The surrounding area is an established residential neighbourhood with small scale low profile residential uses (mostly single detached dwellings) serviced by schools, churches, fire station, large scale Provincial Park, and commercial uses within the nearby commercial corridor along Tecumseh Road.

SURROUNDING LAND USE

North

Fire Station; Ford Test Track (Municipal Park)

East

Existing residential developments (mostly single detached dwellings).

South

Most Precious Blood Catholic Church; St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School and Grace Baptist Church of Windsor.

West

Existing residential developments (mostly the single detached dwellings).

MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE

• The City’s records show that there are municipal storm and sanitary sewers within the abutting roadways, available to service the subject lands. There is a

  • 900mm diameter reinforced concrete pipe storm sewer along Milloy Street;

  • 250mm diameter polyvinylchloride sanitary sewer along Chandler Road and Meldrum Road.

  • 525mm diameter reinforced concrete pipe storm sewer on Chandler Road; and

  • 600mm diameter reinforced concrete pipe storm sewer along Meldrum Road.

• Municipal watermains, fire hydrants and streetlights are available along Milloy Street, Meldrum Road and Chandler Road.

• ENWIN has overhead and underground power distribution wires in the subject area.

• There are curbs and gutter along Milloy Street, Meldrum and Chandler Roads.

• Concrete sidewalks are available on both sides of Milloy St. and one side of Meldrum Rd.

• Transit Windsor Bus routes are available within walking distance of the subject lands. Central 3 east and west bound transit Windsor buses run along Drouillard Road and Tecumseh Road East, within 400m of the subject lands. In addition, Central 3 east and west bound transit Windsor buses are available on Tecumseh Road West within 350m of the subject lands. There are bus stops located on Tecumseh at Meldrum, approximately within 350 metres of this development.

• Milloy, Chandler and Meldrum rights-of-way are classified as local roads.

• Drouillard Road right-of-way is a nearby collector road accessible from the subject lands through Milloy Street; while Tecumseh Road East is a nearby arterial road accessible from the subject lands through Chandler Road and Meldrum Road.

Discussion:

PLANNING ANALYSIS : 1. PLANNING ACT

1. PLANNING ACT  

“The Minister, the council of a municipality, a local board, a planning board and the Tribunal, in carrying out their responsibilities under this Act, shall have regard to, among other matters, matters of provincial interest...” (section 2 of the Planning Act.)

The Planning Act, in subsection 3(5), mandates that a decision of the council of a municipality, a local board, a planning board, a minister of the Crown and a ministry, board, commission or