Eastern District Planning Commission, Port Hawkesbury, NS

Land use planning affects everyone, from homeowners to owners of commercial and industrial facilities. Through planning, development of land and resources in a community are coordinated. This encourages, organizes and directs desirable land uses to areas which will maximize the benefits to your community, making the best use of services and utilities. It is a delicate balance between the interests of individual landowners, the aspirations of the community and the sustainability of our natural environment.
Within the Town of Port Hawkesbury and the planned areas of Antigonish, Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria Counties development must be consistent with the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law. Recognizing the existing natural and built environments and the social, economic and environmental conditions, policies are set in the Municipal Planning Strategy. Designations are established to guide residential, commercial, industrial and recreational uses to the most appropriate areas. The Land Use By-law implements the policies established in the Municipal Planning Strategy. Within each designation, there may be several zones addressing the diverse types of residential, commercial, industrial or recreational uses. As such, specific locations in the planned area may have different permitted uses and development requirements.