Planning Portfolio - 2024

PLANNING PORTFOLIO

CONTENTS – TOWN OF INNISFAIL

SELECTED WORKS 2023-2024

01

IMAGINE INNISFAIL BOOKLET: MDP ENGAGEMENT MATERIALS

02 SUDIVISON DESIGN: NAPOLEON SW RESIDENTIAL PLANNING

03

DOWNTOWN BUILDING RENDER: URBAN DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS

Building our future together!

INNISFAIL MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN | PHASE 1: IMAGINE

PLANNING FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS

WHAT IS A MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN?

A Municipal Development Plan (MDP) provides direction to municipalities for future growth and development by ensuring it is sustainable, orderly, appropriate, complementary, efficient, and that it enhances the quality of life of its residents. It is a key policy plan that communicates the long term desired land use for our community.

PLANNING HIERARCHY

The MDP is primarily a policy document that can be utilized as a framework within which both public and private sector decision making can occur. As a policy document it is, for the most part, general in nature and long range in its outlook.

WHY A NEW MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN?

Innisfail has changed in the 24 years since the current MDP document was adopted, and it will continue to change. A new MDP is to be created that must be dynamic and responsive to the whirlwinds of change facing this community. Creating a new MDP is about instituting a new long-range vision for our community to plan for the community’s growth and changes.

YOUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT TO US!

The Town of Innisfail has begun a journey of exploration to determine our future and we need you to help shape it.

Innisfail Council, Administration and the Municipal Development Authority Committee want to hear from residents, businesses, stakeholders, and others to help guide the preparation of the MDP and our community’s future. This survey is an integral component of community engagement in the MDP review process. By participating in this survey, you will share your vision and desires for the future of our community. This will help us to learn from you and create a foundation of a shared understanding, build a shared vision, and moving towards a meaningful consensus on future decisions and actions.

Please read this booklet carefully, and add your feedback in the survey form provided to you with the booklet. You can also participate in the online survey linked with the QR code provided at the back of the booklet or at innisfail.ca/imagineinnisfail

• Topic 1: Vision and Goals of MDP

• Topic 2: Areas of Growth and Revitalization

• Topic 3: Diversity in Housing

• Survey

CREATING THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS?

Understanding town policy and framework, and background. Imagine growth opportunities for the town through collaboration with the community

PHASE 0: DISCOVER

PHASE 1: IMAGINE

Create an initial draft from information from the community Engage with public for feedback and incorporate into updated version Review and decision from committee and council

PHASE 2: CREATE

PHASE 3: ENGAGE

PHASE 4: CONCLUDE

WE ARE HERE

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS

INNISFAIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN’S CORE CONCEPTS FOR CONSIDERATION

1. Housing diversity

Housing allows people to move to our community and is an important economic driver. Supporting missing middle housing (row housing, small mixed-use buildings, etc.) can help meet the needs and wants of a diverse community, including attracting new residents and retaining existing residents. People living in downtown also help keep business prosperous and adds life after office hours.

2. Destination downtown

Innisfail’s core is not just a business district, it is also the beating heart of the community that should be the center of action, connection, and attraction. Encouraging businesses that draw in visitors and people to live there, complement businesses, will build the downtown’s reputation and brand as a destination.

3. Industrial location

Locating industrial activity deliberately and outside of downtown will support a livable core that is built around activities, socialization, and bustling businesses. Engagement with current owners of industrial land to assess their plans and how it fits with the town’s future vision will be beneficial especially looking at possibilities of imagining new uses for empty or underutilized buildings.

4. Place making

Unique, interesting and aesthetically pleasing buildings and spaces help differentiate Innisfail from other communities and build the town’s brand. Guidelines and reference points from the town can set design expectation as well as support business by encouraging socialization and walkability in public spaces and streets.

TOPIC 1: VISION AND GOALS OF MDP

GOALS:

VISION STATEMENT:

The Municipal Development Plan Advisory Committee selected the following vision statement to assist in defining goals and objectives for a new municipal development plan. Do you agree with the vision statement as shown in this booklet?

