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To / Destinataire |
To Chair and Members of Agricultural
and Rural Affairs Committee / Président et membres du Comité de l'agriculture et des questions rurales |
File/N° de
fichier: ACS2006-PGM-POL-0029 |
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From /
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Dennis Jacobs Directeur /
Directeur Planning,
Environment and Infrastructure Policy / Politiques d’urbanisme,
d’environnement et d’infrastructure |
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Subject / Objet |
Village de
Constance Bay – Plan communautaire et Plan officiel |
Date:
3 April 2006 3 avril 2006 |
Attached for your
information is a staff report that recommends approval of:
The draft
Community Plan was presented for information to the Agricultural and Rural
Affairs Committee on October 27, 2005.
The draft has been revised to address comments received and is now being
recommended for approval by Council.
This report is
directed to the Planning and Environment Committee as the responsible Standing
Committee for this matter. It is
recognised that in the future, similar reports related to rural matters would
be going to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee for approval. This report is being brought forward at this
time to seek approval because the community expects to have the Plan approved
before the summer.
Dennis Jacobs
Director
Planning, Environment and Infrastructure
Policy Branch
Attach:
Staff Report - ACS2006-PGM-POL-0029
cc: Ned Lathrop, Deputy City Manger, Planning
and Growth Management
Co-ordinator,
Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee
Report to/Rapport au :
Planning and Enviroment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
6 April 2006 / le 6 avril 2006
Submitted by/Soumis par : Ned Lathrop,
Deputy City Manager/Directeur général adjoint,
Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme
et Gestion de la croissance
Steve Kanellakos, Deputy City
Manager/Directeur général adjoint,
Community and Protective Services/Services
Communautaires et de Protection
Contact Person/Personne ressource :
Richard Kilstrom, Manager/Gestionnaire
Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Policy/
Politique d'urbanisme, d'environnement et
d'infrastructure
(613) 580-2424 x22653, Richard.Kilstrom@ottawa.ca
Aaron Burry, Director/Directeur
Parks and Recreation/Parcs et Loisirs
(613) 580-2424 x 23666, Aaron.Burry@ottawa.ca
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SUBJECT: |
VILLAGE OF
ConstaNCe Bay - Community Plan |
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OBJET : |
VILLAGE
DE CONSTANCE BAY – PLAN COMMUNAUTAIRE |
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Planning and
Environment Committee recommend Council:
1. Adopt Official Plan Amendment xx, as attached in Document 1,
to repeal the Village Plan for Constance Bay that is in Volume 2C of the
Official Plan and make a change to the village boundary on Schedule A of the
Official Plan.
2. Approve the Community Plan for the Village of Constance Bay
as attached in Document 2 (issued separately).
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement recommande au Conseil :
1.
1.
d’adopter la modification xx au Plan officiel,
telle que jointe dans le document 1, afin d’abroger le Plan de village relatif
à Constance Bay, qui se trouve dans le Volume 2C du Plan officiel, et de
changer la limite du village à l’Annexe A du Plan officiel.
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2.
d’approuver le Plan communautaire du village de
Constance Bay, tel que joint dans le document 2 (distribué séparément).
BACKGROUND
The Community
Plan for the Village of Constance Bay is the result of a collaborative
community effort. The community worked
with City staff to develop the vision for the future and the strategies for
achieving that vision. The objective of
the Community Plan process is to make decisions that clearly respond to real
issues and achieve community support through a bottom-up rather than top-down
approach. Staff from the Planning and
Growth Management Department (Community Planning and Design Division) and the
Community and Protective Services Department (Parks and Recreation Branch)
worked jointly to develop the Community Plan as it addresses responsibilities
of both departments, including land use planning and future community program
and facility needs.
The Community
Plan will guide the long-term evolution and community needs of the Village of
Constance Bay in the future. It is
organized into two parts.
This Community
Plan replaces the Official Plan that was adopted by the former Township of West
Carleton in 1992 and was brought forward after amalgamation into Volume 2C of
the Ottawa Official Plan (2003).
DISCUSSION
Community Plan
The community
(through the Constance and Buckham's Bay Community Association) requested that
a Community Plan be undertaken for the Village of Constance Bay. The community believed that a plan was
needed to provide a vision for what the community wants the village to be like
in the future and to identify the strategies required to achieve the vision.
