Draft Secondary Plan Policies - Town of Innisfil
Draft Secondary Plan Policies - Town of Innisfil
Draft Secondary Plan Policies - Town of Innisfil
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PART A – THE PREAMBLE1. PurposeThe purpose <strong>of</strong> this amendment is to incorporate a new <strong>Secondary</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> for aportion <strong>of</strong> the Alcona Settlement Area into the Official <strong>Plan</strong>. This <strong>Secondary</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>includes a detailed land use schedule and establishes detailed policies for theSettlement Area. This amendment shall constitute an amendment to the May 2009Ontario Municipal Board approved Official <strong>Plan</strong> and shall be incorporated intoSection 15 <strong>of</strong> the Official <strong>Plan</strong>.2. LocationAmendment No. X applies to the lands generally bound by 20 th Sideroad to the west,the 9 th Line and the half concession line <strong>of</strong> Concession 9 to the north, the half lot line<strong>of</strong> Lot 24 to the east, and the half concession line <strong>of</strong> Concession 8 to the south.3. BasisIn 2004 D.G. Pratt Construction Limited (“Pratt”) filed an application for an Official<strong>Plan</strong> Amendment for a new <strong>Secondary</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Area north <strong>of</strong> Alcona called theLeonard’s Beach <strong>Secondary</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Area. In 2004, Pratt appealed part <strong>of</strong> therequested Official <strong>Plan</strong> Amendment (the “Alcona North Amendment”), which wouldbring approximately 211 hectares <strong>of</strong> land into the Alcona urban boundary andredesignate those lands with appropriate land use designations.The Alcona North Amendment includes all <strong>of</strong> the lands north <strong>of</strong> Alcona that wereincluded in the <strong>Town</strong>’s Official <strong>Plan</strong> Amendment #1 which was approved by SimcoeCounty in October 2009 and is currently under appeal. Official <strong>Plan</strong> Amendment #1identifies Urban Settlement Expansion Areas both to the north and south <strong>of</strong> theAlcona Urban Settlement. These areas represent the locations intended toaccommodate the majority <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong>’s forecasted residential growth. The <strong>Town</strong>initiated the Alcona North <strong>Secondary</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> in 2010 and an Open House was held inJuly 2011 and the Statutory Public Meeting was held in December 2011.The Alcona North Amendment also includes lands north <strong>of</strong> the 9 th Line that wereoutside <strong>of</strong> the limits identified in the <strong>Town</strong>’s Official <strong>Plan</strong> Amendment #1 and theAlcona North <strong>Secondary</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>.The preparation <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Secondary</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> for the Alcona North Amendment lands willaddress a number <strong>of</strong> matters including:1. Phasing according to infrastructure provision and population targets;2. Protection <strong>of</strong> all Natural Heritage Features including designation <strong>of</strong> a minimum30 metre vegetation protection zone;3. Delineation <strong>of</strong> lands for commercial uses in locations which provide focal pointsfor the surrounding neighbourhoods; and4. Delineation <strong>of</strong> lands for a range <strong>of</strong> residential densities.July 2013ii