Public Notice: Town of Grand Bay-Westfield Municipal Plan and Zoning By-laws (Third Readings) and Subdivision By-law (First and Second Readings)

Published: September 27, 2023 @ 3:30 p.m.

Pursuant to section 15 of the Local Governance Act, SNB 2017, C19:

Municipal Plan By-law

Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield intends to consider giving third reading (by title only) to enact By-law No. PD-008: Municipal Plan By-law at its Council meeting on October 10, 2023.

The subject matter being considered under By-law No. PD-008: Municipal Plan By-law is as follows:

• Administration: Municipal boundary change
• Introduction: Engagement process
• Land Use: Future Land use designations including Intensification Areas
• General Policies: Statements on Housing, commercial & industrial development; Recreation, Environmental Protection, Climate Change, Transportation, Rural Areas and Culture, Health and Emergency Services, Economic Development
• Implementation
• Capital Budget: 5-Year Capital Plan

Zoning By-law

Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield intends to consider giving third reading (by title only) to enact By-law No. PD-009: Zoning By-law at its Council meeting on October 10, 2023.

The subject matter being considered under By-law No. PD-009: Zoning By-law is as follows:

General Clauses: Interpretation, Authority and Approvals
• Definitions
• Genera Provisions & Special Land Use Regulations
• Parking Requirements
• Sign Regulations
• Residential Zones
• Commercial Zones
• Industrial Zone
• Institutional Zone
• Parks and Green Area Zones
• Environmental Protection Zone
• Rural Resource Zone
• Musquash Watershed Protection
• Flood Overlay Zone
• Excavation of Materials
• Stripping of Topsoil

Subdivision By-law

Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield intends to consider giving first and second readings (by title only) to By-law No. PD-010: Subdivision By-law at its Council meeting on October 10, 2023.

The subject matter being considered under By-law No. PD-010: Subdivision By-law is as follows:

• Interpretation: Definitions
• Scope: Wards 1 and 2
• Administration: Development Officer, Planning Advisory Committee, Council, and Department of Transportation & Infrastructure
• Responsibility of the Subdivider
• Subdivision Design Standards
• Land for Public Purposes
• Municipal or Provincial Facilities
• Approvals
• Repeal and Adoption
• Schedule A: Developer’s Specifications
• Schedule B: Fees

To view these By-laws, visit HERE or in-person at the Town Office.

Town Contact Information

Phone: (506) 738-6400 (Option 3 for after-hours urgent matters)
Email: administration@towngbw.ca
In-person: 
609 River Valley Drive, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays), 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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