Draft Secondary Plan Policies - Town of Innisfil

Stormwater will be controlled through a number of measures as set out in the Master DrainagePlan to reduce downstream flooding.The Secondary Plan Area is designed to achieve a overall gross density of 50 persons and jobsper hectare which is consistent with the average target of 32 persons and jobs per hectarerequired by the approved but not yet in effect Official Plan for the County of Simcoe.It is anticipated that the Secondary Plan Area will provide for a population of approximately5,500 people and employment of 850.15.3 LAND USE PLAN15.3.1 Generala) The Land Use designations for the Alcona North Secondary Plan (Pratt) area are identifiedon Schedule B16 - Land Use Plan, which should be read in conjunction with the policies ofthis Secondary Plan and other relevant policies of the Town of Innisfil Official Plan.b) Lands within the Alcona North Secondary Plan (Pratt) area will consist of a mix of housingtypes and densities, a mixed use node, employment and commercial facilities servingadjacent neighbourhoods and the broader Alcona community and parks and open spaces.c) New development shall generally be permitted only on the basis of full municipal sanitarysewer, water, and storm water services.d) Interim servicing for existing lots or consents may be permitted, at the discretion of theTown, provided such interim servicing is disconnected when full municipal sanitary and/orwater services are available and the landowner contributes to the applicable developmentcharges, hook up charges, and cost sharing, where applicable, for the full municipalservices.15.3.2 Residential Low Density 1 (RD1)a) Lands within the Residential Low Density One Area (RD1) shall be developed in accordancewith the policies of Section 3.3.5 and the additional policies of this Section.b) Where new designated Residential lands abut existing or planned Commercial uses,appropriate separation, buffering, screening, landscaping and/or berming are required tomitigate any potential adverse impact upon the new residential uses.c) The density in the RD1 designation shall generally not exceed 12.5 units per net residentialhectare.d) Where this designation abuts an established residential area, new lots in this designationshall serve as a transition between the established residential area and the new residentialarea. As such, new lots abutting established residential areas shall be compatible in termsof lot widths with the abutting existing lots and provide opportunities for tree retention alongcommon boundaries.January 2012 3