• There are curbs and gutter along Enterprise Way and Hawthorne Drive.

• Concrete sidewalks are available on the north side of Hawthorn Drive and on the north and west sides of Enterprise Way

• Transit Windsor Bus services are available in the nearby area. The closest transit service would be the Ottawa 4 route with a bus stop located on Meadowbrook at Hawthorne Southwest Corner, approximately 500 metres away from the subject property. There are other nearby bus stops within 600m of the subject land, on Hawthorne at Sycarmore (an Ottawa 4 route) and on Tecumseh Rd East (Transit 1C and Ottawa 4 routes).

• Enterprise Way is classified as local road.

• Hawthorne Drive right-of-way (between Kew Drive and Lauzon Parkway) is classified as a Class II collector road.

• Lauzon Parkway is a nearby Arterial Road (Class I Arterial Rd) and is accessible from the subject lands through Hawthorne Drive and, alternatively, through Enterprise Way.

Discussion:

PLANNING ANALYSIS :

1. PROVINCIAL POLICY STATEMENT (PPS) 2020

Provincial Policy Statement 2020 was issued under section 3 of the Planning Act and came into effect May 1, 2020. It replaces the Provincial Policy Statement issued April 30, 2014.

The Provincial Policy Statement provides policy direction on matters of provincial interest related to land use planning and development and sets the policy foundation for regulating the development and use of land in Ontario.

The amendment promotes residential intensification and infill in an area surrounded by commercial, residential and industrial activities. Therefore, the following policies of the PPS 2020 are deemed relevant for this planning analysis:

1.1.1 Healthy, liveable and safe communities are sustained by:

1. promoting efficient development and land use patterns which sustain the financial well-being of the Province and municipalities over the long term;
   
   
2. accommodating an appropriate affordable and market-based range and mix of residential types (including single-detached, additional residential units, multi-unit housing, affordable housing and housing for older persons), employment (including industrial and commercial), institutional (including places of worship, cemeteries and long-term care homes), recreation, park and open space, and other uses to meet long-term needs;
   
   
3. avoiding development and land use patterns which may cause environmental or public health and safety concerns;
   
   
4. avoiding development and land use patterns that would prevent the efficient expansion of settlement areas in those areas which are adjacent or close to settlement areas;
   
   
5. promoting the integration of land use planning, growth management, transit-supportive development, intensification and infrastructure planning to achieve cost-effective development patterns, optimization of transit investments, and standards to minimize land consumption and servicing costs;
   
   
6. improving accessibility for persons with disabilities and older persons by addressing land use barriers which restrict their full participation in society;
   
   
7. ensuring that necessary infrastructure and public service facilities are or will be available to meet current and projected needs; i) preparing for the regional and local impacts of a changing climate.

With respect to 1.1.1(a) & (b) – This zoning by-law amendment facilitates infill residential development on the existing vacant land. The amendment promotes efficient development that will accommodate three 5-storey multiple dwellings on the subject land. The lands within the immediate area accommodate a range and mix of commercial, residential (affordable & market-