Hub Staff
The Town of Saugeen Shores has been awarded $3.2 million from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Housing Accelerator Fund to advance efforts to expand housing opportunities.
The expected result will see an additional 450 homes over the next 10 years, carried out through eight municipal initiatives aimed at implementing long-term strategies to increase housing while removing barriers.
The eight initiatives include:
Housing-Driven Community Planning Permitting and Housing Opportunities System
Affordable Community Housing Improvement Plan
Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments Related to Inclusionary Zoning
Additional Residential Unit Toolkits and Standardized Modular Housing Program
Incentive Programming Tools to Enable the Construction of Affordable and Attainable Housing
Property Repurpose Utilization Program to Convert Surplus and Underutilized Land to Housing
Non-Profit Housing Partnerships
Consolidation Linear Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Approval Process
The initiatives will be implemented over the next two years and a February 4 media release from the Town said the public will be given an opportunities to provide feedback throughout the process.