Report
to/Rapport au:
Planning
and Development Committee/
Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement
and Council/et au Conseil
14 May, 2002 / le 14, mai 2002
Submitted by/Soumis par: Ned Lathrop, General
Manager/Directeur général
Contact/Personne-ressource: Arlene Gregoire, Director, Building
Services/
Directrice, Services du bâtiment
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SUBJECT: MUNICIPAL ADDRESSING STUDY – DUPLICATE STREET
NAMES/SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT
OBJET: ÉTUDE SUR L’ADRESSAGE MUNICIPAL
– NOMS DE RUE EN DOUBLE/RAPPORT SUPPLÉMENTAIRE
REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS
1.
That the Planning and
Development Committee recommend Council approve the street name changes
detailed in recommendations 1.1 – 1.9 of Document 3.
2.
That the Planning and
Development Committee recommend Council enact implementing by-laws as detailed
in the Disposition.
1.
Que
le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil d’approuver
les changements aux noms de rues décrits dans les recommandations 1.1 à 1.9 du
document 3.
2.
Que
le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil de décréter
la mise en œuvre des règlements conformément à la clause afférente.
As part of Council’s discussion and approval of the Duplicate Street Names report, on September 26, 2001, nine items were deferred for further review. On December 12, 2001, City Council passed a motion to refer the approved new street name “Moses St.”, located in the former Township of Osgoode (formerly George St.), back to staff to obtain further public input on the matter. The Council recommendations, as amended, including specific motions are included as Documents 1 and 2. Two additional items of a technical nature were identified and have been included in this report for action.
DISCUSSION
Each of the outstanding street name issues were discussed with the affected ward Councillor to determine appropriate action necessary to consult with the community, finalize a position and report back to the Committee and City Council with specific recommendations. Where necessary, the Councillor has met with the community to discuss optional names and obtain a consensus on a preferred option. Staff has responded to all enquiries, and provided requested information related to the review process and optional names for consideration. The recommended solutions have been received through the Councillors offices and directly from the community.
Where a street name was recommended by the Department, deferred at Planning Committee for further consideration, and subsequently received the support of the Councillor and the residents, the by-law was approved by City Council. The following street names were reviewed and resolved by the affected Councillor:
1. Arthur Street, former City of Gloucester, (Committee Recommendation, as amended, - 1(a), as further amended by City Council motion 19/9.)
Resolution: The instructed change from the proposed name “Holden Street” to “Barsona Place” has been formalized through the enactment of By-law 2001-400.
2. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Avenues in Stittsville (Committee Recommendation as amended - 1(c), as further amended by City Council motion 19/8.)
Resolution: The names
recommended in the Departmental report are now official with the enactment of
By-law 2001-392.
3. Ralph Street
(Stittsville) former Township of Goulbourn (Committee Recommendation as amended
- 1 (e), as further amended by City Council motion 19/8)
Resolution: The motion to change the suffix of the proposed
name from “Ralphpark Street” to “Ralphpark Avenue” has been implemented through
the enactment of By-law 2001-392.
4. Old Colony Road
(Manotick), former Township of Rideau (Committee Recommendation as amended -
1(f))
Resolution: A petition was received on August 28, 2001
indicated 93% of the affected community in support of the alternate name,
“Colony Heights Road” to replace the original recommended name “Walter Christy
Road.” This change was formally
implemented with the enactment of By-law 2001-396.
5. Anne
Street (Kars), former Township of Rideau (Committee Recommendation as
amended - 1(g))
Resolution: A petition was received on September 7, 2001, indicating unanimous
support by the affected residents to change the proposed name, “Kars Manse
Street” to “Kars Rectory Street” (in recognition of the Rector for the Church
of England). The name “Kars Rectory
Street” has been implemented with the enactment of By-law 2001-396.
6. Robert Street, former City of
Gloucester (Committee Recommendation as amended - 1(i))
Resolution: The recommended change in the proposed
street name from “Robert Park Street” to “Robert Kemp Street” has been
formalized through the enactment of By-law 2001-400.
7. Maple Lane, former Township of West Carleton (Committee Recommendation as amended - 2(a)
Resolution: The
recommendation to proceed with the name change from “Maple Lane” to “Old Maple
Lane” has been formalized through the enactment of By-law 2001-398.
