Rapport au/Report to :
Comité de l'urbanisme
et de l'environnement
Planning and Environment Committee
25 August 2007 / le 25 août 2007
Soumis
par/Submitted by: Nancy Schepers, Directrice municipale adjointe/
Deputy City
Manager
Urbanisme, Transport en commun et Environnement/
Planning, Transit
and the Environment
Personne ressource/Contact Person: Richard Kilstrom, Gestionnaire/Manager,
Aménagement et de la conception communautaires/Community Planning and
Design,
Direction de l’urbanisme/ Planning Branch
(613) 580-2424, 22653, Richard.Kilstrom@ottawa.ca
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Ref N°: ACS2007-PTE-POL-0052
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OBJET :
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POLITIQUE SUR L’ÉCLAIRAGE DE la voie publique
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SUBJECT:
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RIGHT-OF-WAY
LIGHTING POLICY
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RECOMMANDATION
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.
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
CONTEXTE
Le 26 juin 2007, le
personnel de la Ville présentait au Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement un rapport provisoire sur la version
provisoire de la Politique sur l’éclairage de la voie publique (Document 1). Ce
rapport provisoire avait pour objet d’engendrer des discussions sur les options
proposées en matière de voies et de trottoirs, et les coûts qui y sont liés, et
sur l’approche recommandée en matière d’éclairage établie dans la politique
provisoire. Il avait également pour but de recueillir des commentaires sur
l’achèvement de la version finale de la Politique sur l’éclairage de la voie
publique.
Le mandat du projet
approuvé par le Conseil l’année dernière stipulait que le personnel devait
remettre un rapport intérimaire et présenter ultérieurement une politique
provisoire finale aux fins d’examen.
Le Comité n’a pas exigé
de modifications particulières à la politique provisoire mais a demandé que le
personnel rencontre les conseillères Wilkinson et Feltmate au sujet des poteaux
de parterre dans deux quartiers de l’ancienne Ville de Kanata. De plus, le
personnel a mentionné dans le rapport intérimaire que la question de
l’éclairage du transitway serait examinée afin de déterminer si elle devait
figurer dans la version finale de la politique. La politique provisoire ayant
fait l’objet de discussions lors de la réunion du Comité du 26 juin a également
été transmise aux organismes chargés des questions techniques aux fins de
commentaires définitifs.
La version provisoire
finale de la Politique sur l’éclairage de la voie publique (Document 3) est
présentée au Comité, qui pourra l’examiner et en recommander l’approbation au
Conseil. Le mandat provisoire d’une éventuelle étude sur les zones d’éclairage
portant sur les niveaux d’éclairage des terrains situés en dehors des emprises
publiques est joint au présent rapport (Document 4), à titre informatif.
L’étude sur les zones d’éclairage pourra être entreprise en 2008, sous réserve
de l’approbation du budget.
DISCUSSION
Éclairage du transitway :
La Politique sur
l’éclairage de la voie publique s’applique aux voies et aux trottoirs situés
sur le territoire de la Ville. Elle ne concerne pas les propriétés, les parcs,
les espaces ouverts et les sentiers privés. Elle ne s’applique pas non plus aux
emprises fédérales et provinciales, ni aux transitways. L’éclairage de ces
voies doit être réalisé au cas par cas, en collaboration avec les autorités
concernées et avec leur autorisation. Depuis le début de l’étude, Urbanisme et
Gestion de la croissance a été restructuré et administre maintenant le
portefeuille du transport en commun. Le personnel a examiné l’éclairage des
transitways dans le cadre de la rédaction de la version finale de la Politique
sur l’éclairage de la voie publique.
