Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanTable of ContentsTable of ContentsSECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 11.1 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................ 11.2 PLANNING PERIOD................................................................................................................................... 11.3 INTERPRETATION ..................................................................................................................................... 1SECTION TWO: MUNICIPAL STRUCTURE ............................................................................................... 32.1 INTENT..................................................................................................................................................... 32.2 THE VISION.............................................................................................................................................. 42.3 GROWTH MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 52.4 NATURAL HERITAGE SYSTEM ................................................................................................................ 102.5 URBAN SETTLEMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 132.6 VILLAGE SETTLEMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 162.7 LAKE SIMCOE SHORELINE ..................................................................................................................... 182.8 COUNTRYSIDE ....................................................................................................................................... 202.9 MUNICIPAL CIVIC CAMPUS..................................................................................................................... 222.10 HOUSING ............................................................................................................................................... 222.11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT..................................................................................................................... 25SECTION THREE: LAND USE POLICIES..................................................................................................... 283.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................... 283.1.1 Natural Environmental Area ........................................................................................................ 293.1.2 The Greenbelt Plan – Natural Heritage System ........................................................................ 333.2 RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS ....................................................................................................... 343.2.1 Specialty Crop Area..................................................................................................................... 353.2.2 Agricultural Area .......................................................................................................................... 363.2.3 Rural Area .................................................................................................................................... 393.2.4 Special Rural Area....................................................................................................................... 423.3 RESIDENTIAL AREAS.............................................................................................................................. 423.3.1 Estate Residential Area ............................................................................................................... 423.3.2 Village Residential Area .............................................................................................................. 433.3.3 Shoreline Residential Area.......................................................................................................... 443.3.4 Retirement Residential Area ....................................................................................................... 483.3.5 Residential Low Density One...................................................................................................... 513.3.6 Residential Low Density Two...................................................................................................... 523.3.7 Residential Medium Density ....................................................................................................... 533.3.8 Residential High Density ............................................................................................................. 543.4 COMMERCIAL AREAS ............................................................................................................................. 553.4.1 Core Commercial Area ................................................................................................................ 563.4.2 Neighbourhood Commercial Area .............................................................................................. 573.4.3 Highway Commercial Area.......................................................................................................... 583.4.4 Special Highway Commercial Area ............................................................................................ 603.4.5 Shoreline Commercial Area ........................................................................................................ 633.4.6 Village Commercial Area............................................................................................................. 643.4.7 Convenience Commercial Area .................................................................................................. 643.5 EMPLOYMENT AREAS ............................................................................................................................ 653.5.1 Business Park .............................................................................................................................. 663.5.2 General Industrial......................................................................................................................... 693.5.3 Light Industrial Service ................................................................................................................ 713.5.4 Rural Industrial ............................................................................................................................. 723.6 RESORT RECREATIONAL........................................................................................................................ 743.7 HAZARD LAND AREAS............................................................................................................................ 75iAdopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011