Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanMUNICIPAL STRUCTURE2SECTION TWO: MUNICIPAL STRUCTURE2.1 INTENTThis Section sets out an overall framework with respect to the future character anddevelopment of the Town including its municipal structure, physical size and population.It also describes its strategic efforts to accommodate urban growth, provide a range andmix of housing, attract and accommodate future employment and economic growth,protect the environment, sustain a healthy and accessible waterfront, maintain a viablecountryside and maintain the existing quality of life.It is a defining principle that Innisfil will be a healthy, liveable and safe community. TheOfficial Plan can promote this principle through its municipal structure, its strategicpolicies and its implementing land use designations. In particular, it is the strategicintent of this Plan to:i) accommodate an appropriate range and mix of residential, employment,commercial, institutional and open space use in locations which best meet theprinciples of this Plan and which meet the Town’s long term needs;ii) promote efficient development and land use patterns which minimize landconsumption through compact development in areas best able to accommodateit;iii) avoid development in areas of flooding or erosion, natural heritage significance,significant hydrological constraint or in areas that may impact on municipal wellsand lake water intake;iv)avoid development and land use patterns that would prevent the efficientexpansion of settlements;v) sustain the financial well being of the Town by minimizing servicing costs fromnew development and creating financial arrangements where new developmentpays for itself;vi)vii)improve accessibility for persons with disabilities and the elderly throughmunicipal standards and site plan requirements; andensure that infrastructure and public service facilities are or will be available tomeet the needs of the residents by planning for these facilities concurrent withthe development process and ensuring development charges and other financialarrangements are updated to deliver the facilities.The strategic intent of this Section is to recognize that the Town of Innisfil will be playingan increasingly key role in Simcoe County in accommodating future residential andemployment growth, while maintaining and enhancing its current role as a tourism /recreational area and providing a rural countryside with small village settlements. Thepolicies contained within this Section and subsequent sections of the Plan seek tocontinue and enhance these roles within the County structure.The Municipal Structure policies, which are illustrated schematically on Schedule A,describe Innisfil’s key structural elements including the:3Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011