L’éclairage des transitways est entrepris conformément au Manuel de
conception des transitways (Transitway Design Manual, octobre 1993). Le
personnel a discuté de la pertinence des normes d’éclairage de ce manuel avec
des représentants de la Division de la planification et du développement des
services de transport en commun, de la Division des biens à risque de Gestion
des biens immobiliers, qui entretiennent les transitways, et avec ceux de la Direction
des services d'infrastructure de Services et Travaux publics, qui les
conçoivent et les construisent. L’approche actuelle en matière d’éclairage des
transitways est efficace et ne requiert pour le moment aucune modification. La
Politique sur l’éclairage de la voie publique a toutefois été révisée pour
faire référence au Manuel de conception des transitways et pour inclure le
tableau 2.2 sur les niveaux moyens d’éclairage des carrefours de transitways
avec diverses catégories de voies publiques.
Poteaux de parterre de Kanata :
La
Politique d’éclairage des rues résidentielles actuelle (2001) stipule, à la
section 2.03, que les lampadaires de parterre entretenus par la Ville doivent,
au terme de leur durée de vie, être remplacés par des dispositifs d’éclairage
complet de rue résidentielle (y compris dans les quartiers Katimavik et
Beaverbrook).
La
version du 29 mai 2007 de la Politique sur l’éclairage de la voie publique
(PÉVP), à la section 4.12 « Poteaux de parterre municipaux
existants », va dans le sens de cette politique mais la modifie en
réduisant les niveaux d’éclairage à la moitié du niveau recommandé par
l’Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) pour les voies
locales. Il s’agit de la même réduction de niveau d’éclairage qui s’appliquerait
aux nouvelles voies locales des quartiers résidentiels en vertu de la version
provisoire de la PÉVP. Lors de sa réunion du 26 juin 2007, le Comité a demandé
au personnel de rencontrer les conseillères Feltmate et Wilkinson pour discuter
des options d’éclairage dans ces quartiers.
Les poteaux de
parterre dans le quartier Katimavik sont situés dans l’emprise publique et sont
la propriété de la Ville, qui les entretient. À Beaverbrook, les poteaux de
parterre ont été installés sur des propriétés privées lors de l’aménagement du
quartier et étaient destinés à être de propriété et d’entretien privés. Il est
toutefois probable que certains poteaux de parterre situés sur des tronçons de
rues se trouvent en fait dans l’emprise publique. À Beaverbrook, les poteaux de
parterre sont alimentés en électricité depuis les résidences adjacentes. La
Ville a conservé les poteaux de parterre dans ce quartier par suite d’une
décision du Conseil municipal de Kanata après le développement du secteur.
Les membres du personnel ont rencontré les conseillères et ont constaté
que les résidents de ces deux quartiers, d’une manière générale, souhaitaient
conserver les poteaux de parterre existants et ne pas disposer d’un éclairage
complet continu, même à la moitié du niveau d’éclairage de l’IES. Les
conseillères ont demandé un délai pour sonder l’opinion de leurs électeurs et
ainsi déterminer s’ils acceptaient la responsabilité de l’entretien de ces
lampadaires, et pour leur demander si une mise à niveau vers une norme d’éclairage
de « repérage » (d’angle) était souhaitable. Au moment de la
rédaction du présent rapport, les résultats de ces discussions n’étaient pas
connus. Par conséquent, l’autre énoncé de la section 4.12 « Poteaux de
parterre municipaux existants » pourrait être soumis à examen le jour où
le Comité examinera le présent rapport sur la version finale de la Politique
sur l’éclairage de la voie publique.
Révisions mineures :
Plusieurs
modifications mineures de forme ont été apportées; elles ne modifient pas beaucoup
la portée des politiques de la version provisoire du 29 mai de la Politique. De
plus, un nouveau paragraphe comportant des éclaircissements sur les
emplacements où s’applique l’abaissement du niveau d’éclairage de l’IES a été
ajouté à la section 4.1. La section 5, qui traite de l’équipement d’éclairage
décoratif, a été modifiée par l’ajout de renvois supplémentaires sur les
poteaux et les appendices sur l’équipement d’éclairage au dos de la Politique
ont été mis à jour.
