CITY OF PEMBROKE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FINAL

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1 CITY OF PEMBROKE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FINAL AUGUST 9, 2016

2 PREPARED FOR: City of Pembroke 1 Pembroke Street Est Pembroke, ON K8A 3J5 (613) PREPARED BY: MMM Group Limited 1145 Hunt Club Rod, Suite 300 Ottw, ON K1V 0Y3 (613)

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6 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Myor s Address Der Rtepyers: This Community Improvement Pln is vluble tool tht will help Pembroke ttrct, retin nd expnd locl businesses. This pln will id the City in being ggressive to seek out industril nd commercil growth. The pln will trget res in need of redevelopment nd stimulte privte sector investments. The City will continue to build helthy business community tht mximizes its strengths. Pembroke ctively strives to provide business friendly environment. Approprite incentives re needed to ttrct new business entrepreneurs to mke significnt investment in our community. This Community Improvement Pln will lso permit the City to support existing businesses to expnd. The City must grow its ssessment bse to help mintin nd increse service levels, while keeping property txes s low s possible. We believe this Community Improvement Pln will help the City chieve tht gol nd encourge those tht require dditionl informtion to contct us directly. Yours truly, Michel LeMy Myor, City of Pembroke Pge i

7 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Acknowledgements The Community Improvement Pln (CIP) for the City of Pembroke ws initited by City Council nd ws supported by City Stff, the Pembroke Economic Development Advisory Committee (PEDAC), nd by dedicted CIP Working Group, ll of whom expressed keen interest, pssion, excitement, nd grciously volunteered their time to develop this pln for their community. A pln tht provides opportunities for community beutifiction nd economic prosperity for ll residents now nd in the future. Pge ii

8 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Executive Summry The City of Pembroke, strtegiclly locted within the Ottw Vlley, possesses storied history, superb nturl beuty, nd bright future. With Pembroke s recent economic nd demogrphic growth nticipted to continue, the City hs issued this Community Improvement Pln (CIP) to encourge redevelopment, privte sector investment, community beutifiction, nd ssist in directing new development. A CIP is plnning nd economic development tool tht sets out frmework to ssist in community revitliztion nd chieving economic, community plnning nd urbn development gols. This CIP covers the legisltive context, community enggement, gols nd vision, Cityinitited projects, finncil incentive progrms, mrketing strtegies, design guidelines, nd monitoring progrm. A CIP Working Group ws estblished to guide the project. This group consisted of members of City Council, City stff, developers, business owners nd other community members. In ddition, members of the public nd locl businesses were invited to contribute through surveys nd open house events. Through consulttion with the Working Group nd the public, vision sttement nd gols were developed. The finl CIP will be refined through further enggement with the public nd the Working Group. This CIP proposes severl City-initited projects. Wterfront redevelopment my be initited through public privte prtnerships. Cpitl improvements should be implemented on Pul Mrtin Drive in ddition to other locl rods. The City should lso complete the wterfront tril system envisioned in the originl wterfront pln. Vrious finncil incentives hve been developed to encourge redevelopment. These incentives include grnts for improving ccessibility, creting ffordble living ccommodtion, creting downtown housing, brownfield redevelopment, plnning nd building permit fees, nd fçde improvements. Property improvements, redevelopment nd infill re lso encourged through tx increments. These finncil incentives re tilored to promote specific types of development nd thus steer development towrds the City s overrching gols nd objectives. To fcilitte implementtion of the incentives, design guidelines were lso creted. The mrketing strtegy proposed in the CIP consists of few key components: emphsizing the City s website nd socil medi presence; production of printed mterils explining the CIP nd the incentives; promotionl webinrs to provide further eduction on the CIP nd how property owners cn mke use of it; nnul reporting on key metrics of the CIP; nd, celebrting successes. The ultimte success of the CIP will require implementing progressive mrketing strtegy, nnul review nd reporting on the uptke, identifying lessons lerned, nd cknowledging relistic priorities nd chnges in mrket nd economic conditions tht my fluctute yer to yer. Pge iii

9 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Tble of Contents 1 Introduction Wht is Community Improvement Pln? Wht is Affordble Housing? Wht re Brownfields? Project Are Plnning Context nd Policy Review Plnning Act Municipl Act Ontrio Heritge Act Development Chrges Act Development Chrges By-lw Accessibility for Ontrins with Disbilities Act Provincil Policy Sttement City of Pembroke Officil Pln (2016) Pembroke Wterfront Development Study (1990) Zoning By-lw Municipl Pln Overview City of Pembroke Downtown Heritge Fçde Improvement Pln Accessibility Policy nd Pln (2015) Strtegic Pln A Culturl Frmework for the City of Pembroke nd the County of Renfrew (2012) Community Enggement CIP Working Group Community Survey Business Survey Vision & Gols of the CIP Vision Sttement Gols City-Initited Projects Public Lnds nd Buildings Infrstructure Gtewy Signge Wterfront Improvement Progrm Pge iv

10 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Trils nd Pthwys Finncil Incentive Progrms Generl Progrm Requirements Accessibility Grnt Affordble Housing Study Grnt Brownfield Property Tx Assistnce Progrm Downtown Housing Grnt Environmentl Site Assessment (ESA) Grnt Fçde Improvement Grnt Plnning nd Building Permit Fee Grnt Project Fesibility Study Rebte Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt Concept Renderings Appliction Process for Finncil Incentives Design Guidelines Streetscpe Guidelines Built Form Guidelines Fçde Improvement Guidelines Prking nd Drivewys Guidelines Directionl Signge Mrketing Strtegy Monitoring nd Evlution Report Amendments/Adjustments to the CIP Conclusion Glossry of Terms Appendices Appendix A: Community Enggement Results Pge v

11 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Introduction The City of Pembroke, with popultion of 16,200 nd growing, is the lrgest full-service centre between the City of Ottw nd the City of North By. Its strtegic loction long the Ottw River in the County of Renfrew, in close proximity to the Province of Quebec, provides unique opportunities for economic growth nd prosperity. The City is t the intersection of the TrnsCnd Highwy 17 nd Provincil Highwy 41, which ultimtely connects to the mjor Provincil Highwy 401 corridor, providing esy nd ccessible trnsporttion connections to mjor mrkets. Figure 1-1 illustrtes Pembroke s loction within the Ottw Vlley context. Figure 1-1: Context mp showing Pembroke reltive to nerby cities nd highwys. A community once bsed on strong logging industry hs developed over time nd in recent yers hs seen thrust of mjor developments including the new Algonquin College Wterfront Cmpus, nd new hedqurters for the Ontrio Provincil Police. The City hs undertken mjor improvements long its wterfront including bordwlk, new mphithetre, gzebos nd other prk nd open spce menities. The City retined MMM Group Limited, WSP compny in December 2015 to ssist in completing of the CIP on its behlf. This Community Improvement Pln (CIP) consists of the following sections: Plnning nd Policy Context (Section 2); Community Enggement (Section 3); Vision nd Gols of the CIP (Section 4); City-Initited Projects (Section 5); Pge 1

12 Finncil Incentive Progrms (Section 6); Design Guidelines (Section 7); Mrketing Strtegy (Section 8); Monitoring nd Evlution Report (Section 9); nd, Amendments/Adjustments to the CIP (Section 10). 1.1 Wht is Community Improvement Pln? Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 A Community Improvement Pln (CIP) is plnning nd economic tool legislted under Section 28 of the Ontrio Plnning Act nd under Section of the Municipl Act. CIPs set out frmework to ssist in community revitliztion nd often serve s ctlyst for chieving economic, community plnning nd urbn development gols. Municiplities estblish policies in their Officil Plns to define CIP project res which cn include lrge res of municiplity or trgeted res. Typiclly, CIPs include wide rnge of finncil incentive progrms nd policies tht encourge revitliztion nd redevelopment, privte investment, nd support strtegic municipl inititives. CIPs provide severl community benefits: Stimulte privte sector investment in trgeted res through grnts nd lons from the City; Promote revitliztion nd plce-mking to ttrct tourism, business investment nd economic development opportunities; Develop ffordble housing; Promote brownfield clenup nd redevelopment; Enhnce streetscpes nd building fçdes; nd Effectively use community infrstructure. Generlly, CIPs re not used to promote greenfield development, but rther to improve conditions in existing urbn res. For exmple, the City of Pembroke hs n existing Improvement Progrm which provides grnts for fçde improvements mde to buildings in the downtown re. The new CIP will complement the existing Improvement Progrm, which will remin in effect. The most common use of CIP is to enble grnts to ssist property owners in mking improvements to privte property, including improvements to fçde, signge, lndscping nd to ssist in the costs of improving historic properties. In some cses, CIPs re used to promote the remedition nd redevelopment of brownfield sites (defined in Section 1.1.2), s well s the revitliztion of commercil, industril, institutionl nd even rurl res. Under CIP, municiplity my issue grnts nd lons to ssist with redevelopment nd infill development projects, by incentivizing txtion increses (tx increment equivlent grnts), providing grnts for plnning nd ppliction fees, or providing direct grnts or lons to help finnce redevelopment nd intensifiction projects. A key component of CIP is the eligibility criteri tht stipulte the conditions nd gols by which n ppliction for finncil incentive will be evluted. For exmple, to be eligible for fçde improvement grnt, CIP my require consistency with urbn design guidelines or criteri. By pplying eligibility criteri to the finncil incentive progrms, the CIP cn dvnce wide rnge of plnning, urbn design nd economic development objectives. The success of CIP will require strong mrketing strtegy, monitoring progrm, nd periodic reviews of the incentive progrms to determine the relevncy to current economic conditions, forecsts, nd trends. Pge 2

13 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Wht is Affordble Housing? According to the City s Officil Pln policies in Section 4.2 Residentil, the City shll provide for rnge of housing types nd densities to meet the current nd future needs of residents. The Officil Pln contins policies tht define ffordble to be: in the cse of ownership housing, housing for which the purchse price is t lest 10 percent below the verge purchse price of resle unit in the regionl mrket re nd in the cse of rentl housing, unit for which the rent is t or below the verge mrket rent of unit in the regionl mrket re (Section , Policy 7 (c) (d)). It is Council s policy to estblish minimum trget of 25% of new units to be ffordble. Any plns for development of ffordble housing should consider the County of Renfrew 10 Yer Housing nd Homelessness Pln, 2013 which includes the City of Pembroke Wht re Brownfields? The term brownfield is used to describe undeveloped or previously developed properties tht my be contminted. They re usully, but not exclusively, former industril or commercil properties tht my be underutilized, derelict, or vcnt. Exmples of brownfield sites include former gs sttions, dry-clening estblishments, industril sites, which often hve some form of contmintion. These sites re often locted t strtegic loctions with good trnsporttion ccess nd visibility, municipl servicing, thus providing prime cndidte res for redevelopment. 1.2 Project Are In the City s Officil Pln, Policy estblishes the entire City s Community Improvement Policy Are. The study re for this CIP is in keeping with the Officil Pln policy nd is illustrted in Figure 1-2. The City encompsses pproximtely squre kilometers (1,543 hectres or 3,813 cres). Locted pproximtely 150 kilometres west of Ottw, the City is regionl service provider, economic nd commercil hub for nerby popultion centres. Its loction long the Ottw River lso provides the City with extensive wterfront lnds. The City is lso locted roughly 40 kilometres est of Algonquin Prk. The City is situted long Highwy 17 which continues westwrd to North By nd estwrd to Arnprior where it trnsitions to Highwy 417 nd continues to Ottw. Pembroke possesses severl industril prks situted ner this trnsporttion corridor, concentrted on Pul Mrtin Drive, Boundry Rod Est nd Upper Vlley Rod. A Cndin Ntionl ril line nd Cndin Pcific ril line, both inctive, trverse the City from est to west. The City s popultion hs been incresing since 2006 nd is nticipted to grow in the future with ongoing opportunities for development. Pge 3

14 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Figure 1-2: CIP Project Are Pge 4

15 2 Plnning Context nd Policy Review 2.1 Plnning Act Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 The Plnning Act outlines the tools, methods nd procedures tht municiplities cn use to pln for nd regulte the use of lnd nd buildings in Ontrio. The Act lso outlines the powers tht cn be exercised through Community Improvement Pln. Section 28 (1) of the Plnning Act defines community improvement s: the plnning or replnning, design or redesign, resubdivision, clernce, development or redevelopment, construction, reconstruction nd rehbilittion, improvement of energy efficiency, or ny of them, of community improvement project re, nd the provision of such residentil, commercil, industril, public, recretionl, institutionl, religious, chritble or other uses, buildings, structures, works, improvements or fcilities, or spces therefore, s my be pproprite or necessry. Section 28 of the Plnning Act llows municiplities with provisions in their Officil Plns relted to community improvement to prepre nd dopt Community Improvement Plns for designted community improvement project res (Section 28 (2)). A community improvement project re is the re to which the Community Improvement Pln pplies, nd is pssed s by-lw by Council (Section 28 (3)). The City of Pembroke currently hs Downtown Heritge Fçde CIP in plce which provides grnts for fçde improvements. The project re of the Downtown Heritge Fçde CIP is generlly bounded by Mcky Street on the est, Renfrew Street on the south, Christie Street on the west nd the Ottw River on the north. There re vriety of resons tht n re cn be designted s n re for community improvement. The criteri for designtion include: ge, dilpidtion, overcrowding, fulty rrngement, unsuitbility of buildings or for ny other environmentl, socil or community economic development resons. (Section 28 (1)) The brod nture of the definition provides municiplities with flexibility to ddress community improvement issues tht re locl in nture such s downtown revitliztion, s well s issues tht re more generlly present in the municiplity t lrge such s the presence of brownfields. Where by-lw designting community improvement project re hs been pssed, Council my dopt pln in ccordnce with selected subsections under Section 17 of the Plnning Act. Section 17 outlines the sttutory process for dopting the document, including the provision of t lest one public meeting to be held 20 dys prior to mking the Community Improvement Pln publicly vilble for review. When Community Improvement Pln comes into effect, Minister pprovl is no longer required for cquiring lnd, provided the Pln provides for the cquisition nd improvement of lnd (Section 28(3)). The Community Improvement Pln my be used by the municiplity to: Pge 5

