Town of Yarmouth Planning Review

The Town of Yarmouth Planning Review is a project to review the Municipal Planning Strategy, Land Use Bylaw and Subdivision Bylaw for the Town of Yarmouth. The Municipal Government Act, which governs how municipalities operate in Nova Scotia, requires planning documents to be reviewed at least once every 10 years. The Town of Yarmouth's planning documents were last reviewed in 2016.

The planning documents include:

1. The Municipal Planning Strategy is the primary planning document that guides growth and development in Yarmouth. It lays out the vision, goals, and policies that guide how growth and development are managed within the Town.
2. The Land Use Bylaw is the companion document to the Municipal Planning Strategy, and puts the vision, goals, and policies into action through specific regulations that have to do with development activities. This includes where certain types of buildings can be built and what kind of land uses (like commercial, residential or industrial) can happen where.
3. The Subdivision Bylaw is a planning document that guides how a parcel of land can be divided into two or more lots, or how multiple lots can be combined to create one parcel. It also guides the construction of new services in new subdivision developments, such as streets, sewers, water lines, parkland, and sidewalks.

Together, these documents guide the Town of Yarmouth by determining what types of development can happen, and where.

The Town of Yarmouth Planning Review presents an exciting opportunity to establish a vision for the Town and to ensure our planning and development processes better serve our residents and businesses.

Your input will help to inform future changes to the Town's planning bylaws and policies.

How Can I Participate?

Residents are invited to take the Public Survey! The survey asks a variety of questions about life in Yarmouth, how you get around to access daily services and amenities and what your priorities are for the growth and development of the Town. Click here to take the survey!

Join us for the Online Public Meeting to learn more about the project and how planning works in Nova Scotia. The meeting will start with a short presentation and follow with opportunities to ask questions to the project team and share your vision for the future of the Town. The Online Public Meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 1st at 7pm on Zoom. Click here to register for the meeting! A recording of the presentation will be uploaded to the project website later this week.