Étude future sur les zones d’éclairage :
Le mandat provisoire de
l’étude sur les zones d’éclairage (Document 4) est joint à titre informatif. Si
elle est approuvée, l’étude sur les zones d’éclairage abordera les effets du
suréclairage provenant des terrains adjacents sur les emprises routières
(causant des problèmes d’uniformité de l’éclairage), sur les secteurs
résidentiels environnants (lumière non souhaitée, éblouissement, etc.) et sur
le ciel nocturne (luminescence céleste). Cette
étude traitera en outre des méthodes permettant de réduire les effets de la
pollution lumineuse causée par l’éclairage extérieur des bâtiments, des
enseignes et des structures à des fins décoratives.
Au cours de cette étape
préliminaire, on a supposé que l’étude sur les zones d’éclairage s’appliquerait
essentiellement aux terrains à zonage commercial et aux zones résidentielles de
forte densité. Les types d’emplacement et leur zonage devront être précisés
lors de l’étude en tant que telle. L’étude sur les zones d’éclairage
compléterait la Politique sur l’éclairage de la voie publique en permettant de limiter les effets de l’éclairage adjacent sur le réseau
routier public. D’une manière générale, l’étude permettrait ce qui suit :
aménagement de
« zones » d’éclairage aux endroits appropriés de la ville;
élaboration de critères
d’éclairage destinés à contrôler les niveaux d’éclairages maximaux;
création de politiques,
de lignes directrices et/ou de règlements visant à limiter la quantité de
lumière (pollution).
À l’heure actuelle, on
estime le coût de l’étude sur les zones d’éclairage à environ
50 000 $. Le projet de sa réalisation sera soumis à l’examen du
Conseil, dans le cadre des délibérations budgétaires de 2008.
CONSULTATION PUBLIQUE / COMMENTAIRES
Deux commentaires du
public ont été reçus par suite de la présentation de la version provisoire de
la Politique, faite au Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement le 26 juin
(Document 2).
RÉPERCUSSIONS FINANCIÈRES
Les répercussions financières liées à l’approbation de la version
provisoire de la Politique sont discutées dans le texte du rapport intérimaire
du personnel (Document 1). Le coût estimé de consultation pour la préparation
éventuelle d’une étude sur les zones d’éclairage fait également l’objet de
discussions dans le corps du présent rapport.
DOCUMENTATION
À L’APPUI
Document 1 Rapport intérimaire du personnel sur la
version provisoire de la Politique sur l’éclairage de la voie publique,
présenté lors de la réunion du 26 juin 2007 du Comité de l’urbanisme et de
l’environnement. (Distribué
préalablement)
Document 2 Détails sur les consultations
Document 3 Version
provisoire finale de la Politique sur l’éclairage de la voie publique
(distribuée sous pli séparé et versée aux dossiers du greffier de la Ville).
Document 4 Mandat provisoire de l’étude sur les zones
d’éclairage
Document 5 Version provisoire révisée de la base de
données de hiérarchisation de l’éclairage de la chaussée (distribuée sous pli séparé et versée aux dossiers du greffier de la
Ville)
Les documents 2, 4 et 5 sont disponibles en anglais uniquement. La Ville
d’Ottawa pourrait, sur demande, traduire ces documents, en tout ou en partie.
Toute demande de traduction doit être adressée à Chris Brouwer, à l’adresse
Chris.Brouwer@ottawa.ca ou au (613) 580-2424, poste 27813, ou à la Division des
services en français, à l’adresse DSF-FLSD@ottawa.ca ou au (613) 580‑2424,
poste 21536.
SUITE À DONNER
Que le budget estimé de
50 000 $ pour la réalisation d’une étude sur les zones d’éclairage
soit soumis à l’examen du Conseil dans le cadre des délibérations budgétaires
de 2008.
