The Official Plan guides growth and development in the municipality through 2031. It establishes strategic directions for managing growth, maintaining environmental integrity, providing infrastructure, and creating livable communities. The Plan is implemented through the development review process, transportation and infrastructure planning, and protecting lands according to environmental policies. It is a legal document that is reviewed every five years to ensure the municipality's vision and priorities are addressed.
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Official and Master Plans: City of Ottawa Policy Context
1. The Policy Context
Planning and Growth Management
Department
Presentation to Planning Committee
February 7th
, 2011 (amended March 2014)
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The Official Plan Overview
The Official Plan (OP) guides the
physical growth and development of
the municipality:
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Where land uses will go
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Where services will be needed
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What lands will be preserved
from development
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What authority is delegated
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How consultation will occur
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The Official Plan Overview Cont’d.
• An Official Plan is a legal document
• Authority comes from the Planning Act;
• An Official Plan cannot control:
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The closure of schools
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The cutting of trees
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The provision of social services
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The drainage of fields
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5-Year Review completed in 2013
(OPA 150)
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The Official Plan Review: OPA 150
• Approved by Council December 2013
• Approval by the Minister of Municipal
Affairs and Housing expected in
spring 2014.
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Key Strategic Directions
The Official Plan meets the challenges
of growth through to 2031 by pursuing
strategic directions in four key areas:
1.Managing Growth
2.Maintaining Environmental Integrity
3.Providing Infrastructure
4.Creating Liveable Communities
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1. Managing Growth
•Direct the majority of growth to the
urban area where services already
exist.
•Support growth in the Villages.
•Urban area growth will be directed to
areas where density can be
accommodated and served with
quality transit, walking and cycling
facilities.
•Downtown Ottawa will be a vibrant
mix of thriving economic and cultural
activities.
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2. Maintaining Environmental Integrity
•Emphasizes transit, walking and
cycling, and by policies that protect
forests, wetlands and other natural
environment areas to support Air
quality.
•Provincially and locally significant
wetlands and forests will be conserved.
•The City will direct land use and
development in a way and to locations
that maintain ecosystem functions over
time.
•Greenspaces will be valued and
protected.
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Greenspace Master Plan
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Council’s objectives for urban
greenspace is to provide:
“an adequate supply of greenspace, readily
accessible to residents as a connected network
of high-quality spaces planned and maintained
on a sustainable basis”
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Urban Greenspace Networks:
Increase accessibility to greenspace;
Identify priorities for extending the
network;
Connect neighbourhoods to the
network;
Supports sustainability of natural lands.
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3. Providing Infrastructure: Transportation
Master Plan
The Official Plan directs the
Transportation Master Plan to
implement the following policies:
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Transportation Demand Management
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Transportation System Management
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Walking
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Cycling
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Transit
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Roads and Rights-of-Way Protection
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Other Rights-of-Way Protection
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Parking
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Movement of Goods
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Transportation Terminals
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Providing Infrastructure:
Infrastructure Master Plan
The Official Plan directs the
Infrastructure Master Plan to
implement the following policies:
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Water supply and treatment;
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Wastewater collection and treatment;
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Stormwater collection and release;
The IMP sets policy to support
intensification through Capacity
Management Strategies for piped
infrastructure
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4. Create Liveable Communities
•Growth will be managed in ways that create
complete communities;
•Provide rural and urban economic activities in
suitable locations;
•Maintain high quality of life;
•Familiar landscapes and heritage buildings will
be maintained;
•Rural communities will continue to be valued
for their distinct economies and lifestyles;
•Increase the supply of affordable housing;
•Create attractive communities;
•Community building will be open and
inclusive;
•Agricultural lands, natural areas will be
protected and mineral resources will be
protected for extraction.
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How We Make the Official Plan “Real”
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Through the Development Review Process:
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If there is a request for height or density is it near rapid
transit?
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Are we achieving our density requirements?
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Are we achieving a mixed use to encourage “live, work,
play”?
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Will the proposal respect the neighbourhood’s character?
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Is there adequate servicing capacity in the area?
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Are the environmental tenets of the Official Plan being
respected – how can we make the project more
sustainable?
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Are we providing an array of housing supply - affordability
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How can we best incorporate good urban design?
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How We Make the Official Plan “Real”
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Through undertaking transportation planning studies
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Based on the prioritization of the Transportation Master
Plan
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Through examining other servicing alternatives and
public works implications
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Through protecting or acquiring environmentally
sensitive lands
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Environmental Impact Statement
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Urban Natural Features Strategy
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Considering municipal budget implications
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How We Make the Official Plan “Real”
Through plans and strategies:
•Community Design Plans and
Secondary Plans
•Urban Design guidelines
•Zoning By-law
•Specific development applications
Editor's Notes
Land Use – Commercial, Residential, Industrial, Institutional, etc.
