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5.9.3.1 Macaulay Point

Construction

Potential Impact: Construction could affect activities on adjacent DND land.

Considering the nearby land uses (military housing, trails, baseball diamonds, Macaulay Point Park), there may be short-term traffic effects (Section 5.10) and nuisance effects (Section 5.10) during construction of the Macaulay Point facility. However, such disturbances are unlikely to have long-term adverse impacts on those adjacent land uses.

Potential interference to adjacent activities related to construction of the Macaulay Point facility expansion is considered local, short-term, reversible, of moderate magnitude and less than significant.

Potential Impact: Public use of Macaulay Point Park or foreshore may be affected by construction.

The expansion of the Macaulay Point facility will occur on the CRD property and will not restrict public use of the pedestrian path to Macaulay Point Park or the adjacent foreshore during construction. For this reason, potential disruption of public use of Macaulay Point Park or the foreshore during construction is considered negligible and less than significant.

Potential Impact: The facility must comply with adopted plans and zoning bylaws.

The Township of Esquimalt zoned the existing Macaulay Point pump station site I5- Industrial, which permits wastewater screening and pump station facilities. The Township of Esquimalt OCP states only “minor expansion of the current pumping and screening facility” is appropriate at the Macaulay Point site. The proposed changes to the facility will occur entirely within the boundaries of the CRD property and casual observers will be unlikely to notice the change in the facility. The Macaulay Point facility expansion, therefore, is considered minor. The facility complies with Esquimalt’s zoning bylaw and OCP. Because rezoning or an OCP amendment are not required, the impact of the Macaulay Point facility on adopted plans and zoning bylaws will be less than significant.

Operation

Potential Impact: Operation of the Macaulay Point facility may affect surrounding land uses.

Because the Macaulay Point facility includes only minor expansion of the pump station and the potential upgrading of a standby power generator located on the existing CRD property, there will not be a noticeable difference in the operation of the wastewater treatment facility compared to the existing facility. The current draft of the MADP assumes that an expansion of wastewater facilities will be built on the Macaulay Point site. Furthermore, no walkway restrictions or effects on walkway users are expected during operation of the expanded Macaulay Point facility. The Macaulay Point facility will be compatible with surrounding land uses. Effects of Macaulay Point facility on surrounding land uses during operation will be local, long-term, reversible, of low magnitude, and less than significant.

5.9.3.2 Clover Point

Construction

Potential Impact: Construction of the facility may affect use of Clover Point Park.

The Clover Point facility expansion will occur in Clover Point Park. Community use of the park’s vehicle parking, sections of the paved pedestrian walkway to Ross Bay, and the facility footprint and workspace of the Clover Point wastewater facility will be restricted during the construction period. The quality of the recreational experience in Clover Point Park is likely to be reduced during site grading and other construction activities associated with facility expansion. The availability of alternative recreational opportunities in nearby parks will reduce the community effects during the construction phase.

Mitigation measures: The CRD will meet with representatives of the City of Victoria to discuss the project design and construction process, to ensure that effects on public use of Clover Point Park are minimised. To reduce community impacts during facility construction, detour routes near the Clover Point site should direct users of the pedestrian waterfront walkway to the Dallas Road sidewalk on the north side of the street.

Signs and newspaper advertisements will be used to inform park users of the construction schedule and portions of the walkway, vehicle parking and park that will be temporarily closed to the public.

Provided the mitigation measures are implemented, and ensuring the availability of nearby recreational opportunities in Clover Point Park, the public access limitations during the construction phase are considered to be local, short-term, reversible, of moderate magnitude and less than significant.

Potential Impact: Publicly accessible land in Clover Point Park will be reduced during construction.

A portion of the park will be restricted from public use during construction activities to help ensure public safety.

Mitigation measures: Prepare a public access management plan to minimise construction effects on public use of the park.

Access to a small area of land in Clover Point Park will be restricted during construction of the facility. If mitigation measures are implemented, the impact on public access to the park will be local, short-term, reversible, of moderate magnitude and less than significant.

Operation

Potential Impact: Facility operation will need to comply with restrictive covenant.

The proposed Clover Point facility upgrades will expand the facility footprint to the north of the existing pump station facility. Clover Point Park is subject to a covenant requiring the land to be used for public park purposes. The expanded pump station will be an underground facility, and the land surface will still be available for park use. The facility, therefore, will not prevent the land from being used as park, which is consistent with the spirit and wording of the covenant.

Mitigation measures: The CRD will meet with representatives of the City of Victoria and the federal government to ensure that the facility operation complies with the restrictive covenant.

The expanded Clover Point facility will comply with the restrictive covenant, so the potential impact is considered less than significant.

