Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT4.5.2 Neighbourhood services and facilities including public recreational facilities shall beprovided close to residential development to help reduce automobile trips.4.5.3 When considering building forms, development which results in extensive loss ofsunlight to adjacent land uses shall be discouraged.4.5.4 Energy efficient building design including passive solar energy gain, increasedinsulation, energy star appliances, alternative energy systems, and conformity withLEED certification shall be encouraged in all new buildings.4.6 WASTE DISPOSAL ASSESSMENT AREAS (W.D.A.A.)Policies:4.6.1 Waste Disposal Assessment Areas (W.D.A.A.) comprise former waste disposal sites anda 500 metre surrounding area. They are identified on Schedules B, and B3. Areas usedfor disposal of waste may have an adverse effect on existing and future uses.4.6.2 No development shall be permitted in W.D.A.A. unless it can be demonstrated to thesatisfaction of the appropriate approval authority that there will be no adverse effects topersons and property from the former waste disposal site. The following studies shallbe required prior to approval of all development, including draft plans of subdivision,consents, rezonings, or site plans or building permits, to determine the potential fornegative impacts: ground and surface water (hydrogeology and hydrology) studies, andmethane gas migration studies. Such studies shall be completed in accordance with theMinistry of Environment’s Guideline D4- Land Use on or Near Landfills and Dumps, asamended or replaced from time to time. The detail, extent and study area boundariesshall be scoped through terms of reference established in consultation with the Townand the County of Simcoe.4.6.3 If the studies produced under Section 4.6.2 indicate that there may be a potential foradverse impacts attributable to the proposed development, the approval authority mayrequire the proponent to undertake specific measures and/or activities, including specificbuilding measures, to ensure public health and safety.4.6.4 To ensure appropriate consideration is given, lands within the W.D.A.A delineated on theSchedules of this Plan may be the subject of a holding provision in the implementingZoning By-law. Such provision shall require the studies referred to in Section 4.6.2 and4.6.3 be completed and the holding provision be lifted once the studies demonstrate thatthere will be no unmitigatable public health and safety risks. The lifting of the holdingprovision shall also only be lifted once a development agreement has been entered intowith the owner of the property being developed or redeveloped, which agreement shallincorporate the study requirements set out above and any necessary warning provisionto future purchasers.4.6.5 Mitigation measures or activities, identified through studies conducted in accordancewith Section 4.6.3 shall be implemented through the registration of a developmentagreement registered on title to the subject lands. These studies and measures shall beused to assist the Chief Building Official in implementing the applicable Building Coderequirements, as amended or replaced from time to time.90Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011