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Dunrobin

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Introduction

The Village Plan Review project will evaluate and update the existing Official Plan policies, which guide development for all villages including the Village of Dunrobin. A Village Plan analysis and Village Profile has been completed for Dunrobin to evaluate the existing policy and development situation in the village.

Village Plan Analysis

The Village Secondary Plan policies for Dunrobin were extracted from the former Township of West Carleton Official Plan that existed prior to amalgamation. These policies were approved in the 1990s. It is recommended that the policies which apply to Dunrobin be consolidated with the other six sets of village Township policies to create a consistent set of City of Ottawa policies which would apply equally to all villages without an independent plan. This recommended approach will eliminate the need for six separate Township policies and create a policy structure which is similar to what currently exists in Volume 1 of the Official Plan. This approach will alleviate overlap between the existing Township policy documents and create a consistent and easy to read set of Secondary Plan policies to guide future growth in the villages.

The following specific village policy for Dunrobin was brought forward from the former Township of West Carleton Official Plan and is currently part of the City of Ottawa Official Plan.

The village boundary for Dunrobin in the 2003 City of Ottawa Official Plan was appealed. In response to this appeal, there was an OMB hearing to consider expansion of the boundary south and east of the Thomas A Dolan Parkway. The OMB ruled that the proposal to expand the village boundary was premature but noted Dunrobin’s special character and indicated that:

The appeal was dismissed, “but without prejudice to the possibility of a new proposal for boundary expansion at a future date”.

Link to the Existing Plan

Former Township of West Carleton Official Plan

Village Profile

The development history for Dunrobin is unusual. Historically the village included an area south of the Thomas A Dolan Parkway, where the historic village stood, within the former City of Kanata. In 1992 Kanata commissioned a study entitled The Dunrobin Private Services Study which indicated that “further study should be undertaken before there is an attempt to create a village on the Kanata portion of the boundary”. Subsequently Kanata asked the Region of Ottawa Carleton to remove, from the Kanata portion of the village, the village designation in the Regional Official Plan. The designation was changed to General Rural Area.

The other newer portion of the village built by subdivision from 1989-1994 is located north of Thomas A Dolan Parkway in the former Township of West Carleton and has a population of 301 people. This portion was designated as village in the former Township of West Carleton Official Plan, the City of Ottawa Official Plan policies were taken from this Plan.

Population and Dwelling Units (2010)

Population 301

Dwelling Units 111

* Source: Planning and Growth Management Department

Employment (2006)

Major Sector	Total Employment
Retail	31
Transportation and Warehousing	4
Professional and Scientific Services	1
Accommodation and Food	5
Other Services	7
Total	48

* Source: Employment Survey 2006

New Units Built

2001 - 2005				2006 - 2010				2001 - 2010
Single	Row	Apt	Total	Single	Row	Apt	Total
18	0	0	18	15	0	0	15	33

* Source: Building Permits

Development Potential (2010)

Vacant land = 4.22 ha

Potential for 16 dwelling units

*Source: Rural Residential Land Survey 2007-2008 updated with 2009/2010 building permit data and average lot size

Servicing

The village of Dunrobin is serviced via individual wells and septic systems. The City’s Infrastructure Policy Unit will be working to complete a Village Ground Water Characterization study to assess the groundwater in the village over 2011 and 2012. Dunrobin has been identified as a priority area to have this study completed.

Land Use (2010)

Map

*Source: Land Use Survey 2010

The information on Official Plan Rural Review project maps forms only a part of an overall 2010 City of Ottawa land use map. Updated information for both rural and urban areas will be released in the summer of 2011.

Community Characterization

Facilities	Events
Dunrobin Community Centre	Dunrobin Canada Day
Dunrobin United Church
St. Paul's Anglican Church/Cemetery
Post Office
West Carleton Secondary School (just outside village boundaries)

Proposed Changes

Consolidate the existing six sets of Township Official Plan policy – which applies to 20 villages – into one consistent set of City of Ottawa, Secondary Plan policy to apply equally to all villages without an independent plan.

The spring 2011 public consultation session will help to inform the new consolidated Secondary Plan for villages. This session will:

• Develop a vision statement for the village
• Identify any specific needs for the village that need to be addressed in specific policy
• Comment on an updated Land Use Schedule for the village

Next Steps

Staff anticipate going back to the public in the fall of 2011 with the results of the spring public consultation sessions and to present the recommended Official Plan amendment to adopt new consolidated and improved village Secondary Plan policies and schedules.

Following the fall public consultation, Staff anticipate taking a report to Committee and Council in late 2011 to report public consultation concerns and present recommend updates to the Official Plan – Volume 2C (Village Plans).

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