Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND USE POLICIESparking area shall be provided to avoid large expanses of continuous paved surfaces.The same shall apply to yards facing Highway 400.Appeal #35 of Section 3.5.1 and all subjections thereto as it relates to Innisfil Heights.3.5.1.10 Lighting of yards abutting or facing Highway 400 should be directed away from thehighway, subject to approval from the Ministry of Transportation.Appeal #35 of Section 3.5.1 and all subjections thereto as it relates to Innisfil Heights.3.5.1.11 The design and placement of signs should be carefully regulated with height and sizerestrictions and limitations on the use of flashing mechanisms and excessively brilliantillumination.Appeal #35 of Section 3.5.1 and all subjections thereto as it relates to Innisfil Heights.3.5.1.12 Existing treed areas should be preserved wherever possible and incorporated in sitedesigns. Incorporating these features may reduce landscaping requirements andprovide buffering from adjacent land uses or roads.Appeal #35 of Section 3.5.1 and all subjections thereto as it relates to Innisfil Heights.3.5.1.13 The lands designated Business Park shall be subject to Site Plan Control inaccordance with the policies of Section 9.4 of this Plan.Appeal #35 of Section 3.5.1 and all subjections thereto as it relates to Innisfil Heights.3.5.1.14 All industrial buildings shall be setback a minimum distance of 60 metres from existingresidential dwellings or greater where determined necessary to meet the minimumdistance requirements set out in MOE guidelines and substantial buffer planting,berming or fencing in the areas of the residences must be provided.Appeal #35 of Section 3.5.1 and all subjections thereto as it relates to Innisfil Heights.3.5.1.15 Development of more than 2 lots will proceed by way of plan of subdivisionAppeal #35 of Section 3.5.1 and all subjections thereto as it relates to Innisfil Heights.3.5.1.16 The storage and use of hazardous liquid or leachable chemicals includingpetrochemicals not classified as waste shall be regulated in accordance with theregulations and guidelines of the Ministry of Environment and the policies for Wellheadprotection areas in Section 4.2 of this Plan. Site specific hydrogeological andstormwater studies may be required for new industries, particularly in the InnisfilHeights area, to ensure no impact on the groundwater and surface water from theproposed use. Such studies shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Town inconsultation with the applicable conservation authority. The implementing zoning shallset out specific requirements for the storage of such liquids and chemicals.Appeal #35 of Section 3.5.1 and all subjections thereto as it relates to Innisfil Heights.3.5.1.17 Conversion of a Business Park Designation to a non-employment area designation anduse shall only be considered by the Town through a municipal comprehensive reviewwhere it has been demonstrated that:i) the land is not required for employment purposes over the long term;ii) there is a greater need for the conversion to the non-employment use;iii) the Town will meet its employment forecasts including the activity rate targetestablished in the Official Plan;iv) the conversion will not adversely affect the overall viability of the remaining67Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011