Through Request for Proposal process, the Municipality has hired consultant Stantec to update our Land-Use By-law, to ensure that the Municipality’s policies will adhere to the Province’s mandate for minimum planning standards. The Municipality is required to complete this work by March 31, 2025.
On June 25, 2025, the Municipality of the District of Shelburne approved, by motion, their first set of comprehensive of planning documents. These documents have now been approved by the Nova Scotia Department of Municipal Affairs pursuant to Subsection 208(6) of the Municipal Government Act, with three provincially mandated amendments. On October 30, 2025 the documents will be publicly published in the Vanguard newspaper and will be considered officially adopted and in effect as of this date of publication.
Final Municipal Planning Strategy & Land Use By-law – Effective October 30, 2025
Working Documents
For reference below are the documents used throughout the planning review process:
February 12, 2025 webinar – RECORDING
February 13, 2025 webinar – RECORDING
November 28, 2024, Renewable Energy webinar RECORDING
What We Heard Report 1
What We Heard Report 2
Proposed Wind Turbine Setback Scenarios
Municipality’s LUB_MPS – 2015