Community Planning Permit System

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We're expanding our Community Planning System (CPPS) to apply across the entire town. Following approval of the CPPS for Alcona and the Lake Simcoe shoreline in June 2025, we're now updating and extending this tool to cover the rest of the municipality. The goal is to better implement the vision, goals, and policies of our Official Plan and provide a consistent, efficient planning framework for all of Innisfil.

Streamlining the permitting process

A Community Planning Permit System makes development approval processes more streamlined and efficient. It's also a tool that will allow us to better address community needs. The CPPS will allow zoning adjustments, minor variances, and detailed site plan applications to be processed as one application and approval process, instead of two or three separate processes.

This system provides:

  • Greater certainty and transparency for the community, landowners, and developers
  • More timely approvals for applications that meet standards and guidelines
  • Outcomes that more closely align with the vision of our Official Plan
  • A tool to help get housing to the market more efficiently

You can find more information on the benefits of a Community Planning Permit System on the Government of Ontario's website.

Current status and upcoming engagement

Thank you to everyone who shared feedback on this project. Council approved CPPS By-law 058-25 for Alcona and our shoreline area at its June 25, 2025 meeting through report DSR-098-25. We have now launched the process to expand the CPPS to apply town-wide in Innisfil.

We're planning to release the First Draft of the town-wide CPPS By-law for public review in early 2026.

  • Spring 2026: We'll be hosting a Statutory Open House and Public Meeting to present the draft town-wide CPPS By-law and collect public feedback. Stay tuned for updates!

Public Meeting for CPPS By-law Housekeeping Amendments

The Town is proposing updates to CPPS By-law 058-25 (Alcona and our shoreline area) to improve clarity, consistency, and alignment with our Zoning By-law and former CPPS ‘Our Shore’ By-law. These updates include text and map revisions intended to clarify how the by-law is interpreted and applied.

A Public Meeting will be held on March 18, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall (2101 Innisfil Beach Road) to discuss the proposed changes. Read the Notice of Public Meeting for more details and visit getinvolvedinnisfil.ca/planning to learn how to participate.

Project milestones

The Town is currently working to implement the by-law in Priority Areas 2–5.

  • Priority Area 2: All other Urban Settlement Areas of the Town
  • Priority Area 3: Village and Hamlet Settlement Areas
  • Priority Area 4: Future settlement areas/expansion areas
  • Priority Area 5: Remaining Town

GIS Map Tool

Review the draft CPPS precincts with our interactive map. This tool lets you:

  • View boundaries and details of the proposed precinct
  • Drop pins and share your feedback directly on the map
  • Toggle between the draft precincts, current zoning, and Official Plan land use layers for easy comparison
Note: We're currently updating our mapping tools to reflect the proposed town-wide precincts. Check back in spring 2026 to view the new draft layers.

We're expanding our Community Planning System (CPPS) to apply across the entire town. Following approval of the CPPS for Alcona and the Lake Simcoe shoreline in June 2025, we're now updating and extending this tool to cover the rest of the municipality. The goal is to better implement the vision, goals, and policies of our Official Plan and provide a consistent, efficient planning framework for all of Innisfil.

Streamlining the permitting process

A Community Planning Permit System makes development approval processes more streamlined and efficient. It's also a tool that will allow us to better address community needs. The CPPS will allow zoning adjustments, minor variances, and detailed site plan applications to be processed as one application and approval process, instead of two or three separate processes.

This system provides:

  • Greater certainty and transparency for the community, landowners, and developers
  • More timely approvals for applications that meet standards and guidelines
  • Outcomes that more closely align with the vision of our Official Plan
  • A tool to help get housing to the market more efficiently

You can find more information on the benefits of a Community Planning Permit System on the Government of Ontario's website.

Current status and upcoming engagement

Thank you to everyone who shared feedback on this project. Council approved CPPS By-law 058-25 for Alcona and our shoreline area at its June 25, 2025 meeting through report DSR-098-25. We have now launched the process to expand the CPPS to apply town-wide in Innisfil.

We're planning to release the First Draft of the town-wide CPPS By-law for public review in early 2026.

  • Spring 2026: We'll be hosting a Statutory Open House and Public Meeting to present the draft town-wide CPPS By-law and collect public feedback. Stay tuned for updates!

Public Meeting for CPPS By-law Housekeeping Amendments

The Town is proposing updates to CPPS By-law 058-25 (Alcona and our shoreline area) to improve clarity, consistency, and alignment with our Zoning By-law and former CPPS ‘Our Shore’ By-law. These updates include text and map revisions intended to clarify how the by-law is interpreted and applied.

A Public Meeting will be held on March 18, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall (2101 Innisfil Beach Road) to discuss the proposed changes. Read the Notice of Public Meeting for more details and visit getinvolvedinnisfil.ca/planning to learn how to participate.

Project milestones

The Town is currently working to implement the by-law in Priority Areas 2–5.

  • Priority Area 2: All other Urban Settlement Areas of the Town
  • Priority Area 3: Village and Hamlet Settlement Areas
  • Priority Area 4: Future settlement areas/expansion areas
  • Priority Area 5: Remaining Town

GIS Map Tool

Review the draft CPPS precincts with our interactive map. This tool lets you:

  • View boundaries and details of the proposed precinct
  • Drop pins and share your feedback directly on the map
  • Toggle between the draft precincts, current zoning, and Official Plan land use layers for easy comparison
Note: We're currently updating our mapping tools to reflect the proposed town-wide precincts. Check back in spring 2026 to view the new draft layers.

Q&A

Do you have questions about the Community Permit Planning System? Ask them here and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

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    How does the restrictions that the Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority imposes on building accounted for in this system, or is it?

    Lakeline_Life asked over 3 years ago

    Yes, where applicable, the application is circulated to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) for review to ensure it meets LSRCA's regulations and guidelines. 

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    I missed the meeting, was it recorded so I can review? Thanks you

    JeanetteLuchese asked almost 3 years ago

    Good morning Jeanette, 

    Yes, the meeting was recorded and is available for review on Town's Youtube channel. Please find the link below: 

    https://youtu.be/lCpjEbJ97eQ

    Thank you, 

Page last updated: 24 Feb 2026, 01:58 PM