Notre Dame des Champs

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 Notre Dame des Champs. A Village Plan analysis and Village Profile has been completed for Notre Dame des Champs to evaluate the existing policy and development situation in the village.

Village Plan Analysis

The City of Ottawa Village Secondary Plan policies for Notre Dame des Champs were extracted from the former City of Cumberland Official Plan that existed prior to amalgamation. These policies were originally approved in the 1990s and need to be updated. It is recommended that the policies which apply to Notre Dame des Champs 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.

Link to the Existing Plan

Former City of Cumberland Official Plan

Village Profile

Notre Dame des Champs is unique in the City in that part of the village is located in the Urban Area. In 1989 the Urban Area was expanded (Official Plan Amendment 1 to the Regional Official Plan) and the portion of the village that was located within the former Township of Gloucester was added to the Orleans Urban Area. Now only the former Township of Cumberland portion, with a population of 481, is designated as village in the Official Plan. There are 8.45 ha of vacant land within the village portion that has a potential for an additional 35 dwelling units.

The original village of Notre Dame des Champs was located in two municipalities. Half the village was within in the former Township of Gloucester where the Notre Dame des Champs Community Centre is located and the other half was in the former City of Cumberland where Notre Dame des Champs is located. Notre Dame des Champs continues to function as a community despite the fact that part of the village is located with the larger Orleans Urban Area. However as urban development in the Orleans Urban Area proceeds, it may have an impact on the village of Notre Dame des Champs.

Due to fact that the village is located immediately adjacent to the Urban boundary, future development should be considered in the context of expansion of the Urban Area rather than village expansion.

Population and Dwelling Units (2010)

Population 481

Dwelling Units 163

* Source: Planning and Growth Management Department

Employment (2006)

Major Sector

Total Employment

Construction

47

Business, Building Support Services

7

Professional and Scientific Services

10

Health and Social Services

2

Other Services

5

Total

71

* Source: Employment Survey 2006

New Units Built

2001 - 2005

2006 - 2010

2001 - 2010

Single

Row

Apt

Total

Single

Row

Apt

Total

  

3

0

1

4

1

0

0

1

5

* Source: Building Permits

Development Potential (2010)

Vacant land = 8.26 ha

Potential for 34 dwelling units

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

Servicing

The village of Notre Dame des Champs is serviced via central water and private individual septic 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

Notre Dame des Champs Community Centre - Orleans

  

Eglise Notre Dame des Champs

  

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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