Innisfil Official Plan OMB Approved - Town of Innisfil

Town of Innisfil Official PlanLAND USE POLICIESand shall be located along an arterial or collector road, and may be developed inconjunction with a secondary school property.iii) Regional/Special Use parks are intended to serve all residents and may alsoattract people from outside the municipality. They focus on preserving uniquecultural, heritage and natural landscapes and open space and provide passiverecreational opportunities but may also include limited active recreationalamenities.3.10.3 The target for Parkland shall be calculated by the following standards: Neighbourhood Park standard of 0.5 hectares (1.5 acres) per 1,000 population Community Park standard of 1.0 hectares (2.5 acres) per 1,000 population Regional Park standard of 2.0 hectares (5.0 acres) per 1,000 population.3.10.4 All new residential development or redevelopment shall be conditional on a parklanddedication of 5% of the proposed development or land area or the equivalent of 1hectare for every 300 units, whichever is the greater and all new industrial orcommercial development shall be conditional on the provision of 2% of the totaldevelopment area for parkland purposes.3.10.5 The location of the land to be dedicated for parkland shall be to the satisfaction of theTown and shall be based on the following principles, where applicable:i) securing and consolidating waterfront public open space on Lake Simcoe,ii) linking and consolidating parks to provide for a continuous system of open space,iii) achieving the parkland size, function and distribution standards set out in Section3.10.2,iv) where possible, neighbourhood parks shall be located adjacent to elementaryschool sites and community /district parks adjacent to secondary school sites,iv) developing adjacent to existing watercourses, or man made storm water retentionfacilities that have potential for recreational amenity or aesthetic value, providedsuch recreational amenity does not constitute a threat to human safety,environmental integrity, or increased municipal liability,v) providing for and contributing to a greenspace separator between UrbanSettlements.3.10.6 Lands dedicated for park purposes shall be suitably graded and developed inaccordance with the requirements of the Town and conveyed in a physical conditionsatisfactory to the Town.3.10.7 The detailed landscaping, design and development of parks is to be to the Town’sspecifications as set out in the subdivision agreements for new developments.3.10.8 The Town shall not accept as parkland dedication the following lands: hazard lands,wetlands, floodplains, valleylands, generic regulated lands, lands designated orcapable of being designated Natural Environmental Area under the policies of thisPlan, residual lands or pedestrian walkways and bicycle routes.3.10.9 Where the parkland dedication requirement for a proposed development does not83Adopted July 26, 2006 Approved by OMB May 2009, March 2010 & April 8, 2011