the needs of pedestrians, foster social interaction and facilitate active transportation and community connectivity (Section 1.5.1(a));

• Promoting land use patterns, density and mix of uses that minimize the length and number of vehicle trips and support current and future use of transit and active transportation (Section 1.6.7.4).

• Encouraging compact, mixed-use development that incorporates compatible employment uses to support liveable and resilient communities, with consideration of housing policy 1.4 (Section 1.3.1(d));

• Conserving significant built heritage resources and significant cultural heritage landscapes (Section 2.6.1).

B.3 City of Windsor Official Plan

The Official Plan provides guidance for the physical development of the municipality while taking into consideration important social, economic and environmental matters and goals. Additionally, the Official Plan provides a significant amount of policy direction on matters addressed by this CIP. Specifics regarding the land use designations within the area are contained within later sections of this report.

In conformity with the Planning Act, the Official Plan also includes provision relating to community improvement.

The Official Plan includes Community Improvement provisions that identify areas and situations where the preparation of a CIP is desirable, as well as specific objectives to be achieved as a result of applying these provisions. According to the Official Plan:

Community improvement initiatives will be used to revitalize existing planning districts, neighbourhoods, corridors or any other identified area in decline of in transition from one land use to another.

Council may designate by by-law a Community Improvement Project Area in accordance with the Planning Act to revitalize planning districts, neighbourhoods, corridors or any other identified area in decline or in transition from one land use to another. 

The Community Improvement Objectives include:

• To revitalize areas in decline or in transition from one land use to another through the use of Community Improvement Plans;

• To provide standards for building and property maintenance and occupancy;

• To establish partnerships with business associa-tions to strengthen employment, commercial and mixed use areas; and,

• To direct municipal actions to revitalize and strengthen neighourhoods.

Furthermore, a Community Improvement Project Area may include any planning district, neighbourhood, corridor or any other identified area of the city and shall be encouraged for:

• Residential areas where the housing stock is in-need of maintenance, rehabilitation and/or repair;

• Declining commercial or mixed use areas where there are a number of vacant or underutilized properties;

• Areas in which there are land use conflicts as a result of incompatible uses; and,

• Areas that have the potential to be new employ-ment areas.