Longfields Concept

Longfields Subdivision Project

Longfields Subdivision Project

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Corporate MandateCorporate Mandate

The “Official Plan” policies and land use classifications are all in place.

The lands are governed by the “Secondary Plan for Area 1” as well as the “Longfields Concept Plan”.

The “City Corporate Plan” tasks the Real Property Asset Management (RPAM) Branch with this task.

The “Corporate Services Department Business Plan” reiterates this RPAM task

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“Develop a framework and implement a smart growth demonstration community on the City-owned lands in Longfields. Within the guidelines established by the Council approved “Longfields Concept Plan”, the development will focus on a balanced return on investment, affordable housing and the environment. With the intent to provide a greater range of development opportunities with the private sector, this project will embrace innovative planning principles and design standards that are inline with the 20/20 Vision. The Real Property Asset Management branch will lead this action item. This project was initiated in 2005 and is scheduled for completion by 2010.”

City Corporate Plan, adopted on 28 Sept 2005.Corporate Services Departmental Business Plan, adopted on 28 Sept 2005

RPAM ProjectRPAM Project

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50 hectares of vacant City-owned land

Located between Greenbank Road and Woodroffe Avenue

A Draft Plan of Subdivision was approved on 25 May 1998, yet never registered, for 1,551 residential units

A Secondary Plan was adopted on 30 November 2000

A Concept Plan was adopted on 24 July 2002 for +/- 1,274 residential units

RPAM was tasked with enhancing the 2002 Concept Plan to reflect the 20/20 Growth Management Strategy and to implement the Plan

Site OverviewSite Overview

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Nepean SouthSecondary Plans

1. Longfields

2. Davidson Heights

3. South Merivale Business Park

4. South Nepean Area #4



7. Downtown of South Nepean




12A. Jockvale Golf Community

The Longfields lands are located within the Longfields Secondary Plan (Area #1).

Surrounding Secondary PlansSurrounding Secondary Plans

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Barrhaven South CDP

South Nepean Town Centre

CDP

Longfields Lands & Concept Plan

CDP = Community Design Plan

Surrounding CDP’sSurrounding CDP’s

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Longfields Concept Plan 2002Longfields Concept Plan 2002

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VISION:

• Develop a compact, mixed-density residential community on a modified grid road network, boasting pathways for pedestrians and cyclists; access to rapid transit; neighbourhood conveniences; an array of public parks; preservation of environmental features; innovative planning principles and progressive design.

• Oversee sales to small builders and secure a balanced return on investment.

Longfields Concept Plan 2002Longfields Concept Plan 2002

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• OBJECTIVES & POLICIES:- “residential uses will have a build-to line”- “housing should not back onto arterial roads”- “housing is encouraged to face pocket parks”- “a modified grid pattern is to be implemented”- “streetscapes […] should be at a human scale”- “the rapid bus corridor shall be located along the railway”- “street trees shall be encouraged”- “the city shall protect for cycling lanes along Longfields Drive”- “the provision of on-street spaces will be encouraged”- “sidewalks should be provided on local streets”- “all garages should be even with or set back from the main façade”- etc.

Longfields Secondary PlanLongfields Secondary Plan

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“General Urban Area” land use designation per the Official Plan (OP)Secondary Plan Area boundaries

Zoning is currently a combination of RMU, R5, R5B, R6A, & CN

Commercial Neighbourhood (CN) zoning is located at the transit stop

Note: zoning to be revised to coincide with the “enhanced” Concept Plan

OP Designation & ZoningOP Designation & Zoning

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Express Bus Route

Regular Bus Route

Peak Hours Bus Route

Rapid Bus Route

Public Transit - 2006Public Transit - 2006

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Contributing

Note: There are ample open space and leisure lands within and adjoining the project area.

Open Space & Leisure LandsOpen Space & Leisure Lands

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City-Wide Multi-use Pathways (existing/proposed)

Community Multi-use Pathways (existing/proposed)

Multi-Use Recreational PathwaysMulti-Use Recreational Pathways

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Our challenge is to turn this …

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…into this !

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Overall Land Area 50 gross hectares (123 acres) city-owned vacant land

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1. Block 1 / Mixed Use Residential (36.96 acres with 350 units)

2. French Public School Board / Elementary School (5 acres)

3. Stormwater Facility / Park (2.96 acres)

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Overview:

- Modified grid road network with a central north-south axis

-To the north singles, semis & towns will back onto rear laneways

- Central park will double as dry stormwater 100-year pond

- Park to be surrounded by singles & semis with detached garages at rear, and some townhomes

- Claridge Drive will have front-loaded singles & semis

- Affordable multi-unit buildings will front on Woodroffe Avenue

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4. Institutional (3.88 acres)

5. Block 2 / Mixed Use Residential

(17.56 acres with 200 units)

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Overview:

- Modified grid road network

- Singles, semis & towns to back onto a rear laneway to the north

- An array of housing styles will embrace a central park

- Claridge Drive will have front-loaded singles, semis & towns

- Institutional in s/e corner for house of worship or daycare

- Progressive architectural and urban design, consistent with the other neighbourhoods


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PLANNED RAPID BUS CORRIDOR

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9. Highbury Woods (9.19 acres)

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Overview:

- development of singles and towns in a “green” neighbourhood focused on the Highbury Woods Urban Natural Area (UNA)

- opportunity for demonstration of environmentally sustainable development practices

- potential collaborative planning with previous landowner (i.e. expropriated party)


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PLANNED RAPID BUS CORRIDORLONGFIELDS DRIVE

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ElementaryRecreation

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7. Block 4 / Apartments 3-5 Storey


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Overview:

- towns, stacked towns & flats surrounding a rapid bus station and a main street boasting neighbourhood services

- more compact development & main street framing a central transit station and courtyard

- recreation path parallel to the rapid bus line, with pocket parks throughout


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Stage 4 – Transit StationStage 4 – Transit Station

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CLARIDGE DRIVE

HIGHBURY PARK DRIVE

The Eastern Segment of Longfields Drive through the project area requires a re-design, to achieve consistency with the Western Segment.

LONGFIELDS DRIVE

Western Segment: Boasts landscaped medians and lay-by

parking

Eastern Segment: Absence of landscaped

medians and lay-by parking

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The Western Segment of Longfields Drive is mostly

complete, boasting landscaped medians and lay-by parking.

View Looking South

View Looking North

Lay-By Parking

View Looking West

View Looking East

View Looking North

Longfields Western SegmentLongfields Western Segment


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The Eastern Segment of Longfields Drive requires a re-design to introduce landscaped

medians and lay-by parking.

‘Bowling alley’ view looking

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Longfields Eastern SegmentLongfields Eastern Segment

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The Longfields infill subdivision - a smart-growth community demonstrating the City’s 20/20 principles, and “Shaped by Choice, Not by Chance”. The City intends to register the plan of subdivision, rezone the lands, adopt design requirements, and will then oversee phased land sales and construction of homes by an array of local builders. While securing a balanced return on investment, this City project will “demonstrate” the following:

4 distinct neighbourhoods, embracing public parks

compact development

an array of housing types for all income ranges

neighbourhood conveniences and a central transit station

a modified grid road network complemented by a rapid bus corridor

a network of pathways for pedestrians and cyclists

extensive landscaping and the preservation of environmental features

innovative planning principles and progressive design standards

Demonstration CommunityDemonstration Community

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Longfields Concept