Fernbank Community Design Plan
Executive Summary
The City of Ottawa, in conjunction with the Fernbank LandOwner’s Group, has initiated the development of a Community Design Plan (CDP) for the Fernbank Community located in the West Urban Community of the City of Ottawa.
The Fernbank Community study area is proposed to encompass approximately 674 hectares of land between the established communities of Stittsville, Kanata West and Kanata South, and extending south from Hazeldean Road to Fernbank Road.
The Community Design Plan was developed based on consideration of the current conditions of the study areas, servicing and transportation elements, the policies of the Official Plan, and through a comprehensive community consultation process consisting of several workshops and public meetings. The CDP consists of a land use plan and policies, community design guidelines, and recommended implementation tools. The recommended Fernbank CDP reflects an urban community containing a population of approximately 28,000 to 31,350 residents, and approximately 9,700 to 11, 000 dwelling units and approximately 2,500 to 2,600 jobs.
Six key components of the CDP include:
- Planning Context: Provides a general overview of the framework for the planning of the Fernbank community and the parameters which formed the development of the Community Design Plan.
- Development of the Plan: Provides a synopsis of the evolution of the Fernbank Community Design Plan.
- Fernbank Community Plan: Establishes the foundation of the Fernbank Community Design Plan.
- Demonstration Plan: Illustrates a way in which the Land Use Plan could be implemented through development approvals.
- Community Design Guidelines: Provides a framework of the design criteria for the overall identity and structure of the proposed Fernbank Community.
- Implementation: Provides a strategy of land use policy that is intended to guide the development of the Fernbank Community.