Cumberland

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

Village Plan Analysis

The City of Ottawa Village Secondary Plan policies for Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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.

Cumberland is in the midst of completed a visioning exercise which provides a vision for where the village wants to go in the future. During this exercise there were a number of land use issues identified that can be implemented through the review of the Official Plan Secondary Plan policies.

Link to the Existing Plan

Former City of Cumberland Official Plan

Village Profile

Cumberland has a population of 1,772 and there are 52 ha of vacant land with a potential for approximately 127 additional homes. However, the water quality is a major constraints to development in Cumberland. The village has a large supply of vacant land but there has been almost no development in the village over the last 10 years, possibly due to servicing constraints.

Population and Dwelling Units (2010)

Population 1772

Dwelling Units 607

* Source: Planning and Growth Management Department

Employment (2006)

* Source: Employment Survey 2006

New Units Built

* Source: Building Permits

Development Potential (2010)

Vacant land = 52 ha

Potential for 127 dwelling units

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

Servicing

The village of Cumberland is serviced via individual wells and septic systems. An Environmental Assessment was completed in 2003 and it concluded that the preferred solution to the groundwater issues (bacteria, aesthetic and quantity) is to connect to the City’s central water distribution network. The cost to the City system is quite high and to date there has been no advancement of this solution.

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

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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Frequently Asked Questions

• How did the Village Review planning initiative get started?
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