Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Town of Innisfil Official PlanTRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT8SECTION EIGHT: TRANSPORTATION ANDTRANSITIntent:While this Plan is based on the assumption that existing modes of transportation willpredominate over the planning period, it is a policy of the Town to encourage and support theimplementation of other less energy intensive forms of transportation. These could includepublic transit including GO Transit for commuters or the encouragement of greater pedestrianmovement or the greater use of bicycles. Bicycling is recognized as an alternative mode oftransportation, which can play a positive role in improving mobility and quality of life as part of abalanced transportation system. In this regard, the Town shall encourage higher densitydevelopment at key nodes and a stronger linkage between living and working places than hasbeen the case in the past.Goals:To develop an adequate and efficient road system to meet the transportation andtransit needs of the Town.Objectives:1. To provide the safest and most efficient flow of traffic between the major sectionsof the Town with direct accessibility provided between major residential,employment, shopping and recreational areas on non-congested, well designedhighways.2. To facilitate the satisfactory movement of both people and goods to and from thevarious communities within the Town and to and from the adjacent municipalities,as well as to facilitate the movement of summer residents and tourists to therecreational areas.3. To use financial resources to the greatest public advantage through the efficientuse of construction expenditures, through the coordinated and efficient use of thetransportation infrastructure, and through the adoption of adequate controls andstandards to prevent excessive maintenance and parallel construction costs.4. To improve railway crossings and other related transportation facilities for greatersafety and more efficient vehicular movement.5. To provide adequate access to the Town’s prime recreational, shopping andindustrial areas thereby facilitating their development to the fullest potential.6. To ensure that arterial and collector roads provide convenient access between themajor traffic generation areas.7. To ensure that local streets provide land access only to the areas in which suchlocal streets are located and do not serve as major traffic routes.8. To ensure appropriate right-of-way widths for all existing roads by utilizing variousmechanisms available to the Town including expropriation, draft plan of subdivisionconditions and Site Plan Control.113Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011
Town of Innisfil Official PlanTRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT9. To ensure that new roads and bridges are constructed in such a manner that theimpact on the natural environment, including watercourses be minimized.10. To provide transit service to the Urban Settlements.11. To improve and expand the trail system in the Town.12. To provide opportunities for off-road recreational vehicles in all seasons.8.1 ROADS8.1.1 Transportation PlanThe transportation plan as set out on Schedule C is based on the need to provide afunctional hierarchy of transportation routes which assist in the implementation of theland use policies of this Plan.8.1.2 Provincial Highways8.1.2.1 It is the intention of this Plan that major traffic volumes be directed to provincialhighways as much as possible. The Town supports the improvement of all provincialhighways in the municipality in order to fulfill their role as carriers of large volumes ofthrough or intercommunity traffic. The Town supports the early widening of Highway400 and the concept of including provisions for rapid transit facilities in any futurewidening. The municipality shall, however, make representation to the Province ofOntario to be consulted prior to the finalization of any highway improvement planswithin the municipality, particularly major improvement proposals.8.1.2.2 Access points to provincial highways shall be restricted and the use of service roadsencouraged wherever possible.8.1.2.3 In addition to all the relevant municipal requirements, all development adjacent toprovincial highways is subject to the requirements and permits of the Ministry ofTransportation.8.1.2.4 The Ministry of Transportation is encouraged to explore the possibility of a by-pass ofHighway 89 around Cookstown in order to protect the structural integrity of theheritage buildings and the economic feasibility of the commercial core area.8.1.3 County Arterial Roads8.1.3.1 County Roads are delineated on Schedule C and are the responsibility of the County ofSimcoe. These roads are intended to be major transportation routes carrying heavyvolumes through the Town to adjoining municipalities. Road right of wayrequirements, access requirements and other requirements with respect to theseroads are found in the County of Simcoe Official Plan and County by-laws.114Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011
Page 1 and 2:
TOWN OF INNISFILOFFICIAL PLANAdopte
Page 3 and 4:
Town of Innisfil Official PlanTable
Page 5 and 6:
Page 7 and 8:
Page 9 and 10:
Town of Innisfil Official PlanList
Page 11 and 12:
Page 13 and 14:
Page 15 and 16:
Town of Innisfil Official PlanINTRO
Page 17 and 18:
Town of Innisfil Official PlanMUNIC
Page 19 and 20:
Page 21 and 22:
Page 23 and 24:
Page 25 and 26:
Page 27 and 28:
Page 29 and 30:
Page 31 and 32:
Page 33 and 34:
Page 35 and 36:
Page 37 and 38:
Page 39 and 40:
Page 41 and 42:
Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND
Page 43 and 44:
Page 45 and 46:
Page 47 and 48:
Page 49 and 50:
Page 51 and 52:
Page 53 and 54:
Page 55 and 56:
Page 57 and 58:
Page 59 and 60:
Page 61 and 62:
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76: Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND
Page 99 and 100: Town of Innisfil Official PlanENVIR
Page 105 and 106: Town of Innisfil Official PlanURBAN
Page 117 and 118: Town of Innisfil Official PlanCULTU
Page 119 and 120: Town of Innisfil Official PlanCULTU
Page 121 and 122: Town of Innisfil Official PlanINFRA
Page 123 and 124: Town of Innisfil Official PlanINFRA
Page 125: Town of Innisfil Official PlanINFRA
Page 129 and 130: Town of Innisfil Official PlanTRANS
Page 135 and 136: Town of Innisfil Official PlanIMPLE
Page 155 and 156: Town of Innisfil Official PlanALCON
Page 177 and 178:
Town of Innisfil Official PlanALCON
Page 179 and 180:
Page 181 and 182:
Page 183 and 184:
Page 185 and 186:
Page 187 and 188:
Town of Innisfil Official PlanCOOKS
Page 189 and 190:
Page 191 and 192:
Page 193 and 194:
Page 195 and 196:
Page 197 and 198:
Page 199 and 200:
Page 201 and 202:
Page 203 and 204:
Page 205 and 206:
Town of Innisfil Official PlanBIG B
Page 207 and 208:
Town of Innisfil Official PlanLEFRO
Page 209 and 210:
Page 211 and 212:
Page 213 and 214:
Page 215 and 216:
Page 217 and 218:
Page 219 and 220:
Page 221 and 222:
Page 223 and 224:
Page 225 and 226:
Page 227 and 228:
Page 229 and 230:
Page 231 and 232:
Page 233 and 234:
Page 235 and 236:
Page 237 and 238:
Page 239 and 240:
Page 241 and 242:
Page 243 and 244:
Page 245 and 246:
Page 247 and 248:
show all

Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?