Issues Requiring Further Action
Of the sixteen (16) street naming issues discussed in this report, nine (9) require further Council direction. The steps taken to bring each of the remaining issues to a conclusion are detailed in Document 3 under Action and specific recommendations.
Recommendations 1.1 and 1.2 resolve minor technical concerns identified during the implementation stage of the initial 144 street name changes. Recommendations 1.3-1.8 have been resolved with the direct involvement of the local Councillor. Only one street remains contentious, Sunset Blvd. This issue is discussed in Document 3 and submitted for City Council resolution.
CONSULTATION
The requirement under the Municipal Act for notification of street name changes has been satisfied with prior notification on four consecutive occasions in the local newspapers advising that the Duplicate Street Naming report would be considered by City Council on September 26, 2001. At that meeting, Council deferred their decision affecting the streets discussed in this report.
As mentioned in the Discussion section, each of the outstanding streets was discussed with the affected ward Councillor to determine the appropriate action to review the issue, finalize a position and report back to the Committee and City Council. Where necessary, the Councillor met with the community to review optional names and obtain consensus on a preferred option. Staff responded to all enquiries, and provided requested information related to the review process and optional names for consideration.
A letter providing notification of this meeting was provided to each affected resident and/or business. Notification was also provided in the local newspapers, on the City’s web page and to all members of Council.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The cost associated with the Municipal
Addressing Study / Duplicate Street Names for the legal title searches, bylaw
preparation, advertising, sign supply and installation will be charged to
Capital Account 900571 Street Numbering and Naming.
The Ottawa Transition Board approved
the "Street Numbering and Naming" project in 2000. Total project
requirements will be funded within the approved funding envelope for transition
projects (as indicated in the September 13,2001 P & D Council Report 14).
ATTACHMENTS
Document 1 – Recommendations
and motions approved by City Council on September 26, 2001
Document 2 – Motion
affecting “Moses Street”, formerly “George Street” in the former Township of
Osgoode, approved by City Council on December 12, 2001
Document 3 - Details
of Recommendations 1 and 2 of this report
Document 4 - Approach used to develop the evaluation criteria to
determine which street would retain the name / Discussion of Sunset Blvd.
including the evaluation form and a summary of additional information received
/ Summary of the elevation process
DISPOSITION
Development Services Department is required to notify the emergency services,
the primary utility services, IT, Government and identified related business
agencies of Council’s decision.
Affected residents and businesses will receive individual packages of
instructions well in advance of the conversion of street signs and the official
change date this fall.
Office of the City Solicitor to undertake the necessary title searches,
prepare the implementing by-laws in accordance with Recommendation 2 and submit
the by-laws to City Council for enactment and registration.
Transportation, Utilities and Public Works
Department to arrange for the
manufacture and installation of the required street name signs on request by
the Development Services Department.
Document 1
PLANNING AND dEVELOPMENT Committee Recommendations
as Amended
1.
That
City Council approve the 136 street name changes which received majority
support from affected residents in the consultation process, as detailed in
Document 1, as amended by the following:
a) That the name change for Arthur Street in Gloucester be referred
back to staff for additional public information and report back in three
months.
b) That, with respect to Porter Street (in Woodroffe North) in the
former City of Ottawa, Document 1 be amended to remove the proposed name of
“Louise McKinney Street” for “Porter Street” and that the residents of Porter
Street in the former City of Ottawa be permitted to propose a replacement name,
within three months.
c)
Continue
the review of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
and 5th Avenue in Stittsville with a view to determining the level
of support for suggested names or alternates and report back within three
months;
d)
Continue
the review of Main Street (Stittsville) with a view to determining the level of
support for suggested names, including Stittsville Main Street, Huntley or
other alternatives and report back within three months;
e)
Continue
the review of Ralphpark Street with a view to determining the level of support
as to whether it should be Avenue or Street and report back within three
months;
f)
That
the recommended name of “Walter Christy Road” for the existing street name “Old
Colony Road” (Manotick, former Township of Rideau) be replaced with “Colony
Heights Road”;
g)
That
the recommended name of “Kars Manse Street” for the existing street name “Anne
Street (Kars, former Township of Rideau) be replaced with “Kars Rectory
Street”.
h)
That
Riverside Drive, Manotick be referred back to staff to determine a level of
community support for an alternate name and that it be brought back within
three months; and,
i) That
Robert Street (Gloucester) be changed to Robert Kemp Street instead of the
proposed Robert Park Street.
