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Mayor Dollin suggested that if the Orbit went through the regular Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment process, “there will be a line-up of developers and speculators to appeal it” to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) and pressure on the town to settle by granting other approvals. And are we changing the character and nature of my rural countryside?” Kirshenblatt asked, suggesting that Barrie is the most appropriate location for intensification. Innisfil Council has endorsed a futuristic design for the new GO Train station on Line 6, that will form the heart of the new Mobility Orbit transit-centred planned community, largely on lands owned by the Cortel Group. Debra McGrath, speaking on behalf of the Innisfil District Association, made it clear that what the IDA objects to is “not the Orbit, rather the process.”. This is raping the countryside,” he said. TOC 2, with a density of 150 units per hectare within a circle 225 to 425 m from the station; . Orsatti proposed a friendly amendment to the motion requesting the MZO, asking that the town invite community consultation during the site plan process and consider community feedback; and that the MZO include a statement that council is to be considered the approval authority “under the town's Site Plan Control By-law.”. “The station has to work, but it also has to be poetic,” Josephson told Council. The Town of Innisfil is developing a GO Station to connect our communities to others, but like most projects, we are dreaming BIG. The Orbit is a planned city of concentric rings, with the station in its heart. Kirshenblatt urged the town to develop a secondary plan for the lands that are currently outside of the Official Plan, slow down the process, and get more public input on a vision that would see Innisfil eventually grow to 150,000 people. Waters. A proposal that the developer enter into a Joint Consulting Agreement with the town was also dropped. "This is nuts. Carolyn Payne. Under the MZO process, construction on a GO station is expected to begin in 2022. In Innisfil, "instead of the Arno, we have the GO train - a steel river.”. It is a vision that this council has been 100 percent behind for a year and a half now.”. Rob Nicol to urge council to “get this thing on the road right now, get this thing rolling.”, “We’re not paying for this. The request will now be forwarded to the County of Simcoe, for “expedited” approval, and is expected to reach the Minister’s desk before the end of the year. But there was also support. Sandra Rizzardo, of SanDiego Homes, indicated that the builder was “so excited to be part of this,” and supported the innovative and sustainable principles of the Orbit. The resolution included the acquisition of free “Envision” software,and staff training in its use at a cost of $30,000, to allow town staff to evaluate the sustainability of infrastructure proposed during the site plan process. A joint consultant agreement with Cortel Group will see the town pay a portion of project management costs, the design team, and peer review costs. “The design seems way out there. Coun. The key change to the draft MZO was the shifting of policy statements to the site plan process, and new definitions of both the TOC zones and “affordable housing.” The latter now includes housing made “attainable” through reduced down payments, and rental units that are “at least 20 percent below the average market rent of a unit in the regional market area.”. Innisfil GO Station is a planned GO Transit train station to be built by Metrolinx on 6th line in Innisfil, Ontario as part of its Regional Express Rail (RER) expansion program. Following Josephson’s presentation, council received a staff report, providing greater detail – and a delegation by architect Steven Kirshenblatt. Instead, said Director of Growth Tim Cane, the vision of sustainable and environmentally-sensitive development was “relocated” to the site plan process – and the minister was asked to include a requirement that the developer enter into a Site Plan Agreement with the town, “to implement the council-adopted Orbit Vision and Orbit Principles.”. “The developer is saying, Let’s go! A memo received on Nov. 4 made it clear that policies relating to “sustainability” and “affordable housing” could not appropriately be included in an MZO. Van Berkel. Reynar warned that deferral could delay the station – leading Coun. “We’re growing an awful lot for a station,” replied Coun. “It is a group’s intent to create a Utopia and a fantasy land that only Mr. Disney can create, and not a reality at all.”, He called on council to take another look. Innisfil has gone next level in its urban planning. Coun. Alex Waters asked staff to address “the recurring concerns of residents,” that environmental issues would be swept aside by an MZO. He questioned whether Cortel Group “really and fully intends to spend the mega millions to pull off the design that we’ve seen tonight,” noting that the kind of growth envisioned usually happens organically, in response to market demand. Cane noted that zoning bylaws “typically don’t have policy in them,” which is why references to sustainability, green infrastructure and affordable housing have been moved to the Master Site Plan Process Requirements. “I don’t think the MZO is the right tool,” he said. “Innisfil Beach Road is our prime Main Street where development should happen,” he said. It’s all about inspiration.”. Cane acknowledged that there is no third party appeal for an MZO, which approves land use, but said that other policies – including the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan - still apply, and there will be “checks and balances” through the site plan process. Metrolinx has chosen the site. Bill Van Berkel was not convinced. We’re not getting anything concrete,” said Deputy Mayor Dan Davidson, questioning whether any developer would come up with the “$60 to $100 million” to make the artists’ conception a reality. Donna Orsatti agreed. The residents want a station,” she said – and the developer is willing to pay to build it. Town of Innisfil staff will write the province to signal interest in a special planning approval to expedite the construction of a GO Station and the surrounding development. “This is a vision we’re getting more and more familiar with,” said Director of Growth Tim Cane, describing the Orbit as an “aspirational plan for development” over the next 50 years. And although no price tag was provided for the ‘vision,’ the staff report notes that “the Mobility Orbit represents a multi-billion dollar project for the town.”, Sign in or register for your free account, Innisfil wants to 'write out own destiny of growth', Car sustains significant damage in crash on Highway 27 in Bradford, Partnership to teach police how to identify and help homeless veterans, Futuristic rendition of high density development around the GO Train station at the centre of the Orbit. “We are thankful we get to participate in that design,” he said. With a new Smart City planned in circles around the Line 6 GO train station, the Town of Innisfil proves itself to be cutting edge with a master plan to establish a new city of up to 150,00 residents that features innovation, connectivity, underground services, and limited to zero urban sprawl. “They are there as a backstop to make sure the MZO (is) not running roughshod,” he said. We want to create a space … There has been no time to develop the framework of the new agreement, said Cane; to avoid delays, the town will use standard development agreements instead. “Why… this Orbit idea has to be so tied into the GO station happening is a set up and a trap.”. It is not the thing we should be doing in Innisfil, Ontario, and Canada.”. “So much work has gone into this already by our staff,” said Coun. “We didn’t want growth to happen to us.”. While the station itself must meet the “stringent and intense” requirements of Metrolinx, including parking for 500 vehicles, bus loops, and a passenger drop-off area, the vision of the surrounding ‘city centre” proposes amenities, high-density residential, even Institutional uses, and the creation of public spaces. The Cortel Group has made a 100 per cent funding commitment to build the station.

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