Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND USE POLICIES8. To promote and support the protection of environmentally significant lands throughpublic acquisition and ownership, and through the institution of conservationeasements by public bodies including the Town, the County and the applicableConservation Authority and through stewardship of privately owned lands.3.1.1 Natural Environmental AreaFeatures Included:3.1.1.1 The Natural Environmental Area designation includes those natural heritage featuresconsidered significant at the Provincial, regional or local level. This shall include thefollowing features: Environmentally Significant Areas (excluding Hydrogeologically SignificantAreas); Provincially Significant wetlands; Other wetlands; Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI’s); Valleylands Significant Woodlands Significant wildlife habitat; Significant habitat of endangered species and threatened species; The Lake Simcoe shoreline; and Stream corridors including fish habitat and buffers.The general location of the features designated as Natural Environmental Areas areshown schematically in Appendix 1 and 2.Appeal #26 only insofar as it relates to the property at the North Part of Lot 25,Concession 11; andAppeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.1.2 In addition to the features in 3.1.1.1, linkages may also be included in the designationas identified through studies as described in Sections 2.4.1 and 2.4.4.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.1.3 A woodland shall be considered significant where it satisfies one or more of thefollowing three criteria:a. Any woodland that supports valued species of flora or fauna including any of thefollowing:i) any G1, G2, G3, S1, S2, or S3 plant or animal species, or community asdesignated by the Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC); orii)any species designated by the Committee On the Status of EndangeredWildlife In Canada (COSEWIC) or the Committee On the Status of Species AtRisk in Ontario (COSSARO) as Threatened, Endangered, or of SpecialConcern.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.b. Any woodland over 2 ha that is:i) within 100 metres of another feature identified in Section 3.1.1.1; or29Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011