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A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate community safety zones throughout the City of Ottawa.
A PDF version of the Community Safety Zone (By-law no. 2019 - 397) for printing is available.
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Below is the actual by-law:
BY-LAW NO. 2019 - 397
A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate community safety zones throughout the City of Ottawa.
WHEREAS Subsection 214.1(1) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O 1990, c.H.8, as amended, authorizes the Council of a municipality to designate by by-law part of a highway under its jurisdiction as a community safety a zone, if in Council’s opinion, public safety is of special concern on that part of the highway;
AND WHEREAS Council of the City of Ottawa deems it necessary to designate parts of highways in its jurisdiction as community safety zones;
AND WHEREAS the designated community safety zone areas are set out in Schedule “A” hereto;
AND WHEREAS on November 27, 2019, the Council of the City delegated the authority to the General Manager of the Transportation Services Department and the Director of Traffic Services, individually, pursuant to Subsection 23.2(1) paragraph C of the Municipal Act, 2001, to add future Community Safety Zones in school areas to the By-law and that the City Solicitor place such amending by-laws on the Agenda of Council for enactment;
THEREFORE the Council of the City of Ottawa enacts as follows:
- Part of the highways set out in Schedule “A”, in the City of Ottawa, are hereby designated as community safety zones.
- The community safety zones set out in Schedule “A” shall be in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from January 1st to December 31st of each year.
- No person shall drive, move or operate any vehicle on a highway, bridge at a greater rate of speed than the rate of speed identified on official or authorized signs as set out in Schedule “A”.
- Schedule A, attached hereto, forms part of this by-law.
- The following by-laws are repealed:
- By-law Number 2016-195 of the City of Ottawa entitled “A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate part of Long Island Road and part of Bridge Street as community safety zones”;
- By-law Number 2016-297 of the City of Ottawa entitled “A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate part of Portobello Boulevard as a community safety zone”; and
- By-law Number 2017-125 of the City of Ottawa entitled “A by-law of the City of Ottawa to designate part of Castlefrank Road as a community safety zone”.
| Ward # | Roadway Name | From | To | Schools Fronting on Roadway | Speed Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watters Road | A point 36 metres north of the intersection of Watters Road and Charlemagne Boulevard | A point 167 metres north of the intersection of Roberval Avenue and Watters Road | St. Francis of Assisi School | 40 km/h |
| 3 | Longfields Drive | A point 40 metres north of centre island of Berrigan Drive and Longfields Drive roundabout | A point 19 metres from Silver Sage Avenue and Longfields Drive intersection | École élémentaire catholique Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau
St. Mother Teresa High School Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School |
40 km/h |
| 7 | Bayshore Drive | A point 30 metres south of the intersection of Bayshore Drive and Woodridge Crescent (north) | A point 48 metres north of the intersection of Bayshore Drive and Woodridge Crescent (south) | St. Rose of Lima School | 40 km/h |
| 8 | Meadowlands Drive W | A point 32 metres west of the intersection of Meadowlands Drive West and Brook Lane | A point 23 metres east of the intersection of Sullivan Avenue and Meadowlands Drive West | St. Gregory School | 40 km/h |
| 11 | Ogilvie Road | A point 98 metres east of the intersection of Ogilvie Road and Elmlea Gate | A point 175 metres east of the intersection of Appleford Street and Ogilvie Road | Gloucester High School | 50 km/h |
| 18 | Smyth Road | A point 183 metres west of the intersection of Roger Guindon Avenue and Smyth Road | A point 43 metres east of the intersection of Haig Drive and Smyth Road | Vincent Massey Public School
Hillcrest High School École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité |
50 km/h |
| 19 | Innes Road | A point 21 metres east of the intersection of Innes Road and Portobello Boulevard | A point 293 metres west of the intersection of Innes Road and Trim Road | École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges | 60 km/h |
| 23 | Katimavik Road | A point 19 metres west of the intersection of Castlefrank Road and Katimavik Road | A point 160 metres west of the intersection of McGibbon Drive and Castlefrank Road | Holy Trinity Catholic High School | 40 km/h |
| 23 | Castlefrank Road | A point 127 metres south of the intersection of Castlefrank Road and Kakulu Road | A point 70 metres south of the intersection of McCurdy Drive North and Castlefrank Road | Castlefrank Elementary School | 40 km/h |
| 21 | Bridge Street | A point 13 metres east of the intersection of Dickinson Street and Bridge Street | A point 18 metres east of the intersection of Bridge Street and North Riverside Drive | Manotick Public School | 40 km/h |
| 21 | Long Island Road | A point 73 metres south of the intersection of Waterpark Place North and Long Island Road | A point 50 metres north of the intersection of Cindy Hill Crescent South and Long Island Road | St Leonard School | 40 km/h |
| 19 | Portobello Boulevard | A point 30 metres north of the intersection of Portobello Boulevard and Brian Coburn Boulevard | A point 38 metres south of the intersection of Portobello Boulevard and Innes Road | Avalon Public School
St Theresa School |
40 km/h 7:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday, from September to June. 50 km/h at other times |
| 1 | Tenth Line Road | A point of 33 metres south of the intersection of Tenth Line Road and Canotia Place | A point 104 metres north of the intersection of Tenth Line Road and Charlemagne Boulevard point | Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School | 60 km/h |
| 2 | Bearbrook Road | A point of 40 metres north of the intersection of Bearbrook Road and Northpark Drive South | A point of 35 metres north of the intersections of Innes Road and Bearbrook Road | Good Shepherd / Sainte-Marie / Emily Carr Middle | 40 km/h |
| 3 | Greenbank Road | A point 88 metres south of the intersection of Bending Way and Greenbank Road | A point 80 metres south of the intersection of Jockvale Road and Greenbank Road | St. Joseph High School | 40 km/h between 7:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday, from September to June.
