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RIGHT-OF-WAY LIGHTING POLICY POLITIQUE SUR L’ÉCLAIRAGE DE LA VOIE PUBLIQUE |
Committee recommendations as amended
That Council approve:
1.
The City-wide Right-of-Way Lighting Policy as
outlined in Document 3, as amended:
That Section 4.12 of Document 3 be replaced by the
following:
4.12 BEAVERBROOK & CHIMO AREA Lawn Lamps
Portions of the Beaverbrook neighbourhood and the
Chimo area of the Katimavik neighbourhood in the former City of Kanata have
"globe" style lawn lamps that were installed along residential
streets at the time the neighbourhoods were originally developed. The two areas subject to this Policy
subsection are illustrated in D.3 Existing
Lawn Lamps in Appendix D Map
Schedules. The lawn lamps in
Beaverbrook are primarily located on private property, are owned by the
homeowner but have been maintained by the City. In the Chimo portion of Katimavik the lawn lamps are located on
the public street right-of-way and are owned and maintained by the City. In addition to the lawn lamps, there is
existing "marker" streetlights located at some street intersections
in both neighbourhoods.
Beaverbrook:
The lighting approach in Beaverbrook is to keep in
place existing intersection marker lighting and to upgrade all unlit streets to
“marker” lighting standard. Marker
lights will be installed at unlit street intersections and sharp bends in
roads. Such upgrades will occur
incrementally as Council approves required budgets. The new marker lights are
to be selected from Appendix B.
Approved Lighting Equipment:
When unlit streets are upgraded to the marker
lighting standard, written notice will be given by the City to each affected
homeowner that lawn lamps on private property will no longer be maintained /
replaced by the City. Such
maintenance / replacement will be the responsibility of the homeowner as
of the date the written notice is given.
Electric power to the individual lawn lamps will continue to be paid for
by the homeowner.
Chimo Area of Katimavik:
The lighting approach for the Chimo area of the
Katimavik neighbourhood is to replace the existing lawn lamps with “full
continuous” street lighting. The
lighting equipment is to be selected from B.1, “Special Areas” lighting or from B.2 “All Other Areas” lighting in Appendix B, Approved Lighting Equipment. Consultation
with residents directly affected by the lawn lamp replacement will be
undertaken prior to lighting equipment selection. Such upgrades will occur incrementally at the time the existing
lawn lamps reach the end of their life cycle as determined by the Director of
Traffic and Parking Operations and as Council approves required budgets. When
the lawn lamps are replaced with street lighting equipment, the lighting levels
will be upgraded to meet the requirements of Table 2.1 Required Average Roadway Lighting Levels (i.e. to one half of the ANSI/IESNA recommended light
levels).
2. WHEREAS the lighting fixtures
proposed to replace city-owned lawn lights in Katimavik are very different in
appearance from existing lighting on most streets;
AND WHEREAS one of the goals of the harmonization of
policies in the City of Ottawa has been to preserve the distinct character of
our different neighbourhoods whenever possible;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT fixtures used to
replace city-owned lawn light systems be those with some similarity to the
fixtures being replaced, even it means using fixtures recommended for special
areas.
RecommandationS
MODIFIéES du comité
Que le Conseil municipal approuve :
1.
la Politique municipale sur l’éclairage de la voie publique, telle
qu’elle est présentée dans le Document 3.
Que l’article 4.12 du
Document 3 soit modifié parce qui suit :
4.12 LAMPADAIRES de parterre de BEAVERBROOK et
CHIMO
Une partie du
quartier Beaverbrook et du secteur Chimo du quartier Katimavik de l’ancienne
ville de Kanata est éclairée par des lampadaires de parterre de style
« globe » qui ont été installés le long de rues résidentielles lors
de l’aménagement de ces lotissements. Les deux zones assujetties à la présente
politique sont illustrées à la section D.3 Lampadaires de parterre existants de l’appendice D Plans annexes. Les lampadaires de
parterre de Beaverbrook, qui sont situés principalement sur des terrains
privés, appartiennent aux propriétaires des terrains mais sont entretenus par
la Ville. Dans le secteur Chimo du quartier Katimavik, les lampadaires de
parterre se trouvent sur l’emprise des voies publiques et sont détenus et
entretenus par la Ville. De plus, certaines intersections dans les deux
quartiers sont dotées d’appareils d’éclairage de repérage.
