Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND USE POLICIESlocal residents and in co-operation with other providers.3. To develop a strategy for acquisition of waterfront public open space.4. In order to relieve pressure on existing waterfront public open space areas, thedevelopment of inland parkland areas adjacent to, or alongside existing or manmade water bodies shall be encouraged where appropriate.5. To develop vehicular separated pedestrian and bicycle trails linking parklands,schools and other leisure and cultural activity areas, as part of a continuous openspace system.6. To preserve, protect and maintain existing natural features such as valley lands,steep slopes, wooded areas, hedgerows, and watercourses, and where feasibleutilize these areas for open space linkages provided that such usage will not leadto the degradation of these natural areas.7. To encourage and promote the development of trails on private open space areas,privately owned lands, and / or utility easements, provided such trails do notthreaten the agricultural and environmental integrity of these lands.Permitted Uses:3.10.1 Within the Parks and Open Space Area, as shown on Schedules B, and B1 and B14,permitted uses shall be limited to passive and active recreation uses, including golfcourses and campgrounds, recreational buildings and facilities, conservation uses,municipal utilities and uses accessory to the recreation use including commercial uses.General Policies:3.10.2 Municipal Parkland shall be classified into three categories and the Town shallendeavour to acquire and develop parkland in each of these categories:neighbourhood parks, community/district parks and regional / special use parks. Theguidelines for each of these three categories of park are as follows:i) Neighbourhood parks are intended to serve as a recreational and social focus ofneighbourhoods. They may provide a combination of active and passiveopportunities and include a minimum of one sports field as well as other smallerfacilities such as playgrounds, tennis courts or basketball courts.The optimal size for a Neighbourhood Park is 2 to 4 hectares and shall have aservice radius of 1,500 metres uninterrupted by major roadways or other physicalbarriers. They shall be located along a local or collector road, and may bedeveloped in conjunction with an elementary school property.ii) Community/District parks are intended to serve the broader community recreationalneeds which may include serving several neighbourhoods or a settlement area.They may provide a combination of active and limited passive opportunities, andtypically include multiple uses including multiple competitive sports fields, althoughthey may include single-use parks where groupings of like-facilities are provided.The optimal size for a Community/District park is 5 to 10 hectares but is generallydetermined by the amount of land required to accommodate the desired uses.Community/District parks are intended to have a service radius of 1 to 3 kilometres,82Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011