See following slides for details on each Strategic Direction
Managing Growth
The City will manage growth by directing the majority of it to the urban area where services already exist or where they can be provided efficiently.
Growth in the urban area will be directed to areas where it can be accommodated in compact and mixed-use development, and served with quality transit, walking and cycling facilities.
Rural development will be directed to Villages to enhance their vitality, with provision for Village expansion where it is economically feasible and environmentally sound.
Downtown Ottawa will be a vibrant mix of thriving economic and cultural activities within a setting that celebrates the unique qualities of both the city and the National Capital.
Maintaining Environmental Integrity
Air quality will be supported by a transportation system that emphasizes transit, walking and cycling, and by policies that protect forests, wetlands and other natural environment areas.
Provincially and locally significant wetlands and forests will be conserved.
The City will preserve natural features and the integrity of natural systems by directing land use and development in a way and to locations that maintain ecosystem functions over time.
Greenspaces will be valued and protected for their environmental, cultural heritage, recreational, educational and aesthetic qualities.
Council’s objectives for urban greenspace as expressed in the OP and GMP is “an adequate supply of greenspace, readily accessible to residents as a connected network of high-quality spaces planned and maintained on a sustainable basis”
The backbone of the master plan is an Urban Greenspace Network, a continuum of natural lands, open spaces and leisure lands that in time could connect every neighborhood in Ottawa to a larger network that connects to the greenbelt and spans the City
Land Use and Infrastructure from a cornerstone of the City’s Growth Management Program
Transportation Infrastructure affects land use in that distances to travel influence resident’s decisions about where to live and work and may affect where businesses choose to locate within the City
Land use patterns affect the performance of transportation systems and travel options. For example, low density single use areas cannot support a frequent transit service and thereby encourages private automobile use, while higher density mixed-use centres provide concentrated destinations that are more easily serviced by good quality transit.
Likewise the provision of urban infrastructure such as drinking water, wastewater disposal and drainage shape development patterns by making more intense use of the land possible. Policies governing the extension and upgrade of infrastructure can provide key levers for managing urban growth.
Supporting Intensification through Capacity Management Strategies for piped infrastructure: With the focus of the Official Plan on intensification targets, the Infrastructure Master Plan sets out the policy context in which infrastructure servicing for intensification will be provided. This addresses: capacity management issues, types of projects, education, funding and monitoring. Specific works to meet intensification targets will be undertaken within this framework.
If the City is to grow in an efficient manner and achieve the vision set out in this Plan, it is essential that land use and infrastructure policies “pull” in the same direction.
Creating Liveable Communities
The City will provide opportunities to increase the supply of affordable housing throughout the rural and urban areas.
Growth will be managed in ways that create complete communities with a good balance of facilities and services to meet people’s everyday needs, including schools, community facilities, parks, a variety of housing, and places to work and shop.
The City will provide for a wide range of rural and urban economic activities in suitable locations.
The design of the city, the maintenance of greenspace and the high quality of life will enhance the attractiveness of the city for business development.
Familiar landscapes and heritage buildings will be maintained despite on-going change.
Rural communities will continue to be valued for their distinct economies and lifestyles.
Attention to design will help create attractive communities where buildings, open space and transportation work well together.
The process of community building in the urban and rural area will be open and inclusive.
Agricultural lands and natural areas will be preserved for future generations and mineral resources will be protected for extraction.
Although the OP promotes a high quality of life as it’s objective, what are some of the bigger picture questions we, as a City, should consider when evaluating growth potential in an area?
If there is a request for height or density is it near rapid transit?
Are we achieving our density targets?
Are we achieving a mixed use to encourage “live, work, play”?
Will the proposal respect the neighbourhood’s character?
Is there adaquete servicing capacity in the area?
Are the environmental tenets of the Official Plan being respected – how can we make the project more sustainable?
Are we providing an array of housing supply - affordability
How can we best incorporate good urban design?
We implement some of these considerations and OP d
Through undertaking transportation planning studies
Based on the prioritization of the Transportation Master Plan
Through examining other servicing alternatives and public works implications
Through protecting or acquiring environmentally sensitive lands
Environmental Impact Statement
Urban Natural Features Strategy
Considering municipal budget implications
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We in PGM specifically implement the policies in the OP through tools such as:
CDP’s, Zoning By-laws, Design Guidelines
Specific development applications draw on these lower level tools to detail expectations and enhance community considerations