Section 6.0 – Servicing

6.1 Wastewater and Water Supply

For sanitary requirements, the Town Centre will be serviced through a connection to the existing South Nepean Collector, near the intersection of Jockvale Road with the Jock River. The City of Ottawa completed a functional design of this connection in 2003 and the first phase to the existing Jockvale Road at the crossing of the Jock River was constructed in 2005. For water supply requirements, the Town Centre will be serviced with potable water through the reservoir and pumping station on Fallowfield Road. This is connected to the City of Ottawa’s central purification plant on the Ottawa River through the trunk watermain in Woodroffe Avenue.

Policies

  1. All development will be undertaken in accordance with the Infrastructure Master Plan, the Serviceability Report prepared in support of the South Nepean Town Centre Design Urban Design Strategy, and City of Ottawa standards for wastewater and water supply servicing.
  2. The sanitary servicing system illustrated in Schedule 6 is only conceptual given the long timeframe of the Town Centre’s development and that parts of this development may go through stages of redevelopment as the Town Centre matures into its ultimate form. This evolution may require re-consideration of the alignment of the local collection system to accommodate the different phases of development.

6.2 Stormwater Management

A redesigned Kennedy-Burnett Stormwater Management Facility will service the western portion of the Town Centre with a trunk storm sewer in the adjacent street to the east of the facility and in the next east-west street north of Half Moon Bay Drive. A functional redesign of the existing facility will be required in order to service the ultimate area tributary to this facility. A new facility adjacent to the eastern side of Longfields Drive, north of the Jock River will service the eastern portion of the Town Centre through a trunk storm sewer in Longfields Drive that terminates just south of Strandherd Drive. The final design of this facility will determine its exact configuration.

Policies

  1. All development must be undertaken in accordance with the Infrastructure Master Plan, the Serviceability Report prepared in support of the South Nepean Town Centre Design Urban Design Strategy, and with current City of Ottawa standards for stormwater management.
  2. The configuration and sizing for stormwater management facilities will be defined by stormwater management plans as part of subdivision plans for the eastern stormwater management facility, and a functional design study completed by the City for the redesigned Kennedy-Burnett Stormwater Management Facility.
  3. The stormwater drainage system must be designed to the satisfaction of the City, in consultation with the Conservation Authority, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of the Environment and Energy, as required.
  4. Stormwater management facilities must be designed as attractive community amenities that maintain environmental and ecological integrity in accordance with the urban design policies and urban design guidelines in Section 4.0.

6.3 Utilities

The placement of all utilities to service development will be arranged to support the built form and urban design objectives of the Secondary Plan. Main hydro trunk lines are expected to be underground, while other utility infrastructure will be designed into the built form, underground, or as part of the streetscape wherever possible.

Policies

  1. The Secondary Plan, with the exception of Strandherd Drive, is based on full underground servicing for electrical utilities. The City will work will Hydro Ottawa regarding underground servicing and the required main utility infrastructure, including planning for such elements as costing and utility location space requirements. Changes to the Community Design Plan and Secondary Plan may ultimately be required if this fundamental premise of full underground servicing is not achievable.
  2. Prior to approval of development, all interested utilities and telecommunications providers must confirm if services can be provided to support the proposed development and must also determine appropriate locations for large utility equipment or utility cluster sites.
  3. All utility equipment must be designed with consideration for the overall aesthetics of the streetscape, as per the urban design guidelines.
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