Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLEFROY SECONDARY PLANb) The Core Commercial Area should be strengthened and regenerated throughinfill, intensification and growth that is sensitive to their existing character, andrespecting the scale of uses and built form.c) Infill and intensification should be designed to reinforce Killarney Beach Roadfacades. Intensification may occur on open sites, through vertical intensificationon existing buildings or horizontal infill at the rear of sites through the use ofcourtyards and pedestrian links.d) Buildings shall front onto Killarney Beach Road with entries addressing the streetalong with substantial fenestration. Buildings should have a consistent minimalsetback and maximum setback to promote pedestrian scale. A generallycontinuous building face is recommended to establish a unified streetscape.e) Heritage structures shall be retained and, where appropriate, restored throughadaptive reuse.f) The location of new community and institutional uses located within the CoreCommercial Area should be designed as landmarks in order to contribute to itsdiverse character and community identity.g) New commercial, mixed-use development should be based on a “mainstreet”model. Its design should build on the tradition of mixed-use main streets throughintegration of at grade street-related retail uses with office or residential uses onupper storeys.h) Development in the Core Commercial Area and neighbourhood commercialareas shall minimize the impact of off-street parking on pedestrian streetscapesby locating off-street parking at the rear, side or to the interior of the block. Safe,convenient and well lit pedestrian access shall be provided to the street fromsuch parking areas. Where parking is provided to the side of buildings andabutting the street, they should be screened with low walls and landscapematerials to provide a sense of enclosure along the setback line.13.8.6 Site Plan and Building DesignThe following site plan design guidelines shall apply to all lands designatedResidential, Core Commercial Area, Neighbourhood Commercial/Mixed Use,Convenience Commercial and Institutional:i) Site Designa) Buildings shall address the streetscape, reinforce the street edge and promote apedestrian scale.b) Generally, the public faces of buildings should align with development onneighbouring lots to define a continuous streetscape wall. Exceptions may bemade where other design alternatives create well defined streetscapes. Incommercial or mixed-use developments, the streetscape wall may be varied tocreate well-defined public or semi-public open space through grouping orclustering of adjoining structures.226Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011