Community Improvement Plan
During 2008 the Town of Pelham initiated the preparation of a Community Improvement Plan for the Downtown Fonthill and Downtown Fenwick commercial areas. Working closely with a project steering committee that included Town staff and representation from the Downtown Beautification Advisory Committee, the preparation of this plan was informed and guided by an extensive program of stakeholder and community consultation, as well as input and oversight from Town Council.
On April 06, 2010 Council designated areas within the Villages of Fonthill and Fenwick as Community Improvement Areas and adopted the Community Improvement Plan for Downtown Fonthill and Downtown Fenwick. The Community Improvement Plan (CIP) is an innovative document that provides a strategy for land use, urban design and public realm improvements in Downtown Fonthill and Downtown Fenwick.
The CIP contains a package of financial incentive programs a municipal leadership strategy to designed to encourage private sector investment, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse, redevelopment, and construction activity in the two downtown commercial areas.
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The CIP Financial Incentive Programs include:
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The intent of this program is to promote the rehabilitation, restoration and improvement of the front, rear and side facades of commercial, institutional and mixed use buildings in Downtown Fonthill and Downtown Fenwick, including retail storefront display areas and signage.
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The aim of this program is to promote the construction of residential units through conversion of excess commercial and vacant space on upper stories of commercial and mixed use building to residential units; residential intensification; and the infilling of vacant lots with residential units.
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This program is intended to encourage and support rehabilitation, redevelopment, infill and intensification projects in Downtown Fonthill and Downtown Fenwick by providing a financial incentive that reduces the property tax increase that can result from these various types of development. This incentive is also designed to assist in securing project financing.
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The objective of this program is to facilitate and spur adaptive re-use, infill, intensification, and redevelopment through the provision of an additional financial incentive that will complement and augment the other incentive programs within the CIP.
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The goal of this program is to promote the maintenance and physical improvement of existing commercial, institutional and mixed use buildings and properties, in order to improve the attractiveness of Downtown Fonthill and Downtown Fenwick and provide safe and usable commercial, institutional and mixed use space.
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The purpose of this program is to promote the uniqueness, sense of place, community spirit and vibrancy of Downtown Fonthill and Downtown Fenwick through the provision of art forms on both public and private properties, where such art can be enjoyed by the public.
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Development Charge Exemption Program
To promote development of vacant and underutilized sites and redevelopment on commercial and mixed use properties throughout the two Community Improvement Project Areas by providing a major economic catalyst in the form of a reduction of the often significant development charges that must be paid when a property is developed or redeveloped and additional commercial space and/or residential units are created.
The purpose of the Downtown Design Guidelines is to provide an urban design vision and guidance for the Downtowns of Fenwick and Fonthill by addressing the nature, intensity and quality of development in both the public and private realms. This guideline document complements work already carried out in the Community Improvement Plan, and is intended to provide guidance for long-term development over the next five to ten years as the Downtowns aim to become distinct destination points for both existing residents and visitors.