CONSULTATION DETAILS DOCUMENT 2
General Comments
from the Public:
1) Comment:
(Text from May 29, 2007 draft policy:) “4.12 EXISTING CITY-OWNED LAWN LAMPS -
Portions of two neighbourhoods in the former municipality of Kanata have lawn
lamps installed within public rights-of-way that are owned, operated and
maintained by the City of Ottawa. The existing lawn lamps are located on
residential streets in Beaverbrook and Katimavik neighbourhoods as illustrated
in D.3 Existing Lawn Lamps in Appendix D Map Schedules. These lawn lamps are to
be replaced with the standard lighting equipment selected from Appendix B
Approved Lighting Equipment at the time the existing fixtures reach the end of
their life cycle as determined by the Director of Traffic and Parking
Operations. When the lawn lights are upgraded to the standard street lighting
equipment, the lighting levels will also be upgraded to meet the requirements
of Table 2.1 Required Average Roadway Lighting Levels, i.e. one half the ANSI/IESNA
(American National Standards Institute/Illuminating Engineering Society of
North America RP-8-00 Roadway Lighting) recommended light levels.”
Please note that Kanata
Beaverbrook Community Association wishes to note that the design of all
replacement lamps must adhere to Bill Teron's planned community design. The
style of the lighting was consciously chosen to contribute to the look of
Beaverbrook. KBCA, would object to a city standard lamp being utilised. KBCA
takes this stance knowing that Beaverbrook is well recognized as an excellent
example of Canadian planned community design circa 1964-70.
Response:
Possible changes to the
existing lighting policy (full continuous lighting replacing lawn lamps) and to
the draft policy (full continuous lighting at half IES light levels replacing
lawn lamps) are being discussed at the time of writing this report. A recommended solution will be brought
forward at the Planning and Environment Committee meeting.
2) Comment:
These are the comments of
the Rockcliffe Park Residents' Association on the second draft of the proposed
Right-of -way Lighting policy dated May 29, 2007. We welcome the recognition in
the staff's comments on the second draft that the Rockcliffe community will be
consulted about the implementation of the policy, given its status as a
Heritage Conservation District. As you know, the process of consultation was
begun, so far as Rockcliffe is concerned, several years ago. The community's
views were conveyed to the City in a letter dated October 27, 2004, which I
confirmed in a further letter dated April 27, 2007. These views are consistent
with the Management Guidelines for the Rockcliffe Heritage Conservation
District. While Rockcliffe as a heritage district is not comparable in some
important respects to the heritage districts used as illustrations in the
second draft of the of the proposed policy, we believe that the views our
community has already put forward on lighting as it affects the Rockcliffe
Heritage District are consistent with the proposed policy.
As the policy is put into
its final form, therefore, we should appreciate formal acknowledgement, either
in the text of the policy itself or in an interpretive letter to our
Association, that the views advanced by our Association in 2004 and confirmed
in 2007 have been accepted by the City authorities.
Response:
The Rockcliffe Park Residents' Association will
be consulted at the time street lighting is undertaken in accordance with
Section 3.3 Heritage Conservation Districts (HCD) of the Right-of-Way Lighting
Policy, and its views expressed previously will be taken under consideration at
the time. In recognition of the desire
of the Association to select a unique light level for the community, the text
of Section 3.3 has been revised in the final draft of the Policy to permit the
selection of “custom” light levels for Rockcliffe and all other heritage
areas. This is in addition to the
ability in the draft policy to select a new or customized set of lighting
equipment for all HCD’s.
DOCUMENT
4
LIGHTING ZONE STUDY DRAFT TERMS OF REFERENCE
Annex
A
Project
Information and General Terms of Reference
1. Project Title:
CITY OF OTTAWA LIGHTING ZONE STUDY
2. General Project Description:
The
City of Ottawa is soliciting exterior lighting design consulting firms to
undertake a Lighting Zone Study. The Lighting Zone Study project area includes
the entire City of Ottawa excluding public rights-of-way however the number and
extent of properties affected by the lighting regulations resulting from the
study are to be identified through the study process. It is anticipated
therefore that only select areas of the City would be subject to the eventual
lighting regulations. The purpose of
the study is to mitigate the adverse effects of light emitted from vehicle
parking areas and aisle ways, from outdoor loading / storage areas and from
building-mounted illumination on public rights-of-way and on surrounding
residential areas. The study will
address the effects of over-lighting 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, signs and structures for decorative purposes.
