Look at changing current bylaws and implement zoning changes to incorporate stacked townhouses or multi-residential units on single family dwelling lots which will make housing more affordable. This will free up rental units and put downward pressure on rent rates.
One specific action I would take is to identify City-owned land and underutilized properties that could be made available for residential development, while streamlining the municipal approval process for projects that provide a mix of attainable housing options. The goal would be to increase the supply of housing by making better use of land Sarnia
One specific action I would take is to create a City-led Affordable and Attainable Housing Action Plan that removes municipal barriers to building more housing, while setting clear four-year targets for what we actually want to achieve. That means identifying City-owned land that could be made available for housing, speeding up approvals for projects that
Working with the County to identify what we can do to build on the good work already being done by different organizations to address the housing issues. Also a more proactive outreach to the community to promote a neighbourhood buy-in in an effort to minimize negative controversy about any project. Funding is always an issue,
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