Beaverbrook :
L’approche préconisée pour Beaverbrook est de conserver les appareils
d’éclairage de repérage qui existent aux intersections et d’appliquer les
normes correspondant à ceux-ci dans les rues non éclairées. Des appareils
d’éclairage de repérage, choisis parmi les modèles décrits à l’appendice B
Équipement d’éclairage approuvé,
seront installés aux intersections non éclairées et dans les courbes
prononcées. Ces changements seront apportés progressivement selon l’approbation
par le Conseil des crédits budgétaires voulus.
Avant d’appliquer les normes d’éclairage de repérage dans les rues non
éclairées, la Ville fera parvenir un avis écrit à chaque propriétaire pour
l’informer qu’elle ne s’occupera plus d’entretenir et de remplacer les
lampadaires de parterre situés sur des terrains privés, responsabilité qui sera
assumée par le propriétaire à partir de la date à laquelle l’avis écrit aura
été donné. L’alimentation électrique des lampadaires de parterre continuera d’être
aux frais du propriétaire.
Secteur Chimo de Katimavik :
Dans le secteur Chimo du quartier Katimavik, il est proposé de remplacer
les lampadaires de parterre existants par des appareils normaux d’éclairage de
la chaussée sélectionnés parmi les modèles décrits aux sections B.1 Secteurs particuliers et B.2 Tous les autres secteurs de
l’appendice B Équipement d’éclairage
approuvé. Les résidents directement touchés par le remplacement des
lampadaires de parterre seront consultés avant que ne soit choisi l’équipement
d’éclairage. Les changements seront apportés graduellement au fur et à mesure
que le cycle de vie des lampadaires prendra fin, selon les indications du
directeur de Circulation et Stationnement et selon l’approbation par le Conseil
des crédits budgétaires voulus. Lorsque les lampadaires de parterre seront
changés pour des appareils d’éclairage de rue normaux, les niveaux d’éclairage
deviendront conformes aux exigences du tableau 2.1 Niveaux moyens requis d’éclairage de la chaussée (lesquelles correspondent
à la moitié des niveaux recommandés par l’ANSI et l’IESNA).
2. ATTENDU QUE les appareils d’éclairage proposés en
remplacement des lampadaires de parterre municipaux à Katimavik sont
d’apparence très différente de ceux installés dans la plupart des rues;
ATTENDU QUE l’un des
objectifs de l’harmonisation des politiques de la Ville d’Ottawa est de
préserver si possible le caractère propre de nos différents quartiers;
par
conséquent, il est résolu que les appareils utilisés pour remplacer les lampadaires
de parterre municipaux seront ceux présentant une certaine similitude avec les
appareils remplacés, même si cette mesure implique d’utiliser des appareils
recommandés pour des secteurs particuliers.
Documentation
1.
Deputy City Manager's report Planning, Transit and the Environment
dated 25 August 2007 (ACS2007-PTE-POL-0052).
2.
Extract of Draft Minutes, 25 September 2007 follows the
French version of the report.
Report to/Rapport au :
Planning and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme
et de l'environnement
25 August 2007 / le 25 août 2007
Submitted
by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager/
Directrice municipale adjointe
Planning, Transit and the Environment/
Urbanisme, Transport en commun et Environnement
Contact Person/Personne-ressource : Richard Kilstrom, Manager/Gestionnaire,
Community Planning and Design/Aménagement et de la conception communautaires,
Planning Branch/Direction de l’urbanisme
(613) 580-2424, 22653, Richard.Kilstrom@ottawa.ca
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SUBJECT: |
RIGHT-OF-WAY
LIGHTING POLICY |
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OBJET : |
POLITIQUE SUR L’ÉCLAIRAGE DE la voie publique |
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That
Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council approve the City-wide
Right-of-Way Lighting Policy as outlined in Document 3.
