Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND USE POLICIESrestoration and enhancement.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.1.19 In support of the policy to protect fish habitat, landowners should be encouraged tomaintain 30 metres of natural self-sustaining vegetation on either side of rivers andstreams and the shoreline of Lake Simcoe.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.1.20 Landowners shall be encouraged to restore degraded areas in cooperation with the applicableconservation authority. Any restoration / rehabilitation initiatives should utilize plantspecies native to the Innisfil Area.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.1.21 A minimum setback of 30 metres shall be established from the high water marks ofwatercourses and Lake Simcoe, and these lands shall be included within the NaturalEnvironmental Area designation. A reduction of the 30 metre buffer may be permittedon a site specific basis without amendment to this plan, provided that it isdemonstrated to the satisfaction of the Town and applicable conservation authority thatthere will be no impact to fish habitat or the water quality from a lesser setback.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.1.22 If any lands are demonstrated to be a feature or linkage as per the policies of Section3.1.1, even if they are not mapped as part of the Natural Heritage System on ScheduleA or as a Natural Environmental Area on Schedules B, and B1 through B14, thoselands are considered to be within the Natural Environmental Area designation.Appeal #27 only insofar is it relates to the property at the southeast corner of MapleviewDrive and 25 th Sideroad.3.1.2 The Greenbelt Plan – Natural Heritage System3.1.2.1 The boundary of the Greenbelt Plan is shown on Schedules A and B. Within the Townof Innisfil, the lands within the Greenbelt Plan fall within the Natural Heritage System ofthe Greenbelt Plan and meet the criteria of Key Natural Heritage Features and KeyHydrologic Features as defined by the Greenbelt Plan.3.1.2.2 Lands delineated as Natural Heritage System in the Greenbelt Plan are delineated aspart of the Town wide Natural Heritage System on Schedule A.3.1.2.3 Key Natural Heritage Features and Key Hydrologic Features within the Greenbelt Planshall be designated as Natural Environmental Area with a Greenbelt Plan – NaturalHeritage System overlay, as shown on Schedule B, and shall be subject to the policiesof Section 3.1.1 with the exception of policies 3.1.1.6, 3.1.1.7, 3.11.9 and 3.1.1.10.3.1.2.4 No development or site alteration is permitted in Key Natural Heritage Features andKey Hydrologic Features, except for those uses permitted in Policy 3.1.1.4.3.1.2.5 Notwithstanding Policy 3.1.1.7, in the case of wetlands, seepage areas and springs,33Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011