Planning Applications

An application for a Class 1 variation to the CPPS By-law 062-17 (File No. SL-2025-002) has been received which proposes to permit an on-land boathouse on the subject lands with an increased maximum width from 7m to 8.53m and a decreased east interior side yard setback from 5m to 4.75m. This application is being considered under CPPS By-law 062-17 per the transition provisions of the new CPPS By-law 058-25.

A key map of the property location is shown on the image below. 

The application will be considered by Council at the regularly scheduled Council meeting on September 24, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at Town Hall (2101 Innisfil Beach Road). Please see the below link to the Notice of Complete Application and Class 1 Variation. 

Notice of Complete Application and Class 1 Variation 

The following table includes the application and site information. 

Supporting Materials:

• Justification Letter
• Proposed Plans 
• Lot Grading Plan

Zoning By-law Amendment application (File: D14-2024-002) has been received which proposes to rezone the subject lands from Residential Townhouse Exception 2 (RT-2) Zone to Residential Townhouse Exception Hold (RT-2 (H)), Residential Townhouse Exception Hold (RT-34 (H)), and Residential Townhouse Exception Hold (RT-35(H)) Zones to develop a total of 91 condominium townhouse units, consisting of 31 conventional street townhouse units, 34 rear lane stacked back-to-back townhouse units and 26 back-to-back townhouse units. The proposed development will provide 2 parking spaces for each unit. Additionally, a total of 23 visitor spaces and 387 square metres of private outdoor amenity space will be provided for shared use between residents.

Update

The Public Meeting for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment was held on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in the Council Chambers. Please use the following links to access the Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting, the Public Meeting Minutes from June 19, 2024 and the Public Meeting Staff Report DSR-082-24: 

• Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting
• Public Meeting Minutes
• Public Meeting Staff Report DSR-082-24

The application will be returning to Council on Wednesday June 11, 2025 for a decision at the regularly scheduled Council Meeting. The Staff Recommendation Report will be posted with the June 11, 2025 Council Agenda on the Town's Council and Committee Meeting Portal on June 4, 2025. Updated supporting materials can be accessed from the below links: 

Updated Supporting Materials:

• Cover Letter and Planning Addendum
• Concept Plan 
• Cover Letter and Planning Addendum 2 
• Stacked Back-to-Back Unit Examples
• Draft Zoning By-law Amendment

First Submission Supporting Materials: 

• Cover Letter
• Site Plan
• Draft Zoning By-law Amendment
• Planning Justification Report
• Urban Design & Architectural Control Guidelines
• Floor Plans
• Block Elevation Sample
• Arborist Report
• Tree Inventory
• Landscape Plans
• Engineering Drawing Set
• Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report
• Geotechnical Investigation
• Noise Impact Study
• Photometric Plans
• Hydrogeological Assessment
• Traffic Impact Study
• Environmental Site Assessment Phase 1
• Topographic Survey

The purpose of the application is to permit a proposed severance to create a new residential lot.  The applicant is seeking a Class 3 Planning Permit and a CPPS By-law Amendment for the following variances: 

• CPPS By-law Amendment 
  • Decreased waterfront yard setback of the existing sauna from 15m to 5m (Table 5.15)
• Class 3 variances on Lot 1 (Proposed Retained Land) 
  • Lot creation- deficient lot area of 446m2 (Table 5.8)
  • Lot creation- decreased lot frontage from 17m to 15.8m (Table 5.8)
  • Decreased waterfront yard setback of the existing deck from 15m to 9.4m (Table 5.8)
  • Decreased north interior side yard setback of the existing sauna from 3m to 1.6m (Table 5.15)
  • Decreased shoreline buffer re-vegetation/naturalization area from 75% to 48.2% (Section 3.36)
• Class 3 variances on Lot 2 (Proposed Severed Land)
  • Lot creation- deficient lot area of 421m2 (Table 5.8)
  • Lot creation- decreased frontage from 17m to 14.5m (Table 5.8)
  • Decreased waterfront yard setback of the existing deck from 15m to 8.9m (Table 5.8)
  • Increased maximum front yard setback of the existing dwelling from 7m to 8.9m (Table 5.8)

A key map of the property location is shown on the image below. 

A Public Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday September 17, 2025 to be held in the Council Chambers at 6:30pm. Please see the below link to the Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting and supporting materials for more information.

Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting

The following table includes the application and site information. 