RECOMMANDATIONS
DU RAPPORT
Que le
Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement recommande au Conseil d’approuver
la Politique municipale sur l’éclairage de la voie publique, telle qu’elle est
présentée dans le Document 3.
BACKGROUND
On June 26, 2007 staff
presented an interim report on the draft Right-of-Way Lighting Policy to
Planning and Environment Committee (Document 1). The purpose of the interim report was to generate discussion on
proposed street and sidewalk lighting options and costs, on the recommended
lighting approach set out within the draft policy and to receive comments on
the completion of the final Right-of-Way Lighting Policy. The project terms of reference approved by Council
last year directed that staff return with an interim report and present a final
draft policy for consideration at a later date.
Committee did not request
specific changes to the draft policy but requested that staff meet with
Councillors Wilkinson and Feltmate regarding lawn lamps in two neighbourhoods
in the former City of Kanata.
Also, staff advised in the
interim report that the issue of transitway lighting would be reviewed to
determine if it should be included in the final policy. The draft Policy discussed at the June 26th
Committee meeting was also sent on technical circulation for final comments.
The final draft of the
Right-of-Way Lighting Policy (Document 3) is being presented to Committee at
this time for consideration and recommendation to Council for approval. The draft terms of reference for a future
Lighting Zone Study dealing with light levels on land outside of the public
right-of-way is attached to this report (Document 4) for the information of
Committee. The Lighting Zone Study may
be undertaken in 2008 subject to budget approval.
DISCUSSION
Transitway
Lighting:
The Right-of-Way Lighting Policy applies to roadways and sidewalks within public rights-of-way under the jurisdiction of the City. It does not apply to private properties, parks, open spaces, and pathways. It also does not apply to federal and provincial roadways or to transitways. Right-of-way lighting on these roadways is to be undertaken on a project-by-project basis in cooperation with and approval from the respective roadway authority. Since commencement of the study, Planning and Growth Management was restructured to include the transit portfolio. Staff has reviewed the lighting of transitways as part of the final draft of the Right-of-Way Lighting Policy.
Lighting of Transitways is
currently undertaken in accordance with the “Transitway Design Manual (October
1993). Staff has discussed the
performance of the existing lighting standards in the Transitway Design Manual
with Transit Services Planning and Development Division, the Venture Properties
Division of Real Property Asset Management who maintain and with the
Infrastructure Services Branch of Public Works and Services who design and
construct transitways. The existing
transitway lighting approach is performing well and changes to it are not
required at this time. The Right-of-Way
Lighting policy was revised however to reference the Transitway Design Manual
and to include in Table 2.2 average lighting levels for transitway
intersections with various classifications of public roads.
Kanata Lawn Lamps:
The existing Residential
Street Lighting Policy (2001) in section 2.03 requires that city-maintained
lawn lights at the end of their operating life span be replaced with full
residential street lighting (including in
the Katimavik and Beaverbrook neighbourhoods).
The May 29, 2007 draft of the Right-of-Way Lighting Policy (RLP) in
section 4.12, “Existing City-Owned Lawn Lamps” continued with this policy, but
modified it by reducing the lighting levels to one-half of the Illuminating
Engineering Society of North America (IES) recommended light level for local
roads.
This is the same lower light level that would apply to new local roads in new residential areas under the draft RLP. Committee directed at the June 26, 2007 meeting that staff meet with Councillors Feltmate and Wilkinson to discuss lighting options for these neighbourhoods.