The vision that
was articulated by the community at a Visioning Workshop at the outset of the
process on September 18, 2004, is the basis for the objectives for the
Community Plan. The Community Plan's
objectives are to:
The strategies to
achieve these objectives were chosen by the community at a Strategic Directions
Workshop on April 9, 2005. Participants
were asked to fill out workbooks to choose strategies and identify priorities
to achieve the objectives. The results
of the workshop were verified in a survey distributed to all residents in
Constance Bay. Approximately 2,100
surveys were distributed and 367 were returned, a return rate of 17.5%. The results of the public consultation
process are summarized in Appendix 1 of the Community Plan.
This Community
Plan is a plan of action that contains the strategies to achieve the objectives
that have been articulated by all residents of Constance Bay - property owners,
permanent residents and seasonal residents.
It contains the strategies required to turn objectives and values into
achievable results. The Plan is
organized into 10 Sections that are summarized below.
1. The Vision for Constance Bay
This section
contains the vision and the objectives for the Community Plan that were
developed in the community workshops.
2. Managing Growth
The Community
Plan contains policies to ensure that new development is compatible with
existing development. The groundwater
study that was undertaken for the village identifies measures required to
protect the groundwater supply from contamination, which is important for
securing a long-term potable water supply for the community. An Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has
been initiated to provide guidance for how the future development in Constance
Bay will proceed. The EMP will
recommend measures to preserve significant natural features and identify best
practices for stormwater management.
3. Land Use
The land use plan
provides guidance for how the policies in the Official Plan will be interpreted
or implemented in the Village of Constance Bay. It addresses policies for commercial, residential, and natural
environment areas as well as the community park and flood plain.
4. Linkages Inside and Outside the Village
The Community and
Protective Services Department will prepare an Emergency Measures Plan to
address emergency preparedness and the risk of fire and flooding in the
community. The Community Plan also
provides for paving the shoulder along the mainstreets in the community,
Bayview Drive and Constance Bay Road, to be used by both cyclists and
pedestrians.
5. Community and Recreation Facility Needs
The Master Development Plan for the
Constance and Buckham's Bay Community Park, prepared by Lashley and Associates
(November 1999), will be updated once the boundary of the Park has been confirmed
and will be used as a guide for the development of the community park. More youth programs are required and a
program to control poison ivy is also required. The Ottawa Police Service will organize a session to discuss
crime in the community.
6. Torbolton Forest
The 5-year
operating and 10-year capital plans for the Torbolton Forest will be updated to
implement the priorities identified during the consultation process. These priorities include City support for
the annual spring clean up of the Forest, provision of forest fire hazard
information to the public, silviculture intervention and control of insects to
improve the health of the Torbolton Forest and protection and enhancement of
the special ANSI features.
7. Water Quality
The groundwater
study that was undertaken for the village recommended that the residents of
Constance Bay be notified of a potential widespread nitrate issue in the
groundwater and encouraged to have their water tested for bacteria and
nitrates. As a result of this recommendation,
the Medical Officer of Health sent a letter to all residents of Constance Bay
on October 25, 2005 advising that the results of the groundwater study
indicated that 19% of the wells sampled were at concentrations above the
acceptable standard of 10 milligrams per litre (mg/L) as defined by the Ontario
Drinking Water Standards. The Plan
requires hydrological studies to support new development within the Village
which will take into account the observed build-up of nitrates in the
overburden sand aquifer and provide measures to minimize additional nitrate
loading. The Plan also recommends best
management practices for waterfront properties to maintain the water quality
and natural functions of the Ottawa River.
8. Water Access and Management of Road
Allowances
The Plan requires
public accesses to the water to be maintained as a heritage resource in the
community. A program will be initiated
to identify encroachments on City road allowances and notify adjacent owners
who may be inadvertently or intentionally encroaching on City property. The Plan also provides a management strategy
for the water access points.
9. The Beach at Constance Bay
A process has
been established for the community to develop a protocol for use and
maintenance of the beach. A Beach
Steering Committee will be created to oversee the process and ensure that
everyone in the community has an opportunity to participate in the development
of the beach protocol. City staff will
participate and act as a resource to explain the tools (from by-law, police,
planning, fire, parks and recreation services) that are available to address
the problems that have been identified.
