Acts and Regulations

98-34 - Royal Planning District

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Revoked on 1 January 2013
NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 98-34
under the
Community Planning Act
Filed April 23, 1998
Under subsection 5(2) of the Community Planning Act, the Minister makes the following Order:
1998, c.41, s.34
Repealed: 2012, c.44, s.5
1This Order may be cited as the Royal Planning District Order - Community Planning Act.
2In this Order
“combined local service district tax base” means the amount that represents the total of the local service districts tax bases of the unincorporated area in the District;
“Commission” means the Royal District Planning Commission established under section 4;
“District” means the Royal Planning District established under section 3;
“local service district tax base” means local service district tax base as defined in the Municipalities Act;
“Minister” Repealed: 1998, c.41, s.34
“municipal tax base” means municipal tax base as defined in the Municipalities Act;
“total tax base” means the amount that represents the total of the combined local service district tax base and the municipal tax bases of Village of Cambridge-Narrows, Village of Gagetown, Village of Norton, Village of St. Martins and Village of Sussex Corner.
1998, c.41, s.34; 99-48; 2005-108
3(1)The Royal Planning District is established.
3(2)The boundaries of the District are defined as follows:
Beginning at the point where the parish line between the parishes of Chipman and Waterborough meets the county line between the counties of Queens and Kent; thence southeasterly along said county line to a point on the county line between the counties of Queens and Westmorland; thence southeasterly along the said county line and continuing along the Westmorland and Kings, Albert and Kings and Albert and Saint John county lines to a point where the county line between the counties of Albert and Saint John meets the northern bank or shore of the Bay of Fundy; thence southwesterly along the northern banks or shores of the Bay of Fundy to a point on the eastern boundary of The City of Saint John, the said point also being at the mouth of the Mispec River; thence northeasterly along the said boundary to a point where the said boundary meets the boundary of the municipality of Rothesay; thence northeasterly along the said boundary to a point where the said boundary meets the boundary of the municipality of Quispamsis; thence northeasterly along the said boundary to a point in the middle of the Hammond River; thence westerly along the middle of the said river to a point on the parish line between the parishes of Rothesay and Hampton, said point also being on the boundary of the municipality of Quispamsis; thence northwesterly along the various courses of the said boundary to a point on the parish line between the parishes of Rothesay and Kingston, said point being located approximately in the middle of the Kennebecasis River; thence southwesterly along the various courses of the said parish line through the main channel south of Long Island to a point on the parish line between the parishes of Westfield, Kingston and Rothesay; thence southeasterly along the said parish line to a point on the county line between the counties of Saint John and Kings; thence southwesterly along the said county line to a point in the middle channel of the Saint John River west of Kennebecasis Island; thence northwesterly and northeasterly along the various courses of the middle channel of the said river and continuing along the middle channel of the said river passing southeasterly of Catons Island, Rocky Island and Grassey Island and passing northwesterly of Belle Isle (Hog Island) to a point where the parish line between the parishes of Hampstead and Wickham meets the county line between the counties of Kings and Queens; thence northwesterly along the various courses of the said parish line, passing east of Spoon Island, to the mid-point of the ferry crossing between the parishes of Hampstead and Wickham; thence northerly along the various courses of the eastern channel of the Saint John River, passing east of Long Island, continuing along the main channel of the Saint John River, passing west of Lower Musquash Island, and continuing along Lawson Passage, passing east of Upper Musquash Island, to the mid-point of the main channel of the Saint John River; thence southerly along the said main channel to the northeasterly prolongation of the parish line between the parishes of Hampstead and Gagetown; thence southwesterly along the said prolongation and continuing along the courses of the said parish line to a portion of the northeastern limit of lands of the Government of Canada, known as Camp Gagetown; thence northwesterly along the courses of the said limit to the southeasterly limit of the local service district of Upper Gagetown, being the southeasterly boundaries of Crown Grant 1, granted to Thomas Horsefield, and Crown Grant 59, granted to Samuel Peabody; thence northeasterly along the said limit and continuing along the northeastern prolongation of the said limit to the mid-point of the main channel of the Saint John River; thence southeasterly along the said main channel to the mid-point of the channel passing east of Grimross Island; thence northwesterly along the said channel, passing east of Grimross Island, to a point on the southwesterly prolongation of the southeastern boundary of Crown Grant 16, granted to Isaac Gilbert; thence northeasterly along the said prolongation and said boundary to a point on the western bank or shore of Grand Lake; thence northeasterly along a straight line to the most southwesterly angle of the parish line between the parishes of Canning, Waterborough and Cambridge, located in the waters of Grand Lake; thence northeasterly along the parish line between the parishes of Canning and Waterborough to a point on the parish line between the parishes of Chipman and Waterborough; thence northeasterly along the said parish line to the place of beginning, excluding the municipality of Hampton and the Town of Sussex.