Supporting Materials: 

• Planning Justification Report
• Proposed Plans (Site Plan, Landscape Plan, Architectural Elevations)
• Lot Grading Plan
• Survey

Applications for Official Plan Amendment (File No. D09-2023-003), Zoning By-law Amendment (File No. D14-2023-005) and Draft Plan of Subdivision (File No. D12-2023-004) have been received to facilitate a proposed 314 unit residential subdivision consisting of 184 single detached freehold lots, 130 townhouse land lease lots, a 14.13 hectare environmental protection block, a 1.38 hectare stormwater management pond block, a 0.10 hectare sanitary pump station block, two parkland blocks consisting of a combined 0.69 hectares, a 5.02 hectare future development block in the north portion of the subject lands, a 0.35 hectare enhanced right of way block along Lockhart Road and a 0.25 hectare drainage block. The development is proposed to be accessed by a modified grid street network consisting of 18m wide public roads with two entrances from Lockhart Road across from Middlemass Street and Crescent Road to the south. Full municipal services are proposed to service the development. 

The Official Plan Amendment proposes to re-designate the subject lands from 'Retirement Residential Area', 'Key Natural Heritage Features and Key Hydrologic Features', and 'Residential Low Density 1' to 'Residential Low Density 2', 'Key Natural Heritage Features and Key Hydrologic Features', and 'Residential Low Density 1', with a 'Hazard Land Overlay'. The Zoning By-law Amendment proposes to re-zone the lands to a site-specific Residential 3 Exception (R3-XX) Zone and Future Development Exception (FD-XX) Zone as well as Open Space (OS) and Environmental Protection (EP) Zones to facilitate the proposed subdivision.

A Public Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 21, 2024 to be held in Council Chambers at 6:30pm. Please see the below link to the Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting for more information: 

Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting

Supporting Materials:

• Cover Letter
• Draft Official Plan Amendment 
• Draft Zoning By-law Amendment
• Draft Plan of Subdivision 
• Planning Justification Report and Placemaking Brief
• Functional Servicing & Stormwater Management Report (including Plans)
• Traffic Impact Study 
• Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment
• Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment
• Environmental Noise Assessment
• Baseline Hydrogeological Assessment
• Stage 1-2 Archaeological Assessment
• Natural Hazard Study Memo
• Architectural/Urban Design Guidelines
• Environmental Impact Study 
• Arborist Report (including Tree Inventory and Preservation Plan) 
• Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation 
• Topographic Survey 

Official Plan Amendment (File: D09-2024-002) and Zoning By-law Amendment (File: D14-2024-001) Applications have been received to facilitate proposed development within the Hotel and Conference Facility and Beach Precincts of Friday Harbour Resort, and to permit resort amenities within the Environmental Protection Area designation of the lands, including a racquet academy, sports zone, forest canopy walk, spa and forest school. The amendments propose to permit an increase in height for the hotel to 15 storeys, a reduction of hotel units to 200, an increase in height in the Beach Precinct ranging from 4 to 8 storeys and 14 storeys, an increase in overall Resort Residential units to 3,500 and an increase in overall combined Resort Residential and Resort Hotel units to 3,700 units. The Zoning Amendment proposes to establish site-specific standards to facilitate development of the Beach Precinct and Hotel and Conference Facility and permit the proposed racquet academy and forest amenities within areas of the Environmental Protection Area (EPA) and Rural Open Space (ROS) zones. 

Property Key Map

Update

The Public Meeting for the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications was held on June 19, 2024 in the Council Chambers. Please use the following links to access the Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting, the Public Meeting Minutes from June 19, 2024 and the Public Meeting Staff Report DSR-083-24.

• Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting
• Public Meeting Minutes
• Staff Report DSR-083-24

The application will be returning to Council on Wednesday August 13, 2025 for a decision on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment at the regularly scheduled Council Meeting. The Staff Recommendation Report will be posted with the August 13, 2025 Council Agenda on the Town's Council and Committee Meeting Portal on August 6, 2025. Additional supporting materials can be accessed from the below links: 

Additional Supporting Materials: 

• Concept Plans
• Cross Sections
• Revised Hotel and Conference Centre Renderings
• Updated Functional Servicing Report 
• Planning Addendum Letter
• Updated Transportation and Parking Assessment
• Amenities Edge Management Plan
• Racquet Academy Rendered Landscape Concept

Supporting Materials:

• Cover Letter
• Draft Official Plan Amendment 
• Draft Zoning By-law Amendment & Schedule 
• Planning Opinion Report 
• Consolidated OPA 17 Secondary Plan
• Consolidated Zoning By-law 029-05
• Concept Plan and Architectural Drawings (Hotel and Conference Facility) 
• Concept Plan and Architectural Drawings (Beach Precinct)
• Concept Plan (Resort Amenities) 
• Concept Plan (Racquet Academy) 
• Unit Allocation Map 
• Code Compliance Letter
• Resort Amenity Study
• Commercial Needs Assessment
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Report
• Stage 3 Archaeological Study
• Environmental Noise Report 
• Edge Management Plan, Tree Canopy Removal and Planting Plan
• Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Review Letter
• Transportation and Parking Assessment
• Urban Design Study
• Functional Servicing Report
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
  • Part 5
• Environmental Impact Study 
• Natural Heritage Assessment 

Update: 

The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) issued a Decision dated January 6, 2022 for the subject lands related to an appeal received on the Town's 2018 Our Place Official Plan. Next Nine Ltd. appealed the land use designation of Key Natural Heritage Features and Key Hydrologic Features with a Natural Heritage System Overlay. The Tribunal dismissed the appeal. For more information about the Tribunal's Decision, please see link below to the Decision. 