16 nd/or: Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 construct, repir, rehbilitte or improve buildings on lnd cquired or held by it in the community improvement project re in conformity with the Community Improvement Pln, nd sell, lese or otherwise dispose of ny such buildings nd lnd ppurtennt thereto. (Section 28(6)) sell, lese or otherwise dispose of ny lnd cquired or held by it in the community improvement project re ny person or governmentl uthority for use in conformity with the community improvement pln. (Section 28 (6b)) This enbles the municiplity to directly intervene in mking improvements to property, or to build new buildings nd fcilities, s needed. Under Section 28(7), the municiplity my issue grnts nd lons to property owners nd tennts to ssist in pying for eligible costs. Eligible costs is brodly defined to include costs relted to environmentl site ssessment, environmentl remedition, development, redevelopment, construction nd reconstruction of lnds nd buildings for rehbilittion purposes or for the provision of energy efficient uses, buildings, structures, works, improvements or fcilities (Section 28(7.1)). Under no circumstnce cn the mount of grnt or lon mde in respect of prticulr lnds nd buildings exceed the eligible cost of the community improvement pln with respect to those lnds nd buildings (Section 28(7.3). The Plnning Act lso contins provisions which llow the municiplity to enter into greements concerning ny issued grnts or lons, nd llow the municiplity to register the greement ginst the title of the lnd (Section 28(11)). Once Council is stisfied tht Community Improvement Pln hs been crried out, Council my pss by-lw to dissolve the community improvement project re, which renders ny previously effected Community Improvement Plns non-pplicble(section 28(13)). In ddition to Section 28, Section 69 of the Plnning Act llows municiplities to reduce or wive the mount of fee in respect of plnning ppliction where it feels pyment is unresonble. Mny Community Improvement Plns offer ppliction fee refunds s finncil incentive. 2.2 Municipl Act The Municipl Act prohibits municiplities from directly or indirectly ssisting ny mnufcturing business or other industril or commercil enterprise through the grnting of bonuses (Section 106(1)). Prohibited ctions include (Section 106(2)): ) giving or lending ny property of the municiplity, including money; b) gurnteeing borrowing; c) lesing or selling ny property of the municiplity t below fir mrket vlue; or d) giving totl or prtil exemption from ny levy, chrge or fee. Pge 6

17 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Section 106(3) of the Municipl Act provides n exception to the bove, where municiplity my exercise powers under Section 28(6), (7) or (7.2) of the Plnning Act or Section of the Municipl Act. By llowing n exception to the Section 106(1), the Municipl Act provides municiplity with power nd tools for community improvement. This includes tools relted to the remedition nd redevelopment of brownfield properties. Brownfield properties re considered to be properties tht re (or re perceived to be) environmentlly contminted s result of prior lnd use (i.e. phse two environmentl site ssessment hs been conducted nd which did not meet the stndrds specified under Section 168.4(1) of the Environmentl Protection Act). Section of the Municipl Act llows municiplities to provide property tx ssistnce to eligible properties to offset ll or portion of remedition costs. The Municipl Act provides municiplities with the uthority to cncel or defer the municipl portion of property txes on eligible properties. It is noted tht this section of the Municipl Act does not specificlly ddress opportunities for providing finncil ssistnce to residentil properties. Typiclly, however, Community Improvement Plns re intended to focus on commercil properties, but there re exmples of Community Improvement Plns tht provide limited funding opportunities for specified types of residentil properties (e.g., funding for historic residentil properties or funding to crete new residentil units). Municiplities my lso pply to the Province to mtch the municipl tx rebte with the eduction portion of the property tx through its Brownfields Finncil Tx Incentive Progrm (BFTIP). Under the progrm, the province cn cncel ll or portion of the eduction property txes of property for up to three yers. However, pplicnts to this progrm must obtin pprovl from the Minister of Finnce. To be ble to pply for the BFTIP, Community Improvement Pln must be in plce. It should be noted tht the experience with the BFTIP on the prt of other municiplities hs demonstrted tht the ppliction process cn be complex nd the turnround time for decision from the Province cn be considerble. However, considertion should be mde to enble the progrm in the Community Improvement Pln. The City my choose to pursue BFTIP on behlf of lndowner in tril run nd, if the process is too onerous, the City my cese to utilize the progrm. Section 107 of the Municipl Act outlines the powers municiplity hs to mke grnts, including the power to provide grnt in the form of lon or by gurnteeing lon, subject to criteri outlined in Section 106. Additionl powers include: selling or lesing lnd for nominl considertion or grnting lnd; providing lnd owned nd occupied by the municiplity for use by nyone upon terms estblished by council; nd selling, lesing or disposing of ny municipl property t nominl price, or by wy of grnt, to provide for the use of the property on terms estblished by council. Additionlly, the Municipl Act lso llows municiplities to provide tx relief to owners of eligible heritge properties (Section 365.2). Municiplities my pss by-lw to estblish locl progrm to provide tx reductions or refunds to owners of eligible heritge properties. To be eligible, properties must be designted under Prt IV of the Ontrio Heritge Act, or prt of Heritge Pge 7

18 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Conservtion District designted under Prt V of the Ontrio Heritge Act, or subject to seprte heritge conservtion greement between the owner nd the municiplity. The ppliction of such progrm my be delt with s municipl ledership strtegy through Community Improvement Pln. 2.3 Ontrio Heritge Act The Ontrio Heritge Act hs relevnce to the preprtion of Community Improvement Pln, since the CIP my contemplte heritge conservtion through finncil incentives or municipl ledership progrms. Under Section 39(1) of the Ontrio Heritge Act, municiplities my pss by-lws to implement seprte grnt or lon progrms to ssist owners of heritge properties designted under Prt IV of the Act, in pying for ltertions to the property, in line with the terms estblished by the by-lws. There re 4 designted heritge properties, identified in Tble 2-1, which re owned by the City. Currently, the City does not mintin municipl heritge register or dminister ny incentive progrms for heritge properties. Tble 2-1: City of Pembroke Heritge Designted Properties Property Nme Address Municipl Roll Number By-lw Victori Centre 84 Isbell St Pembroke Public Librry 237 Victori St Pembroke City Hll 1 Pembroke St. E Victori Hll 42 Renfrew St Development Chrges Act Section 5 of the Development Chrges Act llows municiplity to exempt type or types of development from development chrge. This hs been used by some municiplities s the bsis for finncil incentive in CIP. The City hs recently dopted new Development Chrges (DC) By-lw (By-lw ) Development Chrges By-lw The City s Development Chrges By-lw ( ) imposes chrges ginst lnd where its development would increse the need for municipl services (e.g. fire services, trnsporttion services, environmentl services, recretion nd culturl services, nd other services such s the Development Chrges Bckground Study) nd requires one of the following: pssing of zoning bylw or zoning by-lw mendment, pprovl of minor vrince, conveynce of lnd, pprovl of pln of subdivision, consent, pprovl of description under Section 50 of the Condominium Act, or the issunce of permit under the Ontrio Building Code. The chrges pply to ll residentil nd non-residentil uses (mening purposes other thn dwelling unit including commercil, institutionl nd industril) within the City s limits. The City reserves the right to exempt lnd, buildings or structures from the chrges imposed by the By-lw. For residentil uses, the chrge depends upon the proposed density. The new DCs per unit re s follows: $3, for low density, $3, for medium density nd $2, for high density. Pge 8

19 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 For non-residentil uses, the chrge is determined by squre footge of the proposed development. The new DC for non-residentil is $0.89 per squre foot. An understnding of the Development Chrges By-lw is relevnt becuse some CIPs incorporte incentive progrms to offset the cost of development chrges. Such n incentive cn help reduce the cost of development nd promote prticulr type of development or redevelopment in trgeted re. 2.5 Accessibility for Ontrins with Disbilities Act The Accessibility for Ontrins with Disbilities Act (AODA) estblishes the frmework for the development of province-wide mndtory stndrds on ccessibility in ll res of dily life. It guides the design of buildings through mendments to the Ontrio Building Code, s well s public spces tht re considered to be new construction or undergo mjor chnges to existing fetures. Revitliztion nd redevelopment efforts supported by the CIP will need to consider AODA stndrds. 2.6 Provincil Policy Sttement The 2014 Provincil Policy Sttement (PPS) outlines the Province s policies with respect to community plnning in Ontrio. Though the PPS does not explicitly reference Community Improvement Plns, it generlly supports the revitliztion of Ontrio s urbn res through specific policies. Policy promotes the regenertion of settlement res. Policy sttes tht plnning uthorities re to identify loctions nd promote opportunities for intensifiction nd redevelopment including brownfield redevelopment. The PPS defines brownfield sites s: Undeveloped or previously developed properties tht my be contminted. They re usully, but not exclusively, former industril or commercil properties tht my be underutilized, derelict or vcnt. Helthy, livble nd sfe communities should be promoted through vrious mens including the improvement of ccessibility for persons with disbilities nd older persons, by identifying, preventing nd removing lnd use brriers which restrict their full prticiption (Policy 1.1.1(f)). The long term economic prosperity is promoted by Policy 1.7, which is to be supported by, mong other mens, the revitliztion of downtowns nd min streets is promoted by Policy 1.7.1(c), nd through the promotion of brownfield site redevelopment (Policy (e)). The PPS lso promotes the provision of ffordble housing. Policy requires tht plnning uthorities provide n pproprite rnge nd mix of housing types nd densities to meet current nd future demnd by estblishing nd implementing minimum trgets for the provision of housing which is ffordble to low nd moderte income households. Through Policy 2.6, the PPS requires the conservtion of culturl heritge resources. Specificlly, Policy sttes tht Significnt built heritge resources nd significnt culturl heritge lndscpes re to be conserved. Pge 9

20 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Further, the proponent of development nd site ltertion on lnds djcent to protected heritge resources must demonstrte tht the heritge ttributes of the protected property will be conserved (Policy 2.6.3). The PPS therefore supports the mintennce nd revitliztion of the City of Pembroke, which could include the use of Community Improvement Pln to: Promote the economic vibility of the downtown core nd other potentil project res; Improve the vilbility of ffordble housing; Promote opportunities for intensifiction nd redevelopment, with prticulr ttention to brownfield sites; nd Help conserve nd improve culturl heritge resources. 2.7 City of Pembroke Officil Pln (2016) In Jnury 2016, the City of Pembroke dopted new Officil Pln (OP) nd received Ministeril pprovl in My No ppels were filed, nd therefore the OP is in full force nd effect. The 2016 OP is reltively minor updte to the 2008 OP nd it focuses on second units, wildlnd fire hzrds, nturl heritge fetures nd policies regrding the former Cndin Pcific ril line. The 2016 OP is intended to guide development within the City to the yer Section 2.3 of the OP estblishes numerous objectives to direct the City s development. Severl objectives re of prticulr relevnce to the CIP. Active trnsporttion nd sustinble development re encourged by Objective 4: To provide for compct nd energy efficient lnd use pttern tht optimizes the use of vilble infrstructure (rods, wter, sewer, wste disposl) nd public service fcilities (schools, hospitls, recretion nd culturl fcilities, fire nd police services), nd which utilizes densities nd development stndrds tht re cost effective nd supportive of ctive trnsporttion. Objective 11 expresses support for housing diversity for City residents: To provide for full rnge of housing types nd densities to meet demogrphic nd mrket requirements of current nd future residents of the City while mintining t ll times t lest ten yer supply of lnd designted nd vilble for new residentil development nd residentil intensifiction. The Pln lso supports n ctive nd economiclly sustinble downtown through Objective 14: To mintin the well-being of downtown s the community centre for the City nd surrounding re by fcilitting the further development of the downtown to provide wide rnge of ctivities, including offices for municipl government nd brnches of the senior governments, the mjor shopping district for the region, n incresed mount nd density of housing, tourist nd conference fcilities nd dequte off-street prking. Objective 17 emphsizes the importnce of Pembroke s wterfront lnds: Pge 10

21 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 To limit the use of lnds butting the Ottw River wterfront nd within nd butting the vlleys of the Muskrt nd Indin Rivers to uses comptible with open spce chrcter of these res. More brodly, Objective 19 provides n overrching gol for the City s environment: To encourge the development nd mintennce of n efficient nd plesnt environment for the residents of the City. The importnce of qulity of life nd humn scle development re emphsized by Objective 20: To sustin high qulity of life for residents bsed on the provision of public services, lnd use plnning tht considers the element of humn scle, conservtion of the nturl environment nd open spce menities of the City, nd the ppliction of sound environmentl stndrds. Heritge conservtion is ddressed by Objective 21: To conserve the culturl heritge nd rcheologicl resources of the community. Objective 22 provides further support for sustinbility nd ctive trnsporttion in the City: To support redevelopment nd development tht is designed to be sustinble, pedestrinoriented nd supportive of public trnsit service. The OP estblishes generl policies for numerous spects of city plnning including: nturl nd culturl heritge; brownfield sites; energy nd ir qulity; climte chnge mitigtion nd dpttion; stormwter mngement; nd, infrstructure. In terms of lnd use, the OP contins diversity of designtions including open spce, residentil, centrl commercil, shopping centre commercil, highwy commercil, industril, economic enterprise, mixed use re, institutionl nd hzrd lnds s illustrted in Figure 2-1. With respect to CIPs, Section 7.2 of the OP provides generl description of community improvement, s encompssing ll those ctivities, both public nd privte, which mintin, rehbilitte nd redevelop the existing physicl environment to ccommodte the socil nd economic priorities within the community. The gol for community improvement s directed by Council is to upgrde, mintin nd rehbilitte the physicl environment, in order to ensure the continued socil nd economic vibility of its existing residentil neighbourhoods, centrl business district nd industril prk. (Section 7.2.1). The gol is to be ccomplished through the implementtion of progrm of continuous community improvements, s legislted in the Plnning Act, to chieve the following objectives: Generl Objectives To foster improvements so s to: Pge 11

