Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND USE POLICIESapplicable conservation authority and the County.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.1.7 Setbacks and/ or buffer areas shall be established adjacent to Natural Environmental Areasin order to minimize the impact of proposed land use change. Such setbacks and/or buffersshall be established in consultation with the Town and the applicable ConservationAuthority prior to permitting development on adjacent lands. The appropriate size ofbuffers shall be determined through an Environmental Impact Study submitted to thesatisfaction of the Town in consultation with the County and applicable conservationauthority as part of a Secondary Plan process or as part of studies in support ofdevelopment applications.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.1.8 No development or site alteration are permitted in provincially significant wetlands, orsignificant habitat of endangered species and threatened species.3.1.1.9 Development and site alteration shall not be permitted in fish habitat, unless it isdemonstrated to the satisfaction of the Town, the applicable conservation authority andthe Department of Fisheries and Oceans, that it is in accordance with provincialrequirements and the federal Fisheries Act.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.1.10 Where development, site alteration or uses are proposed within the NaturalEnvironmental Area designation or the Natural Heritage System, set out in Section 2.4,other than those features referred to in Section 3.1.1.8 and the uses permitted inSection 3.1.1.4, or where development is proposed on lands adjacent to NaturalEnvironmental Area designations, or the Natural Heritage System, the proponent shallundertake an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) as outlined in Section 9.10 of this Plan.The Environmental Impact Study shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Town inconsultation with the County and the applicable conservation authority. Development orsite alteration will not be permitted within or adjacent to a Natural Environmental Areadesignation or the Natural Heritage System, and such lands will not be designated to analternative designation, unless the EIS demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Town inconsultation with the County and the applicable conservation authority that there will beno negative impacts on the natural feature or its ecological function including functionallinkages.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.1.11 For the purpose of policy 3.1.1.10, adjacent lands are deemed to be 120 metres fromthe edge of Provincially Significant Wetlands and 50 metres from all other NaturalEnvironmental AreasAppeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.31Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011