Background Report - Town of Georgina

Sutton Secondary Plan Review Study May 2008
Existing Environmental Conditions and Opportunities/Constraints Analysis
Project No. TA4468
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The following sections present the results of the existing environmental conditions and
opportunities/constraints analysis for the Sutton Secondary Plan Review Study. The environmental
characterization of the study area was done primarily through desk-top analysis and consisted of
background data review (reports, mapping), windshield surveys and airphoto interpretation. This
information was used to develop a Natural Heritage System (environmental framework) for the Sutton
Secondary Plan Review Study.
The location of the Sutton Secondary Plan Review Study Area and Urban Servicing Boundary are shown
in Figure 1.
2.0 STUDY APPROACH
2.1 Background Data Review and Compilation
Background documents that were reviewed as part of the analysis included:
• Town of Georgina Natural Features and Greenlands System Study (LGL Limited and Keir
Consultants 1996);
• Natural Heritage System for Lake Simcoe Watershed – Final Report (Beacon Environmental
and Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, July 2007);
• York Region, Town of Georgina and Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA)
GIS natural heritage databases and aerial photography;
• OMNR Natural Heritage Information Centre database;
• State of the Watershed Report – Black River Subwatershed (Draft – LSRCA 2002);
• Highway 404 Extension - Davis Drive to Highway 12, Route Planning Study and
Environmental Assessment, Central Region, Ontario Ministry of Transportation (Cole
Sherman & Associates Ltd. 1997); and,
• Technical reports submitted in support of existing development applications within the study
area.
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