22 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Encourge the prticiption of the privte sector in community improvement inititives involving locl merchnts, businessmen, residents, nd civic leders. 2. Ensure tht the undertking of specific community improvement projects does not unduly burden the finncil cpbility of the City. 3. Ensure high stndrds of site development throughout the City. 4. Provide for the rehbilittion of brownfield sites (i.e. lnds on which industril or commercil ctivity took plce in the pst but which re no longer in use, which my be contminted) for reuse s vible building sites for vrious lnd use ctivities. 5. Providing for the conservtion of nturl heritge fetures, river corridors nd shoreline res. 6. Improve energy efficiency nd promote innovtive or lterntive sources of energy. Residentil Objectives To foster improvements in residentil neighbourhoods by: 1. Striving for n equitble distribution of socil menities mong residentil neighbourhoods in fcilities tht re well mintined, well locted, nd esily ccessible. 2. Estblishing nd mintining the physicl infrstructure necessry nd pproprite to the vrious residentil neighbourhoods. 3. Ensuring the mintennce of the existing housing stock nd encourging the rehbilittion, renovtion, nd repir of older dwellings. 4. Investigting the fesibility of relocting the Cndin Ntionl ril line. 5. Encourging the provision of ffordble single nd multiple unit residentil dwellings for low to middle income residents. Commercil Objectives To foster improvements in the Centrl Business District by: 1. Mintining vibrnt, ttrctive downtown through providing the necessry physicl conditions to crete plesnt shopping environment. 2. Providing nd mintining incentives to support the downtown core, to foster helthy locl economy for re businesses. 3. Providing nd mintining downtown streets, sidewlks, lighting, benches nd prking res, to ensure tht the downtown is ccessible to both motorists nd pedestrin. 4. Encourging high stndrds of site development. Pge 12

23 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Pursuing the re-use of the former Cndin Pcific ril corridor for multi-use recretion nd lterntive trnsporttion purposes. Industril Objectives To foster improvements in industril res by: 1. Developing nd mintining the industril prk to fcilitte the successful opertion of the industries tht it ccommodtes. 2. Ensuring tht proposed improvements to locl industries throughout the City generlly enhnce the res in which they re locted, nd re comptible with djcent lnd uses. 3. Ensuring tht sewer mins, gs mins, wter mins, rods, curbs, sidewlks nd street lighting re dequte nd re ppropritely locted to service the industril uses. 4. Ensuring tht development in the industril prk occurs in n efficient sequentil mnner. 5. Encourging existing industries tht re locted in predominntly residentil neighbourhoods to relocte to other, more suitble loctions. Wterfront Objectives To foster improvements in the wterfront re by: 1. Identifying, supporting nd encourging the development of the tourism potentil for the wterfront nd integrting this re with the downtown. 2. Mintining public ccess to the wterfront nd encourging helthy mix of tourist, commercil, residentil nd open spce uses. 3. Ensuring tht wter mins, sewer mins, rods nd sidewlks re dequtely designed, sized nd locted to service wterfront development. 4. Pursuing the re-use of the former Cndin Pcific ril corridor for multi-use recretion nd lterntive trnsporttion purposes. 5. Providing for the conservtion of nturl heritge fetures nd shoreline res. Pge 13

24 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Figure 2-1: Officil Pln Schedule A Lnd Use Pln Pge 14

25 2.8 Pembroke Wterfront Development Study (1990) Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 This study produced comprehensive development pln for Pembroke s wterfront. It imed to enhnce nd sustin unique nturl environmentl fetures while optimizing tourism-relted development long the wterfront. The study provided n rry of design nd policy recommendtions, mny of which hve since been implemented. The proposed mphithetre nd wlking tril from Riverside Prk to the Mrin hve been constructed. Closures of the rilwy corridor nd wterfront snow dump hve lso been implemented. Algonquin College s recently constructed wterfront cmpus conforms to the generl recommendtions of the study. Extension of the wterfront pthwy long Muskrt River to Pnsy Ptch Prk to fulfill the intent of the study remins Council priority. Council is lso committed to continued privte sector investment long the wterfront. 2.9 Zoning By-lw The City of Pembroke Zoning By-lw ws dopted by Council in It estblishes: How lnd my be used; Where buildings nd other structures cn be locted; The types of buildings tht re permitted nd how they my be used; nd The lot sizes nd dimensions, prking requirements, building heights nd setbcks from the street. It contins series of generl provisions pplying to ll lnds nd specific provisions which only pply to certin zones. Specificlly, the By-lw identifies four residentil zone types (R1, R2, R3, R4), four commercil zone types (C1, C2, C3, C4), Institutionl Zones (I), Generl Industril Zones (M1), Economic Enterprise Zones (M2), Flood Plin Zones (FP), Hzrd Zones (H), nd Open Spce Zones (OS). Figure 2-2 nd Figure 2-3 contin Schedules A nd B of the Zoning By-lw which show zoning for the whole City nd the downtown, respectively. Pge 15

26 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Figure 2-2: Zoning By-lw Schedule A Pge 16

27 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Figure 2-3: Zoning By-lw Schedule B Pge 17

28 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Municipl Pln Overview City of Pembroke Downtown Heritge Fçde Improvement Pln A Downtown Fçde Improvement Pln ws designed to rehbilitte nd improve the fçdes of buildings within the downtown core re. This CIP ws first dopted by Council in November, 1999 nd continues to be utilized by mny downtown business owners. Properties tht re zoned Generl Commercil locted in the downtown generlly bounded by Mcky Street on the est, Renfrew Street on the south, Christie Street on the west nd the Ottw River on the north. Property owners my pply for grnt tht would cover 50% of the cost to improve building s fçde to mximum of $5,000. As of Jnury, 2016, 36 grnts totlling $149, hve been pproved by the City under this CIP; totl construction vlue s result of those grnts hs been $855,084. Figure 2-4 nd Figure 2-5 show exmples of properties whose fçdes were improved through grnts provided by this pln. Figure 2-4: Pembroke St. W. Figure 2-5: 169 Pembroke Street W Accessibility Policy nd Pln (2015) The gol of this policy nd pln is to improve opportunities for people with disbilities. To tht end, the Accessibility Pln: Describes process by which the City will identify, remove nd prevent brriers to people with disbilities; Lists the fcilities, policies, progrms, prctices nd services tht the City will review to identify brriers to people with disbilities; nd, Describes the mesures the City will tke to identify, remove nd prevent brriers to people with disbilities Strtegic Pln The City of Pembroke s Strtegic Pln estblishes priorities nd objectives to efficiently nd effectively llocte municipl resources. Its mission is to provide n ffordble, vibrnt community which offers level of services nd menities tht supports sustinble nd helthy lifestyle. To ccomplish this mission, the Pln estblishes the following priorities: 1. Economic Development: seek out opportunities to increse tx bse; 2. Opertionl review of City Deprtments. Pge 18

29 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Fcility Renewl: exmine upgrdes nd/or development of pool, recretion complex, fire hll, skte prk; 4. Hrd infrstructure: develop comprehensive, long term pln for rods, sewers, trnsporttion, downtown; 5. Shred Services: Initite converstions with the County of Renfrew nd the Township of Lurentin Vlley regrding greter firness in greements; nd, A Culturl Frmework for the City of Pembroke nd the County of Renfrew (2012) The Culturl Frmework estblishes n overrching Culturl Policy for the region. It is intended to fcilitte the use of culturl resources in the region to support economic nd broder community development objectives. It is guided by three principles: prtnerships nd collbortion; diversity nd ccess; nd, ccountbility nd fiscl responsibility. It lys out comprehensive vision which sees Pembroke nd the Ottw Vlley s vibrnt socil, economic hub nd tourism destintion tht contins diverse nd high qulity nturl, built nd culturl environment. Pge 19

30 3 Community Enggement 3.1 CIP Working Group Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 A CIP Working Group ws estblished in Jnury, 2016 to guide nd review the project s it progresses. The Working Group includes the Myor, two Council members, City stff, developers, business owners nd other community members. A Visioning Workshop with the CIP Working Group, fcilitted by MMM/WSP, occurred on Februry 4, 2016 nd provided the foundtion for the CIP. Figure 3-1: Working group members engged in mpping exercise Figure 3-2: Working group member presenting vision for Pembroke The Working Group confirmed tht the CIP Project Are will encompss the entire City of Pembroke. Through visioning nd mpping exercises, the Working Group estblished vision sttement nd series of gols for the CIP. The detiled results of the Visioning Workshop re vilble in Appendix A. 3.2 Community Survey A community survey ws developed nd deployed to obtin input from the Pembroke community. An online version ws posted on the City s website nd hrd copies were vilble t City Hll, Pembroke Public Librry nd the City of Pembroke Recretion Deprtment office t the PMC Aren. A totl of 35 community members completed the survey; 34 completed the survey online while one respondent submitted hrdcopy. The survey provided insight into community members priorities for the CIP. The highest priorities were: encourging nd supporting privte-sector reinvestment in the downtown nd throughout the City, redevelopment of the wterfront, creting innovting incentive progrms nd enhncing streetscpes. Preserving heritge building fetures nd chrcter, improving building fçdes in other res of the City in ddition to the downtown re grnered reltively high levels of importnce mong respondents. Redevelopment for the provision of ffordble housing nd brownfield redevelopment hd reltively low priority. Tble 3-1 shows the numericl brekdown of respondents priorities. Full survey results re vilble in Appendix A. Pge 20

31 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Tble 3-1: Survey respondent priorities for the CIP Topic Very Importnt Somewht Importnt Lest Importnt Encourging nd supporting privte-sector reinvestment in the downtown nd throughout the City 79% 18% 3% Creting innovting incentive progrms 67% 30% 3% Redevelopment of the wterfront 67% 21% 12% Enhncing streetscpes 66% 25% 9% Preserving heritge building fetures nd chrcter 53% 38% 9% Improving building fçdes in other commercil nd retil 42% 49% 9% res of the City in ddition to the downtown re Redevelopment for the provision of ffordble housing 37% 33% 30% Brownfield redevelopment 19% 53% 28% 3.3 Business Survey In Mrch 2016, survey ws developed to obtin input from the Pembroke business community. Access to n online version ws circulted to locl businesses nd totl of 35 surveys were completed. The purpose of the survey ws to sk locl business owners why they operte business in Pembroke nd wht chllenges they fce operting in the City. Questions were sked in n open-ended formt tht llowed respondents to provide ny informtion or context they felt necessry to explin their nswers. Overll, spects of Pembroke tht retin businesses include: Pembroke s community nd tmosphere, client bse, ffordbility of rent, loction within the Ottw Vlley, institutionl/locl government support nd inerti. Chllenges fced by business owners/opertors include: lck of prking downtown, lck of clients nd suppliers, high commercil tx rte, shortge of qulified lbour, distnce to Ottw nd other lrge municiplities, infrstructure concerns nd condition of the downtown. Pge 21

32 4 Vision & Gols of the CIP 4.1 Vision Sttement Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 A Vision Sttement is forml sttement tht expresses the spirtions nd gols of n orgniztion. At the Februry 4 th workshop, members of the Working Group identified the components of its vision for Pembroke in the future. These elements re combined into Vision Sttement for the community. The City of Pembroke is regionl service nd culturl centre, strtegiclly locted in close proximity to Ottw with proud nd prosperous business community, vibrnt nd ttrctive wterfront community with beutiful downtown, revitlized destintion for tourists, nd plce to cll home. 4.2 Gols In order to implement the Vision Sttement, series of gols bsed on key themes from the Visioning Workshop nd community survey re identified below, in no prticulr order of importnce: Gol #1: Improve infrstructure (e.g., rods, high speed Internet) for big business nd overll community economic prosperity. Gol #2: Strengthen Pembroke s wterfront through ttrctive nd economiclly vible redevelopment tht effectively serves both residents nd visitors. Gol #3: Encourge the development of thriving nd ctive downtown. Gol #4: Enhnce the visul ppernce nd esthetics of priority streets. Gol #5: Encourge the development of ffordble housing in pproprite loctions. Gol #6: Promote the clenup nd redevelopment of brownfields. Pge 22

33 Community Improvement Pln August 9, City-Initited Projects The City hs ledership role in promoting the CIP through improvements to public lnds, infrstructure, s well s trils nd pthwys. 5.1 Public Lnds nd Buildings The City hs beutiful wterfront re with mjor lndmrks nd public menities for ll to enjoy. Any new development should include the considertion of mintining public ccess to the wterfront nd tht sufficient res re provided for recretion nd leisure needs of the community. Any sites tht re owned by the City tht re situted t strtegic loctions with high visibility nd good trnsporttion ccess should be considered s potentilly public-privte prtnership (P3) projects to help with redevelopment. In ddition, the City could estblish P3 projects with privte lndowners to ssist with the provision of ffordble housing projects, energy-retrofit buildings, etc. s mens to foster collbortion nd prtnerships imed t improving nd further beutifiction of Pembroke. Furthermore, the City cn demonstrte municipl ledership by improving existing municipllyowned buildings nd through lnd cquisition to enble improvements to n re. 5.2 Infrstructure Improvements to Pul Mrtin Drive In April 2016, the Province of Ontrio nnounced tht the City of Pembroke will receive $3 million through its Connecting Links progrm which provides funding for the design, construction, renewl, rehbilittion nd replcement of connecting link infrstructure. This project includes reconstruction of 1.7 kilometres of Pul Mrtin Drive from Interntionl Drive to Town Line Rod nd repirs to the Olympic Bridge on the City s Highwy 41 connecting link. Improvements to Locl Streets Bsed on the results of the community enggement events to dte, severl streets were identified s potentil cndidtes for streetscping improvements. The suggested streets included Nelson Street for streetscping, nd repving on Lke Street, Mry Street, Angus Cmpbell Drive, nd Pembroke Street. When these streets re being considered for rod work construction, the City should consider implementing streetscpe improvements in conjunction with the construction such plnting street trees, instlltion of street furniture, nd bnners. 5.3 Gtewy Signge Explore opportunities to increse nd implement Tourist-Oriented Directionl Signge long Highwy 17 with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture nd Sport nd Cndin TODS Limited, privte, third-prty compny tht opertes, mnges, mintins nd finnces this progrm on behlf of the Ministry. Signge long Highwy 17 would be intended to provide wyfinding for visitors nd to encourge through trffic to stop in Pembroke. Considertion could be for dditionl signge to the City s downtown nd wterfront res. The City could consider undertking signge study tht Pge 23