If
you are interested in this project, the following project information will
assist you in preparing your submission. The submission must include details of
your firm, a brief introduction of your team members, and a brief text
explaining why your firm should be selected for this project. If necessary, an
interview session for all bidders may be organized, in which case you will be
notified of the date. Please refer to the attached City standard RFP submission
requirements for details.
3. Background Work Completed to Date:
The City of Ottawa has recently approved a
Right-of-Way (ROW) Lighting Policy that addresses roadway and sidewalk lighting
on public rights-of-way citywide. The
new ROW Lighting Policy establishes a fixed number of luminaires and poles and
sets maximum average lighting levels for all classifications of roadways in the
City. Calculations of the amount of light resulting at the edge of the public
right-of-way using a select number of the recently approved luminaires and new
City road cross-sections have been prepared. The City also has a (draft)
guideline dealing with glare reduction and maximum light levels at the property
line for development subject to site plan approval. The outcomes of the Lighting Zone Study will supercede this
existing guideline.
4. Major Partners and
Stakeholders:
Major partners include City staff from the Planning
Branch and from the Street and Community Lighting group. Stakeholders include commercial and
high-density residential developer / builders, the Royal Astronomical Society
of Canada and the public at large.
5. Details of the Assignment:
The goals of this study:
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To reduce light
pollution (glare, spillage and sky glow) caused by exterior lighting on
properties located adjacent to public rights-of-way, to mitigate the impacts of
light pollution on adjacent residential uses, to reduce sky glow and to
mitigate the effects of lighting on public rights-of-way from adjacent
properties.
The objectives of this
study:
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To improve night time
indoor and outdoor quality of life for residents in proximity to uses of land
where exterior lighting occurs as a normal function of site use (ie.
Commercial, employment and high-density residential use surface parking areas)
by limiting light brightness, light spillage and restricting glare.
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To enhance the
enjoyment and views of the night sky by reducing sky glow caused by lighting of
exterior parking, loading and storage areas, buildings and structures.
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To improve lighting
uniformity along public road rights-of-way by limiting the amount of light
spillage from properties adjacent to rights-of-way.
The requirements of the
study:
- Undertake best practices research and analysis of existing
municipal, provincial and federal government guidelines and regulations
dealing with innovative methods of limiting the adverse effects of
exterior lighting levels eminating from private and public lands.
- Identify and recommend specific land use areas and/or “zone”
locations and boundaries within which exterior lighting regulations will
apply.
- Prepare draft and final digital mapping indicating each of the
areas affected by lighting zones.
- Recommend appropriate regulatory methods of limiting exterior site
lighting (guideline, policy and/or regulations) based on land use context.
- Recommend maximum and average light levels for outdoor areas -
generally on site, at abutting property lines based on adjacent land use
type (residential, institutional, urban natural feature, etc.) and along
abutting public rights-of-way specific to roadway classification (local,
collector, arterial, etc.).
- Recommend maximum and minimum luminaire heights and lamp wattages
specific to lighting zone context (land use type and adjacent land use).
- Recommend methods to mitigate glare emitted from luminaires as
observed from adjacent land use areas and public rights-of-way.
- Recommend methods of implementing lighting zone requirements as
applicable on properties within lighting zones that have existing exterior
lighting.
- Prepare draft and final lighting zone guideline, policies and/or
regulations for approval by City Council.
