 or
Marc.Magierowicz@ottawa.ca.
*Please
note the Site Plan and
Plan of Subdivision are
the plans approved by
the OMB but may be
subject to slight
modifications. *On
the Site Plan and Plan
of Subdivision, lots
1,2,3,7,8, 9 are
semi-detached units and
lots 4,5,6 are single
detached dwellings.
Shad's
Annual Park Party & BBQ June 15th, noon
until 4:00p.m. at the Village Square
Park (corner of
Abbott St. and Stittsville Main St.)
All ages welcome and activities for
all!
Shad's
Annual
