Transport Terminal Land Use Study

City of Windsor Planning Division

On June 3, 2019, Council approved Interim Control By-law 78-2019 and directed staff to study the issues surrounding Transport Terminals. CR291/2019 states “that Council authorize the City Planner to undertake a study and review of Zoning Bylaws 85-18 and 8600 with respect to land use policies related to a Transport Terminal with the City of Windsor.”

The main purposes of doing the study is to ensure that Transport Terminal is appropriately permitted or prohibited, that the provisions for a Transport Terminal are consistent with the policy direction of the Official Plan, and that a Transport Terminal is not detrimental to surrounding existing and potential land uses. It is acknowledged that this is not just a regulatory problem and that the study should not be limited to review of the existing zoning by-laws.

The Transport Terminal Land Use Study below fulfills the request of Council in CR291/2019 and is being tabled at the November 16 meeting of the Development & Heritage Standing Committee (DHSC) to give DHSC members and the public time to review the study. The study contains Council Resolution CR291/2019 as Appendix A and Interim Control By-law 78-2019 as Appendix B. Also below is a link to the brief staff report accompanying the study.

Transport Terminal Land Use Study

Transport Terminal Land Use Study – Tabling Staff Report

Full consideration will occur at the December 14 DHSC meeting, which will be the public meeting as required under the Planning Act and will include a full staff report (Z-031/20 ZNG/6194 OPA 139 OPA/6195) that will recommend the implementation of certain actions in the study via amendments to the City of Windsor Official Plan and Zoning By-laws 8600 and 85-18. The full staff report will be available 10 days prior to the December 14 meeting.

Full Staff Report (Z-031/20 ZNG/6194 OPA 139 OPA/619)

The study, the staff report and the recommendation of the DHSC will be considered for final decision by City Council in 2021.

Adam Szymczak
Senior Planner - Zoning
Planning & Building Services Department
Planning Division`
2nd Floor, 350 City Hall Square West
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9A 6S1
Phone: 519-255-6543 x6250
Email: aszymczak@citywindsor.ca