National Capital Commission's Plan for Canada's Capital "For jurisdictional reasons, the lead planning document for land use decisions affecting CEF lands is the NCC's Plan for Canada's Capital (PFCC). It sets out the federal government's goals for use of federal lands in the National Capital Region. The NCC reviews all proposals for use of federal lands in conformity with this Plan through the Federal Land Use & Design Approvals and Land transaction processes."
"The PFCC contains broad, high-level policies that place the CEF within the context of other federal lands in the National Capital Region, identifying the lands east of Prince of Wales as Capital Urban Greenspace, the Rideau Canal and nearby CEF shore lands as Waterway and Shore Lands, the Canada Agriculture Museum as National Cultural Institution, the research fields as Rural Lands, and the lands near Carling as Federal Node."
"In the context of this plan, the CEF's role as a National Historic Site and a cultural landscape of national historic significance underlies all its other federal land use roles. The PFCC also adopts the FHBRO Code of Practice while providing broad guidance for interpretation and visitor experiences...."
"The PFCC further designates several roadways situated both within, and connecting with the CEF Prince of Wales Drive north of the traffic circle and the NCC Driveway are designated Capital Parkway, connecting with Queen Elizabeth Drive on the east and Island Park Drive on the northwest. The PFCC designates Prince of Wales Dr. south of the traffic circle as Scenic Entry, matching the designation in the City of Ottawa Official Plan. Due both to the connectivity of Prince of Wales Drive with the NCR federal Capital Parkway system, and the potential of this roadway to sever historic and contemporary landscape and land use patterns within the National Historic Site, the CEF National Historic site Management Plan establishes guidelines for Prince of Wales Drive as an urban parkway within the CEF boundaries."
(Note: Prince of Wales Drive is being converted to a garbage truck and commercial vehicle route, and a temporary road was built from Prince of Wales to the Sir John Carling Building cafeteria site before the building was demolished.)
"The PFCC also designates recreational paths running through the CEF as part of the Capital Pathway Network, requiring the implementation of a number of design, maintenance, safety and signage standards and guidelines contained in the "Integrated Network of Recreational Pathways for the NCR" report. The NCC coordinates implementation of the latter with the City of Ottawa through its planning approval process. The CEF Management Plan establishes guidelines for the CEF recreational pathway system that differ in some respects from the NCC and City of Ottawa standards to ensure that the design and treatment of these paths are consistent with the historic landscape setting and character of the CEF National Historic Site. See section V.4 Paths."
(Note: A major pathway running through Queen Juliana Park is being removed and changes are anticipated for the NCC Driveway.)
"The CEF National Historic Site is designated in its entirety as part of the National Interest Land Mass. These lands are essential for the long-term symbolism, functions, physical structure, and natural and cultural landscape qualities of the Capital. Implicit in the NILM designation is a formal expression of the Federal Government's interest in the long-term use of these lands. Most NILM lands are, or should be, under the custody of the federal government to ensure they are protected and enhanced. Generally, the majority of these lands is, or will be, owned by the NCC, while some NILM lands will be under the custody of other federal departments." (From: "Central Experimental Farm NHS Management Plan" (Part 7-20.)
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