- Develop basic guidelines and/or checklists establishing site
lighting design submission requirements to accompany applications for development
approval, to assist development approvals staff in the review of site
lighting design submissions, to establish methods of on-site light level
monitoring and to identify responsibility for enforcement of various
aspects of the lighting regulations.
Project management:
- A Steering
Committee made up of representatives from relevant City Departments and
developer Stakeholders will provide comments to the consultant team on
this Study. One City staff person
will be designated as the lead day-to-day contact person with the
consultant team for this assignment.
6. Deliverables:
- Project research, analysis, reporting, draft and final documents
and mapping, meetings and presentations carried out within the approved
budget inclusive of applicable taxes and disbursements.
- Attend at project Steering Committee and stakeholder meetings and
provide minutes / action item follow-up information (suggested number and
timing of meetings to be provided by consultant as part of proposal /
approved as part of contract award).
- Prepare draft and final Lighting Zone supporting document, mapping
and including applicable guidelines, policies and/or regulations.
- Prepare PowerPoint and colour display board materials for and
attend at one public open house meeting.
- Prepare for and attend at one Planning and Environment Committee
meeting to present the findings and recommendations of the study.
- Provide electronic versions of draft and final study documents and
any supporting documentation in Word and PDF formats.
- All display materials needed for the public open house meeting
must be produced in bilingual format (including graphics and maps). The City will provide translation of
presentation text from English to French.
7. Costs and
Target Completion Dates:
Proposals should include an
upset fee for the total project, including all expected disbursements and
applicable taxes as well as a project schedule, including a recommended number
of and target dates for meetings, project milestones, phasing of project
components, submission of draft and final reports, etc., taking the following
tentative milestone dates into account:
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Project
Initiation Meeting
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April 2008
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Phase 1 -
Research and Analysis
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May 2008
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Phase 2 - Draft
Study and Stakeholder / Public Consultation
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June - September
2008
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Phase 3 –
Revised and Final Draft Study
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October –
November 2008
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Presentation to
Planning and Environment Committee
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December 2008
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Proposals should also include an outline of
the principals and staff of the firm/firms who will carry out the project,
including their level of responsibility and the estimated time that each
individual will spend on the project. The outline should define qualifications
and relevant experience, along with the per diem rates for each member along
with a matrix relating each of the team members’ time to be spent on the study,
relative to the work program item.
8. Information / Services to be Provided by the
City:
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One copy of the City of Ottawa Right-of-Way Lighting
Policy (2007).
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One copy of the existing City of Ottawa draft “Procedures for Approval
of Site Lighting Plans” document.
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One copy of the City of Ottawa Official Plan (January 2007
consolidation).
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One copy of the Sign By-law.
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Digital mapping from consolidated Official Plan and/or comprehensive
zoning by-law as may be required to provide base for Lighting Zone locations.
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Sign-in sheets, comment sheets and easels for public open house
meeting.
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Review and approve background analysis, draft studies, final study,
presentation materials and PowerPoint presentation slides.
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Translation services as required for project materials to be released
to the public.
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Public notices of Open House meeting and Planning and Environment
Committee meeting.
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Establish a Steering Committee made up of representatives from relevant
City Departments and developer Stakeholders to provide comments to the
consultant team.
Provide meeting
rooms and coordinate inviting Steering Committee members to project meetings.