60 km/h all other times |
| 4 | Kanata Avenue | A point of 70 metres west of the intersection of Knudson Drive and Kanata Avenue | A point of 87 metres west of the intersection of Keyrock Drive and Kanata Avenue | All Saints High School | 40 km/h |
| 6 | Abbott Street East | A point 174 metres east of the intersection of Abbott Street E and Carbery Drive | A point of 107 metres east of the intersection of Abbott Street E and Robert Grant Avenue | Sacred Heart High School / École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais / École élémentaire catholique Jean-Paul-II | 40 km/h between 7:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday, from September to June.
50 km/h all other times |
| 6 | Stittsville Main Street | A point of 37 metres north of the intersection of Hazeldean Road and Stittsville Main Street | A point of 18 metres south of the intersection of Horseshoe Crescent and Stittsville Main Street | St. Stephen School | 40 km/h |
| 7 | Woodroffe Avenue | A point 42 metres north of the intersection of Georgina Drive and Woodroffe Avenue | A point 186 metres south of the intersection of Woodroffe Avenue and Chicago Private | D. Roy Kennedy Public School | 50 km/h |
| 9 | Greenbank Road | A point of 66 metres north of the intersection of Greenbank Road and Harrison Street | A point of 44 metres south of the intersection of Greenbank Road and Bellman Drive | Sir Robert Borden High School / Knoxdale Public School | 60 km/h |
| 13 | St-Laurent Boulevard | A point 61 metres south of the intersection of St-Laurent Boulevard and Coté Street | A point of 4 metres south of the intersection of St-Laurent Boulevard and Malartic Avenue | Queen Elizabeth Public School | 50 km/h |
| 16 | Fisher Avenue | A point 60 metres south of the intersection of Dynes Road and Fisher Avenue | A point of 44 metres north of the intersection of Meadowlands Drive East and Fisher Avenue | St. Pius X Catholic Elementary School & High School | 50 km/h |
| 18 | Alta Vista Drive | A point of 25 metres south of the intersection of Alta Vista Drive and Heron Road | A point of 41 metres south of the intersection of Alta Vista Drive and Ayers Avenue | Charles H. Hulse / Ridgemont High / St. Patrick's High School | 40 km/h between 7:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday, from September to June.
50 km/h all other times |
| 22 | Crestway Drive | A point 31 metres west of the intersection of Cresthaven Drive and Crestway Drive | A point 135 metres east of the intersection of Waterbridge Drive and Crestway Drive | St. Andrew School | 40 km/h between 7:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday, from September to June.
60 km/h all other times |
| 22 | Chapman Mills Drive | A point of 62 metres east of the intersection of Clearbrook Drive and Chapman Mills Drive | A point of 53 metres east of the intersection of Longfields Drive and Chapman Mills Drive | St. Emily / Jean-Robert-Gauthier / Chapman Mills | 40 km/h between 7:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday, from September to June.
