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1993 Town of Innisfil Official Plan

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The text of the Official Plan of the Town of Innisfil(including amendments 1 to 8)

Official Plan Review

Official Plan Review

The Town of Innisfil is embarking on an Official Plan Review and Growth Management Strategy. A consulting team led by Sorensen Gravely Lowes Planning Associates has been retained to prepare this study, which is to be concluded in 2006. Background information is included within the Questions & Answers below.

New Official Plan Amendment No.1

OPA No.1     
OPA Schedule A    
By-law No. 067-06 (to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 1)

New Official Plan (Adopted) July 26, 2006

Cover Page     
OP Text
By-law No. 066-06 (to adopt Official Plan)
Schedule A: Municipal Structure
Schedule B: Land Use    
Schedule B1: Land Use Alcona
Schedule B2: Land Use Cookstown
Schedule B2a: Development Staging Cookstown    
Schedule B3: Land Use Lefroy    
Schedule B5: Land Use Sandy Cove    
Schedule B6: Land Use Innisfil Heights 
Schedule B7: Land Use Stroud 
Schedule B8: Land Use Churchill   
Schedule B9: Land Use Fennell's  
Schedule B10: Land Use Gilford
Schedule B11 Land Use: Kempenfelt Bay / Big Bay Point Shoreline    
Schedule B12 Land Use: Big Cedar Point Shoreline    
Schedule B13 Land Use: Degrassi Point Shoreline    
Schedule B14 Land Use: Leonards Beach Shoreline    
Schedule C: Transportation Plan    
Schedule D: Serviced Area         
Appendix 1
Appendix 2   
Appendix 3    
Appendix 4a Areas of Potential Aggregate Resources    
Appendix 4b Areas of Potential Aggregate Resources
Appendix 4c Areas of Potential Aggregate Resources    
Appendix 5: Areas of Groundwater Recharge    
Appendix 6: Hydrogeological ESA 
Appendix 7: Areas of Groundwater Discharge 
Appendix 8a Cookstown
Appendix 8b Thornton    
Appendix 8c Innisfil Heights    
Appendix 8d Stroud    
Appendix 8e Crossroads    
Appendix 8f Alcona Woods    
Appendix 8g Gilford    
Appendix 8h Fennel's Corner    
Appendix 8i Churchill    

Official Plan Open House May 31, 2006 Presentation

Official Plan Open House May 31, 2006 Presentation

March 30th Public Open House Summary Report

March 30th Public Open House Summary Report

Growth Strategy Open House - March 30th, 2006

Preferred Growth Management Strategy - Figure 1     
Proposed Municipal Structure - Figure 2    
Urban Design Policies & Guidelines    
OP Review & Preferred Growth Strategy Info, March 2006    
Advantages & Disadvantages of Potential growth Alternatives    
Evaluation of Growth Options    
Employment Area Policies    
Growth Options Evaluation Criteria

Directions Report - March 20th, 2006

Policy Directions Report - March 20, 2006     
Preferred Growth Management Strategy - Figure 1    
Proposed Municipal Structure - Figure 2    
Appendix A    
Appendix B    
Appendix C         
Alcona North Expansion    
Alcona South Expansion    
Alcona West Expansion    
Cookstown Expansion    
Gilford Expansion    
Innisfil Heights Expansion    
Lefroy Expansion    
Sandy Cove Expansion    
Stroud Expansion    
Appendix E    
Appendix F    
Appendix G    
Table 5: Detailed Evaluation of the Potential Growth Management Alternatives    
Table 6: Advantages and Disadvantages

Official Plan Review Issues & Options - November 15, 2005

OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW: ISSUES & OPTIONS
Appendix A - Public Visioning Session Summary, September 17, 2005
Appendix B - Population and Employment Forecast
Appendix C Cover
Background Report for the Identification of Issues and Options
Figure 1 - Surface Elevation
Figure 2 - Surficial Geology
Figure 3 - Aggregate Area 1A
Figure 4 - Aggregate Area 1B
Figure 5 - Aggregate Area 2
Figure 6 - Regional Cross-Section B-B
Figure 7 - Discharge Areas
Figure 8 - Recharge Areas
Figure 9 - Wellhead Protection Areas
Figure 10 - Greenlands
Figure 11 - Environmentally Significant Areas
Appendix D - Agricultural Review
Appendix E Cover
Transportation and Transit Issues and Options
Figure 1 - Transportation Network Overview
Figure 2 - Existing Road Network By Jurisdiction and Classification
Figure 3 - Existing Road Right-of-way Requirements
Figure 4 - Potential & Proposed Provincial and County Transportation Improvements
Figure 5 - Transit Network Improvements
Appendix F - Urban Design Background Report

