Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLEFROY SECONDARY PLANk) Lands dedicated for park purposes shall be suitably graded in accordance withthe requirements of the Town and conveyed in a physical condition satisfactoryto the Town.l) The detailed landscaping, design and development of parks is to be undertakenby the Town. However, landowners may develop the parks, where agreed to bythe Town, to the Town’s specifications as set out in the subdivision agreementsfor new developments with consideration for development charge credit.m) The Town will require the dedication of parks that meet the size requirementsand distribution set out in the policies of this Section 13, regardless of landownership. Landowner agreements or cash in lieu may be used to achieve thedesired location and distribution of parks.13.3.12 Natural Environmental Areaa) Permitted Usesi) forestry, fish, or wildlife conservation management,ii) flood or stream bank erosion protection,iii) non-intensive outdoor recreational uses including passive parkland,pedestrian and recreational trails, andiv) existing uses.b) Lands designated "Natural Environmental Area" are recognized as exhibiting oneor more of the following characteristics:i) Environmentally Significant Areas,ii) Provincially Significant Wetlands,iii) Other wetlands,iv) Valleylands;v) Significant Woodlands;vi) Significant habitat of endangered and threatened species; andvii) Stream corridors including associated fisheries buffers.c) Lands exhibiting environmental features which should be protected or which maypresent a constraint to development have been generally designated as "NaturalEnvironmental Area" on Schedule B3 – Land Use Plan and are illustrated by typeof feature on Schedule B3A.d) The boundaries of lands designated "Natural Environmental Area" on ScheduleB3 are approximate. Precise boundaries of the designation are to be determinedthrough an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) submitted in support ofdevelopment applications, which shall include staking of the limits of the featureand determination of appropriate buffers in conjunction with the Ministry ofNatural Resources, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and theTown of Innisfil. Where the EIS results in the Natural Environmental Area beingreduced from that shown on Schedule B3, the lands adjacent to the Natural207Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011