50 km/h all other times |
| 23 | Abbeyhill Drive | A point of 54 metres south of the intersection of Banning Road and Abbeyhill Drive | A point of 9 metres south of the intersection of Oriole Ave and Abbeyhill Drive | A.Y. Jackson Secondary School | 40 km/h |
| 23 | Bridgestone Drive | A point of 18 metres west of the intersection of Grassy Plains Drive and Bridgestone Drive | A point of 50 metres west of the intersection of Bridgestone Drive and Windways Crescent West | École élémentaire et secondaire publique Maurice-Lapointe | 40 km/h |
| 3 | Cambrian Road | A point 75 metres west of centre island of Cambrian Road and Greenbank Road roundabout | A point 132 metres west centre island of Cambrian Road and Longfields Drive roundabout | St. Cecilia School |
40 km/ between 7:00 and 18:00,Monday to Friday, from September to June. 50 km/h all other times |
| 3 | Cedarview Road | A point 63 metres north of centre island of Cedarview Road and Jockvale Road roundabout | A point 15 metres south of the intersection of Cedarview Road and Fallowfield Road | Cedarview Middle School | 40 km/h |
| 7 | Woodroffe Avenue | A point 25 metres south of the intersection of Woodroffe Avenue and Flower Avenue | A point 25 metres south of the intersection of Woodroffe Avenue and Knightsbridge Road | Woodroffe Avenue Public School | 40 km/h |
| 17 | First Avenue | A point 90 metres east of the intersection of First Avenue and Percy Street | A point 80 metres east of the intersection of First Avenue and Bronson Avenue | Glebe Collegiate Institute | 30 km/h |
| 16 | Merivale Road | A point 68 metres south of the intersection of Merivale Road Carling Avenue | A point 25 metres north of the intersection of Merivale Road and Kirkwood Avenue | 50 km/h | |
| 16 | Walkley Road | A point 50 metres east of the intersection of Walkley Road and Springland Drive | A point 99 metres east of the intersection of Walkley Road and Southmore Drive East | Fielding Drive Public School | 50 km/h |
| 1 | Jeanne D'Arc Boulevard North | A point 215 metres west of the intersection of Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard North and Paddler Way I Vorlage Drive | A point 15 metres west of the intersection of Jeanne d'Arc Boulevard North and Orleans Boulevard | Terry Fox Elementary School |
40 km/h between 7:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday, September to June 60 km/h all other times |
| 22 | Spratt Road | A point 80 metres north of the intersection of Spratt Road and Earl Armstrong Road | A point 112 metres east of the intersection of Spratt Road and Canyon Walk Drive (east) |
Steve Maclean Public School St.Jerome School Ecole elementaire catholique Bernard-Grandmaitre |
40 km/h between: 7:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday, September to June 60 km/h all other times |
| 23 | Stonehaven Drive | A point 60 metres west of the intersection of Stonehaven Drive and Sawyer Way | A point 77 metres north of the intersection of Stonehaven Drive and Stonemeadow Drive (north) |
St. Anne School École elementaire catholique Elisabeth-Bruyere Roch Carrier Elementary School |
40 km/h between 7:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday, from September to June. 50 km/h all other times |
| 18 | Heron Road | A point 160 metres east of the intersection of Heron Road and Alta Vista Drive | A point 125 metres east of the intersection of Heron Road and Baycrest Drive | Queen of Angels Adult High School | 50 km/h |
| 22 | Kelly Farm Drive | A point 160 metres west of the intersection of Kelly Farm Drive and Bradwell Way | A point 60 metres south of the intersection of Kelly Farm Drive and Alasken Drive | Vimy Ridge Public School |
40 km/h between 7:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday, from September to June. 50 km/h all other times |
| 24 | Berrigan Drive | A point 38 metres west of the intersection of Berrigan Drive and Wanstead Drive | A point 58 metres east of centre island of Berrigan Drive and Longfields Drive roundabout |
Berrigan Elementary School Longfields- Davidson Heights Secondary School |
40 km/h |
| 10 | Hunt Club Road | A point 75 metres west of the intersection of Hunt Club Road and Pike Street | A point 45 metres east of the intersection of Hunt Club Road and Lorry Greenberg Drive | 60 km/h | |
| 10/18 | Walkley Road | A point 68 metres west of the intersection of Walkley Road and Halifax Drive | A point 35 metres east of the intersection of Walkley Road and Harding Road | 50 km/h | |
| 11 | Montreal Road | A point 220 metres west of the intersection of Montreal Road and Bethamy Lane | A point 90 metres west of the intersection of Montreal Road and Ogilvie Road | 60 km/h | |
| 12 | King Edward Avenue | A point 15 metres north of the intersection of King Edward Avenue and Bolton Street | A point 45 metres north of the intersection of King Edward Avenue and St. Patrick Street | 40 km/h | |
| 16 | Riverside Drive | A point 50 metres south of the intersection of Riverside Drive and Hog's Back Road | A point 25 metres north of the intersection of Riverside Drive and Mooney's Bay Place | Mooney's Bay Park | 60 km/h |
