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TABLE 1: SELECT CIP CASE STUDIES
TYPE ABOUT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS MUNICIPALITY
Downtown Community Improvement Plan xvi
To provides grants to eligible property owners who want to invest in the renovation, development, or redevelopment of their business spaces.
• Building Restoration, Renovation and Improvement Grant
• Façade Improvement Grant
• Downtown Housing Grant
• Heritage Improvement Grant
• Tax Increase-based Equivalent Rebate Program( for large-scale capital projects)
• Application and Permit Fees Refund Program
Haldimand County
Rural Business and Tourism Community Improvement Plan xvii
Supports the local economy by offering incentives to businesses in designated hamlets, heritage buildings, value- added agriculture, and commercial roofed accommodations.
• Façade, Landscape and Signage Improvement Grant
• Development Charge, Planning Fees and Building Permit Grant
• Tax-Based Redevelopment Grant( TIG) Program( for large-scale capital projects)
• Building Restoration, Renovation and Improvement Grant
• Heritage Commercial Use Grant
Haldimand County
Housing Community Improvement Plan xvii
Provides incentives to reduce financial barriers and stimulate private investment in diverse housing developments on under-utilised urban properties.
• Additional Dwelling Unit and Multi-Plex Housing Incentive( ADU- MHI) Program
• Rapid Transit Multi-Residential Rental Housing Incentive( RTMRHI) Program
• Housing Acceleration Incentive( HAI) Program
• Roxborough Access to Homeownership Grant( RAHG) Program
• Roxborough Rental Housing Loan( RRHL) Program
City of Hamilton
Brownfield Redevelopment Community Improvement Plan xviii
Outlines actions and incentives to promote redevelopment of brownfields, which are underused industrial properties complicated by environmental contamination.
• The Feasibility Study Grant Program
• The Environmental Site Assessment( ESA) Grant Program
• The Brownfields Property Tax Assistance Program
• The Brownfields Rehabilitation Grant Program
• The Brownfields Development Charge Exemption Program
City of Windsor
Economic Revitalisation Community Improvement Plan xix
To encourage new investment in targeted economic sectors for the purposes diversifying the local economy and creating / retaining jobs
• Business Development Grant Program
• Business Retention and Expansion Grant Program
• Small Business Investment Grant Program
• Development Charges Grant Program
City of Windsor
Industrial Lands Community Improvement Plan xx
Aims to ensure adequate industrial land supply, attract targeted industries, support expanding businesses, attract talent to the City’ s industrial sector, and promote economic growth for the city.
• Industrial Development Charges( DC) Grant Program
• Industrial Tax Increment Grant Program
• Industrial Compatibility Grant / Loan
Program xxixxii
City of London
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