10. Implementation
This section
summarizes the recommended actions, assigns responsibilities and provides a
time line for implementation of the Community Plan.
Official Plan
Amendment
Section 2.5.6 of the Official Plan states that community design
plans will be approved by Council as policy documents to guide future
development. Policy 4 states that Secondary
Plans existing prior to the formation of the new City of Ottawa are included in
Volume 2 and that over time community design plans will replace many of these
secondary plans. The secondary plan for
the village of Constance Bay is found in Volume 2C. The Official Plan will be amended to delete the reference to
Constance Bay in the village plan for "Constance Bay, Dunrobin, Fitzroy
Harbour, Galetta, Kinburn" in Volume 2C as the secondary plan will be superseded
by the Community Plan. The Community Plan
for the Village of Constance Bay will be approved by City Council, as a policy
document, to guide the long-term growth and development of Constance Bay. It will provide guidelines for the
day-to-day decision-making on land use planning, such as subdivision, zoning
and site plan applications, and it sets out the community’s priorities for the
future.
The amendment
also introduces an expansion of the Village boundary as shown on Schedule A of
the Official Plan in order to provide a better road connection from Allbirch
Street to the Kilmaurs Side Road. This
road, to be built through the subdivision process, would provide a second
access into the Village in case of an emergency. Currently, Constance Bay Road provides the only access in and out
of the village. The road alignment
shown in the former West Carleton Official Plan is not feasible due to physical
constraints (gulleys) and potential conflicts with a residence on Kilmaurs Side
Road. The expansion of the village
boundary to the west provides sufficient space to avoid the physical
constraints and enables the road to be located so it will have less impact on
the nearby residence.
Section 2.2.2 on
Village Boundaries in the 2003 Official Plan expresses Council’s policy on
village boundary amendments. The
proposed amendment is consistent with this policy. Where the policy requires that development of new village lands
be guided by a community design plan, the new village land in Constance Bay
will be guided by the Community Plan.
Further, Section 2.2.2 requires that the proposal meet the requirements
of rural servicing, a requirement met by the proposed Environmental Management
Plan and requirements for hydrological studies to support new development. Section 2.2.2 also requires consideration of
the effects of the proposed boundary on the village structure and character;
the proposed boundary change improves the structure of the village by providing
a second access road to the community.
No negative impact on the Village character has been identified through
the consultation. Finally, no
agriculture areas, mineral resource areas, or environmental areas are affected
by the proposal.
The proposed
amendment is also consistent with the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement
(PPS). The 2005 PPS permits the
expansion of a settlement area, such as a village, on the basis of a
comprehensive review, which can be in the form of an official plan amendment
initiated by the municipality. Among
other matters, the PPS requires that expansions be considered with respect to
opportunities for growth within the designated area and the availability of
infrastructure. In this case, the
proposed addition of 20 ha to the village replaces some of the land with
residential potential that was designated in the former West Carleton Official
Plan. This plan designated as
residential about 30 ha identified by the Ministry of Natural Resources as a
provincially significant ANSI. In 2004
the city purchased this property to ensure it would be protected as a Natural
Environment Area.
SUMMARY OF ISSUES
The draft Community Plan was made available for everyone in the
community to review. Two community
meetings were held to discuss the recommendations in the draft Plan. The issues raised during the consultation
process are summarized below.
Beach Protocol
There were a
number of comments received from the public regarding the need to address
problems related to maintenance and access to the beach area. There was support for development of a
community-based protocol provided that it is based on an open and transparent
process.
The Plan has been
revised to better define the role of the Beach Steering Committee and ensure
that everyone in the community has an opportunity to participate in the
development of the beach protocol.
Community Park
Boundary
The Community
Park is located on the south side of Len Purcell Drive and is bounded on three
sides by the ANSI. The CBBCA has raised
concerns about boundary of the Community Park as shown in the draft Plan. The CBBCA feels that additional land is
required for the community park to provide for the future recreation needs of
the community. The Natural Environment
Area designation/ANSI of the area would limit the ability for the community
park to be expanded in the future. The
CBBCA has requested that the Community Plan be revised to provide for a process
to review the lands by incorporating a clause to list the property of interest
around the CBBCA community centre as "Future Community Park" with the
necessary wording to indicate that the community of Constance Bay has requested
re-designation of said lands to Community Park.