34 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 would ssist in developing n overll theme, the types of signs, size, colour nd other design elements in creting consistent look nd feel for signge in the City. Figure 5-1: Tourism-Oriented Directionl Signing designed through the Ministry of Tourism Culture nd Sport TODS progrm Wterfront Improvement Progrm Pembroke s wterfront is n extremely importnt community sset. As the City s best public ccess to the wter, there exists n opportunity to revitlize the wterfront s City destintion, nd even to promote the loction s tourist ttrction. The existing potentil for recretionl boting is significnt sset tht cn help drw tourists nd trnsform Pembroke into vibrnt, historic wterfront community. The City my undertke the following improvements to its wterfront res, including the: 1. Opertion of wterfront user fcilities, including chnge rooms, rest rooms nd other fcilities for use by visitors nd boters; 2. Mrin to better support recretionl boting industry; 3. Pedestrin relm nd utomobile connections to the wterfront re to support dily use of the wterfront re by residents, nd generl wlkbility improvements; nd, 4. Wyfinding signge, to indicte directions to the wterfront re. 5.5 Trils nd Pthwys The City should continue through its prtnerships to estblish nd confirm direction with respect to repurposing the CN/CP bndoned rilwy corridors for multi-use recretion nd lterntive trnsporttion projects. The pthwy long Muskrt River to Pnsy Ptch Prk is Council priority nd the City should continue to pursue its development. 1 Pge 24

35 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Finncil Incentive Progrms A comprehensive set of finncil incentive progrms hve been estblished to chieve the gols of this CIP. The incentive progrms listed in this section were developed bsed on discussions with community members, City Stff, nd City Council, s well s review of best prctices used by other municiplities. The finncil incentive progrms hve been creted to encourge privte sector redevelopment in Pembroke. Applicnts my use individul incentive progrms, or combine multiple progrms for single site or development. This section outlines the purpose, description, nd eligibility requirements for ech finncil incentive progrm. Eligible projects my lso be ugmented with other federl nd provincil funding progrms. All progrms re subject to funding llocted by City Council on n nnul bsis. This section presents potentil options nd does not represent the finl recommended Finncil Incentive Progrms. 6.1 Generl Progrm Requirements All of the finncil incentive progrms contined in this CIP re subject to the following generl requirements, s well s the individul requirements specified under ech progrm. The generl nd progrm-specific requirements contined in this CIP re not necessrily exhustive nd the City reserves the right to include other requirements nd conditions s deemed necessry:. An ppliction for ny finncil incentive progrm contined in this CIP must be submitted to the City prior to the commencement of ny works to which the finncil incentive progrm pplies nd prior to n ppliction for building permit; b. If the pplicnt is not the owner of the property (e.g. tennt), the pplicnt must provide written consent from the owner of the property to mke the ppliction; c. An ppliction for ny finncil incentive progrm contined in this CIP must include plns, estimtes, contrcts, reports nd other detils, s required by the City, to stisfy the City with respect to project costs nd conformity to this CIP, s well s ll municipl by-lws, policies, procedures, stndrds nd guidelines, including Officil Pln, Zoning By-lw, nd Site Pln requirements nd pprovls; d. City Stff will review pplictions nd supporting mterils for CIP progrms. Applictions will be reviewed by committee of City stff, s determined by the City. The committee will evlute pplictions ginst progrm eligibility requirements nd mke recommendtion to City Council or Council s designte. The ppliction is subject to pprovl by City Council or Council s designte; e. As condition of ppliction pprovl, the pplicnt my be required to enter into n greement with the City. The Agreement will specify the terms, durtion, nd defult provisions of the incentive to be provided; f. Where other sources of government nd/or non-profit orgniztion funding (Federl, Provincil, etc.) tht cn be pplied ginst the eligible costs re nticipted or hve been Pge 25

36 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 secured, these must be declred s prt of the ppliction. Accordingly, the grnt my be reduced on pro-rted bsis; g. The City reserves the right to udit the cost of ny nd ll works tht hve been pproved under ny of the finncil incentive progrms, t the expense of the pplicnt; h. The City is not responsible for ny costs incurred by n pplicnt in reltion to ny of the progrms, including nd without limittion, costs incurred in nticiption of tx ssistnce nd/or grnt pyment; i. If the pplicnt is in defult of ny of the generl or progrm specific requirements, or ny other requirements of the City, the City my dely, reduce or cncel the pproved tx ssistnce nd/or grnt pyment nd require repyment of the pproved tx ssistnce nd/or grnt; j. The City my discontinue ny of the progrms contined in this CIP t ny time, but pplicnts with pproved tx ssistnce nd/or grnt pyments will still receive sid pyment, subject to meeting the generl nd progrm specific requirements; k. City stff, officils, nd/or gents of the City my inspect ny property tht is the subject of n ppliction for ny of the finncil incentive progrms offered by the City; l. Eligible pplicnts cn pply for one, more, or ll of the incentive progrms contined in this CIP, with the exception of the Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt which cnnot be combined with ny other grnt in this pln. No two progrms my be used to py for the sme eligible cost. Also, the totl of ll tx ssistnce nd grnts provided in respect of the subject property for which n pplicnt is mking ppliction under the progrms contined in this CIP shll not exceed the eligible cost of the improvements to tht property; nd m. The subject property shll not be in rrers of ny municipl txes, re rtes or other chrges; n. All expenses tht re eligible for the incentive progrms contined herein must be pid in full nd the mount of the incentive will be reimbursed s grnt to the pplicnt. Grnts will only be pid out when the work hs been completed nd pid invoices re submitted to the City; o. Outstnding work orders from the City s Fire Deprtment or the Building Deprtment must be ddressed prior to grnt pprovl; p. The subject property must be locted in the CIP Project Are; nd, q. Applictions for finncil incentives shll be in ccordnce with the eligibility criteri indicted for ech individul incentive progrm (Sections ) s well s the generl policies nd requirements for submitting pplictions s outlined in Section 6.12 of this Pln. Pge 26

37 6.2 Accessibility Grnt Purpose Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 To improve the ccessibility to existing buildings in ccordnce with the Accessibility for Ontrins with Disbilities Act, Eligible Costs 1. Instlltion of new utomtic doors. 2. Instlltion of new wheelchir ccess rmps. 3. Widening of public entrywys. 4. Leveling or repirs to pthwys/ccesses nd stirs. 5. Any combintion of the bove improvements. 6. Any other improvements designed to improve ccessibility, subject to pprovl by the City s Review Committee. Progrm Detils 1. A grnt of 50% to mximum of $2,500 is vilble to ssist property owners, tennts, or ssignees to encourge the provision of ccessibility to the existing buildings. 2. The grnt will be pyble upon completion of the works. Eligibility Criteri 1. All Generl Progrm Requirements outlined in Section 6.1 shll pply. 2. Only the commercil re of property shll be eligible for this grnt. 3. Applictions shll be in ccordnce with the ppliction submission requirements under Section Improvements shll generlly comply with the design guidelines outlined in Section Accessibility improvements shll be bove nd beyond the requirements of the Ontrio Building Code, s pplicble to the property. Pge 27

38 6.3 Affordble Housing Study Grnt Purpose Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 The Affordble Housing Study Grnt promotes the development of new ffordble living in Pembroke through the funding of bckground studies. The grnt pplies to studies for new projects, though funding for conversions my lso be considered on cse-by-cse bsis, if the units re ccessible. The Affordble Housing Study Grnt is trgeted to projects tht provide housing for brod rnge of demogrphics, including retirees, young professionls, nd first-time homebuyers. Eligible Costs 1. Studies to support n ffordble housing development of 4 or more units in the CIP project re. Exmples of studies could include hydrogeologicl nd terrin nlyses, environmentl reports, rchitecturl drwings including site pln/lndscpe drwings, nd Business Plns. Progrm Detils A grnt of 50% to mximum of $5,000 of eligible project costs. Eligibility Criteri 1. All Generl Progrm Requirements outlined in Section 6.1 shll pply. 2. Eligible projects feture housing tht is ffordble to those households erning the medin income in Pembroke or less per yer, s defined by Sttistics Cnd. 3. Applictions shll be in ccordnce with the ppliction submission requirements under Section Pge 28

39 6.4 Brownfield Property Tx Assistnce Progrm Purpose Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 The purpose of the Brownfield Property Tx Assistnce Progrm (TAP) is to encourge the remedition nd rehbilittion of brownfield sites by providing cncelltion of prt or ll of the property tx increse on property tht is undergoing or hs undergone remedition nd development to ssist with pyment of the cost of environmentl remedition. Eligible Costs 1. Environmentl remedition costs, including ny ction tken to reduce the concentrtion of contminnts on, in or under the property to permit Record of Site Condition (RSC) to be filed in the Environmentl Site Registry under Section of the Environmentl Protection Act; 2. Plcing clen fill nd relted grding; nd, 3. Environmentl insurnce premiums. Progrm Detils 1. Municipl Tx Assistnce:. The City my pss bylws to provide deferrl or cncelltion of ll or prt of the municipl txes on brownfield site during the Rehbilittion Period nd Development Period, s defined in Section 365.1(1) of the Municipl Act. b. The totl vlue of the tx ssistnce will not exceed the totl eligible costs, which re defined in the eligibility requirements bove. The level nd durtion of the tx ssistnce will be considered on cse-by-cse bsis. c. Prior to pssing the by-lw pproving the tx ssistnce, the City will be required to notify the Ministry of Finnce. Within 30 dys of pssing the by-lw, the City will lso be required to notify the Minister of Municipl Affirs nd Housing nd the Minister of Finnce. 2. Provincil Tx Assistnce: Pyment Detils. The City my pply for provincil Brownfields Finncil Tx Incentive Progrm, on behlf of the owner, to cncel or freeze ll or portion of the eduction component of property txes. b. The ppliction will need to be pproved by the Minister of Finnce, nd my be subject to different timeline thn the pproved Municipl Tx Assistnce. c. The City must be offering municipl tx ssistnce in order for the owner to be eligible for Provincil tx ssistnce. 1. Municipl Tx Assistnce:. The municipl portion of the property tx ssistnce is limited to the Rehbilittion Period nd Development Period of the project. Pge 29

40 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 b. The municipl portion of the property tx ssistnce will be undertken in ccordnce with the provisions of Section (1) of the Municipl Act. c. The municipl portion of the property tx ssistnce my strt t the beginning of the Rehbilittion Period nd run for period specified by Council in by-lw, but shll not extend beyond the time periods outlined in Section 365.1(1) of the Municipl Act, which is the erlier of ) eighteen months, b) the dte Record of Site condition is filed, or c) when the totl mount of tx ssistnce is equl to the eligible remedition costs (s defined bove). d. The Development Period begins when the Rehbilittion Period ends, nd concludes on the erlier of ) the end dte specified in the by-lw or b) when the tx ssistnce is equl to the eligible remedition costs. e. The durtion of tx ssistnce my consist of both the Rehbilittion Period nd Development Period, subject to the limittions for ech period s described bove. f. The implementing by-lw is to specify whether the tx ssistnce will occur during the Rehbilittion Period, the Development Period, or both. 2. Provincil Tx Assistnce: Eligibility Criteri. The exemption my commence t the strt of the Rehbilittion Period, nd continue through the Development Period, for mximum time period s defined in the implementing bylw, nd subject to progrm nd termintion requirements estblished by Section 365.1(1) of the Municipl Act. b. The eduction portion of the property tx ssistnce my be delivered on different timetble from the municipl portion of the property tx ssistnce for the given property. c. The conditions imposed by the Minister of Finnce for the eduction portion of the property tx ssistnce under Section of the Municipl Act my differ from those outlined in this Pln. 1. All Generl Progrm Requirements outlined in Section 6.1 shll pply. 2. Applictions shll be in ccordnce with the ppliction submission requirements under Section The Brownfield Property Tx Assistnce Progrm my not be combined with the Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt. 4. Successful pplicnts my lso be eligible for other finncil incentive progrms, provided tht the totl vlue of incentives does not exceed the totl eligible cost of rehbilitting the lnd nd buildings. 5. The City my require preprtion of business pln or fesibility study s condition of pproving tx ssistnce. 6. Appliction of Provincil tx ssistnce shll be t the sole discretion of the City. Initilly, the City my wish to seek Provincil tx ssistnce on behlf of the owner on pilot project bsis only, nd discontinue such pplictions in the future. Should the City choose not to Pge 30

41 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 pply for Provincil tx ssistnce, such decision shll not require n mendment to this Pln. 7. The pplicnt must demonstrte tht the subject property is brownfield site, which is determined through n Environmentl Site Assessment (ESA). The City hs the discretion to determine whether the subject property would be considered s brownfield site. Pge 31

