City-Owned Industrial Land Development Strategy
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An overview of the City-Owned Industrial Land (COIL) Development Strategy.
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PHASE 1
Phase 1 Report: Industrial Land Requirements.
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PHASE 2
Phase 2 Report: Land Use Planning.
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Maps appendices of the Phase 2 Report.
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Attachments appendices of the Phase 2 Report.
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PHASE 3
Phase 3 Report: Finance & Servicing Strategy
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The City of Kingston owns a number of industrial properties that serve a variety of markets. These properties are for sale in various business or industrial parks across the municipality:
- St. Lawrence Business Park - Kingston East
- Cataraqui Industrial Estates - Kingston West
- Alcan Business Park - Kingston Central
- Joseph P. Clyde/Kingston New Industrial Park - Kingston Central
As a result of amalgamation, these industrial properties are subject to the three Official Plans and Zoning By-laws of the former City and townships. Therefore, these properties have different permitted uses, set-back requirements, parking requirements, etc.
The City has completed a development strategy for its industrial lands. The City-Owned Industrial Land (COIL) Development Strategy is a three-phase study that provides:
- An overall vision and strategy for the long-term development of these industrial properties;
- A review of the servicing plans (water, sewer, electric, etc.) for existing industrial lots and any required expansion;
- Recommendations for City policies and the regulations affecting industrial lands.
The City's objective is to ensure the availability and accessibility of suitable lands for business and industrial development. This will enable the municipality to attract new businesses to Kingston and promote the expansion of existing local businesses, resulting in new jobs and an increased tax base.
The COIL Development Strategy was prepared by Clark Consulting Services, in conjunction with Clayton Research Associates and Totten Sims Hubicki Associates.
The COIL Development Strategy has concluded that the City has an adequate supply of industrial lands. The existing lands, with strategic design and monitoring, are capable of meeting the employment requirements for much of the industrial- and business-park-type development within the City.
The Strategy also found that it is critical that key industrial parcels and the industrial park areas be retained as a key component of the economic development strategy for the City. Maintaining these areas for business and industry location is critical to the Strategy. Avoiding erosion and the introduction of non-compatible uses - particularly commercial uses that attract large volumes of public users - will also be important to the success of the industrial parks.
The COIL Development Strategy also recommends that the City strive to maintain a balance between the more attractive business park lands and those lands required to provide sites for general service and support industries, which are key to maintaining the vitality and efficiency of the urban area.
The program for the ongoing servicing, development and marketing of the City-owned industrial lands is advanced as the main implementation strategy for the maintenance of employment prosperity for the City. The COIL Development Strategy supports this conclusion and recommends that the City continue its historic role in providing for the development of key industrial parcels within the urban area.
For more information on the COIL Development Strategy, you can download the study documents, which include the Summary Report and Market Analysis (Phase 1); the Land Use Planning Report (Phase 2), and the Financial and Services Strategy (Phase 3). You can also contact the Planning & Development Department at 613-546-4291, ext. 3180.
