Brownfields

Most brownfield sites in Cornwall are small-scale properties located along key commercial corridors, including Pitt Street, Second Street, Ninth Street, Montreal Road, Brookdale Avenue, and Vincent Massey Drive.

Several sites offer significant potential for new residential, commercial, recreational, or community uses.

Located near existing industrial or commercial areas on the edge of the city, these sites are well-suited for new commercial or industrial development.

Brownfields are often situated in strategic areas close to downtown, with access to public transit, water, sewage, schools, parks and other infrastructure. This makes them ideal for a mix of residential, commercial, retail and mixed-use development.

Through this grant, the landowner or developer pays the full cost of redevelopment, including the resulting increase in annual property taxes. The City then provides an annual grant that reimburses all or part of the municipal portion of that tax increase, based on an established base assessment and tax amount.

This grant supports sites that have already completed a Phase 1 ESA. It provides partial funding, up to 50% of study costs, subject to a maximum dollar cap, to help cover Phase II and Phase III environmental assessments. These studies help determine the nature and extent of contamination and assess whether the proposed use of the site is viable given its environmental conditions.

This program helps landowners by cancelling the increase in property taxes that results from redevelopment. Eligible projects may receive a combined cancellation of both the municipal and education portions of the tax increase over a set period of time.

This program helps reduce development costs by rebating municipal planning and development fees. Once approvals, building permits, or occupancy permits are secured, eligible fees are rebated 100%.

This program creates and maintains a database of key potential brownfield sites. It includes helpful details such as site size, current use, ownership, and zoning. The goal is to support ongoing redevelopment, renovation, and reuse of brownfield properties.

This program helps reduce development costs by providing assistance for the removal and disposal of non-hazardous material at the municipal landfill.

This is an opportunity-driven program where the City of Cornwall may invest in buying, selling or leasing municipal property. The goal is to support small, medium and large-scale brownfield redevelopment projects as opportunities arise.

This program helps reduce development costs by using existing legislative discretion to exempt landowners from making a cash-in-lieu payment for parkland dedication. This program applies only to sites where dedicating land for parkland is not feasible.