Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND USE POLICIESground water supply;iii) Confirmation of sufficient reserve sewage system capacity within the Town’ssewer treatment systems for hauled sewage from the private systems or partialservices;iv) Where existing zoning permits, a communal water supply and sewage disposalsystem for more than 3 lots is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Townthrough an engineering, hydrogeological and if required assimilative capacitystudy;v) Notwithstanding policy 3.3.3.5 ii) private water supply and sewage disposalsystems may be used to service more than 3 lots, where existing zoning permits,provided these services are solely for resource-based recreational activities andlimited residential development as permitted by existing zoning;vi) Where municipal water and / or sanitary services are provided, confirmation ofsufficient capacity;vii) The density policies of Sections 3.3.3.2 and 3.3.3.3 are addressed whereapplicable; andviii) A Master Drainage Plan is completed for the watershed in which the new lots aresituated as per policy 2.7.5.3.3.3.6 Where possible, naturalized buffers adjacent to Lake Simcoe will be required throughdevelopment applications. In general it is the policy of the Town and the LSRCA tomaintain and create a 30 metre naturalized buffer along the shoreline of Lake Simcoe.Site Specific Exceptions:3.3.3.7 South Shore WoodsIn addition to all relevant policies of this Official Plan, Shoreline residentialdevelopment in Part of Lots 23, 24 and 25, Concession 13, and Parts of Lots 23 and25, Concession 14, shall also be subject to the following policies:a) Shoreline residential development on these lands shall proceed only by plan ofsubdivision with servicing provided by private individual sewage treatment andwater supply systems. A Subdivision Agreement is required with the municipalityto address all financial and other development concerns of Council.b) The development on the subject lands shall be based on design and developmentapproaches that are sensitive to the significant natural environmental features onsite. In this regard, the preservation of significant and sensitive naturalenvironment features will be an objective in review and approval for residentialdevelopment of the site. Natural environment features to be considered includethe steep slopes along South Shore Kempenfelt Bay Environmentally SignificantArea (ESA) shoreline and elsewhere in the subject lands, and the Kempenfelt BayEstates ESA. The intent is to limit development of the lands to about 52 Shorelineresidential lots.c) In order to ensure the preservation of the shoreline vegetation and the control oferosion and sedimentation, the South Shore Kempenfelt Bay ESA, the KempenfeltBay Shoreline, and an appropriate inshore buffer are designated as Open Spacefor conservation and preservation of the natural environment. Placement of fill, soildisturbances, or removal of vegetation for the construction of stairways shall bepermitted within this area only where such works are approved in accordance with45Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011