OLT Decision, dated January 6, 2022 (Case No. PL180900)

Decision History:

On April 22, 2020, Town Council refused the Next Nine Ltd. Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment.  For more information please see links to Staff Report and Notice below:

NOTICE OF REFUSAL

STAFF REPORT DSR-054-20

On May 12, 2021, Council will be considering the applications per the Notice of Motion provided at the April 28, 2021 Council Meeting (Item 10.3), and a decision may be reached that night.

Summary:

Applications submitted by Next Nine Ltd. propose to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a golf course use on lands known municipally as 173, 201, and 225 Big Bay Point Road. The applicant proposes a nine-hole golf course on the subject lands, with no proposed structures or parking. A concurrent County Official Plan amendment has been submitted for a site-specific exception to permit the use within the existing Greenlands designation. 

A proposed Routing Plan for the 9 hole golf course is linked at the bottom of this page.  

Effect of Official Plan Amendment:

The applicant proposes to redesignate the lands from its current Rural Area and Natural Environmental Area designation to a Parks and Open Space designation with several site-specific provisions, including:

• allowing greater disturbance to key natural heritage features within the natural heritage system than are permitted by the 2019 Growth Plan;
• that permitted uses should be limited to a nine-hole golf course; and,
• no buildings or expansion of buildings shall be permitted. 

Effect of Zoning By-law Amendment:

The applicant proposes to rezone the lands from Agricultural zone to an alternate Open Space zoning, with special exceptions to permit the proposed golf course use within the Open Space zone. 

Supporting Documents:

• Planning Justification Report, prepared by Brutto Consulting, dated June 2018 
• Revised Routing Plan prepared by Marton Smith Landscape Architects
• Functional Servicing and Preliminary Stormwater Management Report, prepared by Crozier Consulting Engineers, dated June 2018 
• Interim Environmental Impact Study, prepared by Riverstone Environmental Solutions Inc.
• Tree Inventory & Preservation Plan Justification Letter, prepared by Riverstone Environmental, dated July 27, 2018 
• Geotechnical Feasibility Commentary, prepared by Terraprobe Inc., dated June 2018 
• Preliminary Hydrogeological Feasibility Review, prepared by Terraprobe, dated August 9th, 2018 
• Golf Ball Spray and Safety Analysis, prepared by Cam Tyers Design Inc., dated June 2018
• Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment, prepared by Archeoworks Inc., dated June 2018 
• Initial Assessment of Agricultural Capability Letter, prepared by Coleville Consulting Inc., dated July 25, 2018 
• Environmental Impact Study (Final) prepared by Riverstone Environmental Solutions Inc., dated May 2019
• Revised Routing Plan Review Letter, prepared by Riverstone Environmental Solutions Inc., dated March 9, 2019

The purpose of this application is to request a Class 1 Variation from Section 5.2.2 of the CPPS By-law to legalize an existing on-land boatport with existing height of 3.26m where up to 3.6m is permitted, existing width of 4.87m, where up to 7m is permitted and existing length of 9.15m, where up to 12m is permitted. The application also requests a By-law Amendment from Section 5.2.2 of the CPPS By-law to reduce the side yard setbacks on the west side of the boatport to 0.3m (at southwest corner of structure), 0.19m (at waterfront lot line), 0.09m (at northwest corner of structure), where a 5m side yard setback is permitted by the By-law. The side yard setbacks are inclusive of the eavestrough on the roof of the boatport and are measured to the closest point of the structure from the west interior side lot line. The application also requests a Class 1 Planning Permit to permit an increased maximum total lot coverage under Section 5.1.2 b) of the CPPS By-law of 28.5%, where 15% is permitted by the By-law. 

The following table shows the application and site information:

A Public Meeting was held on Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 6:30pm in Council Chambers. Please use the following links to access the Public Meeting Minutes from March 20, 2024 and the Public Meeting Staff Report DSR-038-24. 