The Plan has been revised to provide a process for the
review of the Community Park/Natural Environment Area boundary. The Plan now states that the precise
boundary of the Community Park will be defined in the zoning by-law based on a
review of the Natural Environment Area/ANSI boundary. The City will undertake an evaluation of the site in consultation
with the MNR to determine the precise boundary of the ANSI and the Community
Park, which will be shown in the new zoning by-law.
The CBBCA has
also raised concerns regarding the use of these lands. While there are several issues the most
pressing is the poison ivy that dominates the ANSI and encroaches on the sports
fields. The community expects the CBBCA
to lead the resolution of these problems.
The CBBCA feels that a designation of Torbolton Forest moves these lands
under the stewardship of the city's Forestry boards and departments which they
believe is a potentially insurmountable and completely unnecessary obstacle.
The Torbolton Forest is managed by the City' Public
Works and Services Department (Parks and Forestry Division). Poison ivy is a health and safety issue and
the Department has indicated that if poison ivy is a problem in public areas,
the City will take immediate action to remove it. Management of the lands adjacent to the community centre will be
undertaken in consultation with the CBBCA.
Village Boundary Change
The owners of the lands within the New Residential Development Area
have indicated that the road alignment for the connection between Allbirch
Street and Kilmaurs Side Road as shown in the draft Community Plan is not
feasible due to physical constraints (gulleys) and potential conflicts with a
residence on Kilmaurs Side Road.
The road alignment for the road connection originated
in the former West Carleton Plan and was carried forward into the draft
Community Plan. A site visit with land
owners has confirmed that the alignment that was proposed in the draft Plan is
not practical. An expansion of the
Village boundary as shown on Schedule A of the Official Plan is being proposed
in order to provide a better road connection from Allbirch Street to the
Kilmaurs Side Road. The expansion of
the village boundary to the west provides sufficient space to avoid the
physical constraints and enables the road to be located so it will have less
impact on the nearby residence.
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPLICATIONS
The Community
Plan requires that an Environmental Management Plan be undertaken for the new
development area to guide future development.
Approximately 20 ha is proposed to be redesignated to
"Village" from "General Rural Area". The EMP will address stormwater management,
protection of significant natural features, and protection of the groundwater
supply. The Plan also encourages
property owners to implement best management practices to reduce the impact of
development along the Ottawa River shore.
RURAL
IMPLICATIONS
The Community Plan is a comprehensive
document that sets out the community's priorities for the future and the
strategies for implementation. The
Community Plan has two components, a Land
Use Plan to address growth management, land use and development issues and
a Community Development Strategy to
address community needs regarding facilities and programs that are required
both now and in the future.
CONSULTATION
A collaborative community process was
used to develop the Community Design Plan.
Two workshops were held in the community to develop the vision and the
strategies to achieve that vision. The
results of the workshop were verified in a survey distributed to all residents
of Constance Bay. Approximately 2,100
surveys were distributed and 367 were returned, a return rate of 17.5%.
The draft plan is based on the results of
the visioning and strategic directions workshops. Two community meetings were held to discuss the draft Community
Plan. The Community Plan has been
revised based on the comments received on the draft Plan.
The draft Community Plan was circulated
to the Torbolton Forest Advisory Committee and Council's Ottawa Forests and
Greenspace Advisory Committee and the Environmental Advisory Committee, and
their comments were incorporated into the revised Plan.
Notice of the Agriculture and Rural
Affairs Committee and the Planning and Environment Committee meeting to
consider the Plan was published in the West Carleton Review.
Councillor El-Chantiry is aware of the
Community Plan process.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The Community Plan is a long-range
document that articulates community needs and priorities in the future. The cost of these initiatives will be
determined by the respective Departments during the annual budget preparation
process.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 - Official Plan Amendment __
Document 2 - Community Plan for the
Village of Constance Bay issued separately and filed with the City Clerk
Document 3 - Consultation Details.
DISPOSITION
1.
1. The
Planning and Growth Management Department will issue the Notice of Decision
within the 20 day appeal period for Amendment __.
