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FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT, ACCESSIBILTY and LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM

Façade Improvement Grant

Purpose

This program provides financial incentives to promote the rehabilitation, restoration, and improvement of the front, rear, and/or side façades of commercial, industrial or institutional buildings.

Description & General Terms

The Façade Improvement Grant Program is available to businesses within the Community Improvement Area (as outlined in the BIA Boundary Map) through the provision of financial assistance to eligible owners/applicants.

What Can Be Done

Applicants are eligible to apply for program funding, pending compliance with the general requirements and funding availability as approved by Council. The following building façade restoration and improvements are eligible for a grant under this program:

  1. Redesign of the store front.
  2. Restoration of original façade appearance.
  3. Repainting or cleaning of the façade and those parts of the building visible from adjacent streets or public areas.
  4. Restoration of façade masonry, brickwork or wood and metal cladding.
  5. Replacement or repair of cornices, eaves, parapets and other architectural features.
  6. Replacement or repair of windows & doors.
  7. Replacement or repair of canopies and awnings.
  8. Entrance-way modifications including provisions to improve/provide barrier-free accessibility, improvements should be in line with AODA standards.
  9. Replacement or repair of signage and/or installation of appropriate new or refurbished signage. This includes signage that is fixed to the buildings face. Signage replacement and/or installation is only permitted through Township approval.
  10. Installation, repair or conversion of exterior lighting on the façade.
  11. Such other similar improvements to the building exterior as may be approved by the CIAP, assigned Township staff and Township’s Chief Building Official (as needed).

Grant

The Township will cover 30% of eligible costs up to a maximum grant of $5,000.

Before a Township cheque is issued, the applicant must submit proof of payment for approved eligible completed work.

Costs exceeding the maximum grant value shall be the responsibility of the applicant.

Successful applicants will enter into an agreement with the Township which will outline the specific terms of the grant program.

Who is Eligible

Registered owners, assessed owners and tenants of lands and buildings, and any person to whom such an owner or tenant has assigned the rights for the subject property.

Only commercial properties are eligible for signage grant funding.

Township staff will review the property tax record. Property owners who are in arrears of property taxes, local improvement charges or any other municipal accounts receivable on the subject property are not eligible to receive the grant.

The applicant must not have any outstanding BIA levy arrears at the time of application or during the term of the grant.

Outstanding work orders (building, fire, zoning, etc.) must be satisfied prior to funding approval.

Deadline

The deadline for these submissions MUST be completed and submitted by September 15, 2024. Please reach out to BIA Program Coordinator for further inquiries at [email protected]

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Accessibility Grant

Purpose

To assist with the removal of barriers and increase accessibility for people with disabilities in Elmira.

Description and General Terms

This Accessibility Grant Program supports improvements to private property in order to meet the Ontario’s accessibility laws and standards.

What Can Be Done

The following examples are eligible for a grant under this program:

Ramps, Elevators, Lifts, Automatic door openers

Any other improvements that improve accessibility and remove barriers, as approved by the Township of Woolwich.

Grant

The Township will cover 50% of eligible costs up to a maximum grant of $2,000.

Before a Township cheque is issued, the applicant must submit proof of payment for approved eligible completed work.

Costs exceeding the maximum grant value shall be the responsibility of the applicant.

Successful applicants will enter into an agreement with the Township which will outline the specific terms of the grant program.

Who is Eligible

Registered owners, assessed owners and tenants of lands and buildings, and any person to whom such an owner or tenant has assigned the rights for the subject property.

Only commercial properties are eligible for signage grant funding.

Township staff will review the property tax record. Property owners who are in arrears of property taxes, local improvement charges or any other municipal accounts receivable on the subject property are not eligible to receive the grant.

The applicant must not have any outstanding BIA levy arrears at the time of application or during the term of the grant.

Outstanding work orders (building, fire, zoning, etc.) must be satisfied prior to funding approval.

Deadline

The deadline for these submissions MUST be completed and submitted by September 15, 2024. Please reach out to BIA Program Coordinator for further inquiries at [email protected]

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Landscape Improvement Grant

Purpose

This program applies to hard and soft landscaping on commercial, institutional, and mixed-use properties, with emphasis on the public street edge. Eligible improvements can include plant material, improved parking areas, driveway ingress/egress, decorative walls, and planting strips/beds.

Description and General Terms

The Landscape Improvement Grant Program is available in the Community Improvement Area as shown in Map 2 through the provision of financial assistance to eligible owners/applicants.

What Can Be Done

Applicants are eligible to apply for program funding, pending compliance with the general requirements and funding availability as approved by Council. The following landscape improvements are eligible for a grant under this program:

  1. Plant & vegetation removals or clean up.
  2. Plant material and planting strips.
  3. Curbing or decorative walls.
  4. New or upgrades to existing lighting. Lighting must not be attached to the building.
  5. Construction of a new outdoor patio or the expansion/upgrades to an existing
    outdoor patio.
  6. Improvements or alterations to parking areas and property ingress/egress points.

Grant

The Township will cover 50% of eligible costs up to a maximum grant of $2,500.

Before a Township cheque is issued for the grant, the applicant must submit proof of payment for approved eligible completed work.

Costs exceeding the maximum grant value shall be the responsibility of the applicant.

Successful applicants will enter into an agreement with the Township which will outline the specific terms of the grant program.

Who is Eligible

Registered owners, assessed owners and tenants of lands and buildings, and any person to whom such an owner or tenant has assigned the rights for the subject property.

Only commercial or institutional properties are eligible for landscape grant funding.

Township staff will review property tax records. Property owners who are in arrears of property taxes, local improvement charges or any other municipal accounts receivable on the subject property are not eligible to receive the grant.

  • Outstanding work orders (building, fire, zoning, etc.) must be satisfied prior to funding approval.

Deadline

The deadline for these submissions MUST be completed and submitted by September 15, 2024. Please reach out to BIA Program Coordinator for further inquiries at [email protected]

If different than applicant
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By clicking on this acknowledgement, I herby declare all information contained herein is true and correct, and acknowledge that the CIP Advisory Committee will process the application based on the information provided.