Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanMUNICIPAL STRUCTUREagricultural lands.iv)(v)(vi)Alternatives for settlement expansion which protect existing licensed aggregateoperations and/or demonstrate that the proposed expansion will not result in thepreclusion or hindrance of the establishment of new mineral aggregateoperations or access to mineral aggregate resources within high potentialresource areas.A comparative assessment is undertaken to determine the impact of thealternative settlement expansions on agricultural operations adjacent or close tothe alternative settlement expansions, and to show that any impacts from thepreferred expansion are mitigated to the extent feasible.Alternatives for settlement expansion protect significant natural environmentalfeatures, demonstrate that the Natural Heritage System can be maintained andrefined, and minimize the potential impact on the quality or quantity of groundwater and surface water.(vii) Ability to achieve the target employment activity rate set out in Section 2.3.5.(viii)(ix)(x)(xi)(xii)(xiii)(xiv)(xv)The areas considered for expansion form logical extensions of a settlement area,considering both the proposed land uses in the extension areas and existingadjacent uses within the settlement boundary.The areas considered for expansion maintain a functional separation betweencommunities and foster the feeling of separate, identifiable communities.Areas considered for expansion are physically suitable in terms of topography,soil and drainage characteristics.A fiscal impact assessment is undertaken of the current assessment ratios(residential/non-residential) which demonstrates how the options for settlementexpansion will improve the ratio, and how the development can be phased toensure the ratio is improved.The expansion can be serviced by transportation infrastructure, transit, municipalsewage and water services, and storm water management, in an efficient andcost-effective manner.Municipal service priorities, such as community and health care facilities, areadvanced through the preferred settlement expansion.A suitable strategy for the staging, financing and construction of the infrastructurefor the expansion is developed.New residential expansion areas are phased to ensure that new employmentareas can be developed in tandem. In this regard, new residential expansionareas shall not proceed beyond Secondary Plan approval until employment landsexpansion areas have an approved Secondary Plan, an approved servicingstrategy, the required Environmental Assessments for servicing infrastructure arecompleted and a financing strategy is in place.9Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011