Draft Secondary Plan Policies - Town of Innisfil

d) Buildings should have a consistent minimal and maximum setback to promote pedestrianscale. A generally continuous building face is recommended to establish a unifiedstreetscape.e) Development shall minimize the impact of off-street parking on pedestrian streetscapes bylocating off-street parking at the rear, side or to the interior of the block. Safe, convenient andwell lit pedestrian access shall be provided to the street from such parking areas. Whereparking is provided to the side of buildings and abutting the street, they should be screenedwith low walls and landscape materials to provide a sense of enclosure along the setbackline.f) Adequate screening in the form of landscaping and fencing shall be provided adjacent toabutting residential designations, to minimize adverse impact on abutting residentialproperties.g) Mixed residential/commercial buildings should be permitted and encouraged. Mixedresidential/ commercial buildings shall provide a transition in heights and densities toadjacent residential designations including increased setbacks from the property line ofsuch adjacent designations. Such buildings should be brought up to the street in whichthey front, but should be stepped back from the front wall above 2 storeys or incorporateother similar design element.h) Loading areas shall be provided at the rear of the buildings, while screening of suchareas from abutting residential designations.15.3.8 Light Industrial Servicea) Within the Light Industrial Service designation shown on Schedule B16 – Land Use, landsshall be developed in accordance with the policies of Section 3.5.3.15.3.9 InstitutionalWithin the Institutional designation shown on Schedule B16 – Land Use, lands shall bedeveloped in accordance with the policies of Section 3.9 and the additional policies of thisSection.a) The location, size, and configuration of the school sites identified on Schedule B16 – LandUse are conceptual only and will be confirmed in consultation with the School Boards priorto draft plan approval of the subdivisions in the neighbourhood in which the new school sitesare shown on Schedule B16. The location of school sites on the land use schedule may bemodified without an amendment to this Plan.b) Applications for amendment to the Zoning By-law to permit elementary schools will beassessed on the basis of conformity with the following criteria:i) frontage and access on a collector road;ii) the site is situated on a segment of roadway with good visibility and with sufficientfrontage to meet the standards of the respective school board;iii) the school forms a campus with parks or other public facilities wherever possible; andJanuary 2012 7