2. That City Council approve the 10
street name changes suggested by petition from the community but for which
community response from
those affected was less than 51%, as detailed in Document 2, as amended by
the following:
a)
Whereas additional information concerning the actual number of affected
residents has been submitted by the community thus changing the degree of
support to 62%,
b) Be it resolved that the existing
street name “Maple Lane” located in the former Township of West Carleton be changed
to “Old Maple Lane”.
3. That City
Council continue the review of Lilac Lane (Cumberland and Ottawa) and Sunset
Boulevard (Ottawa and Osgoode), with a view to resolving the duplicated street
names and report back within three months.
4. That City
Council approve and enact the implementing by-laws detailed in Document 9 to
change the names of the streets approved in Recommendations 1 and 2, as
amended.
5. Whereas
Daniel O’Donoghue was a foremost leader in Ottawa’s labour movement in the late
1800’s; and
Whereas Daniel O’Donoghue
organized the City’s first printers’ union, helped found Ottawa’s first labour
council, helped found the forerunner to the Canadian Labour Congress, was
elected to the Ontario Legislature, was later appointed to the Province of
Ontario’s Bureau of Industries (later the Department of Labour) and to the
Federal Government’s Department of Labour;
Therefore be it resolved that the
name “Daniel O’Donoghue” be referred to staff to be used for a suitable street
as well as for a suitable City park, in consultation with the Ottawa and
District Labour Council.
MOTION NO. 19/7
Moved by Councillor Meilleur
Seconded by Councillor Munter
(This deferral is
requested to allow community representatives to address the Committee since a
procedural misunderstanding did not allow them to address the Committee on
September 13, 2001).
CARRIED with Councillor
Hume dissenting.
MOTION NO. 19/8
Moved by Councillor
Stavinga
Seconded by
Councillor Arnold
That amendment 1c to item No. 17 in staff report No.
14 to Planning and Development Committee be replaced with the following:
Approve the street name changes for 1st, 2nd,
3rd, 4th, 5th Avenue in Stittsville as
recommended in staff report No. 14 to Planning and Development Committee.
The amendment 1e to item No. 17 in staff report No. 14 to Planning
and Development Committee be replaced with the following:
Approve the name change of Ralphpark Street to Ralphpark Avenue.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor
Bloess
Seconded by
Councillor Kreling
That Arthur Street be renamed Place
Barsona Place as per the petition presented by the residents.
CARRIED
Item 17 of Planning and Development Committee Report 15, as amended by Motions 19/7, 19/8 and 19/9 was then put to Council and CARRIED.
MOTION NO. 24/19
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 12, 2001
Moved by Councillor W. Stewart
Seconded by Councillor G. Brooks
THAT the foregoing motion be replaced with the following:
WHEREAS on September 26, 2001, City Council considered and carried, a staff report entitled “Municipal Addressing Study – Duplicate Street Names”, which included a recommendation that changed the name of George Street in the former Township of Osgoode to Moses Street;
AND WHEREAS a number of substantive motions regarding revisions to the proposed street names and motions to defer were approved by council at that time;
AND WHEREAS on November 21, 2001, correspondence was received from concerned residents who reside on George Street (now Moses Street) alleging that they were misinformed by staff from the Ottawa Transition Board with regard to the precise procedure for obtaining signatures on petitions as well as the appeal process for this same exercise;
AND WHEREAS City staff have recently confirmed that no additional costs (e.g. new street signs) have been incurred with regard to this particular street name change;
AND WHEREAS it would be in the interests of all residents concerned to have this outstanding issue reviewed in an open and fair fashion and as expeditiously as possible;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the decision regarding the street now called Moses Street in the former Township of Osgoode be referred back to staff to obtain further public input on this matter and to report back to Committee and Council at the earliest available opportunity.
CARRIED
Details of
Recommendations 1 and 2 of this report Document 3
Recommendation 1
1.1 That By-law 2001-391 be amended to change “Alcide Street” to “Alcide Avenue.”
Action: By-law 2001-391 formally changed the name
“Albert Street” to “Alcide Street,” as a natural extension of the existing
Alcide Street. While conducting field
surveys, it was determine that the existing section of Alcide has the
designated suffix “Avenue.” To avoid
disruption for the residents of the unaffected portion of “Alcide Avenue” it is
recommended the by-law be amended to reflect the suffix “Avenue.”
