Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND USE POLICIESaccordance with the policies of Section 9.4 of this Plan.Appeal #36 of Section 3.5.2 and all subsections thereto as it relates to Innisfil Heights.3.5.3 Light Industrial Service3.5.3.1 Within the Light Industrial Service designation, permitted uses shall include a range oflight industrial and service commercial uses including warehousing, wholesaling, lightmanufacturing, processing or assembly operations, storage including mini-storageoperations, machinery repairs, workshops, contractors establishments, utility yards,service industrial uses, limited accessory outside storage which is screened from theroad, and limited outside display.3.5.3.2 The amount of outside display permitted may vary depending on such factors as thenature of the materials being displayed and the degree of landscaping provided inconjunction with the display area.3.5.3.3 Permitted commercial uses shall include those uses which are accessory to apermitted industrial use, and which serve the industrial uses and their employees.Such uses may include public garages, restaurants, motor vehicle service stations,convenience commercial use, service commercial uses, indoor recreationalestablishments and fitness centres. These commercial uses should be directed toarterial roads along the periphery of the employment areas.3.5.3.4 Retail sales ancillary to the permitted industrial use shall be permitted provided thesales involve goods manufactured or processed on-site. The zoning by-law shall setout a maximum proportion of the building available for ancillary retail sales.3.5.3.5 Uses involving the storage or processing of hazardous wastes shall not be permitted.General Policies:3.5.3.6 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.3.5.3.7 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.3.5.3.8 Development of more than 2 lots will proceed by way of plan of subdivision.3.5.3.9 Lease hold industrial plazas or malls may be permitted in one or more buildings on asingle property.3.5.3.10 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. Site specific hydrogeological and stormwater studiesmay be required for new industries to ensure no impact on the groundwater and71Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011