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>IMPLEMENTATIONThreatened. Any native species that, on the basis <strong>of</strong> the best available scientificevidence, is at risk <strong>of</strong> becoming endangered throughout all or a significant portion <strong>of</strong> itsOntario range if the limiting factors are not reversed.Vulnerable. Any native species that, on the basis <strong>of</strong> the best available scientificevidence, is a species <strong>of</strong> special concern in Ontario, but is not a threatened orendangered species.9. 20.13 Cultural heritage landscape: means a defined geographical area <strong>of</strong> heritagesignificance, which has been modified by human activities and is valued by acommunity. It involves a grouping(s) <strong>of</strong> individual heritage features such as structures,spaces, archaeological sites and natural elements, which together form a significanttype <strong>of</strong> heritage form, distinctive from that <strong>of</strong> its constituent elements or parts.Examples may include, but are not limited to, heritage conservation districtsdesignated under the Ontario Heritage Act; and villages, parks, gardens, battlefields,mainstreets and neighbourhoods, cemeteries, trailways and industrial complexes <strong>of</strong>cultural heritage value.9.20.14 Designated greenfield area: means the area within a settlement area that is not builtup area.9. 20.15 Development: means the creation <strong>of</strong> a new lot, a change in land use, or theconstruction <strong>of</strong> buildings and structures, requiring approval under the <strong>Plan</strong>ning Act, butdoes not include:a) activities that create or maintain infrastructure authorized under an environmentalassessment process; orb) works subject to the Drainage Act.9.20.16 Domestic sewage: means sewage originating from human body waste, toilet waste,waste from showers and tubs, liquid and waterborne kitchen and sink waste andlaundry waste. The sewage may originate from <strong>of</strong>fices, factories, institutions or otherplaces <strong>of</strong> employment and restaurants. Domestic sewage shall not include plant orchemical effluent <strong>of</strong> any type used in a manufacturing process. Food wasteassociated with the manufacturing or processing <strong>of</strong> food other than for sale inrestaurants (such as slaughter houses, canning plants, meat packing plants and thelike) shall not be included in the definition <strong>of</strong> domestic sewage.9.20.17 Employment Area: means areas designated in an <strong>of</strong>ficial plan for clusters <strong>of</strong> businessand economic activities including, but not limited to, manufacturing, warehousing,<strong>of</strong>fices, and associated retail and ancillary facilities.9.20.18 Fish Habitat: as defined in the Fisheries Act, c. F-14, means spawning grounds andnursery, rearing, food supply, and migration areas on which fish depend directly orindirectly in order to carry out their life processes.9. 20.19 Flood fringe: for river, stream and small inland lake systems, means the outer portion<strong>of</strong> the flood plain between the floodway and the flooding hazard limit. Depths andvelocities <strong>of</strong> flooding are generally less severe in the flood fringe than thoseexperienced in the floodway.135Adopted July 26, 2006 <strong>Approved</strong> by <strong>OMB</strong> May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011