42 6.5 Downtown Housing Grnt Purpose Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 The Downtown Housing Grnt is intended to encourge the cretion of new residentil units in Downtown Pembroke nd to improve the condition of existing upper-storey residentil units. Eligible Costs 1. Cretion of new residentil units in the upper storey(s) of mixed-use building in the Pembroke Business Improvement Are (PBIA); nd/or 2. Significnt improvement in the qulity of one or more existing residentil units in the PBIA which improve the qulity of life for the occupnts, increse the vlue of the unit(s), or mke the unit(s) hbitble where the unit(s) re currently considered to be inhbitble, or mke the unit ttrctive to wider rnge of income groups. This my include projects which re relted to the helth nd sfety of the residentil unit, nd required to bring the building or unit into complince with the current Ontrio Building Code, will be eligible for the grnt. This my include, but is not limited to, improvements to electricl systems nd wiring, structurl improvements or other helth nd sfety relted improvements. Progrm Detils Grnts for the rehbilittion of residentil spce or the conversion of non-residentil spce to residentil spce will be vilble to eligible pplicnts in order to provide improvements to existing residentil units. Grnts will be equl to 1/2 (50%) of the construction cost of ech unit to mximum of $5,000 per unit, to mximum of two (2) units per eligible ddress. In no cse will the totl grnt exceed 50% of the totl construction cost. Eligibility Requirements 1. All Generl Progrm Requirements outlined in Section 6.1 shll pply. 2. Existing or proposed ground floor/t grde residentil spce within the designted Community Improvement Project Are will not be eligible for the grnts through this progrm. For clrity, upper storey nd rer residentil units in mixed-use buildings re eligible for this progrm. 3. Improvements shll generlly comply with the design guidelines outlined in Section At the discretion of Council in consulttion with the City s Review Committee, priority my be given to the conversion of upper storey spce to new residentil unit(s) nd for the rehbilittion of ffordble housing nd rentl units over other housing projects. 5. Applictions shll be in ccordnce with the ppliction submission requirements under Section This Grnt will pply only to the Pembroke Business Improvement Are (PBIA) boundry (see Figure 6-1), which is the sme boundry s the City s exising Downtown Fçde Improvement Project Are. Pge 32

43 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Figure 6-1: Pembroke Business Improvement Are (PBIA) Pge 33

44 6.6 Environmentl Site Assessment (ESA) Grnt Purpose Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 To promote the undertking of environmentl studies to better understnd the type of contmintion of potentil remedition costs for brownfield sites. Eligible Costs 1. Confirming nd describing contmintion t the site (prtil or complete Phse II ESA); 2. Surveying designted substnces nd hzrdous mterils t the site (Designted Substnce nd Hzrdous Mterils Survey); nd, 3. Developing pln to remove, tret or otherwise mnge contmintion found on the site (Remedil Work Pln/Risk Assessment). Progrm Detils The City my provide grnt equivlent to mximum 50% the cost of undertking n eligible study to mximum of: 1. $3,000 per study; 2. Two studies per property/project; nd, 3. $6,000 per property/project. The grnt will be pyble upon completion of the study. If the grnt is being provided for two studies, it will be pyble fter both studies re complete. Eligibility Criteri 1. All Generl Progrm Requirements outlined in Section 6.1 shll pply. 2. Applictions shll be in ccordnce with the ppliction submission requirements under Section Applicnts must complete nd submit to the City or review Phse I ESA tht demonstrtes tht site contmintion is likely. 4. Applictions will include:. A detiled study work pln; b. A cost estimte for the study; nd, c. Description of the plnned redevelopment, including ny plnning pplictions tht hve been submitted/pproved. 5. All environmentl studies should be completed by qulified person s defined by Ontrio Regultion 153/04. Pge 34

45 6.7 Fçde Improvement Grnt Purpose Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Encourge esthetic improvements to buildings nd properties, nd support continued mintennce nd upkeep of the building stock. This Grnt is for properties tht re not locted within the Pembroke Business Improvement Are (PBIA) s illustrted in Figure 6-1. Lndowners within the PBIA cn pply for grnt through the City s Downtown Heritge Fçde Improvement Pln which is seprte document nd cn be found on the City s website or by contcting the City directly. Eligible Costs 1. The following is list of eligible improvements tht pply only to front or exterior fçdes tht front onto public street: Progrm Detils. fçde restortion of brickwork, wood, msonry nd metl cldding; b. replce or repir of entblture, eves, prpets nd other rchitecturl detils; c. window nd door repir or replcement; d. signge in ccordnce with the City of Pembroke by-lw respecting signs nd the Ontrio Building Code nd Regultions; e. exterior lighting; f. repir, replcement or ddition of wnings, mrquees, nd cnopies; g. replcement of fçde elements originlly in plce during initil construction of the building; h. redesigned shop fronts; i. such other improvements/repirs s my be considered nd pproved by Council in consulttion with the City s Review Committee; nd j. professionl fees. 1. Grnts for improvements to front or exterior fçdes tht front onto public street, nd other improvements to commercil, mixed-use, or industril building or property, my be provided to eligible pplicnts for totl of 1/2 (50%) of the construction costs to mximum of $5, The grnt will be pyble upon completion of the works. 3. An pplicnt cnnot pply for both grnt from the Downtown Heritge Fçde Improvement Pln nd from the Fçde Improvement Grnt. Only one (1) fçde grnt cn be pplied for by n pplicnt. Eligibility Criteri 1. All Generl Progrm Requirements outlined in Section 6.1 shll pply. 2. Applictions shll be in ccordnce with the ppliction submission requirements under Section Improvements shll generlly comply with the design guidelines outlined in Section 7. Pge 35

46 6.8 Plnning nd Building Permit Fee Grnt Purpose Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Appliction nd permit fees imposed by the City my present brriers to investment nd redevelopment in the City. This progrm is intended to encourge sensitive, ttrctive nd desirble infill development nd redevelopment by reducing the costs involved with mking improvements to privte property. This Grnt is not intended for greenfield development or development through Consent to Sever pplictions. Eligible Costs 1. Development of vcnt property for commercil, office or mix of uses; 2. Redevelopment of property for commercil, office or mix of uses; 3. Mjor dditions to commercil or mixed use property, involving n increse of t lest 25% of the existing gross floor re; 4. Infrstructure work including the improvement or reconstruction of existing on-site public infrstructure (wter services, snitry nd storm sewers); 5. Conversion of upper-storey spce in mixed-use or commercil building to residentil units; 6. Professionl services by n engineer, rchitect, or professionl plnner; 7. Any combintion of the bove; nd 8. In generl, ny projects which re eligible for other incentives outlined in this Pln will lso be eligible for the Plnning nd Building Fee Grnt if the pplicnt is required to obtin plnning pprovls nd/or building permit. Progrm Detils 1. Plnning Fee Grnt: A grnt to mximum of $2,500 is vilble to cover the cost of minor vrince pplictions, zoning by-lw mendment pplictions or site pln pplictions. The grnt my equl 100% of the City s fees, provided it does not exceed $2, Building Permit Fee Grnt: A grnt to mximum of $2,500 is vilble to cover the cost of building permit fees or demolition permit fees. The grnt my equl 100% of the City s fees, provided it does not exceed $2,500. Eligibility Criteri 1. All Generl Progrm Requirements outlined in Section 6.1 shll pply. 2. Applictions shll be in ccordnce with the ppliction submission requirements under Section Pge 36

47 6.9 Project Fesibility Study Rebte Purpose Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 To encourge potentil business owners to explore the fesibility of building reuse, rehbilittion, or development/redevelopment of lnd. This Rebte is not intended for greenfield development. Eligible Costs 1. Lrge nd smll-scle development studies; 2. Redevelopment studies; 3. Study exmining the construction nd reconstruction of lnds nd buildings for rehbilittion purposes or for the provision of energy efficient uses; 4. Studies exmining new buildings, structures or works; 5. Fcility improvement studies; nd, 6. Any other study tht the City s Review Committee deems pproprite. Progrm Detils The City my provide rebte equivlent to 50% of the cost of undertking n eligible study to mximum of $5,000. Rebtes will be wrded, s per the City s pprovl, once lese is signed, or upon the issunce of building permit. Eligibility Criteri 1. All Generl Progrm Requirements outlined in Section 6.1 shll pply. 2. Applictions shll be in ccordnce with the ppliction submission requirements under Section Pge 37

48 6.10 Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt Purpose Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 The Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt is intended to encourge desirble nd ttrctive infill development nd redevelopment in the City. The Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt cnnot be combined with ny other grnt in this Pln. To ensure tht the development or redevelopment proposl is in the City s best interests, the design of the project will need to comply with the Pln s design principles, s described in the eligibility criteri. This Grnt is not intended for greenfield development. Eligible Costs 1. Development of vcnt property for commercil, retil, office, industril, or mix of uses; 2. Redevelopment of property for commercil, retil, office, industril, or mix of uses; 3. Adptive reuse of property to suit new commercil, retil, office, industril, or mix of uses; 4. Mjor dditions to commercil or mixed-use property, involving n increse of t lest 25% of the existing gross floor re; 5. Conversion of upper-storey spce in mixed-use or commercil building to residentil units, or mjor renovtions or improvements to upper storey residentil spce; 6. Streetscping improvements required s prt of proposed development; 7. Professionl services by n engineer, rchitect, or professionl plnner; or 8. Any combintion of the bove. Progrm Detils 1. The Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt is offered to eligible property owners only where the property ssessment increses s result of development, redevelopment or mjor improvement, nd there is subsequent increse in municipl property txes. Municipl property tx is the municipl portion of the txes only nd does not include eduction or ny other specil chrges. Lrge scle or mjor projects re defined s those community improvement projects which involve improvement of more thn 25% of the existing gross floor re, or re considered to be new development. Projects which result in n increse in the ssessed vlue of the property by more thn 10% will lso be considered eligible. 2. Grnts will be equl to percentge of the municipl tx increse resulting from the improvements of under $50,000 of eligible costs, nd will be pid to the owner ech yer for mximum of 5 yers t the sole discretion of the City. In yer one, the mount of the grnt will equl up to 80% of the tx increment. In subsequent yers, the mount shll decrese until it reches 0%. The mount of the grnt will decrese by 20% per yer. However, the rte of decrese of the vlue of the grnt will be t the sole discretion of the City nd outlined in the finncil incentive progrm greement. The totl mount of ll tx increment equivlent grnts shll not exceed 50% of the totl eligible costs of the improvements. 3. Grnts will be equl to percentge of the municipl tx increse resulting from the improvements of over $50,001 of eligible costs, nd will be pid to the owner ech yer for mximum of 10 yers t the sole discretion of the City. In yer one, the mount of the Pge 38

49 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 grnt will equl up to 90% of the tx increment. In subsequent yers, the mount shll decrese until it reches 0%. The mount of the grnt will decrese by 10% per yer. However, the rte of decrese of the vlue of the grnt will be t the sole discretion of the City nd outlined in the finncil incentive progrm greement. The totl mount of ll tx increment equivlent grnts shll not exceed 50% of the totl eligible costs of the improvements. 4. The tx increment equivlent grnt will not be pid nd will not ccumulte for ny yer when txes remin unpid s of April 30 th of the yer fter the lst property tx pyment ws due. Any filure to py txes in two consecutive yers shll disqulify the owner for further grnt pyments. Eligibility Criteri 1. All Generl Progrm Requirements outlined in Section 6.1 shll pply. 2. Applictions shll be in ccordnce with the ppliction submission requirements under Section Improvements shll generlly comply with the design guidelines outlined in Section At its sole discretion, the City my require the pplicnt to submit business pln, prepred to the stisfction of the City, in reltion to n ppliction for the Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt. 5. To be eligible for Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt, the property shll be improved such tht the mount of work undertken is sufficient to result in n increse in the ssessed vlue of the property. 6. In order to determine the suitbility of the Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt, prior to submitting n ppliction for the progrm, eligible pplicnts my be required to estimte the totl potentil vlue of the tx increment, bsed on current ssessment vlues nd nticipted investment. 7. If the totl vlue of the Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt is significntly less thn the pplicnt s estimted vlue, t the sole discretion of the City, the pplicnt my be given the opportunity to withdrw their ppliction for the Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt progrm, nd submit n ppliction for one or more of the other incentive progrms in this Pln s my be pplicble to the project. 8. Should n eligible pplicnt be pproved for the Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt, nd if the subject property is sold, in whole or in prt, before the originl grnt period lpses, the originl owner my not be entitled to receive the remining grnt pyments, in ccordnce with the terms of the progrm greement. The pyments re lso non-trnsferrble to the new owner unless specificlly stipulted s prt of the Finncil Incentive Progrm Agreement executed between the owner nd the City. 9. If the property is sold, in whole or in prt, before the originl grnt period lpses, the originl owner is not entitled to receive the remining grnt pyments under the originl greement. The new owner is not entitled to receive ny of the remining grnt. The grnt is non-trnsferrble. Pge 39

50 Community Improvement Pln August 9, The Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt will only be vilble where the property improvements undertken result in n increse in the ssessed vlue of the property by more thn 10% or the improvement involves more thn 25% of the existing gross floor re or re considered to be new development. 11. The Tx Increment Equivlent Grnt cnnot be combined with ny other grnt or rebte in this Pln. Pyment 1. Grnts will be provided upon successful completion of the work s pproved by Council nd pyment in full of the property txes including the txes for the incrementl ssessment increse. The mount of the grnt in the first yer cnnot be clculted until the incrementl ssessment hs been determined by the Municipl Property Assessment Corportion (MPAC) nd provided to the municiplity, which my tke up to two yers. Grnts for subsequent yers will be pid nnully to property owners within 3 months of pyment of the full property tx. Pge 40

51 6.11 Concept Renderings Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 The following concept renderings in Figures 6-1 through 6-8 illustrte potentil improvements through the implementtion of some of the finncil incentives. Pembroke Street West Figure 6-1: Existing Figure 6-2: After improvements funded in prt by the following grnt: Fçde Improvement Grnt Pge 41

52 Pembroke Street West Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Figure 6-3: Existing Figure 6-4: After improvements funded in prt by the following grnts: Downtown Housing Grnt Plnning nd Building Permit Fee Grnt Project Fesibility Study Rebte Pge 42

