Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLEFROY SECONDARY PLANb) Permitted Usesi) passive and active recreational uses including: playgrounds, sportsfields,picnic areas, and other similar open space uses.ii) recreational buildings and facilities,iii) conservation uses,iv) municipal utilities,v) other uses considered accessory to a main use.c) The location and size of parks shown on Schedule B3 – Land Use Plan, mayvary without requiring an amendment to this plan.d) All new residential development or redevelopment shall be made conditional on aparkland dedication of 5% of the proposed development or land area or theequivalent of 1 hectare for every 300 units, whichever is the greater and all newindustrial or commercial development shall be conditional on the provision of 2%of the total development area for parkland purposes.e) Where the parkland dedication requirement for a proposed development doesnot meet the size requirement for parks or the locational requirements as set outin this Section, the Town may accept cash-in-lieu of parkland which shall be atthe Town’s discretion. The proceeds from cash in lieu provisions, and/or landsacquired in this Secondary Plan may be utilized for the purchase or developmentof the Town’s park and recreational facilities.f) The lands designated "Natural Environmental Area" on Schedule B3, do notconstitute parkland dedication for the purposes of the parkland dedicationrequirements of the Planning Act.g) The optimal size for a Neighbourhood Park is 2 to 4 hectares. They shallgenerally be spaced to have a service radius of 1,500 metres. NeighbourhoodParks shall generally be located along a collector road to ensure maximumaccessibility, or where not possible, the local road shall have sufficient width toaccommodate parking and transportation demands. Neighbourhood parks shallalso generally be located wherever possible in conjunction and integrated withpedestrian and cycling trail systems.h) Neighbourhood parks may provide a combination of active and passiveopportunities and be designed to include one sports field as well as other smallerfacilities such as playgrounds, tennis courts or basketball courts.i) Parkettes shall be developed as passive, non-programmed spaces providing forplaygrounds and seating areas. The optimal size for a parkette is 0.2 to 0.5hectares.j) The Town shall not accept as parkland dedication the following lands: hazardlands, the features listed in Section 13.3.12 b), residual lands, stormwatermanagement facilities, utility and service corridors, or pedestrian walkways andbicycle routes.206Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011