Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanIMPLEMENTATION9. 20.5 Archaeological resources: includes artifacts, archaeological sites and marinearchaeological sites. The identification and evaluation of such resources are basedupon archaeological fieldwork undertaken in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act.9.20.6 Areas of natural and scientific interest (ANSI): means areas of land and watercontaining natural landscapes or features that have been identified as having lifescience or earth science values related to protection, scientific study or education.9.20.7 Bed and Breakfast: means the use of a single family dwelling for the rental of notmore than 3 rooms to the travelling public for overnight accommodation on atemporary basis.9.20.8 Built Boundary: means the limits of the developed urban area as defined by theMinister of Public Infrastructure Renewal and consists of delineated and undelineatedbuilt-up areas.9. 20.9 Built heritage resources: means one or more significant buildings, structures,monuments, installations or remains associated with architectural, cultural, social,political, economic or military history and identified as being important to a community.These resources may be identified through designation or heritage conservationeasement under the Ontario Heritage Act, or listed by local, provincial or federaljurisdictions.9. 20.10 Built-up Area: means all land within the built boundary.9. 20.11 Conserved: means the identification, protection, use and/or management of culturalheritage and archaeological resources in such a way that their heritage values,attributes and integrity are retained. This may be addressed through a conservationplan or heritage impact assessment.9.20.12 COSEWIC or COSSARO, Threatened, Endangered, Vulnerable or of SpecialConcern: means the definitions used by COSEWIC (Committee on the Status ofEndangered Wildlife in Canada) and COSSARO (Committee on the Status of Species atRisk in Ontario) to designate species are very similar. The COSEWIC definitions are:Endangered. A species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.Threatened. A species likely to become endangered if limiting factors are not reversed.Special Concern. A species that is particularly sensitive to human activities or naturalevents but is not an endangered or threatened species.The COSSARO definitions are:Endangered. Any native species that, on the basis of the best available scientificevidence, is at risk of extinction or extirpation throughout all or a significant portion of itsOntario range if the limiting factors are not reversed.134Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011