Greely

Introduction

The Village Plan Project will review the Greely Community Design Plan, 2005 policies, which guide development for the Village of Greely. A Village Plan analysis and Village Profile has been completed to evaluate the existing policy and development situation.

Village Plan Analysis

The Greely Community Design Plan (CDP) was approved by Council in February 2005. The CDP was initiated because Greely had not developed like its rural village counterparts in Ottawa, since it:

Lacked an established “main street” containing a concentration of commercial, institutional and service uses
Had grown up as community of separate subdivisions with residents identifying more with their individual subdivisions than with the community as whole
Had extraction operations and industrial operations scattered throughout its land use patterns
Is surrounded on several sides by rural estate developments with limited connections.

Collectively these issues necessitated the creation of a comprehensive, long-range land use vision representing the views of the City and the community as to how Greely should develop over the next twenty years.

A table has been created which summarizes the actions, assigns responsibilities for implementation of the CDP. The table indicates whether/when the actions were implemented.

Since the CDP for Greely was completed, in 2005, additional lands have been added to the village:

As a result of an Ontario Municipal Board decision the village boundary was expanded on the east side of Bank Street to add additional commercial and residential lands to the village.
OPA 76 added two parcels of land to the Village of Greely.

One parcel is located north west of Sparkling Lane Way in Greely, and is part of the Thunderbird Cove subdivision, Phase IV. This subdivision, which occupies approximately 25 hectares, was approved as a country lot subdivision prior to the current policies that prohibit such development at the boundary of villages. This subdivision is surrounded by approved development and all road access is provided from the Village.
The other parcel is located north of Parkway Road in Greely. This 27 hectares parcel, is located in the geographic centre of the Village but was not included within the village boundary. This anomaly was created when the Ontario Municipal Board redesignated the land to the north of this property to a Village designation.

This is a significant amount of land and the CDP should be updated to include the new development areas.

Action	Involvement	Implementation

Land Use
Approve an Official Plan Amendment removing the previous Greely Village Plan and incorporating the new Greely Community Design Plan.	Council	OPA 22 and the CDP were approved by Council, February 23, 2005.
Consult the Land Use Plan and policies of the Greely CDP when reviewing development applications.	Planning and Growth Management Department	The CDP has been used to guide development since approved by Council in 2005.
Amend the zoning by-law to implement the policy recommendations and the design guidelines of the CDP. This may be done following the CDP’s adoption or done as part of the process for the new zoning by-law for the City of Ottawa.	Planning and Growth Management Department	The CDP was implemented in the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law adopted by Council on May 25, 2008.
Review the CDP from time-to-time after adoption to ensure the Plan’s goals are being met. As part of this review, the boundary for the Village of Greely will be evaluated within the framework of Section 2.2.2 of the Official Plan to ensure that there is an adequate supply of developable residential land.	Planning and Growth Management Department	Greely is the fastest growing village in Ottawa. From 2001-2009 Greely averaged new 79 dwelling units per year. There are 361 ha of vacant residential land within the village boundary. This represents a potential of 1685 dwelling units or a 21.3 year supply based on the 2001-2009 average.
Investigate reducing or eliminating on-site parking requirements for small-scale non-residential development within village cores, either as part of the new zoning by-law or through a separate initiative.	Planning and Growth Management Department	As part of the new Zoning Bylaw 2008-250 reduced parking rates were put in place for all Rural Areas, which address retail, commercial and office uses.
Servicing and Infrastructure
Review the road cross-sections for Stagecoach Road, Old Prescott Road and Parkway Road in order to provide softer village cross-sections that are more pedestrian and cyclist friendly when reconstruction is required.	Public Works Services Department, Planning and Growth Management Department	Road Corridor Planning & Design Guidelines which were approved by Council in 2008 provide direction for how to achieve this.
Explore any opportunities provided by Section IV of the Planning Act regarding Community Improvement to support streetscape improvements for the Greely’s main streets.	Planning and Growth Management Department, community associations	This has not been used to date but may be a useful tool to assist with any redevelopment project in the village core
Environmental Protection
Implement the recommendations of the Shields Creek Subwatershed Study during the development review process, which includes improving Shields Creek through additional riparian plantings along both sides of the creek within the existing Andy Shields Park and in other appropriate areas.	Planning and Growth Management Department, South Nation Conservation Authority, community associations	The South Nation Conservation Authority is undertaking rehabilitation and monitoring of Shields Creek.
Implement the recommendations of the Greely/Shields Creek Stormwater and Drainage Study when reviewing applications during the development review process.	Planning and Growth Management Department	The recommendations of the Greely/Shields Creek Stormwater and Drainage Study are being implemented by the City and the conservation Authority during the development review process.
Greenspace
Acquire land for future public parks and trails as identified on Schedule D through Planning Act dedication during the development review process.	Planning and Growth Management Department, Community and Protective Services Department	Since Feb. 2005 the following parks have been dedicated/conveyed: Emerald Links Ph 2 - Block 35, 4M-1267 Shadow Ridge – Blocks 14 & 71 Greely Village Centre - Block 76 Quinn Farm – Blocks 214, 219 & 220 José Anselmo Park Expansion – Block 33 4M-1295
Investigate completing a system of public trails and walkways throughout the village, as per Schedule D, through the development review process and other means available.	Planning and Growth Management Department, Community and Protective Services Department, community associations	Quinn farm development is to include pathway linkages (developer built) along floodplain land that will tie into the network proposed in the CDP.
Investigate establishing an account for cash-in-lieu of parkland payments taken during the subdivision approval process within Greely to be used for the acquisition of the Ecological Feature identified in Section 4.9.	Corporate Services Department, Planning and Growth Management Department	Cash-in-lieu of parkland being collected for Osgoode Ward can be directed to acquisition of Ecological Feature at the discretion of the Ward Councillor
Community Design
Install signs at the gateways to the Village Core, identified on Schedule D, which are consistent with the village’s rural character.	Community Association, community volunteers	Not implemented yet
Implement the Village Core Design Guidelines when reviewing development applications within the Village Core	Planning and Growth Management Department	Ongoing since the CDP was approved in 2005.

