Riverside South population to increase with next phase
Posted Sep 18, 2009 By Sheena Bolton
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Tweet ThisEMC News The Riverside South area continues to grow, following a subdivision proposal summary for phase five of the south end community submitted by Urbandale.
The plan involves 4209 Limebank Rd., which is adjacent to the new St. Francis Xavier High School in Riverside South, along the east of Limebank Rd. between Spratt Rd. and Earl Armstrong Rd.
"This is one of the biggest pieces of development we have seen for some time in Riverside South," said Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Steve Desroches. "It's a large application that will consist of 508 single detached houses (and) 624 town homes, totaling over 1,100 units."
The plan also shows room for two institutional blocks, two parks, and one school site.
"The school site is for the English Catholic board," said Cathlyn Kaufman, a planner with the City of Ottawa. "By the size of the high school they just built, I would think it would be for an elementary school.
With the site reserved for the Ottawa Catholic School Board, they will have seven years from the time of registration of the plan to purchase the property at fair market value.
The subdivision is to include 18 new collector roads and local streets. Municipal water services and sanitary sewers will service the entire area.
"I think this is a step forward in the evolution of the Riverside South community," said Coun. Desroches. "I'm pleased to see the population growing as this area continues to be a popular area for residential housing. I'm pleased to see infrastructure pieces key to the community, including upgrades to Limebank Rd., Earl Armstrong Rd., and the design of the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge."
As Riverside South continues to grow with residential areas, the councillor noted that such development would entice more institutional and retail opportunities to the community.
"This points to the popularity of Riverside South and the high demand for housing in this area. It's a very exciting part of the process aimed at building a self-sustaining community," he said. "We have a good population base, over 10,000, but in order to attract retail and schools the population needs to grow."
Members of the public are invited to provide comment to Ms. Kaufman about this application until Oct. 7 at cathlyn.kaufman@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2424 ext. 27583.
A decision on the application is anticipated Nov. 27.
