Industrial Park Site Availability

1. Industrial Park Site Availability Dana Carson Laura Edwards Tonya Dougherty Sharon Seilman

2. Table of Contents • Definitions • Constraints • Scenario 1 Maximum Constraints • Scenario 2 Minimum Constraints

3. Definition Industrial Park: “a large tract of land, sub-divided and developed for the use of several firms simultaneously, distinguished by its shareable infrastructure and close proximity of firms” – Cote & Cohen-Rosenthal Examples • Business Parks, Office Parks, Science and Research Parks • Food Industries, Packaging Plants • Automotive assembly, Plastics and Concrete Products, Power Generation Côté, R. P., & Cohen-Rosenthal, E. (1998). Designing eco-industrial parks: A synthesis of some experiences. Journal of Cleaner Production, 6(3-4), 181-188.

4. Constraints Away from • Wetlands and water courses • Forests & Vegetation Areas • Central Business District • Residential Areas • Other areas sensitive to noise and pollution • Cemeteries • Nature centres • Hospitals & Schools • Recreational park • Steep slopes

5. Scenario 1: Maximum Constraints Steep Slopes Any slopes above 5.5% Away From 200 metres • Wetlands • Water courses • Forests Areas • Vegetation Areas • Government and Institutional Areas • Commercial Areas • Residential Areas • Hospitals & Schools 500 metres • Cemeteries • Nature centres • Recreational park

6. DMTI lur Hospitals DMTI ppr Roads Wetland Water course Vegetation Schools Forest Slopes Attribute Query Attribute Query Union Attribute Query Attribute Query Intersect (with industrial layer) DMTI lur excluding industrial Industrial layer Slopes from 5.5% to 22% Slopes + Industrial Buffer Buffer Buffer Buffer Buffer Buffer Buffer DMTI lur buffer Wetland buffer Vegetation buffer Major Roads Water course buffer Forest buffer Schools and Hospitals buffer DMTI prr buffer Union (all buffered layers) Site Map Available Sites

7. York Region and Lake Simcoe

8. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer)

9. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse

10. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests

11. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver)

12. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver) • Schools and Hospitals

13. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver) • Schools and Hospitals • Commercial, Government and Institutional, Parks and Recreational and Residential (DMTIlurexcluding open space and industrial)

14. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver) • Schools and Hospitals • Commercial, Government and Institutional, Parks and Recreational and Residential (DMTIlurexcluding open space and industrial) • Nature Centres, Cemeteries and Recreational Parks (DMTIprr)

15. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver) • Schools and Hospitals • Commercial, Government and Institutional, Parks and Recreational and Residential (DMTIlurexcluding open space and industrial) • Nature Centres, Cemeteries and Recreational Parks (DMTIprr) • Slope Restrictions

16. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver) • Schools and Hospitals • Commercial, Government and Institutional, Parks and Recreational and Residential (DMTIlurexcluding open space and industrial) • Nature Centres, Cemeteries and Recreational Parks (DMTIprr) • Slope Restrictions • Pre-existing Industrial Land (Red)

17. York Region and Lake Simcoe Industrial Park Site availability with close proximity (300m) to major roads. Yellow indicates available sites Red pre-existing industrial sites

18. Scenario 2: Minimum Constraints Away From No buffer • Forests • Vegetation • Hospitals and Schools • Commercial Areas • Government and Institutional 10 metres • Watercourses 120 metres • Wetlands 200 metres • Cemeteries • Nature Centres • Recreational Parks Steep Slopes Any slopes above 7.5%

20. York Region and Lake Simcoe

21. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer)

22. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse

23. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests

24. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver)

25. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver) • Schools and Hospitals

26. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver) • Schools and Hospitals • Commercial, Government and Institutional, Parks and Recreational and Residential (DMTIlurexcluding open space and industrial)

27. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver) • Schools and Hospitals • Commercial, Government and Institutional, Parks and Recreational and Residential (DMTIlurexcluding open space and industrial) • Nature Centres, Cemeteries and Recreational Parks (DMTIprr)

28. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver) • Schools and Hospitals • Commercial, Government and Institutional, Parks and Recreational and Residential (DMTIlurexcluding open space and industrial) • Nature Centres, Cemeteries and Recreational Parks (DMTIprr) • Slope Restrictions

29. York Region and Lake Simcoe • Wetlands (DMTIwer) • Watercourse • Forests • Vegetation (DMTIver) • Schools and Hospitals • Commercial, Government and Institutional, Parks and Recreational and Residential (DMTIlurexcluding open space and industrial) • Nature Centres, Cemeteries and Recreational Parks (DMTIprr) • Slope Restrictions • Pre-existing Industrial Land (Red)

30. York Region and Lake Simcoe Industrial Park Site availability with proximity (1000m) to major roads. Yellow indicates available sites

31. Scenario 1: Maximum Constraints Scenario 2: Minimum Constraints