Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil
Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil
Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil
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<strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Innisfil</strong> <strong>Official</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>URBAN DESIGNrear or to the interior <strong>of</strong> the block. Safe, convenient and well lit pedestrian accessshall be provided to the street from such parking areas.k) Consideration shall be given to the provision <strong>of</strong> carefully sited dedicated parkingareas (both private and municipal) in Core Commercial Areas to support their focalfunctions.l) Core Commercial Areas shall include the provision for on-street parking to promoteconvenience and traffic calming in these areas.m) The development <strong>of</strong> local neighbourhood commercial nodes shall follow the sameprinciples <strong>of</strong> mixed-use and the development <strong>of</strong> at-grade street-related retail.Parking for neighbourhood convenience functions should be located on-street and<strong>of</strong>f-street at the rear or sides <strong>of</strong> their sites to improve the pedestrian streetscape.5.6 DIVERSITY, SITE PLANNING AND BUILT FORMThe relationship between design <strong>of</strong> elements within the private realm and thestreetscapes and places <strong>of</strong> the public realm is crucial to the image and quality <strong>of</strong>communities and their neighbourhoods. The following design policies are intended toguide the site planning and design <strong>of</strong> built form on individual blocks and lots and theirrelationship with adjoining public spaces and each other. They are framed to reinforcethe development <strong>of</strong> quality streetscapes, create a consistency <strong>of</strong> design approachwhile promoting diversity and variation in built form, create a pedestrian friendlyenvironment, and minimize the impact <strong>of</strong> vehicular traffic on the public realm.5.6.1 Diversity and Densitya) New development shall include a full range <strong>of</strong> housing densities and types topromote diversity within settlements and accommodate all sectors <strong>of</strong> thepopulation thus promoting social integration. The range <strong>of</strong> housing types mayinclude single-detached, semi-detached, townhouse, and multiple unit housingtypes. A range <strong>of</strong> housing type and tenure will also promote diversity <strong>of</strong> built formin the streetscape.b) Diversity <strong>of</strong> housing and lot type shall be applied within neighbourhoods, anddistributed in a balanced fashion to avoid the predominance <strong>of</strong> a single house or lottype within blocks. The distribution <strong>of</strong> lot and housing types in neighbourhoods willbe configured to create smooth transitions and avoid abrupt massing changeswithin streetscapes, and unsuitable relationships with existing communities.c) The range <strong>of</strong> housing within Urban Settlements may include medium and higherdensity housing such as townhousing, cluster or courtyard housing and multipleunit apartments to promote compact urban form and the preservation <strong>of</strong>agricultural lands.d) These higher density housing forms are best suited within community andneighbourhood core areas, at other primary streetscapes and may be located totake advantage <strong>of</strong> the relationship with and views <strong>of</strong> natural features.e) Zoning shall be developed to support mixed use at the local scale such as thedevelopment <strong>of</strong> live-work opportunities.98Adopted July 26, 2006 <strong>Approved</strong> by <strong>OMB</strong> May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011