99-48; 2005-108
4(1)The Royal District Planning Commission is established as the district planning commission for the District.
4(2)The membership of the Commission is sixteen.
99-48; 2005-108
5(1)The members of the Commission shall be appointed as follows:
(a) by the council of Village of Cambridge-Narrows, two;
(a.1) by the council of Village of Gagetown, one;
(b) by the council of Village of Norton, two;
(b.1) by the council of Village of St. Martins, one;
(c) by the council of Village of Sussex Corner, two;
(d) by the Minister, eight.
5(2)The terms of office of members of the Commission are as follows:
(a) of the members appointed by the council of Village of Cambridge-Narrows
(i) one member shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2000, and
(ii) one member shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2001;
(a.1) the member appointed by the council of Village of Gagetown shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2008;
(b) of the members appointed by the council of Village of Norton
(i) one member shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2000, and
(ii) one member shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2001;
(b.1) the member appointed by the council of Village of St. Martins shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2002;
(c) of the members appointed by the council of Village of Sussex Corner
(i) one member shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2000, and
(ii) one member shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2001;
(d) of the members appointed by the Minister,
(i) one member shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 1999,
(ii) two members shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2000,
(iii) three members shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2001, and
(iv) two members shall be appointed for a term of office expiring March 1, 2002.
5(3)A member of the Commission shall hold office at the pleasure of the Minister or council that appointed the member.
5(4)When a member of the Commission dies, resigns or vacates or is removed from office, the Minister or council that appointed the member shall appoint another person to replace that member, and such person shall hold office at the pleasure of the Minister or council that appointed the member, as the case may be, for the remainder of the term of the member who is replaced.
5(5)On the expiration of the term of office of a member of the Commission, the Minister or council that appointed the member shall reappoint the member whose term has expired or appoint a new member for a term of office expiring on the first day of March three years later.
99-48; 2005-108
6The proportions in which funds are to be contributed to the Commission by the councils of Village of Cambridge-Narrows, Village of Gagetown, Village of Norton, Village of St. Martins and Village of Sussex Corner and by the Minister for the unincorporated areas in the district to meet the expenses of the Commission shall be as follows:
(a) by the council of Village of Cambridge-Narrows, in proportion to the percentage that the municipal tax base of Village of Cambridge-Narrows for the previous year bears to the total tax base,
(a.1) by the council of Village of Gagetown, in proportion to the percentage that the municipal tax base of Village of Gagetown for the previous year bears to the total tax base,
(b) by the council of Village of Norton, in proportion to the percentage that the municipal tax base of Village of Norton for the previous year bears to the total tax base,
(b.1) by the council of Village of St. Martins, in proportion to the percentage that the municipal tax base of Village of St. Martins for the previous year bears to the total tax base,
(c) by the council of Village of Sussex Corner, in proportion to the percentage that the municipal tax base of Village of Sussex Corner for the previous year bears to the total tax base, and
(d) by the Minister, in proportion to the percentage that the combined local service district tax base for the previous year bears to the total tax base.
99-48; 2005-108
7This Order comes into force on May 1, 1998.
N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to January 1, 2013.