Community Improvement Plans
Presentation Outline CIPs What are they? Legislative Basis Intent of CIPs Types of CIPs Success stories 2 June 14, 2012 June-19-12 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 2
Community Improvement Plans Community Improvement Plans (CIPs) are the policy expression of a community s plans to facilitate community core improvements. CIPs are the mechanism by which a municipality can establish financial incentive programs. 3 June 14, 2012 June-19-12 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 3
Community Improvement Plan: Why? A CIP is a municipal planning tool: to let municipalities facilitate and encourage community change in a coordinated manner to focus the public on municipal priorities and initiatives to create partnerships with the private sector and community groups to stimulate improvement activities through assistance programs 4 June 14, 2012 June-19-12 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 4
Community Improvement Plan: Legislative Basis Section 106 of Municipal Act, 2001 restricts financial subsidies to businesses. Why? Earlier conflicts among municipalities Excessive relief extended to certain companies Municipal spending is for public purposes Section 28 of the Planning Act provides an exemption from the above prohibition by way of a CIP Provide financial assistance to owners and tenants in public interest 5 June 14, 2012 June-19-12 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 5
Community Improvement Plan: Legislative Basis Section 28 of the Planning Act Allows for strategic policy planning on a site-specific or area-wide basis to: Specify municipal actions to be undertaken to rehabilitate lands and buildings Gives the authority for municipalities to offer grants and loans Outlines eligible costs and maximum amounts 6 June 14, 2012 June-19-12 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 6
Intent of CIP The intent of CIPs are for their use in areas that may be experiencing deterioration or decline CIP could allow for the opportunity for infill development. Most common CIPs provide for façade improvement or streetscape improvement to main streets. Other types of CIP s target the rehabilitation of brownfield sites 7 June 14, 2012 June-19-12 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 7
Intent of CIP CIP Partnerships with other community groups Business Improvement Area (BIA) Public 8 June 14, 2012 June-19-12 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 8
Types of CIPs Façade Improvement Brownfields Accessibility Green 9 June 14, 2012 June-19-12 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 9
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Contact Information John Macdonald Planner Municipal Services Office East (613) 545-2120 john.macdonald@ontario.ca 45 June 14, 2012 June-19-12 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 45