- f) improving accessibility for persons with disabilities and older persons by identifying, preventing, and removing land use barriers which restrict their full participation in society;
COMMENT:
The ZBA will provide for the inclusion of residential apartment units on the main floor of the existing building providing for a small scale, low profile residential building. Accessibility will be established in compliance with the OBC for all the residential units.
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g) ensuring that necessary infrastructure, electricity generation facilities and transmission and distribution systems, and public service facilities are or will be available to meet current and projected needs; and
COMMENT:
The building exists on full connections to municipal infrastructure and public services. Capacity is available in the municipal infrastructure to accommodate the additional 2 residential apartment units. The two new units will replace 2 existing commercial units on the main floor of the building.
- h) promoting development and land use patterns that conserve biodiversity and consider the impacts of a changing climate.”
COMMENT:
The proposed ZBA will provide for the adaptive re-use of an existing building. The building is located within a mixed use neighbourhood providing services and commodities within walking distance to the apartment units.
The existing building is located on Sandwich St on a City of Windsor transit bus route.
In my professional opinion the proposal considers the changing climate by reducing the dependence on the vehicle while supporting walking, biking and healthy community initiatives of the City and Province.