1.2 That the legal description within Schedule “A” be amended to include “Cummings Lane.”
Action: By-law 2001-394 formally changed the name “Cummings Ave” to
“James Cummings Ave.” Having determined
that the existing “Cummings Lane” is directly adjacent and a natural extension
of “Cummings Ave” and that Cummings Lane has been considered by the residents
to be a part of Cummings Ave., to avoid confusion for emergency services, the
business community and the public it is recommended that the by-law be amended
to include “Cummings Lane” as part of “James Cummings Ave.”
1.3 That the existing name
“Porter Street” (former City of Ottawa) be renamed “Cole Porter Street” and
that an implementing by-law be submitted for enactment.
Action: Following
consultation between Ward Councillor Cullen and the residents on Porter Street,
a petition was submitted supported by a majority of the residents on the street
recommending the name “Cole Porter Street.”
The name is in recognition of Cole Porter as a famous songwriter. At their annual general meeting, the
Woodroffe North Community Association indicated their support for the suggested
name, “Cole Porter Street”.
1.4 That the existing street name “Main Street” located in Stittsville, former Township of Goulbourn, be renamed “Stittsville Main Street” and that an implementing by-law be submitted for enactment.
Action: A letter was circulated to the
affected residents and businesses (458) located adjacent to Main Street in
Stittsville, requesting confirmation of their preference to re-name the street
either “Stittsville Main Street” or “Huntley Road” (as a natural extension of
the existing Huntley Rd.). 180
responses were received. Of all the
respondents, 74% were in support of the name “Stittsville Main Street.”
1.5: That the existing name “Riverside
Drive”, Manotick (former Township of Rideau) be renamed “North Riverside Drive”
and that an implementing by-law be submitted for enactment.
Action: Following consultation between Ward Councillor
Brooks and the affected community, the name preferred by the community, “North
Riverside Drive” was submitted by the Councillor.
1.6 That the street name “Lilac Lane” in the former Township of Cumberland be retained and that the proposed name “Magnolia Lane” for the street located in the former City of Ottawa be changed to “Old Lilac Lane.”
Action: The criteria for both streets are very close in terms of the number or residents/businesses affected, cost to replace signs, historical significance, etc. The Lilac Street in Ottawa would appear to have been created and in use earlier than the street in Cumberland. The streets in the area were built as part of a subdivision circa 1962. A theme was established having named several of the streets after flowers in recognition of the green house that existed on the original farm. In this regard, unlike Cumberland, Ottawa has the option to re-name the street after another flower.
In Cumberland the established theme is the Lilac as there are significant number of lilac bushes lining the roadway. Further, as a substandard roadway ending in a cul-de-sac, the suffix “Lane” better reflects the existing physical characteristics and the policy definition for the suffix “Lane.”
Given that the residents in Ottawa have indicated their strong preference to retain the street name and given the age of the roadway, the recommended alternative is to incorporate the existing name “Lilac” into the new name i.e., “Old Lilac Lane.” The ward Councillor in Ottawa is in support of retaining the existing name within the new name.
1.7 That, the street name be changed from “Prospect Avenue” to “Old Prospect
Road.”
Action: Councillor Jacques Legendre has consulted with the community regarding their concern to retain the historic significance of their street name. Following discussions with staff, the community is prepared to consider a name that would include the existing name. While the Department would prefer a unique name, the suggested name acceptable to the community is “Old Prospect.” The community has recently submitted the full name “Old Prospect Road.”
1.8 That the street name “Moses Street” (formerly George Street,
Osgoode) approved by City Council through the enactment of by-law 2001-401 be
changed to “Old George Street.” and an implementing by-law be submitted for
enactment.
Action: On September
26, 2001, City Council approved a change in the street name for George Street,
Osgoode, to Moses Street. By-law
2001-401 was enacted to implement the name change. On December 12, 2001, in response to the community’s objection to
the approved name, Council approved a motion to defer the issue for
discussion. Following meetings with the
Ward Councillor, the community submitted a petition supported by twenty-one
(21) of the twenty-two (22) households units and one (1) business in support of
the name “Old George Street.”
1.9 1. That “Sunset Boulevard.” in the
former Township of Osgoode retain the existing street name, and
2. That the street name “Sunset
Boulevard” in the former City of Ottawa be changed to one of the following
options:
Option 1: That “Sunset Boulevard”
be changed to “Sunset View Boulevard”, or
Option 2: That an acceptable
name supported by a majority of the affected residents and submitted by the
community prior to consideration by City Council be adopted as the new street
name.