2.
2. The
Planning and Growth Management Department will revise Annex 5 to the Official
Plan to indicate that the Village of Constance Bay is subject to a Community
Design Plan (replacing the reference to a Village Plan).
OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT
DOCUMENT 1
INDEX
COMPONENTS
PART A – THE PREAMBLE
Purpose...............................................................................................................................................
Location..............................................................................................................................................
Basis...................................................................................................................................................
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................
Details.................................................................................................................................................
Implementation....................................................................................................................................
PART A – THE
PREAMBLE does not constitute part of this
Amendment.
PART B – THE
AMENDMENT, consisting of the following text and
Schedule 1, constitutes Amendment No. __ to the Official Plan of the City of
Ottawa.
The purpose of
Amendment __ is to delete the reference to Constance Bay in the village plan
for "Constance Bay, Dunrobin, Fitzroy Harbour, Galetta, Kinburn" in
Volume 2C as the secondary plan for Constance Bay will be superseded by the
Community Plan for the Village of Constance Bay.
2. Location
This amendment
applies to the area designated as “Village” in the Ottawa Official Plan.
The amendment
also introduces an expansion of the Village boundary on Schedule A of the
Official Plan in order to provide a better road connection from Allbirch Street
to the Kilmaurs Side Road. This road,
to be built through the subdivision process, would provide a second access into
the Village in case of an emergency.
Currently, Constance Bay Road provides the only access in and out of the
village. The road alignment shown in
the former West Carleton Official Plan is not feasible due to physical
constraints (gulleys) and potential conflicts with a residence on Kilmaurs Side
Road. The expansion of the village
boundary to the west provides sufficient space to avoid the physical
constraints and enables the road to be located so it will have less impact on
the nearby residence. The 20 ha
expansion provides additional land for residential development in Constance
Bay, replacing some of the residential potential that was designated in the
former West Carleton Official Plan. The
West Carleton Plan had designated, as "Residential", approximately 30
ha of land that had been classified by MNR as a provincially significant Area
of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI).
In 2004 the City purchased this property to protect it as a Natural
Environment Area.
1. Introduction
All of this part
of this document entitled Part B - The Amendment, consisting of the following
text and Schedule 1, constitutes Amendment No. __ to the Official Plan of the
City of Ottawa.
2. Details
2.1 Ottawa Official Plan Volume 2C “Village Plans for Constance Bay, Dunrobin, Fitzroy Harbour, Galetta, Kinburn ” is hereby amended by:
a)
a) Deleting
the reference to Constance Bay in the title so that it reads “Dunrobin, Fitzroy
Harbour, Galetta. Kinburn”;
b)
b) Section
6(8)(a) is amended by deleting the words “Constance Bay Schedule “C”
c)
c) Sections
6(8)(b), (c), (d) (e), (f) are amended by deleting the phrase “Village
Schedules “C” to “G” and replacing it with “Village Schedules “D” to “G”;
d)
d) Schedule
“C” (the land use plan) for Constance Bay is deleted;
e)
e) Section
6(8)(h) “The Village of Constance Bay – Schedule C” is deleted in its entirety.
2.2 Schedule A is hereby amended as follows:
a)
a) The
area designated “General Rural Area” is changed to “Village” as shown on
Schedule 1.
3. Implementation
The
implementation of this Amendment to the Official Plan shall be in accordance
with the policies of the 2003 Official Plan of the City of Ottawa.
DOCUMENT 3
There was
extensive community consultation in developing the Community Plan for Constance
Bay. The draft Community Plan was
discussed at two community meetings (October and February). The following is a summary of the written
comments that were received on the draft Community Plan.
The CBBCA has
raised concerns about the boundary of the Community Park as shown in the draft
Plan. The CBBCA feels that additional
land is required for the community park to provide for the future recreation
needs of the community. The Natural
Environment Area designation/ANSI limits the ability of the community park to
be expanded in the future. The CBBCA has
requested that the Community Plan be revised to provide for a process to review
the lands by incorporating a clause to list the property of interest around the
CBBCA community center as "Future Community Park" with the necessary
wording to indicate that the community of Constance Bay has requested
re-designation of said lands to Community Park.
