The location, boundary of and uses permitted in the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District

The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006, (“Growth Plan”) was prepared and approved under the Places to Grow Act, 2005, which took effect on June 16, 2006. Amendment 1 (2012) to the Growth Plan, for the Simcoe Sub-area, was prepared and approved under the Places to Grow Act, 2005 and came into effect on January 19, 2012.

This report contains the location, boundary of and uses permitted in the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District issued by the Minister of Infrastructure on September 24, 2012 pursuant to policy 6.4.3 of the Growth Plan.

The Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District is identified and defined in the Growth Plan.

Map Delineating the Location and Boundary of the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District:

Map Delineating the Location and Boundary of the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District

Image description: Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District

Further to Schedule 8 of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006, which sets out the general location of the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District, this map sets out the specific location and boundary as determined by the Minister of Infrastructure for use in implementing Amendment 1 (2012) to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006. Existing major highways, local roads, and the Teranet ownership parcels shown are conceptual and are for reference purposes only. The Province of Ontario assumes no responsibility or liability for any consequences of any use of this map.

Uses Permitted in the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District: 

Uses are limited to airport facilities and accessory uses, airport-related manufacturing, assembly, maintenance, processing, fabrication, storage and warehousing, airport-related training facilities, research establishments, wholesaling establishments and office uses. As set out in the definition of the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District in the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006, major retail and residential uses are not permitted uses. The Lake Simcoe Regional Airport is subject to federal government regulation and the airport use may not be subject to these restrictions.

Definitions from the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006:

Economic Employment Districts: to be planned and protected for locally significant employment uses. These are not settlement areas*.

*Settlement areas are defined in the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006.

Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District: location set out in Schedule 8. The Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Economic Employment District boundary is determined by the Minister of Infrastructure and planned for in accordance with policy 6.4. Major retail and residential uses are not permitted.