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.
DRAFT Planning Documents
Here are the Municipality’s DRAFT planning documents, resources and associated research reports.
DRAFT V3 Municipal Planning Strategy
DRAFT V3 Land Use By-law
What We Heard Report – Winter 2024 Consultations
Renewable Energy Best Practice Report
Provincial Coastal Protection Hazard Map
Wind Turbine Setback Scenario Maps (1km, 1.5km, 2kms, 2.5kms)
In December 2024, we invited residents to participate in planning review process for the Municipality of the District of Shelburne. The DRAFT documents above were created by our planner based on what we heard with input from Council.
A Special Council Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 6pm for Council to discuss a letter received from Municipal Affairs regarding implementation of Minimum Planning Regulations. A copy of the letter can be viewed by clicking here.
Warden and Council invite you to engage in our planning review process.
The Municipality of the District of Shelburne will be adopting its Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law as mandated by the Province of Nova Scotia. The Warden and Council invites you to participate in our third round of public consultation sessions, which include:
Public Consultation Sessions
For our third and final round of public consultations we invited residents to attend a webinar that focused on key policy directives in the MPS & LUB. At this meeting, our planner gave a presentation and answered questions from the session chat. Below is a recording of each session held:
February 12, 2025 – RECORDING
February 13, 2025 – RECORDING
Key Policy Directives
Building on feedback from our previous consultation sessions, we wish to highlight several key policy areas that may be of particular interest to property owners and community stakeholders:
Renewable Energy: Proposed by-law will designate areas for wind farm development with setbacks based on what we have heard. Approval will require a Provincial Environmental Assessment to minimize environmental and visual impacts.
Coastal Protection: Coastal development carries unique risks. We encourage property owners to review the Provincial Coastal Hazard Map (https://nsgi.novascotia.ca/chm)and schedule a one-on-one meeting for personalized guidance.
Private Road Development: Updates may include wildfire protection measures to improve emergency response and safety.
Special Planning Areas: This designation supports economic diversification by allowing Council to evaluate larger development projects through a public consultation process. No projects are currently under consideration.
Your feedback is vital in shaping our community’s future. We encourage you to participate in these consultations. Thank you for your continued collaboration.
Email Questions and Feedback
Feedback deadline for comments on the Municipality’s DRAFT planning documents closed at 4pm on March 3, 2025. The next version of documents will go to Council for first reading followed by a scheduled public hearing. Dates for public hearing will be published soon and advertised in the local paper, on the Municipality official social media pages and on local radio broadcast for a minimum of two weeks prior to actual hearing date.
Renewable Energy Webinar
On November 28th, at 7pm, we hosted a webinar focused on wind turbines and green energy. At this meeting, we reviewed a best practices report and discussed different options to regulate turbine locations. You can view the video recording from that webinar here .