Link to the Existing Plan

Community Design Plan for the Village of Greely

Village Profile

Greely has a population of 5,430 and is the fastest growing village in the City, averaging 81 new dwelling units per year since 2001.

Population and Dwelling Units (2010)

Population 5,430

Dwelling Units 1,841

* Source: Planning and Growth Management Department

Employment (2006)

Major Sector	Total Employment
Construction	205
Manufacturing	46
Wholesale	26
Retail	77
Transportation and Warehousing	203
Information and Cultural	2
Real Estate and Rental Leasing	8
Business, Building Support Services	126
Professional and Scientific Services	42
Education	20
Health and Social Services	26
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	10
Accommodation and Food	11
Other Services	43
Total	845

* Source: Employment Survey 2006

New Units Built

2001 - 2005				2006 - 2010				2001 - 2010

Single	Row	Apt	Total	Single**	Row	Apt	Total
429	0	1	430	363	2	17	382	812

* Source: Building Permits

** includes 8 semi-detached

Development Potential (2010)

Vacant land = 326.96 ha

Potential for 1,537 dwelling units

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

Servicing

The village of Greely is primarily on private individual services, however the Shadow Ridge Subdivision (567 dwelling units) is developing on communal water and sewage systems.

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
Greely Community Centre (outdoor rink)	Greely Canada Day
All Saints Anglican Church	Greely Players Theatre
Parkway Road Pentecostal Church
Castor Valley Elementary School
Greely Eementary School
Ottawa Public Library (Greely Branch)
Fire Station
Andy Shields Park
Herb Johnson Park
Josee Anselmo Memorial Park
Greely West Park
Stanley Park
Post Office
Expanded branch of the Ottawa Public Library (under construction)
Royal Canadian Legion (outside village boundary)

Conclusion

The Greely CDP should be updated to include the lands added by OPA 76 and the OMB decision and consider the following:

Schedule A – Land Use Plan - revise the land use plan to incorporate the additional lands into the village plan
Schedule B – Village Core Plan – consider whether the commercial component of the added lands should be added to the village core and also are there any changes required to the Village Core policies in Section 5 to address the commercial lands that have been added
Schedule C –Road Network - revise to incorporate the additional lands into the village plan
Schedule D – the Village Greenspace Network - revise to incorporate the additional lands into the village plan

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 next steps in the Greely CDP review process.

Following the fall Public Consultation, Staff anticipate taking a report to Committee and Council in late 2011 to report public consultation concerns and make recommendations for the next steps in the Greely CDP review process.

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