Council Report: S 46/2020
Subject: Response to Council Question CQ20-2019 regarding Inclusionary Zoning (City-wide)
Reference:
Date to Council: July 13, 2020Author: Greg Atkinson, Senior Planner
519-255-6543 ext. 6582
gatkinson@citywindsor.ca
Planning & Building Services
Report Date: June 24, 2020
Clerk’s File #: Z2020
To: Mayor and Members of City Council
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT Report # S 46/2020 responding to CQ20-2019 regarding inclusionary zoning and how it could be applied to the City of Windsor BE RECEIVED for information.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
BACKGROUND:
On July 22, 2019, Councillor Costante asked CQ 20-2019 as follows:
That administration report back on inclusionary zoning and howit could be applied to the City of Windsor.
The theory of inclusionary zoning is that it allows municipalities to require private developers to provide a required number of affordable dwelling units within market housing projects and maintain the affordability of those units for a set period of time. Most of the policy experience with inclusionary zoning has been in the United States, however Vancouver and Montreal have ‘inclusionary-like’ programs.