Official Plan Review |
| The Town of Innisfil is embarking on an Official Plan Review and Growth Management
Strategy. A consulting team led by Sorensen Gravely Lowes Planning Associates has been
retained to prepare this study, which is to be concluded in 2006. Background information is
included within the Questions & Answers below. |
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| Background information on the Official Plan Review and Growth Management Strategy can be
found at the following links: |
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| If you have any additional Comments or Questions on either of these initiatives that are not
answered on these pages, feel free to contact opreview@innisfil.ca |
What is an Official Plan?
An Official Plan is the Town’s blueprint for rural and community development. It provides longterm
goals, objectives and policies for community growth, generally for a 20-year timeframe.
An Official Plan sets out a strategy to direct that growth, as well as to protect key elements of
the Town’s natural and rural environment.
Why review the Official Plan?
An Official Plan that met the needs of the citizens of the Town many years ago may not meet
all the current needs of its residents today. This may be due to many factors including
changing demographics, population growth, environmental and heritage concerns,
technological advances, changes in Provincial or Municipal policies, etc. As well, the Province
requires the Official Plan to be reviewed every 5 years. The current Official Plan was
approved by the Province in 1995 and has been subject to 17 amendments.
What format will this review take?
A Community Liaison Committee (CLC) has been established to assist in the preparation of
the Official Plan Review. This Committee is composed of representatives of public agencies,
landowners, social service groups, farm organizations and community groups. The CLC
meets with staff and the consulting team at regular intervals to review the progress of the study
and to provide input and local direction to the team.
Will the public be able to provide input during this review process?
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n addition to the various CLC meetings, a number of public workshops/open houses and
public meetings have been held, with others planned. Information on upcoming meetings will
be published in local newspapers and on this website. We anticipate that the next public
meeting will take place sometime in March. |
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