Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanMUNICIPAL STRUCTUREemployment designated lands, remaining within the settlement area boundaries,and the potential to accommodate future population and employment throughredevelopment, infilling or intensification of developed lands within the builtboundary of settlement areas.(vi)(vii)viii)(ix)Assessment based on population forecasts and actual development trends, ofwhether there is sufficient residential land designated in approved SecondaryPlans to maintain a continuous 10-year supply of land for housing until the next 5year review. At the mid point of the planning period, the Growth ManagementStudy should ensure that there is sufficient land within the settlement boundariesto accommodate the projected housing needs for up to 20 years. Analysis ofsupply should consider not just quantitative matters, but also qualitative mattersincluding providing a full range of housing to meet the varying needs andpreferences of current and future population and households.Assessment, based on the employment forecasts and actual developmenttrends, of whether there is sufficient land to achieve the employment target ratioand whether the available inventory is adequate and suitable to meet the diverseneeds of potential industrial users. Such analysis should consider both thequalitative and quantitative aspects of the vacant industrial inventory, includingthe available range in size, exposure, accessibility and other factors.Changes in County or Provincial Policy and other legislative matters that mayarise.If any of the above-noted requirements in paragraphs v) or vi) cannot beachieved, then a Settlement Boundary Expansion Study should be initiated bythe Town.2.3.9 When undertaking a Settlement Boundary Expansion Study, the Town shall consider thefollowing matters in assessing potential areas for expansion:(i)(ii)(iii)The size of the expansion proposed is to be determined after considering: opportunities for intensification within the built boundary, a compact, transit supportive urban form which can accommodate a rangeand mix of housing types within the proposed expansion, the ability to meet a minimum density target of not less than 50 residents andjobs per gross hectare while also providing an appropriate transition toadjacent residential areas and a housing form in keeping with the character ofthe settlement area, updated projections of population and households, housing needs by type,employment and employment land needs by major category.Alternatives for settlement expansion shall not include lands designated asSpecialty Crop Areas.Alternatives for settlement expansion shall only include lands designatedAgricultural Area where it has been demonstrated that there are no reasonablealternatives which avoid prime agricultural lands or which are on lower priority8Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011