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Rural Streetscape Plan - Haldimand County
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Haldimand <strong>Rural</strong> Community<br />
Improvement <strong>Plan</strong> (RCIP) &<br />
<strong>Rural</strong> <strong>Streetscape</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
OUTLINE OF RCIP DRAFT PROGRAM OPTIONS<br />
September 26, 2012 – Public Open House
What is a CIP<br />
A Community Improvement <strong>Plan</strong> (CIP) is focused on private<br />
ownership commercial and residential stock and is a tool<br />
under the <strong>Plan</strong>ning Act to help facilitate revitalization efforts<br />
in defined target areas.<br />
To carry out community improvement plans, municipalities<br />
can establish grant or loan programs to encourage private<br />
sector investment in development efforts that seek to<br />
improve and revitalize an area.
Consultation Summary<br />
Some of the themes that emerged from key informant interviews,<br />
focus groups, hamlet walkarounds, and site visits to selected<br />
agricultural operations include the following:<br />
• Building Code compliance<br />
issues;<br />
• Limited accommodations base;<br />
• Issue with insufficient signage<br />
and wayfinding;<br />
• Expertise and funds required to<br />
produce high-quality signs;<br />
• Internet infrastructure weak in<br />
certain areas;<br />
• <strong>Rural</strong> servicing constraints;<br />
• Economic pressures on smaller<br />
farm operations (Smaller farms<br />
being bought up by larger<br />
operations);<br />
• Existing population base<br />
insufficient to sustain on-farm<br />
retail – need to attract more<br />
outside visitors;
Target Zones<br />
1. Agricultural/<strong>Rural</strong>;<br />
2. <strong>Rural</strong>-Hamlet;<br />
3. Urban settlement area outside of the Downtown<br />
Areas CIP. For this area, incentives need to be<br />
carefully scoped in eligibility.
Proposed CIPA Boundary and Overview of Target Zones
Overview – Recommended CIP Programs<br />
Incentive<br />
Program<br />
1. Façade,<br />
Landscape and<br />
Signage<br />
Improvement<br />
Grant<br />
2. <strong>Plan</strong>ning Fees<br />
& Building<br />
Permit Grant<br />
Description<br />
Funding for external (façade) improvements,<br />
landscape improvements and property signage<br />
enhancements:<br />
• Façade improvements of hamlet buildings.<br />
• Design and placement of on-site signage for<br />
value-added agricultural businesses.<br />
• Landscape grant applicable to agricultural<br />
buildings open to public.<br />
• Specific types of use in urban area: commercial<br />
roofed accommodation<br />
Reduction of building permit and planning fees for:<br />
• Value-added development of farms;<br />
• Commercial development in hamlets;<br />
• Commercial roofed accommodation in urban.<br />
Applicability<br />
• Agricultural/<strong>Rural</strong> (in<br />
part) <br />
• <strong>Rural</strong>-Hamlet <br />
• Urban excluding<br />
Downtown (scoped)<br />
<br />
• Agricultural/<strong>Rural</strong> <br />
• <strong>Rural</strong>-Hamlet <br />
• Urban (excluding<br />
Downtown)
Overview – Recommended CIP Programs<br />
Incentive<br />
Program<br />
3. Development<br />
Charge Grant<br />
Description<br />
• Reduction of development charge fees for<br />
property owners interested in rehabilitating &<br />
redeveloping sites.<br />
• Note: DCs applicable only to net additional GFA;<br />
• Needs to be scoped application or gradation of<br />
DC equivalent grant to maintain intent to charge<br />
DCs that incur growth-related costs.<br />
Applicability<br />
• Agricultural/<strong>Rural</strong> <br />
• <strong>Rural</strong>-Hamlet <br />
• Urban (excluding<br />
Downtown) <br />
4. Building<br />
Restoration,<br />
Renovation and<br />
Improvement<br />
Grant<br />
• Funding to rehabilitate existing agricultural and<br />
buildings in order to comply with the Building<br />
and Fire Code when converting from agricultural<br />
use to value-added activities;<br />
• For Urban: only applies to commercial roofed<br />
accommodation.<br />
• Agricultural/<strong>Rural</strong> <br />
• <strong>Rural</strong>-Hamlet <br />
• Urban (excluding<br />
Downtown)
Overview – Recommended CIP Programs<br />
Incentive Program Description Applicability<br />
5. Accommodations<br />
Conversion,<br />
Construction, and<br />
Agricultural Value<br />
Added Tax-Based<br />
Grant<br />
Tax Increment Grant to property owners who<br />
want to revitalize and redevelop existing fixed<br />
roof accommodation facilities (B&Bs, motels,<br />
hotels, inns, cottage rentals) or who are<br />
interested in the conversion and construction<br />
of new accommodation facilities.<br />
• Agricultural/<strong>Rural</strong> <br />
• <strong>Rural</strong>-Hamlet <br />
• Urban (excluding<br />
Downtown) <br />
6. Heritage Grant Grant program that is designed to promote the<br />
preservation, restoration and/or enhancement<br />
of heritage properties:<br />
• Only applies for properties designated<br />
under Part IV of Ontario Heritage Act.<br />
• Agricultural/<strong>Rural</strong> <br />
• <strong>Rural</strong>-Hamlet <br />
• Urban (excluding<br />
Downtown)
Best Practice<br />
Examples of <strong>Rural</strong> CIPs Province-wide:<br />
• County of Prince Edward (2011) Creative <strong>Rural</strong> Economy CIP; and<br />
• Halton Hills (2010) Comprehensive CIP<br />
Halton<br />
Hills<br />
Prince<br />
Edward<br />
County<br />
Tax<br />
Assist.<br />
TIG<br />
Study<br />
Grant<br />
Development<br />
Charges Grant<br />
Incentive Programs<br />
Façade<br />
Grant/Loan<br />
Rehab &<br />
Redevelopment<br />
Grants/Loans<br />
Misc. Fee<br />
Grant
Thank you.<br />
Jonathan Hack<br />
Director, Sierra <strong>Plan</strong>ning & Management<br />
T: (416) 363-4443 x20<br />
jonhack@sierraplan.com