• Public Meeting Minutes
• Public Meeting Staff Report DSR-038-24

The application will be returning to Council on Wednesday June 26, 2024 for a decision at the regularly scheduled Council Meeting. Updated supporting materials can be accessed from the below links. The Staff Recommendation Report will be available to view on the June 26, 2024 Council Agenda on the Town's Council and Committee Meeting Portal on June 19, 2024 at the following link: Town of Innisfil Council and Committee Meeting Portal

Updated Supporting Materials

• Draft CPPS By-law Amendment
• Updated Site Plan and Survey 
• Updated Cross Sections 
• Updated Lot Grading Plan
• Ontario Building Code Opinion Letter Addendum

First Submission Supporting Materials:

• Site Plan 
• Cross Section 
• Planning Justification Report
• Lot Grading Certificate 
• Lot Grading Plan 
• OBC Opinion Letter
• Snow Guard Schematic

The purpose of the application is to permit the construction of a two-storey single detached dwelling, a detached garage with sleeping cabin above and the reconstruction of a legal non-complying on-land boathouse. The applicant is seeking a Class 1 Planning Permit and a CPPS By-law Amendment for the following variances: 

• CPPS By-law Amendment 
  • Decreased interior side yard setback of the dwelling from 6m to 1.5m on the west side (Section 5.1.2.b) 
  • Decreased interior side yard setback of the front covered porch of the dwelling from 4m to 1.5m on the west side (Section 5.1.2.b) 
  • Decreased interior side yard setback of the waterfront deck, covered porch & balcony of the dwelling from 4m to 1.5m on the west side (Section 5.1.2.b) 
  • Increased floor area of existing legal non-complying boathouse by deck area enlargement of 8.7m² (4.17.4)
  • Decreased interior side yard setback of the deck of the boathouse from 4m to 1.87m on the west side (Section 5.1.2 b) 
  • Decreased interior side yard setback of the boathouse from 5m to 2.33m on the west side as a result of its relocation 1m inland (Section 5.2.2) 
• Class 1 variances (Section 5.2.6)  
  • Increased maximum height of the sleeping cabin on top of the detached garage from 4m to 5.84m
  • Decreased front yard setback of the sleeping cabin on top of the detached garage from 5m to 3.04m

A key map of the property location is shown on the image below. 

A Public Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday June 4, 2025 to be held in the Council Chambers at 6:30pm. Please see the below link to the Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting and supporting materials for more information.

 Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting

The following table includes the application and site information. 

Supporting Materials: 

• Planning Justification Report
• Site Plan, Landscape Plan & Architectural Drawings
• Lot Grading Plan

Update: 

The  CCPS Bylaw Amendment was adopted by Council on June 4, 2025. Please see the below links to the Notice of Decision.  

Notice of Decision

The purpose of the application is to permit an in-water boathouse and associated dock area. The applicant is seeking a Class 1 Planning Permit and a CPPS By-law Amendment for the following variances: 

• CPPS By-law Amendment (Section 5.2.1 c)) 
  • Increased accessory structure lot coverage from 120m2 to 178.9m2 
• Class 1 variances (Section 5.2.2)  
  • Reduced interior side yard setback (east) from 7.62m to 6.97m 
  • Increased maximum height of an in-water boathouse from 3m to 4.36m 
  • Increased projection of the in-water boathouse from 10m to 11.62m 
  • Increased maximum width of an in-water boathouse from 7m to 10.49m 

A key map of the property location is shown on the image below. 

A Public Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday May 21, 2025 to be held in the Council Chambers at 6:30pm. Please see the below link to the Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting and supporting materials for more information.

Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting 

The following table includes the application and site information. 

Supporting Materials: 

• Planning Justification Report
• Proposed Plans (Site Plan, Landscape Plan, Architectural Elevations)
• Development Standards Table
• Draft CPPS By-law Amendment

A Zoning By-law Amendment, Official Plan Amendment and Plan of Subdivision has been submitted on the subject property to permit a development consisting of 153 residential units, specifically 120 condominium townhouse dwellings, 2 condominium semi-detached, and 14 condominium live-work units on a private common element road, and 17 single-detached dwellings (including one future lot) on a public road, common amenity areas, public park, and stormwater management block.

Town Council considered the applications at the June 22, 2022 Council meeting. Please see links below for the Council Agenda, Staff Report and Notice of Adoption and Notice of Decision (OPA & Subdivision). The Zoning By-law Amendment was not considered at this Council meeting and will be considered at a later date. 

-Council Agenda Package 

-Staff Report (starts on page 484 of the Council Agenda package linked above)

-Notice of Adoption and Notice of Decision (OPA & Subdivision)

Update:

The Official Plan Amendment (OPA) was heard at the September 17, 2022 County of Simcoe Committee of the Whole Agenda, linked below.

-County of Simcoe - Meeting Information (civicweb.net)  

-County Notice of Approval

Please review the associated documents and leave your comments here.

Notice of Public Meeting and Open House - 1303 Belle Aire Beach Road

1303 Belle Aire Beach Road - Planning Report

Hydrogeological Study

Placemaking Brief

Functional Servicing Report

Traffic Impact Study

Draft Plan of Subdivision

Environmental Impact Study

Noise and Vibration Report

Archaeological Report