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Municipal Plans & Development Regulations How to read yours…

Kathleen Parewick, BFA, MUP, PhD

Objective: To familiarize you with the basics of interpreting your municipal plan and development regulations

We’ll cover: • Planning in Newfoundland &

Labrador

• Where to look for information

• Reading your Plan and Regulations

• A few examples…

Planning in this Province

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/northamerica/canada/provinces/nl/outlinemap/mapsmall.GIF

http://www.neoclipart.com/people-clipart/5986-clipart-people-walking.html http://www.sunriverbendhomes.com/

Your neighbourhood

Your Town

Municipalities Act

Urban & Rural Planning Act

Your Town’s Plan

&

Regulations (a.k.a. “Zoning”)

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Municipal Affairs… The Division…

The Section…finally! Further planning information…

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Finding the Acts… Finding the Acts…

The U&R Planning Act…finally!

www.assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/u08.htm

Finding your Plan… pcsp.ca

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Finding your Plan… Finding your Plan…

Your Plan and Regs…finally!

Maps

Text

And coming down the pipe…

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A few key sections… Key sections…

Schedule A Definitions

Development Regs/Zoning

Key sections…

Schedule B Use Classifications

Development Regs/Zoning

Key sections…

Schedule C Use Zone Tables

Development Regs/Zoning

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Use Tables…

“Permitted”

versus

“Discretionary”

Development Regs/Zoning

Use Classes…

“Permitted”

versus

“Discretionary”

Map comparisons…

Existing Plan Existing Regulations

Map comparisons…

New Plan New Regulations

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So we’ve covered: Planning in Newfoundland &

Labrador

Where to look for information

Reading your Plan and Regulations

• Questions? A few examples?