Planning Applications

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 an 85-unit residential subdivision on the subject lands, including 69 condominium townhouses on a private common element road with access from Belle Aire Beach Road. A total of 16 of the units are proposed to be live/work units fronting onto Belle Aire Beach Road.

UPDATE:

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 433 of the Council Agenda package linked above)

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

The Zoning By-law Amendment application was approved by Council on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Please see the below links to the Staff Recommendation Report and the Notice of Passing ZBA 060-24:

• Staff Recommendation Report DSR-090-24
• Notice of Passing ZBA 060-24

Notice of Public Meeting and Open House  - 1357 Belle Aire Beach Road

1357 Belle Aire Beach Road - Planning Report

1357 Belle Aire Beach Road - Street View

Hydrogeological Study 

Placemaking Brief

Draft Plan of Subdivision

Functional Servicing Report

Retail Market Justification

Traffic Impact Study

Urban Design Brief

Noise Study

Archaeological Report

Hydrogeological Report - Bi-monthly Monitoring

The Town has received a Zoning By-law Amendment request for property located at 7935 Yonge Street. This application pertains to the development of a proposed All Terrain Vehicle and Lawn Equipment Establishment. If approved, this proposal would amend the zoning by-law to allow the display, sale, repair, and storage of all-terrain vehicles (ATV), including utility terrain vehicles (UTV), e-bikes, dirt dikes, wheelchairs, scooters, snowmobiles, motorcycles, and lawn equipment.

Review the associated documents and leave your comments here. 

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

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

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 

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

The purpose of the application is to expand the existing non-complying two-storey dwelling by constructing a waterfront addition with a second-storey balcony above, adding a front attached garage, converting the existing attached garage into additional living space, and converting the existing waterfront deck into a covered patio. The proposal also includes constructing a new detached garage in the front yard and undertaking repairs to the existing non-complying boathouse. The applicant is seeking a CPPS By-law Amendment under Section 4.17.3 of the CPPS By-law to decrease the existing non-complying waterfront yard setback from 23.97m to 23.32m of the proposed waterfront dwelling addition, and under Section 4.17.4 to increase maximum height of an existing non-complying boathouse from 3.2m to 3.35m. The applicant is also seeking a CPPS By-law Amendment under Section 5.1.2 b) to decrease the minimum interior side yard setbacks from 6m to 2.9m on the west side for the waterfront dwelling addition, to decrease minimum interior side yard setback from 6m to 1.5m on the east side for the conversion of the existing attached garage into a dwelling addition, and to decrease minimum interior side yard setback from 4m to 1.32m on the east side for the proposed attached garage. A key map of the property location is shown in the image below. 

A Public Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 19 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 shows the application and site information

Supporting Materials: 

• Planning Justification Report
• Development Standards Table
• Site Plan, Landscape Plan & Architectural Drawings
• Lot Grading Plan
• Boathouse Alteration Plan
• Supporting Letter

The purpose of the application is to facilitate an addition to the existing non-complying two-storey dwelling on the subject lands. The proposed addition is approximately 87.82m2 in ground floor area and 168.46m2 in gross floor area. The applicant is seeking a CPPS By-law Amendment under Section 4.17.2 of the CPPS By-law to permit an increase in the ground floor area of the existing non-complying dwelling by 88.4% where the By-law permits a maximum percentage increase in existing ground floor area of 50%. A key map of the property location is shown in the image below. 

A Public Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 19 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 shows the application and site information

Supporting Materials: 

• Planning Justification Report
• Development Standards Table
• Site Plan, Landscape Plan & Architectural Drawings
• Lot Grading Plan 
• Site Photos