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>ALCONA URBAN SETTLEMENTe) Specific environmental characteristics and constraints to the area and surroundingcontext.f) Development <strong>of</strong> a servicing strategy prior to incremental approval <strong>of</strong> individualapplications.Goals:To encourage future growth in the Secondary <strong>Plan</strong> Area to occur with a view tominimizing adverse environmental impact.To ensure that future growth in the Secondary <strong>Plan</strong> Area does not constitute afinancial burden to the municipality, and that development occurs within thefinancial and physical capability <strong>of</strong> the municipality.To provide for the delivery <strong>of</strong> affordable housing in accordance with the ProvincialPolicy Statement.Objectives:1) To further the general goals and principals <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Official</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>, and specific goals <strong>of</strong>the Alcona Secondary <strong>Plan</strong> by providing a more detailed framework for futuredevelopment, and setting forth detailed land use arrangements and policies,servicing policies, implementation policies, development criteria and principles toguide future development in the Alcona Secondary <strong>Plan</strong> Area.2) To develop a predominantly residential community in the Alcona Secondary <strong>Plan</strong>Area.3) To provide a range <strong>of</strong> housing types and densities to cater to differing needs withinthe municipality, and to enable the delivery <strong>of</strong> affordable housing in keeping withthe Provincial Policy Statement.4) To ensure the availability <strong>of</strong> and easy and convenient access to communityfacilities such as parks, recreational facilities, commercial centres and institutionalfacilities.5) To ensure that future development takes into account specific environmentalcharacteristics <strong>of</strong> the area and surrounding context, and that development occurswith minimal impact to the environment.6) To protect and conserve significant wooded areas.7) To ensure that the drainage and stormwater management system in the AlconaSecondary <strong>Plan</strong> Area is designed and constructed in accordance with soundenvironmental and engineering practices, having regard to downstream impacts.8) To ensure that adequate water supply, sewage collection, electrical supply andstormwater drainage systems are provided to the residents <strong>of</strong> the AlconaSecondary <strong>Plan</strong> Area.9) To integrate future development within the Secondary <strong>Plan</strong> Area with surroundingdevelopment, both existing and proposed.10) To develop land use policies for the Alcona Secondary <strong>Plan</strong> Area that arecompatible with existing and committed land uses abutting the Secondary <strong>Plan</strong>Area.149Adopted July 26, 2006 <strong>Approved</strong> by <strong>OMB</strong> May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011