Action: No
additional information has been received that would affect the Department’s
position for Sunset Blvd. in Greely, former Township of Osgoode to retain the
name based on the rationale detailed in Document 4 of the City Council report
dated September 26, 2001. A discussion
of the selection process to determine which street should retain the name has
been detailed and included as Document 3.
In summary, the development of evaluation criteria to determine which
municipal street name should be changed was undertaken with the assistance of
the consulting firm RANA International, input received from three (3) public
meetings and with the approval of the Ottawa Transition Board. Weighting of one criterion over another was
considered to be inappropriate for the project, as it would introduce the
opportunity for bias and subjectivity in decision-making. The only element that was clearly an
overriding objective was to impact the least number of residents and
businesses. If the number impacted on
both streets was effectively equal, other criterion as for example theme,
history, age, etc. factored into the evaluation. For example, Queen St. in Richmond is clearly older than Queen
St. in former Ottawa, however, Ottawa has a greater number of residents and
businesses that would be affected.
This evaluation process was applied to all of the 273 affected
streets. It was exactly this process
that was applied to the review of Sunset Blvd.
The residents on Sunset Blvd. in the former City of Ottawa have
consistently remained opposed to changing or amending their street name in
anyway. The Ward Councillor has
consistently supported the Departmental recommendation. Recently, on behalf of the residents, the
Councillor requested the Department now consider weighting the criteria. The residents are of the opinion the age of
the street has not been duly recognized and the weighting may ultimately shift
the requirement for change to the street in Greely.
It is the Department’s position that the intent of the deferral was
to give the community an opportunity to resolve the issue or present their
position to Council. It was not
intended to reconfigure the evaluation process, as this would undermine the integrity
of the entire project.
Recommendation 2
To implement the decision of City Council with
respect to the approved street name changes, implementing by-laws must be
drafted and submitted for enactment. As
directed in the Disposition Section, the Legal Services Branch is required to
prepare and submit for the draft by-laws.
· During City Council’s deliberation of the Duplicate Street Naming project report in September 2001, Councillor Doucet requested the Department to provide a breakdown of the method under which streets were evaluated, in particular any rating that may have been applied to the criteria during the evaluation of Sunset Boulevards in Ottawa and Greely.
· The Ottawa Transition Board Duplicate Street Naming project retained Rana International to undertake the public consultation process.
· Their first task was to assist in the development of criteria that would be used to evaluate each affected street in determining which street would have to change the name. The consultant facilitated a Committee workshop with representation from all emergency services agencies, each of the area municipalities, the business and residential sectors as follows:
o Project Leader – Don Brousseau
o Municipal Numbering – Don Proulx
o Street Naming Selection – Luigi Aprile
o Ottawa Fire Department – Perry McConnell
o Ottawa Carleton Regional Police – Baby Lotlarewski
o Bell Canada 911 PERS – Linda Jenkins
o Regional Information Technology – Dave Johnston
o
Ottawa
Carleton Ambulance Communications Center – Richard Lavictoire
o Township of Osgoode – Brenda Guy
o Township of West Carleton – Brian Carry
o City of Nepean – Mike Levasseur
o Township of Goulbourn – Gary Concordia
o City of Kanata – Mike Boughton
o City of Gloucester – Anne Marie Fowlie
o City of Cumberland – Gord Mills
o Village of Rockcliffe – Murray MacLean
o Township of Rideau – John Ingraham
o City of Vanier – Eric L’Heureaux
o Federation of Citizens – Tanis Stoliar
o Somerset Heights BIA – Gwen Toop
o BOMA – Debra Crow
· A list of criteria was developed with the consensus of all participants.
· Weighting the criteria was considered, however, following testing of various scenarios against selected streets the Committee concluded that, notwithstanding the foremost objective to minimize impact on residents and businesses, the criteria should not be weighted. The Committee felt that to weight streets primarily on, for example, historic significance or the date on which the street was created would be unfair to those streets that may have a significant theme or form part of a known landmark street leading to a hospital or public tourist destination where the street forms part of international publications, in which case a name change may result in a safety concern. Further, many of the rural street names pre-date prominent downtown street names thus rendering historic pre-eminence as a factor impractical.
