Neighbourhood Characteristics:

The subject parcel is located on the western edge of a residential area consisting of low to medium density dwellings. See Appendix B for site images. The University of Windsor and Ambassador Bridge are major uses in the surrounding area.

North of Girardot, on both sides of California, is a mix of low to medium density residential uses including a multiple dwelling with 8 dwelling units (1098 California), a semi-detached dwelling (1094 California), a dwelling with four dwelling units (1081 California), a multiple dwelling with six dwelling units (1065 California), a fourplex dwelling (1042 California), a semi-detached dwelling (951 California), another fourplex (929 California), a semi-detached dwelling (923 California), and a townhome dwelling with five dwelling units at 909-917 California.

To the east, east of California Avenue, is a residential area consisting of single unit dwellings on lots with a minimum width of 13.4 m interspersed with parkettes.

At the southeast corner of California and Giradot is a two-storey building with a convenience store and two dwelling units. South of Girardot, on both sides of California Avenue, is a mix of mostly low density residential uses. Further south, the east side of California, between Pelletier and Tecumseh Road East, consists of dwellings with four to six dwelling units. On the west side of California, approximately 430 m from the subject parcel, is Westview Freedom Academy, a public secondary school.

To the west, adjacent to the parcel are lands owned and used by the University of Windsor. Further to the west, are Assumption College Catholic Middle School, Assumption College Catholic Secondary School, and the offices of the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. To the northwest is the University of Windsor St. Denis Centre and more recreational facilities.

Windsor Fire Station Number 4 is located on the north side of College Avenue, west of California, approximately 680 m to the northwest.

California Avenue is classified as a Local Road, has sidewalks on both sides of the street and has alternating side on-street parking. College Avenue is classified a Class I Collector Road and a Proposed Bikeway on Schedule F: Roads and Bikeways. Tecumseh Road East is classified a Class II Arterial Road. Girardot west of California provides pedestrian access to Assumption College and the University of Windsor.

Transit Windsor operates the Crosstown 2 on Wyandotte Street East, 1.1 km to the north, the Dominion 5 on Campbell Avenue, almost 800 m to the east at Grove and Campbell, and the Central 3 West bus on Tecumseh Road West, 630 metres to the south. The recently approved Transit Master Plan maintains public transit on Tecumseh Road East with an additional bus route on College Avenue.

Storm and sanitary sewers are available in the California Avenue right-of-way.