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County of Frontenac
Communal Services Study Communal Services Governance Committee Presentation – August 27, 2020
Nadia De Santi, MCIP, RPP Senior Project Manager
Outline
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Overview of Project Schedule / the Study
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Community Benefits of Communal Services
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Key Takeaways
Project Schedule ENGAGEMENT EVENTS
April 13, 2018
Project Kick-Off Meeting
April 24, 2018
TAC Meeting
May 15, 2018
Developer Meeting
PROJECT PHASES & REPORTS
Phase 1: Official Plan Policy Development
Phases 2: Engineering Best Practices
Phase 3: Financial Planning / Modelling May 8, 2019
TAC Meeting
May 8, 2019
Developer Meeting
June 19, 2019
Council Presentation
Phase 4: The Study
April to May 2018
May to July 2018
May to December 2018
July 2018 to June 2019
What are Communal Services? — Decentralized, or “communal”, drinking water and sewage systems that provide water and wastewater treatment to clusters of residences and businesses
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Communal Services Study — Ground-breaking work — Presents the “servicing problem”, and why communal services are the right fit for the County — Provides a community overview, regulatory framework, and local planning context 5
— Outlines engineering best practices
— Provides a financial model for risk mitigation — Includes Draft Official Plan policies for future amendments to the County and Township Official Plans
Community Benefits of Communal Services — Servicing options for hard-to-service areas — Increased development potential (e.g. infill, density, mixed use), helping to grow the tax base
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— Broader range of housing types and commercial development towards complete communities, vibrant mainstreets, and aging in place
— Greater public health and safety benefits than individual on-site systems (e.g. higher treatment standards) — Reduced potential nutrient loading impacts on lakes and waterbodies (e.g. in-building treatment and reuse systems for greywater recycling)
Development Potential
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Community Benefits of Communal Services…in the News
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Key Takeaways — Draft Official Plan (OP) policies to: — Better enable development on communal services, to help achieve growth and (re)development objectives — Promote residential infilling, intensification, mainstreet development (i.e. commercial), and rural affordability 9
— e.g. “The Township shall encourage growth and development in the Settlement Areas, including mainstreets, to occur on communal services to revitalize the historic hamlets and provide opportunities for increased density and a mix of uses.” — Policy recommendations would be implemented through County and Township OP amendments, or as part of new OPs to be developed
Key Takeaways — The engineering is there — Engineering best practices should be considered to mitigate concerns related to design, O&M, and environmental impact of communal systems: — Planning and design — Permitting 10
— Installation — Operation and Maintenance — Monitoring (Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) will include minimum requirements)
— Financial Model to be used as a tool for estimating appropriate charges to cover anticipated annualized costs and mitigate financial risk
Questions / Comments 11
Thank you! If you have comments or questions, please contact : Joe Gallivan Director Planning & Economic Development County of Frontenac jgallivan@frontenaccounty.ca