53 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Former Petro-Cnd Sttion t 631 Pembroke Street Est Figure 6-5: Existing Figure 6-6: After improvements funded in prt by the following grnts: Brownfield Property Tx Assistnce Progrm Environmentl Site Assessment Grnt Plnning nd Building Permit Fee Grnt Pge 43

54 Former Centre Thetre Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Figure 6-7: Existing Figure 6-8: After improvements funded in prt by the following grnt: Fçde Improvement Grnt Pge 44

55 6.12 Appliction Process for Finncil Incentives Step 1: Submission nd cceptnce of ppliction Community Improvement Pln August 9, Applicnts shll rrnge nd prticipte in pre-ppliction consulttion meeting with the Administrtor to discuss their proposed community improvement project, nd to confirm ppliction nd eligibility requirements. Other members of the City s Review Committee my prticipte in the meeting. 2. Applicnts shll submit completed ppliction form nd ll supporting mterils s confirmed t the pre-ppliction consulttion meeting. The supporting mterils my include but shll not be limited to:. Photogrphs of the existing building or property condition; b. Historicl photogrphs or documenttion; c. Professionl or conceptul drwings nd/or plns, including drwings or plns prepred by professionl rchitect, plnner, engineer or lndscpe rchitect licensed in the Province of Ontrio; d. A site pln or lndscpe pln; e. Specifictions of the proposed works, including work pln for the improvements; f. Two (2) cost estimtes for eligible work nd/or mterils; nd/or g. Any other mterils s my be required for specific progrms, s indicted in Section Upon receipt of the ppliction nd supporting mterils, the Administrtor nd/or City s Review Committee shll complete preliminry screening of the ppliction to determine whether the ppliction is complete. The ppliction will be rejected if the ppliction is not considered complete, or if the ppliction clerly does not comply with the eligibility criteri. 4. The Administrtor my visit the subject property. 5. The City will communicte their decision to ccept or reject the ppliction to the pplicnt. 6. The Administrtor will enter the ccepted ppliction into the City s dtbse of finncil incentive progrms s described in the Monitoring nd Evlution Report (Section 9). Step 2: Evlution nd considertion of n ccepted ppliction 7. The ppliction will be evluted ginst the progrm eligibility requirements by the Administrtor nd/or City s Review Committee. 8. Members of the City s Review Committee my visit the property. 9. The Administrtor nd/or City s Review Committee will prepre recommendtion for pprovl or rejection which will be forwrded to the City Tresurer. 10. If the Approvl Authority recommends unnimous pprovl, the Tresurer will provide pprovl to the ppliction nd will execute the Finncil Incentive Progrm Agreement in consulttion with other City stff. Pge 45

56 Community Improvement Pln August 9, If the Approvl Authority does not recommend unnimous pprovl, the pplicnt will be provided with n opportunity for Council to reconsider the ppliction. If the pplicnt grees, report to Council will be prepred for Council to reconsider the ppliction. Step 3: Approvl of the ccepted ppliction nd execution of Finncil Incentive Progrm Agreement 12. If Council or the Tresurer hs pproved n ppliction, the Agreement will be executed by signing nd dting the Agreement. Both the City nd the pplicnt will be required to sign nd dte the greement. 13. A copy of the signed nd dted greement will be provided to the pplicnt. Step 4: Completion of Community Improvement Works nd Pyment of the Incentive 14. Upon pprovl of the incentive nd execution of the Finncil Incentive Progrm Agreement, the pplicnt my begin the community improvement works. 15. Pyment of the finncil incentive, in ccordnce with the Finncil Incentive Progrm Agreement, will be provided upon successful completion of the pproved work, to the stisfction of the City. 16. Prior to issunce of the finncil incentive, the pplicnt my be required to provide the Administrtor nd/or City s Review Committee with finl supporting documenttion, which my include but is not limited to:. photogrphic evidence of the completed works stisfctory to the City; b. other documenttion proving successful completion of the project ccording to progrm specific eligibility criteri; c. originl invoices for ll eligible work done, indicting the totl mount pid for eligible works; nd, d. proof of pyment to contrctors in full. 17. The City s Review Committee nd/or Administrtor my complete finl site visit nd inspection of the building/property, s necessry, to ensure tht the project hs been completed in ccordnce with the Finncil Incentive Progrm Agreement. 18. Prior to issunce of the finncil incentive pyment, the City s Review Committee nd/or Administrtor will ensure tht ll progrm requirements nd detils of the greement hve been met. 19. The City s Review Committee nd/or Administrtor will tke pproprite remedies s specified in the greement if the pplicnt defults on the greement. 20. If ll progrm requirements nd Finncil Incentive Progrm Agreement requirements hve been met to the City s Review Committee nd/or Administrtor s stisfction, the City s Review Committee nd/or Administrtor will issue pyment of the pproved grnt in ccordnce with the generl nd specific progrm eligibility requirements, nd the greement. Pge 46

57 Tble 6-1: Finncil Incentive Progrm Appliction Process Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Step 1 Pre-ppliction consulttion nd Appliction Submission Step 2 Appliction Review nd Evlution Step 3 Appliction Approvl Step 4 Pyment of Funds Applicnt presents project to City stff. Stff provides comments regrding project eligibility nd required ppliction submission mterils. Applicnt submits complete ppliction. Stff reviews ppliction in reltion to CIP objectives. Stff prepres report to Council s designte for review nd to determine ppropriteness of the project to ccess progrm funding. Appliction is pproved by Council s designte nd n greement is executed between the City nd the pplicnt. Applicnt demonstrtes to Stff tht work hs been completed, s outlined in greement Funds re distributed to ppliction, or tx incentives re pplied, or fees wived. Appliction Process Pge 47

58 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Design Guidelines Design guidelines im to enhnce the desired chrcter of existing neighborhoods nd improve the esthetic nd functionl qulity of new development projects. These Guidelines re ment to be used by ll prticipnts in the plnning nd design process nd to dvnce the gols nd objectives of the CIP, nd help trnslte them into desired outcomes for the design of streets, prks, open spces nd buildings. All new developments nd improvements to existing properties nd buildings shll comply with these Design Guidelines, wherever possible. These guidelines pply to the entire CIP project re except where stted otherwise. 7.1 Streetscpe Guidelines Objective: to crete ctive, sfe, ccessible, estheticlly plesing nd, pedestrin-friendly streets. 1. Sidewlks, crossings, nd ground floor building entries should be universlly ccessible (brrier-free). 2. Hnging bskets nd sesonl plnters re encourged. 3. Public nd wyfinding signge should be complementry to the overll theme of the streetscpe nd rchitecturl chrcter 4. Streetscpe elements, such s furniture, litter continers, nd newspper boxes, should be clustered. 5. Existing street trees should be retined where possible. 6. Design ll sidewlks to minimum width of 2 metres. 7. Differentite pving mterils nd textures throughout min streets nd populr commercil settings (pvers, coloured sphlt). 8. Instll decortive lighting nd upgrde existing light fixtures to improve experience t night 9. Feture public rt, permnent or temporry instlltions. Figure 7-1: Tiled pvers nd hnging bskets for commercil streets. 2 Figure 7-2: Street trees nd street furniture Pge 48

59 7.2 Built Form Guidelines Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Objective: to crete built environment tht encourges pedestrin ctivity nd respects Pembroke s historic chrcter. 1. Building heights should be comptible with surrounding buildings nd provide pproprite trnsitions. 2. Primry entrywys should fce onto the street. 3. In the downtown, building fçdes should be continuous nd uninterrupted Figure 7-3: Uninterrupted building fçdes. 4 Figure 7-4: Uninterrupted building fçdes Fçde Improvement Guidelines Objective: to improve visul hrmony, to respect Pembroke s historic chrcter, nd crete welcoming, lively feel for residents nd visitors. 1. Repir nd revitlize existing fçdes. Preserve originl msonry where possible. 2. Storefront signge should be in proportion to the building. 3. Hnging signge is encourged. 4. Bck-lit signs re discourged. Lettering on signs should be embossed nd pinted with lighting pointed towrds the signs. 5. Incorporte nd blnce nturl shding (trees) with rtificil shding (wnings) enzukh5uwlc/tvju_km6dyi/aaaaaaaabl0/xbfofidt60i/s1600/dsc01545.jpg Pge 49

60 7.4 Prking nd Drivewys Guidelines Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Objective: retin the functionlity of prking res nd drivewys while reducing their visul impct 1. New front yrd prking is not permitted. 2. Rer yrd prking is preferred. 3. Side yrd prking is discourged but my be considered where there re significnt site development constrints. When side yrd prking is necessry, there should be lndscping between the prking nd the sidewlk to reduce the visul impct of the prking re on the streetscpe. 4. The width of drivewys to prking res should be minimized. 5. Drivewys nd ccess should be designed with no turning rdius (or miniml, where there is truck trffic or other justifiction). 7.5 Directionl Signge Figure 7-5: Plnting strip between prking lot nd the sidewlk. 6 Objective: improve Pembroke s ccessibility nd wyfinding for both residents nd visitors to the downtown. 1. Ensure tht sign colour, size nd font re legible. Designers should consult the City's Sign By-lw for further informtion nd specific requirements. 2. Sign design should consider nd mitigte the effects of snow nd nerby vegettion on sign legibility. 3. Signs should possess high degree of visul interest, clrity nd visibility. 4. Sign design should reflect their surrounding community chrcter. Figure 7-6: Directionl Signge Pge 50

61 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Mrketing Strtegy Communicting this CIP is fundmentl to Mrketing Strtegy tht is trgeted to investors nd business owners both loclly nd further field. The Mrketing Strtegy should be prepred by the City immeditely following Council doption of this CIP. The following prgrphs provide some suggestions or ides tht the City my wish to consider in the development of the CIP Mrketing Strtegy. City s Website + Socil Medi The City should prepre short video, mximum 2 minutes in length, highlighting the key fetures of the City, such s its strtegic loction, nturl environment, key services, etc., followed by n explntion of the CIP, the vision, nd the finncil incentive progrms tht re vilble for privte sector reinvestment. This video cn be linked to other prtner websites, such s the Chmber of Commerce, nd through socil medi feeds such s Fcebook, Twitter nd YouTube. Printed Mteril Newsletters nd/or brochures tht will provide n overview of this CIP nd the incentive progrms tht re vilble should be developed by the City nd be circulted to ll property owners nd tennts within the designted Community Improvement Project Are. Brochures nd newsletters my lso be displyed nd provided by the City t its municipl office, on the City s website, Chmber of Commerce, nd t ny other loctions s deemed pproprite by City stff. Annul Reporting The results of the Monitoring nd Evlution Progrm could be communicted through newsletters nd informtion sheets to promote the chievements of this Pln nd to highlight cse studies. Lunch Prty The City will conduct physicl or virtul lunch prty leding up to the lunch of vilble funding through the CIP. Included in this will be socil medi presence nd the vilbility of City stff nd elected officils to nswer questions relted to the CIP. Stkeholder Meetings The City stff nd elected my wish to offer meetings nd presenttions to stkeholders on the vilble progrms through the CIP. Celebrte Success Recognition of successful projects should be celebrted nd used in promotionl mteril. Pge 51

62 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Monitoring nd Evlution Report This CIP hs been developed nd designed to be flexible s plnning nd economic development tool to provide incentives nd opportunities for investment to redevelop nd beutify lnd, buildings, nd streets in the City of Pembroke. This CIP will remin in effect for ten (10) yers, but it my be reviewed by City Council fter five (5) yers from Council s doption, to review the degree of uptke nd the overll success of the progrms. Amendments or djustments to this CIP cn be mde s described herein. To ensure tht the implementtion of this CIP is effective in chieving the desired results nd remins current with respect to locl nd globl mrket conditions, the City will be responsible for monitoring nd evluting this Pln s performnce. In order to inform decision-mking regrding the City s budget for implementtion nd to ensure tht the incentive progrms re relevnt nd working s they re intended to, the uptke of the progrms should be monitored, evluted nd, if necessry, revised on regulr bsis. In ddition, feedbck from the pplicnts of the incentive progrms should be surveyed to obtin input on the incentive progrms, process, etc. The Monitoring nd Evlution Report should include quntittive nd qulittive elements tht re mesured ginst bseline conditions inventory; housing outcomes from redevelopment including the number of residentil units creted in upper storeys bove ground floor retil nd commercil units. Following Council doption of the CIP, the Pln s Administrtor should undertke the following steps to estblish the bseline conditions nd the necessry elements tht re recommended for inclusion in the Monitoring nd Evlution Report. Step 1: Estblish Bseline Conditions Inventory Immeditely following Council doption of the CIP, the Pln s Administrtor should gther bseline conditions for the Community Improvement Project Are, where the informtion is vilble. The Pln Administrtor should develop n inventory of bseline conditions upon which to monitor the number, types nd success of the finncil incentive pplictions nd municipl ledership progrms. The informtion in the inventory should include: The City s informtion from the existing Downtown Heritge Fçde Improvement Pln. Number, size nd loction of vcnt lnds nd vcnt buildings by lnd use ctegory (e.g. residentil, commercil, institutionl, industril). A mp illustrting the vcnt lnds nd buildings is recommended for internl nd externl use. Vcncy rte of residentil, commercil, institutionl nd industril uses. Number of streetscping elements (e.g. light posts, trees, benches, bicycle rcks etc.); Length of trils/bicycle pths nd number of tril/pthwy connections to sidewlks nd rods; Number of bicycle nd commercil prking spces; nd Sttistics relted to number of visitors, employees, etc., where it is possible to obtin the dt. Step 2: Appliction Dt Collection The Administrtor should record ll pre-ppliction consulttions relted to potentil ppliction submissions, even if the consulttions do not result in submitted CIP ppliction. As pplictions Pge 52