· The draft criteria developed by the Committee was presented for discussion and feedback at 3 public meetings where the pubic at large was invited to participate. The suggestions received were reviewed and incorporated into the final criteria, listed below in no order of priority.
o Number of residential units
o Number of businesses
o Cost of replacing signs
o Historical significance of street name
o Date street created
o Street name contributes to theme
o Street forms boundary with or extends into municipality outside the new City
o Landmark – well known street or safety related (i.e. hospital)
o Other factors unique to the street
· Prior to the evaluation of the first street, the Ottawa Transition Board tabled the criterion for public review and approval. (All Transition Board meetings were open to the public.)
· The project teams reviewed affected streets in the context of each factor from the criteria. Each street was researched to obtain information on the number of residents and businesses, the establishment date, subdivision approval, by-law enactment, any historic background, landmark status, theme status, submissions from the community, historians and local historical societies. The teams evaluated each street on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration all available research information. A majority of the decisions were clear. Only in one case were all factors virtually equal. In this case, the final decision was based on the fact one street has a slightly stronger theme and the suffix better defines the street’s physical characteristics.
· Consistently, streets with a greater number of residents and businesses were recommended to retain their existing name. Streets with duplicate names that had a fairly even number of residents/businesses were then evaluated on the basis of the other criteria, e.g.; historical significance, date of creation, theme, known landmarks, etc.
· Where streets were identified for a name change but were otherwise notable under the criteria, based on the extensive research that generated over 600 potential names, names with local historical significance were suggested. If the names were unacceptable to the community, every effort was made to incorporate some reference to the existing name into the new name. If this option was not acceptable, the community was given the opportunity to suggest a name of their choosing.
· In the case of Sunset Boulevard, there are clearly a greater number of residents/businesses that would be affected on Sunset Boulevard in Greely. On that basis the recommendation was for Sunset Blvd. in Ottawa to change the name. The optional name suggested to the community would incorporate the existing name within the new name i.e., “Sunset View.” As indicated by the community, the rationale for this name is based on the fact the original name relates to the beautiful sunsets over Dow’s Lake. Other available suggested options included:
o “Sunset Vista” to incorporate the existing Sunset reference.
o “Dow’s Lake Road”-As a natural extension of Opeongo Road, Sunset could adopt the new name for Opeongo in recognition of the proximity to the adjacent well know lake forming part of the Colonel By canal system. 100% of the residents of Opeongo Road supported the name change.
o Petition Option - The community would suggest a name of their choosing possible to reflect their history or in recognition of an individual or event.
Notwithstanding the above, the residents are not in support of any name change primarily based on the date the name was established and a general opposition to the process.
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EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that
SUNSET BOULEVARD in GREELY, OSGOODE retain its name for the following
reasons: ·
Sunset Boulevard in Greely has about 58 residential units that would
be impacted by a street name change compared with about 28 in Ottawa. ·
Sunset Boulevard in Greely has about 12 businesses that would be
impacted by a street name change compared with about 9 in Ottawa. ·
Sunset Boulevard in Greely has a strongly theme located in a
subdivision incorporating 2 lakes and the street name reflects the name of
the residential community in which it is located, Sunset Lakes. Sunset Boulevard is located in: 1.
