Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND USE POLICIESfish habitat, permanent and intermittent streams, lakes and significant woodlands, aminimum vegetation zone or buffer will be established of 30 metres wide measuredfrom the outside boundary of the key natural heritage feature or key hydrologic featureand may be larger depending upon the findings of the studies required in Policy3.1.2.6.3.1.2.6 A proposal for development or site alteration within 120 metres of a Key NaturalHeritage Feature or a Key Hydrologic Feature shall include a Natural HeritageEvaluation and /or hydrological evaluation as set out in Section 3.2.4 (5) of theGreenbelt Plan in concert with the Environmental Impact Study requirements inSection 9.10 of this Plan.3.1.2.7 New or expanding Infrastructure shall avoid the Natural Environmental Areadesignation within the Greenbelt Plan, unless it has been demonstrated to thesatisfaction of the Town and applicable conservation authority that there is a need andthere is no reasonable alternative location.3.1.2.8 Where an intrusion of infrastructure is required as per policy 3.1.2.7, the applicant oragency shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Town and applicable conservationauthority that:i) planning, design and construction practices minimize negative impacts anddisturbance on the features and their related functions; andii) linkage among natural environmental features is maintained or improved, wherereasonable.3.2 RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL AREASGoals:To preserve prime agricultural land for a wide variety of agricultural uses.To promote, protect and maintain the farming industry for future generations.To avoid land use conflicts between agricultural and non-agricultural uses.Objectives:1. To direct rural non-agricultural uses to lands in the Rural Area designation.2. To protect Specialty Crop Areas and Agricultural Areas from the intrusion ofincompatible uses.3. To limit rural severances for non-agricultural uses to Rural designated lands.4. To differentiate between prime agricultural areas (Agriculture and Specialty CropAreas) and other rural areas.5. To minimize conflicts between land uses, and to ensure compatibility betweenagricultural and non-agricultural uses through measures such as providing forminimum separation distances between non-agricultural uses and farm buildings.34Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011