GOVERNANCE

Foster a resilient, sustainable, safe and healthy community.

CONNECTED COMMUNITY

Provide a range of transportation choices.

“By 2054, lnnisfail has blossomed into a progressive and inclusive community of choice, offering an attractive quality of life for all generations, and is a leader in central Alberta that places a premium on the value of maintaining and encouraging respectful relations with neighbouring municipalities and our regional partners.”

ASSET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Municipal infrastructure supports economic diversity and prosperity.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

Foster a resilient, sustainable, safe and healthy community.

VIBRANT DOWNTOWN

Create a sense of place through a high quality public realm.

TOPIC 2: AREAS OF GROWTH AND REVITALIZATION

Growth is linked with the economic development of an area. Over time, as we grow, we increase job opportunities, public amenities, and improve the character of the town. Spatially, growth occurs in various areas, fostering increased businesses, services and housing. Let’s explore potential growth areas and plan for sustainable development in Innisfail.

POTENTIAL GROWTH AREAS

The map displays existing commercial and business centers (red) and industrial (purple) as overlays. These hubs drive development in their vicinity and offer promising prospects for mixed-use and housing opportunities. Moreover, orange overlay within dotted lines mark potential zones for enhancement and intensification, benefiting from convenient access to existing amenities and infrastructure.

AREAS FOR INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

Over the past years, numerous industrial businesses have moved to our town bringing jobs and residents. As we look ahead, it is vital not only to anticipate the establishment of new industries but also to carefully consider their integration with existing developments. By thoughtfully categorizing industrial classes and embracing mixed-use areas, we can build a cohesive and vibrant town that seamlessly blends industrial growth with our community’s character. Potential industrial edges that would benefit from this are denoted with the purple lines in the map.

DOWNTOWN AND SURROUNDING AREA

REVITALIZATION

Re-branding and rebuilding downtown and nearby areas means creating a vibrant mix of uses to attract people to live, work, and enjoy their time in the core. Strategic placement of businesses and place-making efforts will make the downtown a desirable destination.

TOPIC 3: DEFINING GROWTH

DIVERSITY IN HOUSING:

SMALL SCALE GROWTH

Small scale homes can be developments with 3-storey or less and accommodate low density housing. It can range from single-detached houses, semi-detached houses, rowhouses that share similar forms and character. Basement or backyard suites could also be included in this type of development.

MEDIUM SCALE GROWTH

Medium scale growth can be homes and businesses that are 3-storey or more and can be completely residential or be mixed use with businesses. Examples could be mixed use residential with commercial in downtown, apartments, mixed use residential with light industrial.

LOCATING INDUSTRIAL USES:

MIXED USE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL

Mixed-use light industrial zone strategically located at the periphery of existing industrial zones offer flexibility to blend land uses. This can include industrial-residential for employee housing, industrial-commercial for smallscale production and sales, etc., preserving the town’s urban character and bridging the gap between industries and other sectors of the community.

MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL

The medium industrial zone serves as a transition area between mixed-use light industrial and heavy industrial zones. It permits industrial developments that engage in some outdoor operations or necessitate storage space, alongside limited supporting commercial activities.

HEAVY INDUSTRIAL

This zone will accommodate heavy industrial developments that have the potential to create nuisances extending beyond the site boundaries. Strategically positioned within the interior of industrial areas, it will ensure favorable conditions for the general public, mitigating any adverse impacts.

Apartment

Apartment

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Concept-A

Conventional Planning

 Continuation of existing neighbourhood character

 Alternating single family housing with duplex which have similar appearance and character to a singlefamily house.

Concept-B

Shared Street with Traffic Calming Approaches

 Shared Street Approach with chicanes on entrance to neighbourhood for vehicle traffic.

 Carriage homes on the west

 Local main street design for commercials

No of units: 59 total (+13) Lot Size Single Family 21 R1B: 12

Concept-C

Pedestrian only Street with multi-purpose greenway

 Pedestrian only streets with pocket neighbourhood approach

 Carriage homes on the west

 Local main street design for commercials

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