Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanMUNICIPAL STRUCTURE2.10.13 The Town shall monitor the production of housing on an annual basis.2.10.14 Upon the availability of full services in Village Settlements, the Town shall undertakeSecondary Plan studies to ensure that lands are designated to permit a range ofhousing forms.2.10.15 Council shall encourage developers of commercial projects to include provision forresidential units as part of the development, where appropriate. The land use policiesof this Plan should facilitate that opportunity.2.10.16 It is the policy of the Town to co-operate at the County level with providers of assistedand special needs housing to ensure that households in need of assisted housing canbe accommodated and that a common waiting list for the area be established inconjunction with providers to help identify priorities and need within the County.2.10.17 If the Provincial Policies with respect to housing mix and density change, Council mayrevisit the policies of this plan with respect to minimum and maximum residentialdensities and the mix of housing types.2.11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTIntent:The long term goal of the municipality is to have one job per two residents (or 50%employment to population activity rate) which means that the Town’s full labour forcecould work in the Town. There is also a need to re-balance the residential/non-residential taxbase within the Town. To achieve this target a substantial area of land needs to be fullyserviced for employment uses. The key area to attract industry is along the Highway 400frontage and in the vicinity of existing and potential future interchanges.Appeal #19 insofar as it relates to the bolded text.Goals: To achieve a ratio of one job for every two residents.Appeal #20 as it relates to the Goal.Objectives:1. To provide fully serviced employment lands along the Highway 400 corridor in theInnisfil Heights Business Park.Appeal #21 insofar as it relates to Objective #1.2. To actively promote the Town as an employment destination.3. To provide for a broad range of commercial activities and services to meet thediverse needs of Innisfil’s residents, businesses and institutions, as well as thosefrom the surrounding areas, and to generate employment, investment andmunicipal revenues.4. To ensure that Innisfil becomes a complete community with a diverse mix ofemployment, community facilities and retail stores and services. Future urbanuses will be directed to the Urban Settlement Areas.25Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011