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(d) shall recognize that the primary purpose of
the Oak Ridges Moraine Natural Core Areas
is to maintain and where possible, improve or
restore the ecological integrity of the
Moraine, and where possible, improve or
restore the health, diversity and size of key
natural heritage features, hydrologically
sensitive features and the related ecological
functions;
(e) shall recognize that additional purposes and
objectives for the Oak Ridges Moraine
Natural Core Areas are also found in Sections
11(1) and (2) of the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan;
(f) within the Oak Ridges Moraine Natural Core
Areas,
(i) every application for development or
site alteration shall require permitted
uses to be compatible with their
surroundings and shall be subject to
the Oak Ridges Moraine policies as set
out in Chapter Fifteen; and
(ii) shall require studies in accordance with
the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation
Plan to support applications for
development or site alteration, which
identify planning, design and
construction practices that ensure that
no buildings or other site alterations
impede the movement of plants and
animals among key natural heritage
features, hydrologically sensitive
features and adjacent lands within
Natural Core Areas and Natural
Linkage Areas;
(g) shall recognize as Oak Ridges Moraine
Natural Linkage Areas on Schedule I, in
accordance with the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan, lands identified as
being part of a regional-scale open space
corridor system that support or have the
potential to support the movement of
plants and animals among the Natural
Core Areas, river valleys and stream
corridors;
CITY POLICY
Open Space System
(cont’d)
“Ecological Integrity”,
which includes hydrological
integrity, means the
condition of the ecosystems
in which:
(i) the structure,
composition and function of
the ecosystems are
unimpaired by stresses from
human activity;
(ii) natural ecological
processes are intact and
self-sustaining; and
(iii) the ecosystems evolve
naturally.
Areas designated as Oak
Ridges Moraine Natural
Linkage Areas on Schedule
I are lands designated as
Natural Linkage Areas in
the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan.
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