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Land Development / Zoning

Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law

A Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Land Use By-law (LUB) are legal documents which, once approved, have the status of law in a municipality. The Municipal Government Act authorizes a municipality to develop and adopt a Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law. These documents outline the municipality's vision for the future and its strategy for managing challenges, such as social and economic issues. As part of the adoption process, a municipality must engage the public in some form of public participation process – the details are left up to the individual municipality.  Below is a link to the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth's Municipal Planning Strategy as well as existing and future land use maps.   

Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Municipal Planning Strategy

Municipal Planning Strategy Existing Land Use Maps 1 through 4

Municipal Planning Strategy Generalized Future Land Use Maps 5 through 9

The purpose of the Land Use By-law is to carry out the intent of the land development policies found in the Municipal Planning Strategy and to establish a fair and systematic means of development control for the municipality.  This Land Use By-law is established in accordance with the provisions of Section 219 of the Municipal Government Act, by regulating the use of land and the location, size, spacing, character and use of buildings and structures within the Municipality of Yarmouth.  Below is a link to the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth's Land Use By-law. 

Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Land Use By-law

Zoning maps schedules A through M

Land Use Amendment Procedure

The following link is a description of the procedure for the amending of the Land Use By-Law.

Outline of Procedures for Amendments to Municipality of Yarmouth Land Use By-law

The following is a link to the Municipal Planning Strategy and/or Land Use By-law Amendment Application form.  This should be completed and returned to the Development Office located on the lower level, 932 Highway 1 in Hebron. 

Municipal Planning Strategy and/or Land Use By-law Amendment Application

Integrated Community Sustainability Plans (ICSPs)

Municipalities throughout Canada are required to prepare integrated Community Sustainability Plans (ICSPs) in order to access gas tax revenues to fund green infrastructure projects in their municipalities.  The ICSP is a long term community plan designed to provide vision and direction for the Municipality of Yarmouth as it navigates towards a healthy and prosperous future.  These planning documents recognize the integrated and interdependent relationship between the economy, the environment and the social and cultural dimensions of our communities.  The documents can be viewed by clicking on the links below.

Integrated Community Sustainability Plan 2010

Integrated Community Sustainability Plan Update / Progress Report

Municipal Climate Change Action Plan

The Municipal Climate Change Action Plan is an amendment to the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth.  With this document, the municipality is determining what the most important items to address are in order to make sure people, property, special places and essential services aren't compromised by natural hazards exacerbated or introduced by climate change.

Municipal Climate Change Action Plan

 

 

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