Municipal Infrastructure

• The City’s records show a combined sewer along McEwan Avenue.

• There are municipal watermains, fire hydrants and streetlights along McEwan Avenue.

• There are curbs and gutter along both sides of McEwan Avenue.

• There are sidewalks on both sides of McEwan Avenue.

• There are overhead pole lines along the east side of McEwan Avenue and in the alley abutting the site.

• Transit Windsor Bus Routes:

  • Transway 1C runs east/west along University Avenue, approx. 75 metres north of the subject site.

  • Dominion 5 runs north/south along Campbell Avenue, approx. 70 metres west of the subject site.

  • Crosstown 2 runs east/west along Wyandotte Street, approx. 450 metres south of the subject site.

• University Avenue is classified as a Class 1 Arterial Road, a Bikeway, and Truck Route. Campbell Avenue is classified as a Class 1 Collector Road. McEwan Avenue is a local road.

Discussion:

Provincial Policy Statement, 2020

The Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (PPS) provides direction on matters of provincial interest related to planning. The Planning Act requires that all land use decisions be consistent with the PPS. The following is an overview of the applicable PPS policies and how the recommendations in this report are consistent with the PPS.

1.1 Managing and Directing Land Use to Achieve Efficient and Resilient Development and Land Use Patterns

1.1.1 Healthy, liveable and safe communities are sustained by:

a) promoting efficient development and land use patterns which sustain the financial well-being of the Province and municipalities over the long term;

b) 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;

c) avoiding development and land use patterns which may cause environmental or public health and safety concerns;