Development & Heritage Standing Committee May 11, 2020 Written submission

From: Mark Anderson Sent: Friday, May 8, 2020 3:58 PM To: clerks < clerks@citywindsor.ca> Subject: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING BY-LAW 8600 : FILE NUMBER ZNG/6011 Z-001/20

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RE: Schedule "A" POTENTIAL NEED FOR "EXCLUSIONS" IN MY "UNPREJUDICED" OPINION

Proposed Amendment to Zoning By-law 8600; change to RD3.15 and Permit BERKSHIRE 930 MARION INC. Location: 930 MARION AVE. usage of Buildings therein for LODGING HOUSE or RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY.

Dear Clerks,

Whereas a Seniors long-term care / Retirement home or similar facility would be an ideal, welcome addition to the residential neighborhood and area, a Homeless shelter, Drug or Mental Rehab. Center and similar use could be very disruptive and harmful to the residential neighborhood given the consideration that there are already addresses under such usage within a 3 to 4 block radius. This would potentially bring; raise the "concentration" in the neighborhood in this area of the city into question. Commerce, home values and resident's livelihood would most likely be very negatively impacted.

For both the social and economic good of the city, it is important for the city to make certain considerations when issuing re-zoning or building permits as they can impact the social-economic fabric of society and city neighborhoods; sometimes very negatively especially in terms of "concentration" of any particular type of "institution" or "facility" in certain areas more than others as appears to be or may become the case where the "Re-zoned usage" to accommodate BERKSHIRE 930 MARION INC. proposed usage of the 930 MARION AVE. to permit the following uses; specifically "Lodging House" or "Residential Care Facility"

The two definitions I site above are very "open-ended" and could over time potentially also translate into HOMELESS SHELTER OR EVEN DRUG OR MENTAL REHABILITATION CENTRE usage.

I am therefore without prejudice; appealing to the city that in the Re-zoning exercise for 930 MARION AVE., careful consideration be made in perhaps stipulating certain "Usage Exclusions" such as "HOMELESS SHELTER OR LONG TERM