Potential Impact: Facility operation may affect adjacent land uses.

There will be no change in facility capacity or apparent operation, so adjacent lands users (residents, drivers on Dallas Road) will notice no difference. Impacts on adjacent land uses will be less than significant.

5.9.3.3 McLoughlin Point

Construction

Potential Impact: Facility design must be consistent with adopted DND plans and land uses.

The draft MADP anticipates construction of a CRD wastewater treatment facility on the McLoughlin Point site.

Mitigation measures: The CRD will continue to meet with DND staff to ensure that facility design and construction are consistent with DND plans and activities. During facility design, efforts will be made to minimise the footprint to avoid federal land to the north of the site.

The impact of the wastewater facility design and construction on adopted DND plans and land uses is considered to be less than significant.

Potential Impact: Public access to McLoughlin Point may be disturbed during construction.

As private land, McLoughlin Point is not readily accessible by the public. Public access also is restricted on the surrounding DND land and use of Victoria View Road is under DND control. Because public access to McLoughlin Point is already limited, restrictions on public access during construction of the wastewater treatment facility at this site is considered to be local, short-term, reversible, low magnitude, and less than significant.

Potential Impact: Construction activities could conflict with Victoria Harbour air traffic land use regulations.

Considering the nearby aerodrome for seaplanes and helicopters, it is necessary to ensure construction of the facilities at the McLoughlin Point site complies with federal air traffic safety policies and regulations of Transport Canada, and with Nav Canada air navigation safety guidelines. The Transport Canada document, TP 1247 - Aviation - Land Use in the Vicinity of Airports1_{, describes the operational} characteristics of airports and aerodromes that may influence land uses outside the aerodrome boundary and recommends, where applicable, guidelines for nearby land uses. Transport Canada does not have regulations in place associated with structural height limitations on land adjacent to the Victoria Harbour aerodrome (Youngson pers. comm.).

Mitigation measures: Design of the facilities and construction methods at the McLoughlin Point site should follow the Transport Canada guidelines.

Compared to other buildings near Victoria Harbour, the wastewater treatment facilities will be relatively low (three storeys or less). Cranes needed to build the treatment facility are unlikely to create a hazard to aircraft. Although this conclusion should be revisited following Nav Canada review of the construction plans, current information about the wastewater facilities and federal regulations indicate that construction will not affect air navigation in Victoria Harbour, and impacts will be local, medium-term, reversible, of low magnitude, and assessed to be less than significant.

Operation

Potential Impact: Facility operation must comply with adopted plans and zoning bylaws.

The draft MADP anticipates operation of a CRD wastewater treatment facility on the McLoughlin Point site.

The McLoughlin Point site has a site specific zoning precipitated by the rezoning application made by the CRD in January 2013 to permit the use of the property for a waste water treatment facility. The zoning adopted in July 2013 by the Township of Esquimalt permits a wastewater treatment system but have conditions unacceptable to and undeliverable by the CRD. The Township of Esquimalt voted against adopting amendment Bylaw No. 2805 proposed by the CRD, and instead adopted the Township’s alternate amendment Bylaw No. 2806, which is unacceptable to the CRD.

Since the end of July, 2013 negotiations to seek a mutually satisfactory zoning regulation and amenity package have been underway between the CRD and the Township of Esquimalt.

The Esquimalt OCP was amended July 15, 2013 to permit the installation of the required wastewater treatment plant.

Potential Impact: Facility operation may affect existing and planned adjacent land uses.

Two houses are located 45 m and 70 m west of the site. The houses are owned by DND and leased to DND staff (Gingras pers. comm.). Approximately 20 m north of the site is a federal maintenance yard for storing building and landscaping materials. This area will be used for material storage during facility construction. Heritage fortifications are located southwest of the site. Aside from these uses, the DND land surrounding the McLoughlin Point site is mostly used as a training area for military personnel (Beach pers. comm.).

The operation of the McLoughlin Point wastewater treatment facility will not conflict with the existing and planned uses of the surrounding DND property.

The operation of the McLoughlin Point facility is deemed compatible with current and planned future uses of adjacent land. Theimpact of the wastewater facility operation on current and planned DND activities is assessed to be local, long-term, reversible, of low magnitude, and less than significant.

5.9.3.4 Arbutus Road

Construction

Potential Impact: Construction activities will disrupt adjacent land use.

Construction activities at the Arbutus Road site could affect nearby residences and institutions. There may be short term traffic (Section 5.10) and nuisance effects (Section 5.11) associated with the construction of the attenuation tank. No land uses will be displaced by the attenuation tank construction.

Mitigation measures: The impact of construction on adjacent properties could be reduced by informing the District of Saanich, nearby residents and recreational users of the schedule and duration of potentially disturbing activities.

