Housing, Downtown Revitalization, and Brownfield Redevelopment Community Improvement Plan

The City of Belleville is updating its Community Improvement Plan to better support growth, investment, and housing across the community. With a growing population and increasing demand for residential options, the revised plan will introduce incentives that encourage new housing development and leverage support from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund. These updates will help bring forward timely and innovative housing solutions that align with community needs.

The plan also continues to strengthen Belleville's downtown as a cultural and commercial centre. Existing programs that support façade improvements, signage upgrades, and overall building enhancements are being modernized to reinforce the area’s heritage character, improve walkability, and support a vibrant local economy. These refinements build on the downtown’s unique riverfront setting and maintain its role as an important destination.

The updated CIP also addresses redevelopment opportunities on older or underutilized properties, particularly in the downtown and waterfront areas. Some sites require environmental review or cleanup before construction can proceed. Revised brownfield incentives will help reduce these barriers and encourage new housing and mixed use development in areas well suited for growth.

This work has been shaped by extensive public consultation through media outreach, online surveys, email submissions, stakeholder interviews, and an in-person Public Consultation Centre. Feedback emphasized priorities such as affordable and accessible housing, downtown revitalization, riverfront improvements, and support for missing middle housing, and has informed the draft CIP.

A statutory public meeting was held on November 24, 2025 in accordance with the Planning Act.

Stay Informed:

Stay informed and get involved in this important community project by visiting the City’s website and following this project page. You can subscribe to receive updates and be notified as the project reaches key milestones. You can also view draft reports through the site, participate in upcoming public meetings (details will be shared via this project page and the mailing list).