RIGHT-OF-WAY LIGHTING POLICY
POLITIQUE SUR L’ÉCLAIRAGE DE
la voie publique
ACS2007-PTE-POL-0052 CITY-WIDE
Correspondence was received and is held on file with the City Clerk:
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Emails from Marc Labreche, dated September 22
and 25, 2007
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Email from Andrew Hart, dated September 22,
2007
These individuals
were in attendance to answer questions:
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Chris Brouwer, Planner, Community Planning
and Design Division
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Richard Kilstrom, Manager, Community Planning
and Design
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Scott Edey, Program Manager, Street and Community Lighting, Traffic and
Parking Operations, Public Works and Services
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Lennox Lue and Mario Tedesco, McCormick Rankin
Councillor Feltmate requested changes to Section 4.12 of the proposed
policy, noting that in Beaverbrook, fixtures are located on private land and
will be turned over to the owners for maintenance. In the Chimo area of Katimavik, the fixtures are situated on the
right-of-way and have been maintained by the City. She presented her motion and a revised Section 4.12 was
circulated. The Councillor asked that
Chimo residents have the opportunity to maintain the feel, vision and look of
this community by allowing fixtures to be selected in the future from both the
standard options and specialty fixtures set out in Section 5.5 and Table 7.1 of
the policy. Staff agreed with
alternative wording for Section 4.12 but noted that the amendment would involve
increased costs as specialty lamps are 15% more expensive than standard
options.
In response to questions from Councillor Desroches, Mr. Brouwer and Mr.
Edey noted the subsequent points:
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Growth areas will receive half the lighting
level than other existing local streets and a full cut off luminaire will be
required.
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With regard to fixing lighting issues in
existing areas, the policy would apply when major relighting would occur with a
requirement to select from the approved set of luminaries for that area.
·
The lighting level and pole spacing would not
change.
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With regard to a specific problem in the ward,
lighting must be maintained for safety reasons, as the corner lot is located on
a residential collector at an intersection.
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Coach style lamps are used in the area in
question and the manufacturer does not make a shield or deflector.
Councillor Desroches noted that the City could be viewed as inconsistent
as it is adopting a policy for newer areas with lower lighting.
Responding to a question from Councillor Harder, Mr. Edey explained that
shielding cannot be used as it changes the photometrics making it impossible to
measure the level of light on the road.
She stated that alternative solutions should be investigated in cases
where lighting is detrimental to certain residents while ensuring safety.
In reply to
questions from Councillor Hunter, Mr. Brouwer explained the Beaverbrook and
Chimo examples. With respect to marker
lights, staff confirmed that the new policy is the same as the existing policy
in this regard. Marker lighting is done on a case-by-case basis, based on location issues, such as sharp
bends and intersections. There is an
allotment of monies given by Council every year to do that sort of an
upgrade. In regard to the
prioritisation database, Mr. Brouwer stated it lists all unlit road segments in
the City that would be upgraded at some point based on available funds.
Mr. Edey touched on the specific streets referenced by Councillors
Hunter (Grant Carmen) and Bellemare (Kaymar) and agreed to return to both with
information. Mr. Brouwer confirmed that
upgrades
are done annually and subject to annual budget approval. Mr. Edey explained that when existing unlit residential
streets are upgraded, they would only receive marker lighting, thus protecting
their original character.
Responding
to a question from Councillor Doucet, Mr. Brouwer confirmed that the policy
does not apply to federally or provincially controlled roads, such as Monkland,
which has heritage lighting.
In response
to questions from Councillor Holmes with respect to fixture selection and cost
overriding urban design, Mr. Brouwer stated the following:
·
The metal halide fixtures would be
installed over time in all special areas, such as the central business
district, traditional mainstreets, mixed-use centres, heritage conservation
districts, high use pedestrian and business improvement areas.
·
These boundaries and locations were
defined and selected based on the Official Plan.
·
High-pressure sodium fixtures would be
used for most other streets.
·
The study did look at induction
lighting, which is an electronic light bulb with a white light source, but the
technology has not been developed to a point that it can be used on city-wide
basis. This technology is cheaper but
not proven.
Moved by P. Feltmate:
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).
CARRIED
Moved by P. Feltmate:
WHEREAS the lighting fixtures proposed to replace
city-owned lawn lights in Katimavik is 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 if
it means using fixtures recommended for special areas.
CARRIED
That Planning and Environment Committee recommend
Council approve:
1. The City-wide Right-of-Way Lighting Policy as outlined in Document
3, as amended in Section 4.12.
2. 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.
CARRIED
as amended