The lawn lamps in the Katimavik neighbourhood are on the public right-of-way and are owned and maintained by the City. In the Beaverbrook area the lawn lamps were installed on private property at the time of neighbourhood development and were intended to be owned and maintained by the homeowner. It is likely however that some lawn lamps on portions of some streets may actually be located on the public right-of-way. Hydro is supplied to the Beaverbrook lawn lamps through a connection from the adjacent homes. The City has maintained the lawn lamps in this neighbourhood as a result of a decision of Kanata Council after the area was developed.
Staff met with the
Councillors and they agreed that residents of the two neighbourhoods, generally
speaking, would like to keep the existing lawn lamps and also not to have full
continuous lighting, even at the one-half IES light level. The Councillors requested time to canvass
their constituents to determine if they would accept responsibility for
maintenance and to ask if an upgrade to a “marker” (corner) street lighting
standard was desirable. At the time of
writing this report the results of those discussions were not available. Therefore, alternate wording to section 4.12
“Existing City-Owned Lawn Lamps” may be brought forward for consideration on
the date that Committee considers this report on the final draft Right-of-Way
Lighting Policy.
Minor
Edits:
Several minor editorial
changes not substantively changing the intent of the policies in the May 29th
draft of the Policy were made. Also, a
new subsection providing clarification on the intended locations to which the
one-half IES recommended light level applies was added to Section 4.1. Section 5 dealing with decorative lighting
equipment was amended by adding additional pole cross references and the
lighting equipment appendices at the back of the Policy were updated.
Future
Lighting Zone Study:
Draft terms of reference for
the Lighting Zone Study (Document 4) are attached for the information of
Committee. If approved, the Lighting
Zone Study will address the effects of over-lighting from adjacent lands on
road rights-of-way (causing lighting uniformity issues), on surrounding
residential areas (unwanted light, glare etc.) and on the night sky (sky
glow). The study will also address
methods to reduce the effects of light pollution caused by exterior
illumination of buildings, signage and structures for decorative purposes.
At this preliminary stage it
has been assumed that the Lighting Zone Study would apply primarily to
commercially zoned land and to high-density residential zones. The locations and applicable zone types
would be refined through the actual study. The Lighting Zone Study would also
compliment the Right-of-Way Lighting Policy by minimizing the effect of
adjacent light on the public road system. In general the study would:
Develop lighting “zones” in
applicable locations across the City.
Develop lighting criteria to
control maximum light levels.
Create policies, guidelines
and/or regulations to limit the amount of light (pollution).
The Lighting Zone Study is
estimated at this time to cost approximately $50,000. Undertaking the study will be forwarded to Council for
consideration as part of 2008 budget deliberations.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION / INPUT
Two comments from the public
were received as a result of the June 26th presentation of the draft
Policy to Planning and Environment Committee (Document 2).
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The financial implications
of approving the draft Policy are discussed in the body of the interim staff
report (Document 1). The estimated
consultant cost for the possible preparation of a Lighting Zone Study is also
discussed in the body of this report.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 Interim staff report on draft Right-of-Way
Lighting Policy presented at the June 26, 2007 Planning and Environment Committee
meeting. (Previously distributed).
Document 2 Consultation
Details.
Document 3 Final
Draft Right-of-Way Lighting Policy (Distributed under separate cover
and on file with City Clerk).
Document 4 Lighting Zone Study draft Terms of
Reference.
Document 5 Revised Draft Roadway Lighting Prioritization Database (Distributed under separate cover and on file with City Clerk).
Documents 2, 4 and 5 are available in English
only. The City of Ottawa may translate these documents or parts thereof on
request. Requests for translation
should be forwarded to Chris Brouwer at Chris.Brouwer@ottawa.ca or (613)
580-2424, ext. 27813 or to the French Language Services Division at
DSF-FLSD@ottawa.ca or (613) 580‑2424, ext. 21536.
DISPOSITION
The budget estimate of
$50,000 to undertake a Lighting Zone Study be brought forward for the
consideration of Council as part of 2008 budget deliberations.