| 17 | Bronson Avenue | A point 60 metres south of the intersection of Bronson Avenue and Raven Road | A point 40 metres south of the intersection of Bronson Avenue and University Drive | Brewer Park | 60 km/h |
| 8 | Cassidy Road | A point 80 metres south of the intersection of Cassidy Road and Grangemill Avenue | A point 15 metres north of the intersection of Cassidy Road and Bruin Lane | Bell High School | 40 km/h |
| 19 | Colonial Road | A point 66 metres west of the intersection of Colonial Road and Fairgreen Avenue | A point 338 metres west of the intersection of Colonial Road and Frank Kenny Road | Heritage Public School | 50 km/h |
| 13 | Crichton Street | A point 10 metres west of the intersection of Crichton Street and Beechwood Avenue | A point 28 metres east of the intersection of Crichton Street and Dufferin Road | New Edinburgh Park | 40 km/h |
| 1 | Gardenway Drive | A point 40 metres west of the intersection of Gardenway Drive and Portobello Boulevard | A point 35 metres east of the intersection of Gardenway Drive and Orchardview Avenue | St. Clare School / École élémentaire catholique Arc-en-ciel | 40 km/h |
| 16 | Kitchener Avenue | A point 44 metres west of the intersection of Kitchener Avenue and Goldenstar Private | A point 80 metres west of the intersection of Kitchener Avenue and Banff Avenue | Clifford Bowey Public School / Frank J. Licari Park | 40 km/h |
| 9 | Knoxdale Road | A point 155 metres east of the intersection of Knoxdale Road and Craig Henry Drive | A point 120 metres north of the intersection of Knoxdale Road and West Hunt Club Road | St. John XXIII Catholic Elementary School | 40 km/h |
| 3/24 | Longfields Drive | A point 12 metres south of the intersection of Longfields Drive and Glenroy Gilbert Drive | A point 25 metres south of the intersection of Longfields Drive and Strandherd Drive | A point 25 metres south of the intersection of Longfields Drive and Strandherd Drive | 50 km/h |
| 17 | Main Street | A point 32 metres south of the intersection of Main Street and Graham Avenue | A point 26 metres north of the intersection of Main Street and Bower Street / Beckwith Road | Lady Evelyn Alternative School / École élémentaire catholique Au Cœur d’Ottawa / Immaculata High School | 40 km/h |
| 9 | Merivale Road | A point 112 metres south of the intersection of Merivale Road and Slack Road | A point 59 metres north of the intersection of Merivale Road and Amberwood Crescent | St. Monica School |
40 km/h between 7:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, from September to June. 50 km/h all other times |
| 11 | Ogilvie Road | A point 23 metres north of the intersection of Ogilvie Road and Eastvale Drive (north) | A point 36 metres south of the intersection of Ogilvie Road and Naskapi Drive | Colonel By Secondary School | 50 km/h |
| 8 | Old Richmond Road | A point 22 metres south of the intersection of Old Richmond Road and Robertson Road | A point 64 metres east of the intersection of Old Richmond Road and Moodie Drive | Our Lady of Peace School / Bells Corners Public School | 40 km/h |
| 21 | Ottawa Street | A point 85 metres west of the intersection of Ottawa Street and McBean Street | A point 68 metres west of the intersection of Ottawa Street and King Street | South Carleton High School | 40 km/h |
| 16 | Prince of Wales Drive | A point 28 metres north of the intersection of Prince of Wales Drive and Normandy Crescent / Kochar Drive (South) | A point 95 metres south of the intersection of Prince of Wales Drive and Normandy Crescent / Melfa Crescent (South) | Carleton Heights Public School | 50 km/h |
| 13 | Queen Mary Street | A point 7 metres east of the intersection of Queen Mary Street and Alesther Street | A point 48 metres east of the intersection of Queen Mary Street and Vera Street | Overbrook Park | 40 km/h |
| 6 | Stittsville Main Street | A point 19 metres south of the intersection of Stittsville Main Street and Ravenscroft Court | A point 88 metres south of the intersection of Stittsville Main Street and Andrew Alexander Court | Holy Spirit Catholic School |
40 km/h between 7:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, from September to June. 50 km/h all other times |
| 24 | Stoneway Drive | A point 129 metres east of the intersection of Stoneway Drive and Forest Gate Way | A point 25 metres south of the intersection of Stoneway Drive and Rideaucrest Drive | Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School | 40 km/h |
| 4/5 | Terry Fox Drive | A point 95 metres east of the intersection of Terry Fox Drive and Statewood Drive | A point 180 metres west of the intersection of Terry Fox Drive and Goulbourn Forced Road | St. Isabel Catholic Elementary School / Kanata Highlands Public School | 60 km/h |
| 18 | Walkley Road | A point 93 metres west of the intersection of Walkley Road and Cedarwood Drive | A point 62 metres west of the intersection of Walkley Road and Hampstead Place | Walkley Albion Park / Heron-Walkley Park | 50 km/h |
| 19 | Trim Road | A point 50m south of the intersection of Trim Road and Watters Road | A point 50m north of the intersection of Trim Road and Portobello Boulevard | N/A | 60 km/h |