Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan

Vision

Clair-Maltby will be a vibrant, urban community that is integrated with Guelph’s southern neighbourhoods, as well as having strong connections to Downtown, employment areas and the rest of the City. The Natural Heritage System and the Paris Moraine provide the framework for the balanced development of interconnected and sustainable neighbourhoods. This area will be primarily residential in character with a full range and mix of housing types and a variety of other uses that meet the needs of all residents. A system of parks, open spaces and trails will be interwoven throughout to provide opportunities for active and passive recreation.

Conceptual Community Structure (CCS)

The recommended CCS will be presented to Committee of the Whole on December 4, 2017 for approval. A full description of the CCS is provided in the Staff Report.

Clair-Maltby Conceptual Community Structure

The Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan Study will help Guelph plan the last greenfield area within the city. The Secondary Plan will establish an appropriate range and mix of land use designations to help achieve the City’s vision to plan a complete and healthy community and support future urban growth.

Location

The study area is over 520 hectares and is located in the southeast corner of Guelph and is bounded by Clair Road to the north, Victoria Road to the east, Maltby Road to the south and the eastern limits of the Southgate Business Park to the west.

Map of study area

Through the secondary plan, a vision for a complete and healthy community will be created including:

• a range and mix of land uses (residential, employment and commercial);
• appropriate building heights and densities;
• servicing and infrastructure, including sewer, water and hydro;
• an integrated transportation network (both on and off-road), including public transit, pedestrian and bicycle connections;
• the preservation of environmental features; and,
• the inclusion of parks, trails and open space.

Timeline

The Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan will be developed during a three phase process, with an estimated timeline of approximately four years to complete.

Phase 1 (May 2016 – April 2017) included the following tasks:

• collection of background data
• environmental characterization and monitoring
• development of a vision and guiding principles for the study based on a Community Visioning Workshop
• development of technical work plans and background reports
• establishment of a Community Working Group and a Technical Advisory Group
• Council approval of the vision and guiding principles (July 2017)

In addition to the approved Vision, the study will be guided by the following approved ‘Guiding Principles’. Clair-Maltby will be:

• Vibrant and urban: Create identifiable urban neighbourhoods that are pedestrian oriented and humanscaled. Promote forward-thinking and innovative design that integrates new development into the rolling topography, while conserving significant cultural heritage resources.
• Green and resilient: Protect, maintain, restore, and where possible, improve water resources and the Natural Heritage System. Support resiliency and environmental sustainability through measures such as energy efficiency, water conservation and green infrastructure.
• Healthy and sustainable: Design the community for healthy, active living. Provide a mix of land uses including a diversity of housing choices at appropriate densities with appropriate municipal services to ensure long-term sustainable development which is fiscally responsible.
• Interconnected and interwoven: Establish a multi-modal mobility network that provides choice and connects neighbourhoods to each other and the rest of the City. Create a network of parks, open spaces and trails to provide opportunities for active and passive recreation, as well as active transportation choices.
• Balanced and liveable: A valued and livable community which reflects the right balance between protecting the environment and fostering a healthy, equitable and complete community.

Phase 2 (currently underway) will involve:

• detailed technical studies
• developing a preliminary concept plan, to be called the Conceptual Community Structure (CCS), based on a Community Visioning Exercise
• developing and refining Community Structure Alternatives based on the original Conceptual Community Structure and input from technical studies
• evaluating the Community Structure alternatives with public input through a design charrette to choose the preferred alternative
• Presenting the preferred alternative to Council for endorsement

The CCS (shown above) was developed based on community input from the general public and the Community Working Group (CWG) for this project, as well as technical input from the Technical Steering Committee and the Technical Advisory Group (TAG). Input was received through a group based, hands-on community planning and mapping exercise that was designed to allow each group to develop a concept for the secondary plan area. The development of the CCS was guided by the approved vision and guiding principles established in Phase 1 of the project. The concept generally illustrates where land uses (such as low, medium and high density residential, mixed-use, commercial and employment), major roads, parks and schools may be located.

The recommended CCS provides a general layout of land use, connective elements and community facilities (parks and schools). The CCS displays the following:

• Residential Land Use, Density and Built Form
• Mobility Network
• Neighbourhoods, Parks and Schools
• Natural Heritage System
• Employment Lands

A detailed description of the recommended CCS is provided in the Staff Report to Council.

Phase 3 will involve:

• preparing the Master Environmental Servicing Plan (MESP) and Secondary Plan documents
• holding a public meeting
• presenting the final MESP and Secondary Plan to Council for approval

Public engagement

The Secondary Plan process strives to be inclusive, with a significant amount of community engagement and Council input, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to remain informed and involved in the process.

Email clair-maltby@guelph.ca to be added to the mailing list to receive notice of public engagement opportunities.

For more information

Stacey Laughlin, Senior Policy Planner
Planning, Urban Design and Building Services
519-822-1260 extension 2327
stacey.laughlin@guelph.ca