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Introduction

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

Village Plan Analysis

The Manotick Secondary Plan was approved by Council on September 12, 2001. The Secondary Plan requires that development in the village be monitored “to ensure the residential growth of the Village can be serviced with existing and new community facilities that are affordable, and its residents can be integrated into the Village’s social fabric, the amount and rate of growth of new residential development will be monitored for its impact on the achievement of the Primary Objective of this Plan. Accordingly, the performance of this Plan will be the subject of a monitoring report prepared for Council’s consideration not less frequently than once every five (5) years on the anniversary of the adoption of this Plan and include, as potential indicators:

• The rate of growth experienced in the Village over the reporting period
• The facilities required to service that growth (e.g., schools, parks and other recreation facilities) and whether or not those facilities have been developed or are planned in the foreseeable future
• The capacity of volunteer organizations to meet the needs of new residents (e.g., the provision of recreation programs)
• The capacity of the road network to accommodate the growth demonstrated through such factors as traffic counts at key Village intersections
• Other indicators as deemed appropriate by Council

There have been a number of changes in Manotick since the Plan was approved that may affect the village core.

The Secondary Plan contemplated full services, sewer and water, in the village core. The sewer and water services have recently been provided to the village core which will have future implications for the land use in the village.

Manotick has a population of 5,286. Since 2001, the village grew by 25.7 dwelling units per year. However this rate of growth is expected to increase now that the Development Concept Plans for the Mahogany Community (1,400 dwelling units) and the Special Design Area at First Line Road (225-250 dwelling units) have been approved. The development potential of these two areas was not known at the time the village core policies were developed. This future development will have implications for the village core particularly for the retail and parking strategy.

Also, since the Plan was approved the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, a major employer in the village, has moved out of the village and Dickinson Square is now owned by the City. Council approved the creation of a City-owned Manotick Mill Quarter Corporation (MMQC) to implement the vision for a “Mill Quarter” centered on Manotick’s historic Dickinson Square. The Mill Quarter will accommodate commercial tourist and heritage uses including accommodation, boutiques, galleries, craft and other specialty outlets, museums, restaurants and studios. The MMQC will implement a financially self-sustaining project for the Mill Quarter by acquiring, protecting, enhancing, and generating revenue from a cluster of four buildings now owned by the City and two other properties on Mill Street, currently in private ownership, that also abut Dickinson Square. The buildings include the Dickinson House, the Carriage Shed, the Weaver’s House, and the Ayer’s Building. The MMQC will also ensure the transfer of Watson’s Mill at nominal cost from the RVCA to Watson’s Mill Manotick Inc., a not-for-profit organization that has restored and currently operates the Mill as the only operating gristmill on the Rideau Canal, a World Heritage Site. The village core policies should be reviewed as the focus for the Dickinson Square character area is changing. Is a new vision required?

Link to the Existing Plan

Manotick Secondary Plan

Mahogany Community Development Concept Plan – Village of Manotick

Village Profile

Population and Dwelling Units (2010)

Population 5,286

Dwelling Units 1,792

* Source: Planning and Growth Management Department

Employment (2006)

Major Sector	Total Employment
Utilities	2
Construction	64
Manufacturing	2
Wholesale	3
Retail	327
Transportation and Warehousing	8
Information and Cultural	34
Finance and Insurance	54
Real Estate and Rental Leasing	44
Management of Enterprises	1
Business, Building Support Services	70
Professional and Scientific Services	113
Education	68
Health and Social Services	110
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	56
Accommodation and Food	134
Other Services	244
Local Government	4
Total	1338

* Source: Employment Survey 2006

New Units Built

2001 - 2005				2006 - 2010				2001 - 2010
Single	Row	Apt	Total	Single	Row	Apt	Total
112	65	0	177	78	0	2	80	257

* Source: Building Permits

Development Potential (2008)

Vacant land = 224 ha

Potential for 1833 dwelling units

*Source: Rural Residential Land Survey 2007-2008 Update

Servicing

In the village of Manotick the village core, Hillside Gardens subdivision and the new Mahogany Community is serviced by central sewer and water. The remainder of the villages is serviced by on site private individual services.

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
Dickinson Square and Watson's Mill	Watson's Mill Annual Garden Tour
Rideau River and Canal - Long Island Locks	Dickinson Days
Manotick Market	Damm Art Show - Showcasing Local Artists
Manotick Marina	Manotick Winter Carnival Shiverfest
Manotick Arena and Community Centre
Rideau Community Pool
Rideau Senior Citizens Centre
Manotick Curling Club
Ottawa Public Library (Manotick Branch)
Manotick Public School
St. Leonard Catholic School
Fire Station
Community Police Centre
AY Jackson Park
Manotick Tennis Courts
Centennial Park
"Park and Ride"
Royal Canadian Legion
Post office
Manotick United Church
St. Leonard Catholic Church
St. James the Apostle Anglican Church
St. Mark’s High School (just outside village boundary)
David Bartlett Park
Hilltop Park
Bracken Field
George McLean Park
Manotick Business Improvement Area
Knox-Presbyterian Church

Conclusion

The Manotick Secondary Plan should be reviewed using the criteria listed in the Plan with particular emphasis reviewing the policies and strategies for the village core to address the changes described above.

Also – there is a portion of the village north of Bankfield Road where the policies of the former City of Nepean apply:

These policies are no longer needed as the studies have been completed and the development is proceeding on the basis of private individual services. The portion of the village that is in the former City of Nepean should be added to the land use Schedule A – Land Use Schedule of the Manotick Secondary Plan. The designation of the lands north of Bankfield Road should be Single Family (Estate) and Development Setback to match the development south of Bankfield Road.

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 Manotick Secondary Plan 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 Manotick Secondary Plan review process.

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