63 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 re received, they should be listed by the incentive progrm type in the inventory. In ddition, municipl ledership progrms tht re relted to the CIP should be entered s seprte ctegory within the dt collection set. Performnce indictors will need to be identified nd monitored. The selection of indictors will provide guidnce s to the success of the CIP nd its individul progrms. For ech received finncil incentive ppliction, the City will record nd monitor on n on-going bsis the: Dte of the pre-ppliction consulttion meeting; Property s tx ssessment prior to the project s pprovl; Totl construction vlue of the project; Requested grnt vlue, by progrm nd in totl; Detils nd purpose of the project, including the mount of ffected squre footge of commercil spce, residentil spce or lnd, etc. s my be pproprite; Appernce of the property prior to project initition (before photos); nd Proposed concept plns for the property nd/or streetscpe. In ddition, it is importnt to record nd monitor sites where 1 or more pplictions hve been submitted ccording to the incentive progrms. For exmple, n pplicnt could pply for Plnning nd Building Permit Fee Grnt nd Downtown Housing Grnt. The City should monitor on n on-going bsis the: Number of unsuccessful pplictions: nd Reson(s) for the ppliction s denil. For ech pproved finncil incentive ppliction, the City will monitor on n on-going bsis the: Approved vlue of grnts, in totl nd by progrm; Timing of completion of the project nd pyment of the grnt; Property tx ssessment fter the completion of the project, if relevnt; nd Appernce of the completed project ( fter photos). As n outcome of decision on finncil incentive ppliction, the City my survey the pplicnt to obtin feedbck on the finncil incentives process. With regrd to ech municipl ledership progrms, the City will monitor the progress of ech project on n nnul bsis. This my require nnul communiction with ech deprtment or individul responsible for dvncing the progrm. From housing perspective, the City should monitor the: Number of residentil units creted in upper storeys bove ground floor retil nd commercil units; nd Averge mrket rent dt to ensure the City s housing ffordble housing objectives re being met. This informtion should be recorded nd monitored s it will provide vluble informtion in the Monitoring nd Evlution Report tht will be presented to Council on n nnul bsis. Pge 53

64 Step 3: Prepre Annul Monitoring nd Evlution Report Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 On n nnul bsis, subject to stffing resources, the City will prepre Monitoring nd Evlution Report tht demonstrtes the performnce of the CIP to Council. The Monitoring nd Evlution Report will provide summry of the bseline conditions inventory nd updtes to this inventory bsed on the successful pplicnts nd constructed improvements in ny given yer. The Report shll lso include the detils of the informtion collected in Step 2. In ddition, the Report tht shll lso include, if necessry, nd recommendtions regrding the: funding of the incentive progrms for Council s considertion in budget delibertions or the funding or timing of ny City-Initited Projects s described herein or others tht come fter the doption of this CIP; potentil for revisions to the CIP Project Are, which my be pssed by by-lw; considertion of mendments or djustments to the CIP s described in Section 10 of this CIP; nd dministrtion of the Community Improvement Pln. Furthermore, the nnul Report should include review, summry nd nlysis of potentil funding opportunity from the Federl nd Provincil governments or other sources. The Monitoring nd Evlution Report should be mde vilble on the City s website for public review. Pge 54

65 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Amendments/Adjustments to the CIP Over time, it my be necessry to mend or djust this CIP s the community revitlizes. Revisions my lso be necessry to ddress issues with the incentive progrms, which my become evident s the progrms re implemented. Necessry djustments to this Pln will generlly come bout s recommendtion from the monitoring nd evlution report. This CIP permits djustments; however, certin djustments my require n mendment to this CIP in ccordnce with Section 28(5) of the Plnning Act. The following djustments to the CIP require n mendment under Section 28(5): Chnge to the Community Improvement Project Are; o This requires by-lw pssed by Council. Extension of the Pln beyond the intended 10 yer plnning horizon; Addition of new finncil incentive progrm or complete removl of finncil incentive progrm; Chnges to the types of eligible projects or ddition of new eligible project; Chnges to eligibility criteri; nd Chnges to vlue or clcultion of grnt. Minor dministrtive chnges my be permitted without n mendment. The following djustments do not require n mendment under Section 28(5): Dissolution of the Community Improvement Project Are (i.e., Pln becomes inopertive); o Requires by-lw pssed by Council, once Council is stisfied this Pln hs been crried out. Chnges to the mount of nnul funding provided for incentive progrms (totl or progrm specific); Chnges to the funding or prioritiztion of the City-initited progrms; Discontinution of funding for one or more incentive progrms; nd, Delegtion of dministrtion/pprovl of the finncil incentives to committee or n individul or return of the responsibilities to Council. o Delegtion generlly requires by-lw, subject to Section 23.1 of the Municipl Act. Pge 55

66 Community Improvement Pln August 9, Conclusion The City of Pembroke Community Improvement Pln (CIP) is strtegic plnning nd economic development tool tht ws developed by strtegic, energetic, nd dedicted Working Group with brod input from residents nd the business community. This CIP sets out frmework with cler vision sttement nd gols to foster revitliztion nd economic prosperity. The finncil incentives hve been designed to implement the vision nd gols of improving infrstructure for big business, strengthen Pembroke s wterfront through ttrctive nd economiclly vible redevelopment, encourge n ctive downtown, enhnce the esthetics of streets, encourge the development of ffordble housing, nd promote clenup of brownfield sites. The ultimte success of this CIP will require the implementtion of the Mrketing Strtegy, nnul review nd reporting on the uptke, identifying lessons lerned, nd cknowledging relistic priorities nd chnges in mrket nd economic conditions tht my fluctute yer to yer. The momentum of this CIP preprtion needs to continue nd be in the minds of the community, City dministrtion, nd Council to find wys of working collbortively in chieving the vision. Pge 56

67 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Glossry of Terms Administrtor, mens the City s Mnger - Plnning nd Building Deprtments, nd/or the City s Economic Development Officer, nd/or Council designte. Affordble housing mens ) in the cse of ownership housing, the lest expensive of: 1. housing for which the purchse price results in nnul ccommodtion costs which do not exceed 30 percent of gross nnul household income for low nd moderte income households; or 2. housing for which the purchse price is t lest 10 percent below the verge purchse price of resle unit in the regionl mrket re; b) in the cse of rentl housing, the lest expensive of: 1. unit for which the rent does not exceed 30 percent of gross nnul household income for low nd moderte income households; or 2. unit for which the rent is t or below the verge mrket rent of unit in the regionl mrket re. Applicnt, unless otherwise indicted, mens registered owner, ssessed owner or tennt of lnds nd buildings within the community improvement project re, nd ny person to whom registered owner, ssessed owner or tennt of lnds nd buildings within the community improvement project re hs ssigned the right to receive grnt or rebte. Applicnts my lso be referred to s property owners, lndowners or tennts throughout this Pln. Brownfield site mens undeveloped or previously developed properties tht my be contminted. They re usully, but not exclusively, former industril or commercil properties tht my be underutilized, derelict or vcnt. City mens the Corportion of the City of Pembroke. Commercil mens lnd predomintely used for the buying nd selling of goods nd services. Council mens the Council of the City of Pembroke. Eligible Applicnt mens n pplicnt (s defined bove) who meets ll of the generl nd progrm specific requirements of the Finncil Incentive Progrms, nd prepres nd submits n ppliction for grnt or rebte tht is in ccordnce with the specific requirements of the progrm, s outlined in this Pln. The City s Review Committee reserves the right to determine whether or not n pplicnt is eligible for the Finncil Incentive Progrms. Eligible Applicnts my lso be referred to s eligible property owners throughout this Pln. Not-for profit orgniztions re not eligible pplicnts. Community Improvement, unless otherwise specified, is s defined in ccordnce with its definition under Section 28 of the Plnning Act. Community Improvement Pln, unless otherwise specified, is s defined in ccordnce with its mening under Section 28 of the Plnning Act. Pge 57

68 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Community Improvement Project Are, unless otherwise specified, is s defined in ccordnce with its mening under Section 28 of the Plnning Act. Greenfield mens lrge re of lnd tht hs not been developed previously, or tht hs the potentil to be redeveloped. Institutionl mens public service lnd uses nd fcilities including progrms nd services delivered by public body or government uthority. Mixed-Use mens development which combines two or more lnd uses (e.g. commercil retil, office or residentil) either in single building horizontlly or verticlly, or in multiple buildings on site. Pln or this Pln mens the Pembroke Community Improvement Pln, unless otherwise specified. Redevelopment mens the cretion of new units, uses or lots on previously developed lnd in existing communities, including brownfield sites. Review Committee mens the people designted to dminister nd monitor the Community Improvement Pln nd its Finncil Incentive Progrms. The Review Committee consists of severl stff members of the Corportion of the City of Pembroke. Council my choose to delegte the uthority to pprove finncil incentive pplictions to the Review Committee. Pge 58

69 Appendix A Community Enggement Results

70 Appendix A: Community Enggement Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 The Pembroke Community Improvement Pln (CIP) ws prepred in consulttion with members of the community nd the Pembroke CIP Working Group (WG). The project strted in Jnury, A CIP Working Group ws estblished shortly fterwrds to guide nd review the project s it progresses. The Working Group includes the Myor, two Council members, City stff, developers, business owners nd other community members. The following orgniztions re represented on the WG: Algonquin College City Council EGM Insurnce KI Cnd Pembroke Business Improvement Assocition Pembroke Deprtment of Recretion, Tourism nd Culture Pembroke Economic Development Advisory Committee Pembroke Plnning Advisory & Adjustment Committee SRB Technologies On Februry 4, 2016, the City nd MMM Group hosted hlf-dy workshop for the WG t Pembroke City Hll. The workshop included the following ctivities: Mpping Exercise Members of the WG were invited to brinstorm ides for the CIP. Brekout groups discussed the CIP boundry nd plced coloured stickers on eril mps to indicte res tht could be improved. The WG confirmed tht the CIP should pply to the entire City with specific res nd streets identified s trgeted res. Group 1 Mpping Exercise key res nd issues identified Declining housing stock djcent to the downtown to the south nd west Commonwelth plywood s redevelopment site Gtewy from the highwy Industril prks ner the highwy New subdivision ner the highwy Brownfields such s former gs sttion est of downtown Group 2 Mpping Exercise key res nd issues identified Brownfield properties (former bnk Pembroke St & McKy, former gs sttion Pembroke St & Belmont) Pembroke St W ner Algonquin the ctul street ner the old courthouse Property between Subwy nd vogue cleners on Pembroke St ner Agnes St Potentil ffordble housing development by Algonquin College Movie thetre of Pembroke St Affordble housing potentil in existing downtown buildings Supples Lnding ner McCn house for ffordble housing or older ge home Pge 59

71 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Old McMilln MBI Pln tht mkes crdbord boxes Behind former tourist bureu lnd behind Muskrt River tht the city owns is good for development Visioning nd Gol-Setting A fcilitted session lso gthered input on vision for the community, s well s specific gols to relize the vision. Prticipnts wrote descriptive words on cue crds tht summrized their sense of Pembroke tody, s well s words tht described wht they wished the City to be in the future. Severl prominent themes emerged from the ctivity: Pembroke Tody Theme Algonquin College Centre Community History Hockey Negtive Qulity of Life Txes Trnsition Wterfront Submitted Words Algonquin College Service centre, urbn centre in rurl setting Community, sfe community, exciting community, smll community, diverse community, verstility, quint, friendly Historic, history friendly, historic downtown, forestry heritge Hockey town, hockey Too humble, depressed, poor, broken, bd rods Qulity of life, Pembroke is live nd well, gret life style, recretion/outdoors High txes, txes Trnsitioning, evolving, unrelized potentil Ottw River, beutiful wterfront, river prks, beutiful prks Pembroke in the Future Theme Affordble Alive Attrctive Destintion Downtown Friendly Growing Prosperous Revitlized Submitted Words Affordble, ffordble community Energy, ctive, live, thriving community Beutiful, ttrctive, civilized A jewel on three rivers, destintion, tourist/shopping/sports destintion Downtown vibrnt retil, vibrnt downtown, bustling, busy, lots of people downtown A home for ll, welcoming, friendly, friendly community Growing, lrger Prosperity, economic boom, plenty of jobs, economic hub, economiclly secure Revitlized Pge 60

72 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Vibrnt [other unctegorized] Vibrnt Leder in the county, self-relint, self-sufficient, proud Following the cue crd exercise, prticipnts formed brekout groups to brinstorm ides for n overll vision for Pembroke, s well s some specific gols. Group 1 A prosperous, revitliztion destintion To relize the full potentil of Pembroke s people & it s resources, trnsforming/trnsitioning it into prosperous, revitlized designtion Stimulte privte investment grnts/lons to ssist Increse the tx bse Allow grdul phsing in of tx increses Stronger mrketing cmpign inside the city nd outside the city Emphsize the City s role s regionl service centre Retin regionl services s they drw people to Pembroke Build on existing potentil Collect community informtion in n informtion pckge to show potentil investors Consider commerce long the bordwlk/wterfront Drw outside boters to the mrin Group 2 Vibrnt Qulity of life Proud/pride project onto other people. Mximize wht we hve to be proud of Wterfront/rivers (Ottw, Muskrt, Indin). Muskrt nd Indin border on residentil nd re nvigble during high wter Pnsy Ptch Prk hidden jewel Attrctive, ffordble, prosperous Esy ccess to urbn dvntges (e.g. Ntionl Arts Centre in Ottw) Life style Esy ccess to Algonquin Prk Esy ccess to golf nd ski hill Sfe Estern Ontrio ttitude of friendly nd sfe Good community feeling Productivity (more time to work, no time for community) Vision: An encourging civic enggement process designed to help Pembroke become more prosperous, vibrnt & welcoming. Qulity of life schools/eduction, pre-kindergrten to college Vision: A vibrnt, ttrctive, sfe, wterfront community with n ffordble qulity of life nd proud citizens/residents Prking lot topics: Bruce to provide heritge info (urbn design guidelines). Heritge Cnd (150 th celebrtion grnt) Heritge orgnizing dept. grnt Pge 61

