2011 Municipal Study - City of Brantford

Municipal Study 2011Downtown/Area Specific ProgramsType ofProgramDowntown/Area Specific ProgramsOttawa No Fee The City of Ottawa offers the following incentives: No development charges for residential construction in theCentral Area and Centretown Reduced parking requirements for mixed use development onselected downtown streets Expedited development approval processPeterboroughDCExemptionsAll properties in the Downtown commercial core and the waterfrontcommercial sub areas. DC’s are also waived for the redevelopmentof existing buildings in the City’s Central Area.HeritageProgramsProperties in the Central Area that are designated under theOntario Heritage Act qualify, as of right, under the Heritage TaxRebate Program (20% rebate for Commercial and 40% forResidential)PickeringNonfinancialDirect marketing to promote specific developments and targetedsectors.PortColborneResidentialandCommercialTax refundsThe City approved a by-law in 2004 to provide tax assistance inthe form of refunds of the taxes for up to 10 years for Citymunicipal purposes on all improved residential and commercialproperties in the Community Improvement Plan Areas that havebeen increased as a result of improvements.CommercialFaçadeLoansCommencing in 2004, the City implemented a program to provideloans of up to $1,000 per project for design projects and up to$10,000 per project for improvement projects for commercialfacadesExemptionsExemptions for the creation of new residential or commercial unitsof building and planning fees as well as an exemption of parklanddedication fees and parking and loading space requirementsEconomic Development Programs375