Hagersville Streetscape Plan

Other Considerations
There are a number of other supporting initiatives and actions
that are recommended for implementing the direction and vision
of the Hagersville Streetscape Plan. These are complementary
actions to the physical improvements identified throughout the
Streetscape Concept. These include:
1. Creating a “Buy Local” strategy, which including a campaign to promote the County’s downtown areas as places to shop and
linger, as recommended in the County Streetscape Plan.
2. Encouraging the business community to establish a downtown action group for the Hagersville community to collaborate on
and strategize key projects, harnessing local partnerships and initiatives, as recommended in the County Streetscape Plan.
3. Ensuring parking enforcement in the Hagersville community is continued, particularly concerning the use and turnover of onstreet
parking spaces for shoppers, as recommended in the County Streetscape Plan.
4. Preparing a standard set of construction drawings and details for the installation of low‐rise fencing/walls and plantings for
private property edges with front yard parking areas, in order to simplify the process for property owners looking to
implement these recommended improvements with a consistent fashion and style.
5. Increasing the maximum grant under the Façade Improvement Grant Program for the corner buildings at the King Street and
Main Street intersection, as well as building that have sides or rear walls that face the market square, given the prominence
and multiple publicly visible walls of these buildings.
6. Establishing community design competitions for public realm elements such as gateway entrance features, wayfinding
signage, and public art to engage the local community and provide a unique character to such elements within Hagersville’s
streetscapes.
7. Encouraging the use of the “Built Form” Urban Design Guidelines in the County Streetscape Plan by all property and business
owners for façade improvements or for new developments (whether through the Community Improvement Plan’s incentive
programs or through a planning approval process), given they are appropriate for achieving the desired character and identity
for Downtown Hagersville.
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