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Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

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<strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Innisfil</strong> <strong>Official</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>LAND USE POLICIES<strong>of</strong> Lake Simcoe and meets the Lake Simcoe water quality targets that areestablished from time to time.3.6.4 The maximum density shall be addressed in the implementing zoning by-law on a sitespecific basis. When determining the appropriate density on the site, considerationshall be given to:i) compatibility with adjacent uses and character;ii) clustering <strong>of</strong> new uses in the resort recreation designation to provide a bufferadjacent to surrounding areas and uses; andiii)iv)providing a transition in height and density to surrounding areas.the assimilative capacity <strong>of</strong> Lake Simcoe and the Lake Simcoe water qualitytargets that are established from time to time.3.6.5 All Resort Recreational designations shall be designated as a site plan control areasubject to the policies <strong>of</strong> Section 9.4 <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Plan</strong>.Site Specific Exceptions:3.6.6 Big Bay Point ResortSee OPA 17 approved by the <strong>OMB</strong> on December 14, 2007. The text <strong>of</strong> Part II, Section5.15 <strong>of</strong> OPA 17 shall be consolidated into this Section <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Official</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>.3.7 HAZARD LAND AREASGoals:To reduce the potential for public cost or risks to residents and property from naturalhazards.Objectives:1. To direct development away from areas <strong>of</strong> natural hazards.2. To prohibit development where there is an unacceptable risk to public health orsafety or <strong>of</strong> property damage.Permitted Uses:3.7.1 Hazard Land Areas, as shown on Schedules B and B1 to B14 are an overlaydesignation and apply in addition to the other identified designations.3.7.2 Lands shown as Hazard Land include lands potentially unsafe for development due t<strong>of</strong>lood hazard, erosion hazard, hazardous sites or steep slopes.3.7.3 Within lands shown as Hazard Land uses permitted shall be limited to agricultural usesexcluding new buildings, open space, and existing uses and flood and/or erosioncontrol works and other passive non-structural uses which do not affect flood flows.Where the Hazard Land Area overlays a Natural Environmental Area designation,agricultural uses shall be limited to existing uses and forestry, fish, wildlife or75Adopted July 26, 2006 <strong>Approved</strong> by <strong>OMB</strong> May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011

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