APPENDIX C - Extracts from City of Windsor Official Plan
VOLUME I – LAND USE
6.3 Residential
The lands designated as “Residential” on Schedule D: Land Use provide the main locations for housing in Windsor outside of the City Centre Planning District. In order to develop safe, caring and diverse neighbourhoods, opportunities for a broad range of housing types and complementary services and amenities are provided.
The following objectives and policies establish the framework for development decisions in Residential areas.
6.3.1 Objectives
RANGE OF FORMS & TENURES
- 6.3.1.1 To support a complementary range of housing forms and tenures in all neighbourhoods.
NEIGHBOURHOODS
- 6.3.1.2 To promote compact neighbourhoods which encourage a balanced transportation system.
INTENSIFICATION, INFILL & REDEVELOPMENT
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6.3.1.3 To promote selective residential redevelopment, infill and intensification initiatives.
6.3.2 Policies
In order to facilitate the orderly development and integration of housing in Windsor, the following policies shall apply.
PERMITTED USES
6.3.2.1 Uses permitted in the Residential land use designation identified on Schedule D: Land Use include Low, Medium and High Profile dwelling units.
TYPES OF LOW PROFILE HOUSING
6.3.2.3 For the purposes of this Plan, Low Profile housing development is further classified as follows:
- small scale forms: single detached, semi-detached, duplex and row and multiplexes with up to 8 units; and
- large scale forms: buildings with more than 8 units.