Growth Management - Public Workshop January 21, 2006

Growth Management Study

Potential Growth Alternatives Public Workshop Presentation    
Potential Innisfil Growth Areas and Developable Lands    
Population and Employment Forecasts
   
Maps

Innisfil Base    
Alcona North Expansion (Black & White)    
Alcona North Expansion (Colour with Agricultural Evaluation)    
Alcona South Expansion (Black & White)    
Alcona South Expansion (Colour with Agricultural Evaluation)    
Alcona West Expansion (Black & White)    
Alcona West Expansion (Colour with Agricultural Evaluation)    
Cookstown Expansion (Black & White)    
Cookstown Expansion (Colour with Agricultural Evaluation)    
Gilford Expansion (Black & White)    
Gilford Expansion (Colour with Agricultural Evaluation)    
Innisfil Heights Expansion (Black & White)    
Innisfil Heights Expansion (Colour with Agricultural Evaluation)    
Lefroy Expansion (Black & White)    
Lefroy Expansion (Colour with Agricultural Evaluation)    
Sandy Cove Expansion (Black & White)    
Sandy Cove Expansion (Colour with Agricultural Evaluation)    
Stroud Expansion (Black & White)    
Stroud Expansion (Colour with Agricultural Evaluation)

Background information on the Official Plan Review and Growth Management Strategy can be found at the following links:

Innisfil's Growth Management Strategy

The County of Simcoe Official Plan encourages each municipality to undertake a Growth Management Study to develop long-term growth projections. The current Town of Innisfil Official Plan sets out a population target of 45,200 by 2011. There are a number of development applications pending before the Town that could significantly increase that target. The Town of Innisfil has therefore initiated a Growth Management Strategy to determine the population and employment growth that could be anticipated in the Town by 2025 and the land area necessary to accommodate that growth.

The Growth Management Strategy will be based on the following principles:

The level of growth should reflect what can reasonably be attracted and accommodated
Creation of a strong, self-sufficient, live-work community
Employment growth opportunities must be achieved in concert with population growth
Location of growth areas need to contribute to a strong Innisfil identity
Recognize how residents want their community to grow and evolve
Protect the best elements of the rural character and natural features
Create settlements that are diverse, compact, walkable, pedestrian communities

The Town of Innisfil’s key objective is to undertake a credible, objective and thorough evaluation of each potential growth option with an eye towards meeting the future needs of the population of the area.

For more information see our Growth Management Study

Any additional Comments or Questions that are not answered on these pages, feel free to contact opreview@innisfil.ca

Innisfil's Official Plan Review Components

The Town of Innisfil Official Plan Review will identify issues, concerns and limitations with the existing Official Plan. Policies will be developed for key elements including the natural environment, agriculture system, employment balance, settlement growth, housing, and the waterfront/shoreline.

Key issues include:

Natural Heritage Strategy - ecosystem evaluation of existing natural features’ sensitivity and significance
Urban Design - streetscape design, neighbourhoods design, building design, integration of natural features and heritage assets
Transportation - road network constraints and connectivity to surrounding network, commuting trends, GO transit initiatives, road rights-of-way
Rural and Agricultural Areas - specialty crop areas, agricultural performance related to public values, delineation of rural and agricultural areas and rural/settlement boundaries

For more information see our Official Plan Review Issues & Options Report

Any additional Comments or Questions that are not answered on these pages, feel free to contact opreview@innisfil.ca

What is an Official Plan?

An Official Plan is the Town’s blueprint for rural and community development. It provides longterm goals, objectives and policies for community growth, generally for a 20-year timeframe. An Official Plan sets out a strategy to direct that growth, as well as to protect key elements of the Town’s natural and rural environment.

Why review the Official Plan?

An Official Plan that met the needs of the citizens of the Town many years ago may not meet all the current needs of its residents today. This may be due to many factors including changing demographics, population growth, environmental and heritage concerns, technological advances, changes in Provincial or Municipal policies, etc. As well, the Province requires the Official Plan to be reviewed every 5 years. The current Official Plan was approved by the Province in 1995 and has been subject to 17 amendments.

What format will this review take?

A Community Liaison Committee (CLC) has been established to assist in the preparation of the Official Plan Review. This Committee is composed of representatives of public agencies, landowners, social service groups, farm organizations and community groups. The CLC meets with staff and the consulting team at regular intervals to review the progress of the study and to provide input and local direction to the team.

Will the public be able to provide input during this review process?

I n addition to the various CLC meetings, a number of public workshops/open houses and public meetings have been held, with others planned. Information on upcoming meetings will be published in local newspapers and on this website. We anticipate that the next public meeting will take place sometime in March.