Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanMUNICIPAL STRUCTURE2.6.5 Minor expansions and rounding out of a Village Settlement shall be considered as partof a municipal comprehensive review which shall consider the following matters prior toadoption of an Official Plan Amendment:i) a settlement capability study to evaluate servicing alternatives and demonstratethat development on private or communal services is feasible, provided;a) a maximum of 5 new lots are permitted where private septic services are thepreferred servicing alternative;b) communal sewage disposal is the preferred servicing option for more than 5lots;c) in the case of rounding out of existing partially serviced Village Settlements,more than 5 lots on private septic services may be permitted provided thesettlement capability study determines these privately serviced lots arefeasible; andd) for all private septic serviced or partially serviced lots, sufficient reservesewage system capacity is confirmed within the Town’s municipal sewertreatment systems to treat for hauled sewage from the private systems orpartial services;e) where municipal water is provided, confirmation of sufficient capacity.ii)iii)demonstration that the expansion area can be serviced by transportationinfrastructure, water services and storm water management in an efficient andcost-effective manner; andmatters set out in Section 2.3.9 (i) first and 4th bullets, (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (viii),(ix), (x), (xi), and (xiv).2.6.6 It is anticipated that all new plans of subdivision will be serviced with municipal waterand private septic or communal services. New residential and commercial growth,including new infill lots, will not be permitted unless accompanied by a hydrogeologicalstudy to the satisfaction of the Town indicating that the MOE reasonable use guidelinesfor septic systems can be achieved. Unless a settlement capability study under Section2.6.5 has been conducted, applications for multi-lot development shall also beaccompanied by an evaluation of servicing alternatives (i.e. communal or individual)including justification for the proposed form of servicing.2.6.7 Despite the policies of Section 2.6.5 (i) and 2.6.6, it is the policy of the Town not toassume ownership of communal sewage servicing systems. The effect of this policymay be to preclude future proposed development.2.6.8 Commercial uses sufficient to support the convenience and day-to-day needs of theVillage Settlement and the surrounding agricultural/rural community should beencouraged.2.6.9 If full municipal services are extended to any of the Village Settlements, the VillageSettlement shall be redesignated as an Urban Settlement and a secondary plan shall beprepared addressing the matters set out in Section 9.18. The secondary plan study shallalso delineate a built boundary for the settlement area.17Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011