Planning
and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de l’environnement
2 October 2009 / le 2 octobre 2009
Submitted
by/Soumis par : Nancy
Schepers, Deputy City Manager
Directrice municipale adjointe,
Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability
Services d’infrastructure et
Viabilité des collectivités
Contact Person/Personne-ressource : Richard Kilstrom, Manager/Gestionnaire, Policy Development and Urban Design/Élaboration de la politique et conception urbaine, Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance
(613)
580-2424 x22653, Richard.Kilstrom@ottawa.ca
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ENQUÊTE
SUR LES TERRAINS RÉSIDENTIELS VACANT EN MILIEU URBAIN, MISE À JOUR DE 2008 |
That the Planning and Environment Committee receive this report for information.
Que le Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement prenne connaissance du présent rapport.
The Vacant Urban Residential Land Survey (VURLS) has monitored the supply of urban residential land since 1982 to determine if it meets policies of the Official Plan and Provincial Policy Statements. The survey includes a summary report, and a detailed parcel list and map showing unit potential, approval status, ownership and other information for each property.
Key findings for 2008 include:
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The supply of urban residential land and its unit potential
stood at 2 441 net hectares at the end of 2008, compared to 2 606 hectares in
2007. Estimated unit potential was 96 100 units, down from 100 500 in
2007. (These figures do not include land added to the urban area by Council in
June 2009 as part of the Official Plan review.) This is sufficient for
approximately 20 years based on projected growth, significantly more than
the 10-year requirement of the
Provincial Policy Statement (PPS).
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The supply of land serviced with trunk sewers and watermains
represents a 10.4-year supply. This well above the requirement for a three-year
supply set out in the PPS.
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The supply of registered and draft approved vacant land with
servicing in 2008 (662 hectares) represents
a 5.2-year supply based on projected demand. This is also above the PPS
requirement for a three-year supply of serviced registered and draft approved
lots.
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Consumption of residential land in 2008 was 149 net
hectares, down from 154 hectares in 2007. Dwelling units constructed on these
lands totalled 5 039, up from 4 974 units in 2007.
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The average density of housing built
in 2008 (33.9 units per net hectare), was the highest recorded since the survey
began monitoring in 1983. Over the last two years, the density of single
detached homes has risen by almost eight per cent Townhouse densities were
three per cent higher.
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Vacant land supply shares by area:
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Kanata-Stittsville 34%
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Riverside South 22%
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South Nepean 18%
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Orléans 18%
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Leitrim 6%
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Inside the Greenbelt 2%
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The 10 largest landowners held 70 per cent of the
residential land supply in 2008, a significant increase from 59 per cent in
2007. Major owners were Richcraft (14%), Urbandale (13%), Minto (10%), Mattamy
(6%), Monarch (6%), Brookfield (5%), Claridge (5%), KNL (5%), Tartan (3%) and
the City of Ottawa (3%). If partnerships are considered, Richcraft and
Urbandale together account for 32 per cent of the land supply.
Further details are contained in the main report.
This report deals with research and analysis matters and, as such, public consultation was not required.
There are no legal/risk implications associated with this report.
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Document 1 Vacant Urban Residential Land Survey, 2008 Update (distributed separately and held on file with the City Clerk).
Copies of the report, parcel list and map are available at the City Hall Client Service Centre (publication #13-17 for the report and #13-18 for the parcel list and map).
Staff to continue monitoring urban land supply and development patterns to ensure conformity with Provincial policy and Official Plan objectives.