1. Neighbourhood Planning Review: Hidden Valley Area
Community Information Session
June 19th, 2018

2. Welcome and Introduction

3. Outline Primary Meeting Purpose: Information Sharing Early Stage
City provide info on neighbourhood planning review process
Community provide info about the area and input to the neighbourhood planning review
Early Stage
Where? Why? What? Who? How? When?

4. Where is this review happening?

5. Why is this review happening?
Context
Old plans and old decisions
Changing policies, standards and approaches
Region – South Kitchener Transportation Corridor Study and River Road Environmental Assessment
Road alignment changed/decided, old land use
Some subdivisions/development over time
Range of stakeholders
Significant natural heritage features – the “Jewel”

6. Why? New Provincial, Regional and Local policies, plans and directions
‘Overhauling’ the local level planning framework (new OP, new zoning, new design guidelines, new approaches)
Reviewing many neighbourhood areas that have old plans
Hidden Valley Industrial Community Plan = 1981
Hidden Valley Residential Community Plan = 1990
Refers to land uses and policies from 1-2 previous Official Plans that no longer exist (Estate & Limited Service Res.)
Zoning By-law = 1994, 1985 and earlier
Decision, location and design of River Rd extension
Blocks of land for future development
Create a proactive plan vs reacting to development proposals
Special area needs more special policies beyond base OP

7. What is the Purpose / End Result?
Review and replace the existing planning and land use framework
Official Plan policies, Community Plan policies, Zoning,
Purpose / Final Deliverable
Land Use Plan
Secondary Plan policies, mapping, updated Zoning, updated Urban Design Guidelines, implement heritage
Supporting technical information
Updated zoning
Sanitary Servicing EA
Scope
River Road / LRT = Region
Land Use = City
-example

8. Sample Secondary Plan – Land Use
{Add image of a sample land use master plan}
-talk about what typically goes into a secondary plan in terms of categories and policies, more specific direction for devt to follow the technical work

9. Who’s on the City Project Team?
Planning
Policy, Development Review, Natural Environment, Cultural Heritage
Engineering
Development, Stormwater Utility
Transportation
Operations
Design & Development (Parks/Trails)
Mapping/Geographic Information Systems
Communications
Region
Planning, Natural Environment
linked to River Rd/transportation staff, water resources, etc
Grand River Conservation Authority
Consulting with Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry, School Boards, Utilities, other departments and agencies

10. How? When? Task Projected Timeline Public Meeting #1 June 2018
Draft Conceptual Land Use Plan
Summer 2018
Preliminary Assessments
Fall-Winter 2018
Public Meeting #2
November 2018
Master Land Use (and other) Plan(s)
Winter 2018/19
Council Direction
Spring 2019
Sanitary Environmental Assessment
Summer
Secondary Plan OPA & Zoning

11. Context

21. Previous Region Technical Study
Environmental Assessment
Stormwater management and drainage
Existing Conditions
Traffic and Transit
Hydraulic assessment/creek crossing
Active Transportation
Groundwater
Policy review
Air quality
Natural Heritage (ESPA, systems, wetlands, creeks, woodlands, wildlife, aquatic, etc)
Species at Risk
Lighting
Geotechnical (soil, wells, hydrogeology)
Noise
Economic analysis
Fluvial geomorphology
Intersection control
Built and cultural heritage
Functional Design of Road
Archaeology
Consultation/engagement

22. Key Aspects of City Land Use Review
Creek monitoring and flow modelling
Parks and Open Space
Trails
Stormwater Management
Community infrastructure (social, cultural, institutional)
Groundwater considerations
Natural Heritage (Environmental)
Detailed land use and zoning considerations
Sanitary Servicing
Urban Design
Water and Utilities
Height and density review
Transportation
Sustainability (energy, water, waste, air, transportation demand management…)
Cultural Heritage
Preliminary Noise

23. Flow Monitoring/Simulation Modeling
ticketzoom.us
innovyze.com
-picks up on previous 2014 City hydrologic and hydraulic study
-started Spring 2017
-looking to use some of Region data to assist
+meteorological data
-build a model that is more specific to this particular part of the watershed/catchment area
-although it is an extra step it is an important one as it leads to greater understanding of this part of the subwatershed and provides more specific criteria that any new development would adhere to which helps with achieve water balance objectives, how storm water will be managed and to ensure no negative effect on significant environmental features
-currently starting the modeling work
-will run simulations of existing conditions and any conceptual land use plan prepared in this process
(hydrology = study of movement, distn and quality of water)
(hydraulic = study of flow of water)

24. Existing Land Use
Business Park, Low Rise Residential, Natural Heritage Conservation, Open Space

25. Existing Land Use
Put these three on boards (need description of land use or zone if possible)

26. Existing Land Use

27. Existing Land Use

29. Considerations and Early Directions

30. Considerations Significant natural environmental features
Wildlife habitat, including Species at Risk
Creeks/River and surface water protection zones
New arterial road, near Hwy 8 interchange(s), near Fairway Rd and near LRT station/line
Split area (partly ‘built-up’ and partly ‘greenfield’) = split Provincial Growth Plan direction
Complete communities, connectivity, services

31. Considerations Provincial Growth Plan and other Legislation
Region Official Plan
City Official Plan
Region and City Transportation Master Plans
Parks Strategic Plan
Multi-use Pathways & Trails Master Plan
Integrated Stormwater Management Master Plan
Cultural Heritage Landscape Study & Heritage Register
Kitchener Growth Management Program
Hidden Valley Cr Watershed: Hydrology & Hydraulics Study
GRCA Policies, MNRF regulations, other agency requirements

32. Conserve the significant natural environment
worldwildllife.org
Conserve the significant natural environmental (features and function)
areas of future development should have a neutral or preferably a positive effect on the environment

33. Sustainable or “net zero” development
Bullitt Center (Seattle) money.cnn.com
Sustainable or “net zero” development
Bdcnetwork.com
Conserve the significant natural environmental (features and function)

34. Mix of uses along River Road extension
mhpmag.com
Mix of uses along River Road extension
-Different housing types, shops, institutional, offices/places of employment
-complete communities
-incl community based uses

35. Provide transportation choice
movemi.net
-whatever can be done given situation re: near highway, regional road, hidden, etc
-help improve access to services and community-based

36. Respect existing areas and heritage landscape
Conserve
As is
compatible

37. Next Steps and Input

38. Next Steps This is the first Community Information Session
Will post info online & receive input from this session
Prepare a draft Land Use Plan and draft zoning
Preliminary technical review
Further/formal consultation – Fall 2018 (Nov.+)
Next session will have images/description of land uses
Receive input, further assess and refine
Prepare Plan(s) and report for Council direction in Spring (nothing to Council in 2018)

39. How Can You Provide Input?1
Sign-In = Contact List 2
Provide Input at Tables 3
Online (webpage, survey) 4
, in writing or in person

40. Today’s Input Questions
What do you like about your area?
What’s missing from your area?
What’s important to consider for any future uses or development in the area?
What other key aspects about this process should be considered?

41. Thank You!
FOR ONGOING AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on this project or to provide written comments at any time, please view and subscribe to the City’s website at
comments to
or contact the Project Manager:
Brandon Sloan, BES, CIP, RPP Manager, Long Range & Policy Planning x7648 (TTY: )