Action 7.1 projections Improve stormwater design standards for future climate change precipitation

• Require new developments to follow the new Windsor Essex Region Stormwater Management Standards Manual including climate change considerations;

• Design new public areas to accommodate future rainfall intensity and increased stormwater demand and where possible consider providing additional resiliency to neighbouring areas;

• Investigate changes to new building structures in flood prone areas such as limiting basement depth, enhancing lot grading and building elevation requirements;

• Use the City’s Zoning By-law and Site Plan Control process to limit hard surface areas in new developments;

• Re-evaluate the defined flood plains in Windsor considering climate change and restrict development in those areas to low population and recreational uses.

Action 7.2 Explore options to implement stormwater financing mechanisms

• Complete the Stormwater Financing Study

• Effectively communicate and educate implementation decisions

Action 7.3 Enhance the use of low impact development in both private and public areas to reduce storm water impacts

• Develop opportunities for increased stormwater management in parks.

• Incorporate low impact development into infrastructure projects such as roads, sewers and public spaces development.

• Continue to monitor and showcase current City of Windsor low impact development projects.

• Promote and incentivize the use of low impact development to developers, private landowners and the community.

Action 7.4 levels

Enhance education to the public about the risk of high surface water

• Communicate with the media and use social media to update the public on current or changing conditions;

• Collaborate with other organizations such as ERCA to help spread similar messaging;

• Use various educational tools and resources to help illustrate overland flooding to the public;

• Provide door-to-door visits to vulnerable properties as required;

• Educate the public on the risks of driving on flooded roads

Action 7.5 Develop communications campaign with messaging to residents on lot-level resiliency actions

• Including but not limited to green and cool roofs, rain gardens, native plants, rainbarrels etc.