The impacts of construction on adjacent properties are considered to be local, reversible, medium-term, of moderate magnitude and less than significant.

Potential Impact: Construction activities will disrupt recreational use of the CRD-owned and Saanich-owned parcels.

During the construction of the attenuation tank, community use will be restricted in and around the active construction area. These restrictions will apply to the CRD property. Little or no restriction on use of adjacent Saanich-owned parcels is expected.

Mitigation measures: Signage and newspaper advertisements should be used to inform community users of the construction schedule and portions of the site subject to access restrictions.

The impacts of construction on recreational use are considered to be local, reversible, medium-term, of moderate magnitude and less than significant.

Operation

Potential Impact: Operation of the attenuation tank will affect recreational use.

During routine operation of the attenuation tank, land use will be similar to what it is presently. The proposed site will appear to be a forest opening, vegetated with grasses and shrubs, rounded by young mixed forest and used for recreational and educational purposes.

The attenuation tank will be located completely underground, except for required vents pipes which will have a maximum high of 1.4 m above ground and be designed to blend into the natural environment. Surface access hatches will be needed to provide entry into the tank area. The entire surface of the tank will be backfilled with soil and revegetated. No fences will enclose the area and the entire site will be open for public use.

Mitigation measures: Steps should be taken to minimise disturbance of the site and surrounding area. A rehabilitation program should be implemented to revegetate disturbed areas.

The potential impact of operation of the attenuation tank is considered local, medium-term, reversible, of low magnitude and less than significant.

5.9.3.5 Craigflower

Construction

Potential Impact: Community access and use of the construction area and work site will be restricted during construction.

Public use of the proposed pump station site and work space area will be restricted during the construction period. Community use of the proposed pump station site will not be allowed, resulting in a long-term, irreversible effect. Access to the work space to the south of the proposed site will be restricted during construction, which represents a local, medium-term, reversible impact.

Mitigation measures: Signage and newspaper advertisements should be used to inform community users of the construction schedule and the areas that will have restricted access.

Opportunities for recreation activities exist on other areas along Portage Inlet outside of the proposed pump station site and work area. The facility site and workspace is private property and lacks publically accessible recreational facilities. For these reasons, limitations to public access during construction are considered to be of low magnitude and less than significant.

Potential Impact: Construction could affect access to the residence along the gravel driveway.

There may be short-term effects regarding access along the gravel driveway during construction of the proposed pump station. However, such disturbances are unlikely to have long-term adverse impacts.

Mitigation measures: Notify the residence that is accessed by the gravel driveway of the construction work schedule and potential disruptions. Minimise disruption to access along the gravel driveway during construction.

Potential interference with access along the gravel roadway related to construction of the proposed pump station is considered local, medium-term, reversible, of medium magnitude and less than significant.

Potential Impact: Construction could affect adjacent and nearby land uses.

Although there is some evidence of public use of the site, the construction of the proposed pump station will have limited impacts on directly adjacent land uses. Refer to Section 5.6: Air Quality and Section 5.10: Noise, Vibration and Lighting for more information related to potential nuisance effects on adjacent properties. Portage Inlet acts as a buffer area between the proposed construction site and the sports field used by Shoreline Community Middle School.

Mitigation measures: Inform residents of construction activities and schedules. Establish a communication system that will enable CRD to respond to potential issues raised by adjacent land users. Potential effects on the use of adjacent and nearby areas during construction of the pump station are considered local, short-term, reversible, medium magnitude, and less than significant.

Potential Impact: The proposed pump station must comply with plans and zoning designations.

According to the Town of View Royal Land Use Bylaw, the proposed pump station site currently has no applicable zoning designation (Town of View Royal 1990). However, as indicated previously, the construction of a public utility such as a pump station is permitted in all land use designations (Davison pers. comm.).

Mitigation measures: No mitigation is required

Impacts to plans and zoning designation resulting from the construction of the proposed pump station are negligible and considered less than significant.

Operation

Potential Impact: Operation of the proposed pump station may affect surrounding land uses.

The proposed project includes the replacement of an existing pump station with an upgraded facility. The new facility will be compatible with surrounding land uses. The pump station facility is designed to be aesthetically pleasing in order to blend in with the surrounding area. Negative activity such as vandalism will be discouraged by the installation of robust and aesthetic materials including fencing, landscaping and lighting. An odour control system will be installed to suppress potential odours. A noise control system will mitigate noise generated by the pump station during operation.

Mitigation measures: Establish ways for nearby residents to contact the CRD in case facility operation affects the use of their property.

Effects of the proposed pump station on adjacent properties during operation will be local, long-term, irreversible, of low magnitude and are deemed less than significant.