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>IMPLEMENTATION9. 20.5 Archaeological resources: includes artifacts, archaeological sites and marinearchaeological sites. The identification and evaluation <strong>of</strong> such resources are basedupon archaeological fieldwork undertaken in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act.9.20.6 Areas <strong>of</strong> natural and scientific interest (ANSI): means areas <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> a single family dwelling for the rental <strong>of</strong> notmore than 3 rooms to the travelling public for overnight accommodation on atemporary basis.9.20.8 Built Boundary: means the limits <strong>of</strong> the developed urban area as defined by theMinister <strong>of</strong> Public Infrastructure Renewal and consists <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> SpecialConcern: means the definitions used by COSEWIC (Committee on the Status <strong>of</strong>Endangered Wildlife in Canada) and COSSARO (Committee on the Status <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> the best available scientificevidence, is at risk <strong>of</strong> extinction or extirpation throughout all or a significant portion <strong>of</strong> itsOntario range if the limiting factors are not reversed.134Adopted July 26, 2006 <strong>Approved</strong> by <strong>OMB</strong> May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011