73 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Gols: Seek out funding grnts (e.g. Heritge Cnd grnt) Pioneer, City of firsts Avilble workforce with vrying skills Attrct skilled trde Group together Collbortive visioning nd key ides An encourging civic enggement process designed to help Pembroke become more prosperous, vibrnt nd welcoming. A vibrnt, ttrctive, sfe wterfront community with n ffordble qulity of life nd proud citizens/residents. To relize the full potentil of Pembroke s people nd its resources, trnsforming it into prosperous, revitlized destintion. Proudly promote Superior qulity of life Providing incentives for growth Proximity to Ottw/Ntionl Cpitl/Ntionl Cpitl Region/strtegiclly locted Best of both worlds Regionl service nd culturl centre (Excellent medicl fcilities) Between two provinces Fmily friendly Connected Pembroke reches its full potentil s vibrnt, ttrctive, sfe, friendly/open/inclusive, wterfront community, proud of its history nd boldly prepred for its future. Connecting pst nd future Smll urbn neither rurl nor lrge urbn (best of both) * The highlighted text ws emphsized by the Working Group s key words to be considered for the Vision Sttement. Pge 62

74 Community Survey Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 The City of Pembroke hs retined MMM Group Limited, WSP compny to ssist the City with the preprtion of Community Improvement Pln (CIP). A CIP is tool tht llows the City to encourge nd stimulte economic development nd community revitliztion through finncil incentives. The project re of this CIP will be the entire City of Pembroke. A criticl prt of developing CIP is obtining community input. This survey is the first opportunity for the public to provide input nd help guide the CIP process. We pprecite your contributions to this project. A Vision for Pembroke 1. Describe in 1 or 2 words wht you think of when you her the word Pembroke. 2. Describe in 1 or 2 words wht you would like Pembroke to be in the future. Community Improvement Pln (CIP) 3. A CIP is tool tht llows the City to encourge nd stimulte economic development nd community revitliztion through finncil incentives. CIPs provide mny community benefits such s:. Stimulting privte sector investment in trgeted res through grnts nd lons from the City. b. Promoting revitliztion nd plce-mking to ttrct tourism, business investment, nd economic development opportunities. c. Develop ffordble housing. d. Promoting brownfield clenup nd redevelopment. e. Enhncing streetscpes nd building fçdes. f. Effective use of community infrstructure. The City of Pembroke hs n existing nd successful Fçde CIP which provides grnts for building fçde improvements in the downtown. The CIP process tht is currently underwy will complement the existing CIP nd will cover ll of the topics below. 4. How would you rnk these from most importnt to lest importnt (1=most importnt, 2=somewht importnt, 3=lest importnt)?. Preserving heritge building fetures nd chrcter b. Redevelopment of the Wterfront re c. Redevelopment for the provision of ffordble housing d. Brownfield redevelopment e. Encourging nd supporting privte-sector reinvestment in the downtown nd through the City f. Enhncing streetscpes g. Improving building fçdes in other res of the City in ddition to the downtown re h. Developing urbn design guidelines i. Creting innovtive incentive progrms Pge 63

75 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Plese provide specific site ddresses or loctions for the following questions. 5. Which sites or loctions long the Wterfront would be desirble for redevelopment? 6. Which sites or loctions would be desirble for ffordble housing? 7. Which sites or loctions should be the focus of brownfield redevelopment? 8. Which downtown buildings would be desirble for conversion into residentil? Commercil? Or Mixed-use (i.e. residentil nd commercil)? 9. Wht streets would benefit from improved streetscping (e.g. new or improved lighting, sidewlks, etc.)? 10. Additionl informtion:. Are you resident of Pembroke? b. If yes, how long hve you been resident of Pembroke? c. Do you hve ny other questions, comments or concerns? Pge 64

76 Survey Results Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Summry of Question 1: Describe in 1 or 2 words wht you think of when you her the word Pembroke. Summry of Question 2: Describe in 1 or 2 words wht you would like Pembroke to be in the future. Pge 65

77 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Summry of Question 3: How would you rnk the importnce of these topics? Preserving heritge building fetures nd chrcter Somewht Importnt 38% Very Importnt 53% Lest importnt 9% Redevelopment of the Wterfront re Somewht Importnt 21% Very Importnt 67% Lest importnt 12% Pge 66

78 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Redevelopment for the provision of ffordble housing Lest importnt 30% Very Importnt 37% Somewht Importnt 33% Brownfield redevelopment Lest importnt 28% Somewht Importnt 53% Very Importnt 19% Pge 67

79 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Encourging nd supporting privtesector reinvestment in the downtown nd through the City Very Importnt 79% Somewht Importnt 18% Lest importnt 3% Improving building fçdes in other res of the City in ddition to the downtown Somewht Importnt 49% Lest importnt 9% Very Importnt 42% Pge 68

80 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Creting innovtive incentive progrms Somewht Importnt 30% Very Importnt 67% Lest importnt 3% Enhncing streetscpes Somewht Importnt 25% Very Importnt 66% Lest importnt 9% Pge 69

81 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Summry of Question 4: Which sites or loctions long the Wterfront would be desirble for redevelopment? Riverside Prk, mrin, res where public cn ccess wterfront Soccer Fields Bike pths low income housing in between Ottw River nd Metro ALL OF IT!! All of it. It s such sd wterfront. New cmping sites t Riverside Prk mrin Riverside Prk Riverside Prk section between mrin nd Jenne Ljoie school Are between College & Mirmichi? Undecided None leve it to nture Mrin to Riverside The boting re should be clened up nd mde environmentlly friendly. Less motorbots. More pddle bsed nd wind bsed boting nd wter trnsporttion. Keep the wterfront open nd enjoyble for ll. Open greenspce is currency best never spent. More trees re lwys good. Leve it lone. In fct, it's bit overdone s it stnds. All of Nelson Street could be redeveloped s commercil property. It hs the potentil for gret view of the Ottw River from bove. Although I think guidelines will be required for the size (minly height) of ny new building. Anywhere long wterfront between mrin nd Riverside Prk hve food vendors nd rentl loctions for sporting equipment Expnd the entire tril network s fr s the City cn utilizing the CP/CN trcks tht still run cross. The fct tht the trcks were elevted cuts the wterfront off from the downtown, perhps lower the embnkments. Between Algonquin College nd Mirmichi Lodge. vcnt lnds between Mirmichi Lodge nd the mrin The whrf re could be redeveloped s visiting centre for in-depth Pembroke/Ottw Vlley history nd boriginl cultures. Less motorized boting would be plus. More ctul sil bots, cnoes nd kyking would be desirble. A prtnership with Algonquin College with outdoor environmentlly friendly recretion nd ctivities would be desirble. Prticiption from the Chmplin Tril Museum t the wterfront is n ide worth exploring. The existing green spce is tresure nd should be left for mny future genertions to enjoy. More trees being plnted re lwys gret. All of Lke Street should be reviewed nd considered for the min street or new growth. Government offices should be moved to llow for commercil tennts, resturnts etc... Min Street is too fr of wlk to get the drop in trffic. Mrin Mrin re Pge 70

82 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Summry of Question 5: Which sites or loctions would be desirble for ffordble housing? Downtown, re close to Algonquin college, res close to mjor shopping West End West end of Pembroke Ner HGS so the people using the housing cn work. Keep them out of site. Anywhere in Pembroke Downtown re, possibly Wter Street (there used to be houses there long go) Not long wterfront but somewhere in commercil core so residents cn ccess services Outer edge lnds, NOT retil centres. Affordble housing should be everywhere. Not sure. Focus should be on ttrcting more residents with middle to upper clss spending hbits. Affordble housing will not boost the cities tx ccounts nd put more pressure on the residents lredy pying. Not sure. Vcnt lnds long Forced Rod. Ares ner shopping centres. Not wterfront properties. Sites for ffordble housing should be everywhere in the city. West end. somewhere outside the downtown nd wterfront res New subdivision off Boundry Rd Summry of Question 6: Which sites or loctions should be the focus of brownfield redevelopment? Building Across from Post Office Bnk site cross from post office Gentrifiction. Downtown! Wht is Brownfield redevelopment? I'm not sure wht brownfield redevelopment mens? Wht is Brownfield? I don't know enough bout this re. I think it is deserving of n in-depth public discussion to clrify the mtter for ll. Not sure. Building on corner of McKy nd Pembroke St. Commonwelth Plywood Any of the knocked down shops in the core. Green spce or prking is lwys nice. The old movie thetre would lso be gret gtewy into the downtown. Old industril prk Not wre of ny I do not know enough bout this prticulr subject but I feel tht it could use city council ttention. River Rod Pge 71

83 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Summry of Question 7: Which downtown buildings would be desirble for conversion into residentil? Commercil? Or Mixed-use (i.e. residentil nd commercil)? Old thetre; ny empty buildings, oils Snt Fe building... Old Mulvihill DrugMrt Residentil movie thetre, Mulvhill Drug Store, methdone clinic, former site of TD bnk, former Lemke Shoe Store All downtown should be used s mixture of residence nd businesses Bottom floors re stores upstirs re prtments. Tht works. The old court house the City just bought could be one re the City could consider for development into commercil. Any of the vcnt shops downtown would be beneficil to convert into residentil despite the current "no residentil properties t street level" bylw - it would ttrct more money into the downtown core nd when the downtown core becomes revitlized this type of residentil offering will be hevily sought out, especilly since there is no public trnsporttion system. People who do not operte or own vehicle prefer to live in the downtown core s ll of your needs re met. Old thetre Any re 1 block off Min St I think n rcheologicl survey of downtown would be in good order to determine culturl nd historicl vlue of ll buildings. City council relly needs to get this right. The downtown core hs been neglected since t lest the lte 1970s. Hopefully this City council will roll up its sleeves nd relly do their homework nd think cretively nd smrtly. Be present with your own privte buying power downtown. Let others see you consistently being in the core spending nd supporting. Look to other model communities. Perth, Ontrio hs itself together. Tlk to their people nd lern. Not sure. Any vcnt building downtown should be ground level commercil nd top level residentil No opinion. Former Centre Thetre-commercil -Former Provincil Court House-commercil -Former Mulvihill Drug Mrt-commercil City council should first commit to chieving success nd leding the wy by mking downtown Pembroke plce tht people nd longterm qulity businesses relly wnt to be. The yog school in the old courtyrd is n excellent strt. I would like to see City Council consistently spending their own dollrs downtown. Set the exmple. Be visible nd ccessible nd use socil medi to let voters know bout it. Plese consult with the good people t City Hll in Almonte, Ontrio. They hve their vision together. They cn help you. The government buildings should become commercil. Move service businesses out of downtown nd let stores nd coffeehouses nd tourist type ttrctions move in. Summry of Question 8: Wht streets would benefit from improved streetscping (e.g. new/improved lighting, sidewlks)? Nelson street, Boundry Rd Rosewood Ave (Sidewlks) Lke St (Repving) Pembroke St., Renfrew St., Mry St., Isbell St, Lke St nd Hinks St The streets bringing in trffic from Hwy 17. The long nd winding entrnce into the city core needs to be enhnced gretly. Pge 72

84 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 All min streets need to be beutified. Mple, Irving, Mcky Personlly I believe ll streets within city limits of Pembroke should hve improved lighting nd sidewlks. Nelson Street Up to 2-3 blocks off min Brod view, Nelson Just bout everywhere. So much to be done here. It's relly hrd to suggest specific streets. All re deserving nd relly need fix up. Plnt trees downtown. It looks like Bghdd in the summer. Everett Street needs sidewlk. Very high trffic nd mny students wlking to Bishop HS. With the dditions of snowbnks in the winter nd hevy bus trffic in the morning nd fternoon, it hs become very dngerous to our young residents to be wlking on this rod. Pul Mrtin Dr. Pembroke St. Pembroke Street, Mry Street (being the second thruwy cross town) Pembroke Street. Most downtown streets 1. Angus Cmpbell Dr - Alfred Street to Pembroke Street Est 2. Albert St into Mrin 3. Pembroke Street Est nd West Tke your pick. Lots of work to be done everywhere in Pembroke on this subject. Lke Street - give up on fighting the bsentee lndlords on min street- mybe they will hve chnge of hert when they re no longer holding us hostge. Lke Street, Pembroke Street Victori, Albert, Prince nd Frnk Nighbor Pge 73

85 Community Improvement Pln August 9, 2016 Summry of Question 9/9b: Are you resident of Pembroke? If yes, how long hve you been resident of Pembroke? Are you resident of Pembroke? No 18% Yes 82% Medin number of yers s Pembroke resident: 27 Averge number of yers s Pembroke resident: 26 Comments received s prt of question 10. Bringing in new businesses to the re is impertive s mny residentil txes re higher thn in mny big cities. Develop the wterfront nd student housing - look t improving for the long term not just short sited gols becuse tht is the wy it hs lwys been done. Think outside the box! Pembroke is going to dispper if we don't! Mintining heritge nd honouring City of Pembroke Mission Sttement is crucil. No. But looking to move outside city s txes, etc. re too high now tht I'm retired. :( I believe tht we cn chnge Pembroke for the better. Despite the fct tht mny of our industries hve left, I m hopeful we cn re-birth Pembroke into n ccepting, hip, nd trendy re which will ttrct new citizens, encourge new development nd inspire new business. Tke info nd decision mkers nd GO nd see results of development in similr towns, smll cities identicl to Pembroke. If it works, borrow the good. If it ws fil, do NOT copy! You relly need to be smrt nd get this right. Plese think long term nd environmentlly. Pembroke used to be n mzing city. You hve chnce to do something positive. Mke good business nd people wnt to settle in Pembroke. Txes must be lowered for downtown businesses. I know of severl cretive enterprises tht hve hd to move out of downtown for resons tht would never hve hppened hd Pge 74