Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil
Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil
Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil
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<strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Innisfil</strong> <strong>Official</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>LEFROY SECONDARY PLANEnvironmental Area shall be used in accordance with the land use designationson the adjacent lands without the need for an <strong>Official</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Amendment.e) The <strong>Town</strong> may, in consultation with the Lake Simcoe Region ConservationAuthority, designate lands other than those identified in Section 13.3.12 b) as“Natural Environmental Area” for the purpose <strong>of</strong> ecological restoration to increasethe area <strong>of</strong> an existing Natural Environmental Area, or to create an ecologicalconnection among two or more existing Natural Environmental Areas.f) Where development is proposed on lands within 120 metres <strong>of</strong> a ProvinciallySignificant Wetland or 50 metres <strong>of</strong> all other natural heritage features, theproponent shall undertake an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) prior to draftplan <strong>of</strong> subdivision approval or other development application approval. TheEnvironmental Impact Study shall be completed to the satisfaction <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong>and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority. Development will not bepermitted adjacent to a Natural Environmental Area, unless the EISdemonstrates to the satisfaction <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong> that there will be no negativeimpacts on the natural feature or its ecological function.g) Buffer areas shall be established adjacent to Natural Environmental Areas inorder to minimize the impact <strong>of</strong> proposed land use change. Such buffers shall beestablished in consultation with the <strong>Town</strong> and the Lake Simcoe RegionConservation Authority. The appropriate size <strong>of</strong> buffers shall be determinedthrough an Environmental Impact Study submitted by the proponent as part <strong>of</strong>studies in support <strong>of</strong> draft plans <strong>of</strong> subdivision and shall be included within theNatural Environmental Area designation.h) Where possible, lands designated as Natural Environmental Area should belinked to each other, and to the <strong>Town</strong>’s Natural Heritage System, as shown onSchedule B3A, through open space connections and other land uses that provideecological linkage and potential for vegetation and wildlife movement anddispersal.i) Designation <strong>of</strong> lands as Natural Environmental Area does not imply that the landswill be open for public use nor does it imply that the <strong>Town</strong> or ConservationAuthority will acquire these lands. However, Council encourages thepreservation <strong>of</strong> lands containing significant natural environmental featuresthrough ownership and acquisition <strong>of</strong> lands by public agencies, environmentalorganizations, or land trusts or through agreements, easements or restrictivecovenants with private land owners.j) Degraded areas may be restored in cooperation with the Lake Simcoe RegionConservation Authority. Any restoration / rehabilitation initiatives should utilizenative plant species in consultation with the Lake Simcoe Region ConservationAuthority.k) In circumstances where the former quarry lands located in the southeastneighbourhood are to be dedicated to the <strong>Town</strong>, LSRCA or other public agency,or there is a change <strong>of</strong> use captured by Regulation 153-04 <strong>of</strong> the Environmental208Adopted July 26, 2006 <strong>Approved</strong> by <strong>OMB</strong> May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011