The CBBCA has also
raised concerns regarding the use of these lands. While there are several issues the most pressing is the poison
ivy that dominates the ANSI and encroaches on three of our sports fields. The community expects the CBBCA to lead the
resolution of these problems. A
designation of Torbolton Forest moves these lands under the stewardship of the
city's Forestry boards and departments.
The CBBCA believes this a potentially insurmountable and completely
unnecessary obstacle.
The Torbolton Forest is managed by the City' Public
Works and Services Division (Parks and Forestry Division). Poison ivy is a health and safety issue and
the Department has indicated that if poison ivy is a problem in public areas
the City will take immediate action to remove it. Management of the lands adjacent to the community centre will be
undertaken in consultation with the CBBCA.
The Torbolton
Forest Advisory Committee applauds the recognition in the Plan of the
importance to preserve the Torbolton Forest and provided the following
comments:
The Community
Plan has been revised to address the comments:
OFGAC
recommends that the draft plan be modified to:
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· Address not only the retention
of trees in new development but also the retention of trees during
redevelopment through the requirement of a tree protection plan to be included
in the building permit requirements for additions and replacement buildings.
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Recommend that development and redevelopment not be approved if the site
plan indicates that the retention of most existing mature trees is not
possible.
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The tree preservation plan require retention of natural plantings along
and near the shorelines, to help reduce erosion in floodway areas, to retain
the natural atmosphere of the beach areas, and to provide shade in and near
beach areas. This can be addressed
through restricting building footprints along waterfront properties and
enforcing regulated setbacks on not only roadsides, but watersides.
New residential subdivisions will be required to provide a tree preservation and planting plan. The older parts of the village, particularly along the water, have been developed with single-family dwellings and there is little opportunity for redevelopment by plan of subdivision or site plan. Building permits are tied to the building code and cannot require tree protection. Tree cutting by-laws provide the tools to control the cutting of trees; however, this issue is of concern of all communities and should be addressed in a comprehensive manner, not specifically in Constance Bay.
OFGAC recommends
that Section 2.3.2 be modified to:
Response
There are a number of factors that will influence the lot size in the New Residential Development Area.
· · The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) will identify important natural features on the site. The EMP will provide guidance on measures to protect significant features on the site.
· · The groundwater study indicated that hydrological studies to support new development within the Village will take into account the observed build-up of nitrates in the overburden sand aquifer and will provide measures to minimize additional nitrate loading
These factors will determine the appropriate lots sizes when the detailed review is done at the subdivision stage.
OFGAC recommends extending the planting of street trees to the full length of Constance Bay Road.
Response
Tree planting will be required for new development, within the village boundary through the development process (at the developer’s expense). There are no tools available to require tree planting along Constance Bay Road outside the village.
OFGAC
recommends that Schedule A be corrected to show both the Natural Environment
Area and the Torbolton Forest.
Response
Schedule A has been
revised to show the part of the Natural Environment Area that is owned by the
City. The land owned by the City is
known as the Torbolton Forest. The
Torbolton Forest is now shown on Schedule A for information.
OFGAC
recommends that protection of rare plants be considered in public areas where
poison ivy control is being considered.
Response
The Forest Management Plan will
implement the recommendations of the Rare Plant Inventory and Management Recommendations
for the Torbolton Forest report in order to protect and enhance the special
ANSI features.
OFGAC recommends that the draft plan include
recommendations to support, through budget and other resources, the continued
study and development of a long term sustainable management plan which includes
implementation of the recommendations found in the Rare Plant Inventory Report
and monitoring the results of management activities.
OFGAC recommends the Plan be modified to
recognize the specialized priorities which have been previously identified for
the management of the Forest in the Rare Plant Inventory. The updating of the operating and capital
plans should include consideration of protecting and enhancing the special Area
of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) features as well as addressing the
continuing efforts to improve the Forest’s health and increase diversity of
tree species. Cultural use should be
considered within the context of sustainability of the natural features.
Response
A policy has been added to state that the Forest Management Plan will
implement the recommendations of the Rare Plant Inventory and Management
Recommendations for the Torbolton Forest report in order to protect and enhance
the special ANSI features and address the continuing efforts to improve the
Forest’s health and increase diversity of tree species.
OFGAC recommends th