Ottawa 2. Greely, Osgoode |
EVALUATION OF STREETS **
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Sunset Boulevard Greely, Osgoode |
Sunset Boulevard Ottawa |
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Evaluation criteria
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# of residential units |
58 |
28 |
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# of businesses |
12 |
9 |
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Cost of
replacing street signs |
$300 |
$200 |
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Historical
significance of street name |
Not
available |
Not
available |
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Date street
created |
1950 according
to residents |
October 10,
1922 (165631) |
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Street name
contributes to theme |
The existing name supports
and reflects a strong lake/park theme with 2 lakes incorporated into the
project. |
Not applicable |
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Street forms boundary with
or extends into municipality outside the Region |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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Well known landmark or
street/safety related |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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Other factors |
The street name supports
the name of the subdivision, “Sunset Lakes.” |
View toward Dow's Lake and
the Arboretum. |
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Comments
received |
A petition was received (59 names) opposing a name change. It also indicated that with a name change there would be a substantial cost to residents and businesses. A letter was received opposing a name change because Sunset Boulevard contributes to the neighborhood area, there are more residents and the subdivision is a growing community. |
Two letters received, one
with a petition (64 names) opposing a name change. A suggestion was made to
use a numerical system or North, East, South, or West to the duplicate street
names. Concerns of the cost for
residents and businesses. This street was named
Sunset Blvd. because of the view of sunsets over Dow’s Lake. Residents don't want to
loose their identity in the Glebe. The names of the streets in the Dow’s Lake area have a historical significance. |
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Fotal Factors |
5 |
2 |
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Additional Information Received From the
Community
Sunset Blvd.- Ottawa
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Criteria |
Original Information |
Residents’ New Information |
Departmental Comments |
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# of
residential units |
28 |
28 |
No
change |
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# of
businesses |
9 |
9 |
No
change |
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Cost of
replacing street signs |
$200 |
$200 |
No
change |
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Historical
significance of street name |
Not
available |
Submission
from Dow’s Lake Residents’ Association indicates that there were
title-holders for Sunset cira 1870 and there may have been residents on the street at this time. |
Unable
to confirm the date on which the first resident lived on the street. No related historical information was
provided. |
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Date street created |
October
10, 1922 (By-law) |
January
10, 1862 |
Officially
created by by-law in 1922. Physically
recognized on a plan of survey in 1862. |
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Street
name contributes to theme |
Not
applicable |
Lakeside,
Lakeview and Sunset all refer to the geography of the area, namely Dow’s Lake
and the views of the lake and the sunsets over its western shore. |
A minor
link to a theme is recognized.
However, while a couple of roadways are named in recognition of the
lake, this is only one feature in the Glebe and not the theme of the Glebe
neighborhood. |
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Street
forms boundary with or extends into municipality outside the Region |
Not
applicable |
Not
applicable |
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Well
known landmark or street/safety related |
Not
applicable |
Not
applicable |
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Other
factors |
Physical
attributes of the street are the gorgeous sunsets, looking towards Dow’s Lake
and the Arboretum. |
While
there are 58 residential units on Sunset Blvd.- Greely, the great majority of
the residents have been there less than 5 years |
Recognition of the lake view, as indicated by the residents, is
reflected in the proposed name “Sunset View Blvd.” |
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Comments received |
- Don’t want to lose their
identity in the Glebe. - The names of the streets
in Dow’s Lake area have a historical significance. |
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Identity retained within the proposed name. ·
Unlike Madawaska or Opeongo, the name “Sunset” has
no recognized historic significance. |
Summary for Sunset Boulevard:
1)
The main
thrust of the project has been to minimize impact so that the least number of
residents and businesses are affected.
2)
There are
approximately double the number of residents in Greely that would be affected.
3)
There are
twelve businesses in Greely in comparison to nine in Ottawa.
4)
Based on
the established evaluation process, if the number of residents and businesses
are equal, other criteria such as age, historical significance, theme, cost of
signage, etc. are considered.
5)
In response
to the request by the community to retain their local identity and acknowledge
the age of the street having been in existence since 1862, the existing name
has been incorporated into the recommend name, ‘Sunset View Blvd.(The proposed
name is a reflection of the rationale for the original name, (as provided by a
resident) being the view of the sunset over Dow’s Lake)
6)
Other
suggested options:
a.
“Sunset
Vista Blvd.” – An alternate name to incorporate the existing name.
b.
“Old Sunset
Blvd.” – As suggested by the Ward Councillor.
c.
“Dow’s Lake
Road” – Sunset Blvd. is physically a natural extension of Opeongo Road. Opeongo residents have unanimously supported
a name change to “Dow’s Lake Rd.” in recognition of the historic significance
of Dow’s Lake as a component part of the Colonel By canal system.
d.
Submit a
Petition - Residents have the option to choose an alternate name reflective of
the community, a long time resident or another name of their choosing.
At
the outset of the project, with the assistance of a professional facilitator, a
Sub-Committee was formed for the purpose of developing the evaluation criteria
and a review process. The Committee
included representation from all of the emergency agencies, the former
municipalities and the residential/business sectors. The draft criteria was reviewed by the public at three initial
public meeting and subsequently approved by the Ottawa Transition Board prior
to undertaking evaluation of the affected streets. At that time, weighting of the individual criterion was discussed
and deemed by the project Sub-Committee to introduce an unfair advantage by
rendering other relevant factors mute and, therefore, not consistent with an
equitable process as set out under the project charter.