05-30-2025, 09:00 PM
This is the last Secondary Plan for the City of Kitchener that covers greenfield areas (provided the province doesn't meddle again). In this case the plan covers the area bound by Fischer Hallman to the west, New Dundee Rd to the south, Reidel Dr to the east and the Wallaceton subdivision to the north.
The lands that this Secondary Plan will cover is owned almost entirely by Activa (737.5 acres), lands in the secondary plan are also owned by Branthaven and Schlegel in the realm of 150 acres each. There's a section of land that I don't know who owns but it's likely Activa. With it being Activa there will be low density like any subdivision but they've been recently pushing for higher densities which is certainly reflected in the concepts.
As of right now the City is only at the PIC 2 stage of the project so things are still subject to change but they are targeting a density of 84 ppj/ha which is a higher target density than the Block Line MTSA (80 ppj/ha). The intent of the secondary plan is to guide subdivision plans but for the most part there are already concepts which have been floated between the developers and the Region/City so it's generally known that there will be SWM ponds along New Dundee Rd and Fischer-Hallman with a few scattered throughout the rest of the subdivision.
The city will continue in a similar vein to previous secondary plans like Rosenberg to promote the development of an urban corridor along the arterial roads in the area (Strasburg Rd Extension, Blair Creek Dr Extension), these corridors are intended to have mixed-use, med-high density. Given the intended locations of the corridors future development will likely be similar in scale to 1198 and 1340 Fischer Hallman.
What will be different in this case is the intent for a secondary Urban Core area. This is going to be a major feature of Kitchener 2051 when the draft comes out later this year. Within these Urban Core areas the city is effectively intending for mixed use development intended for 15 minute cities. Likewise there are going to be various Nodes throughout the area which have similar intents just smaller scales.
Right now there is the option for public comment on the draft land use plans which I will include below. Here's the Engage link: Dundee Secondary Plan: Subwatershed, Transportation and Land Use Study | EngageWR
Draft Plan Legend
Draft Plan A
Draft Plan B
Concept for Nodes (This is a model from Kitchener 2051 showing Ottawa/Lackner):
Concept for Urban Core area (This is a model from Kitchener 2051 showing Ottawa/River):
The lands that this Secondary Plan will cover is owned almost entirely by Activa (737.5 acres), lands in the secondary plan are also owned by Branthaven and Schlegel in the realm of 150 acres each. There's a section of land that I don't know who owns but it's likely Activa. With it being Activa there will be low density like any subdivision but they've been recently pushing for higher densities which is certainly reflected in the concepts.
As of right now the City is only at the PIC 2 stage of the project so things are still subject to change but they are targeting a density of 84 ppj/ha which is a higher target density than the Block Line MTSA (80 ppj/ha). The intent of the secondary plan is to guide subdivision plans but for the most part there are already concepts which have been floated between the developers and the Region/City so it's generally known that there will be SWM ponds along New Dundee Rd and Fischer-Hallman with a few scattered throughout the rest of the subdivision.
The city will continue in a similar vein to previous secondary plans like Rosenberg to promote the development of an urban corridor along the arterial roads in the area (Strasburg Rd Extension, Blair Creek Dr Extension), these corridors are intended to have mixed-use, med-high density. Given the intended locations of the corridors future development will likely be similar in scale to 1198 and 1340 Fischer Hallman.
What will be different in this case is the intent for a secondary Urban Core area. This is going to be a major feature of Kitchener 2051 when the draft comes out later this year. Within these Urban Core areas the city is effectively intending for mixed use development intended for 15 minute cities. Likewise there are going to be various Nodes throughout the area which have similar intents just smaller scales.
Right now there is the option for public comment on the draft land use plans which I will include below. Here's the Engage link: Dundee Secondary Plan: Subwatershed, Transportation and Land Use Study | EngageWR
Draft Plan Legend
Draft Plan A
Draft Plan B
Concept for Nodes (This is a model from Kitchener 2051 showing Ottawa/Lackner):
Concept for Urban Core area (This is a model from Kitchener 2051 showing Ottawa/River):