Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND USE POLICIES3.4.1 Core Commercial AreaPermitted Uses:3.4.1.1 Core Commercial Areas shall permit the broadest range of retail and servicecommercial uses including department stores and grocery stores, as well as medicalclinics, professional and service offices, places of worship, libraries, communitycentres and other institutions.3.4.1.2 Core Commercial Areas shall provide for the higher order shopping needs of theresidents as well as entertainment, dining and the weekly needs for groceries,personal care products, and services.3.4.1.3 Mixed residential/commercial uses should be permitted and encouraged with amaximum height of seven storeys. Heights in excess of seven storeys shall require asite specific amendment to the Plan or be set out in a Secondary Plan for the UrbanSettlement in which the site is located. The minimum density for the residentialcomponent of mixed use development shall be 60 units per ha.3.4.1.4 Mixed residential/ commercial buildings shall provide a transition in heights anddensities adjacent to Residential Low Density Areas including increased setbacks, andthe use of a 45% angular plane from the property line of adjacent low density housing.Such buildings should be brought up to the street in which they front, but be steppedback from the front wall above 3 storeys.General Policies:3.4.1.5 It is intended that these areas be developed or redeveloped as a unified, attractive,relatively compact, and readily accessible downtown areas.3.4.1.6 Comprehensive development and redevelopment projects shall be encouraged.3.4.1.7 For mixed use developments, the implementing zoning by-law shall contain provisionsaddressing such matters as off-street parking, minimum dwelling unit floor area,access separate from the commercial use, adequate storage facilities, and propernoise separation between the commercial and residential portions of buildings.3.4.1.8 Smaller scale retail stores should be encouraged to locate up to the street line to forma strong pedestrian oriented retail area with larger floor plate stores permitted ininterior portions of a site.3.4.1.9 The area should be developed with a view to maximizing its attractiveness andconvenience to pedestrians.3.4.1.10 To ensure the success of Core Commercial Areas, on-street parking is essential andshall be provided. However, adequate off-street parking and loading must also beprovided. The off-site parking requirements will be reduced for the corresponding onstreetparking provided. Where appropriate, the Town may consider the payment ofcash in lieu of parking.3.4.1.11 Truck access routes and loading areas shall be provided at the rear of the buildings,56Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011