Preparation and content of municipal plan
24(1)A council shall prepare a municipal plan for the municipality for approval by the Minister.
24(2)A municipal plan shall be prepared or amended
(a)
under the direction of
(i)
the planning director or another planner engaged by the council and responsible to the planning director, or
(ii)
in the case of a municipality not providing its own land use planning service, the planning director as defined in the
Regional Service Delivery Act, or another planner engaged by the regional service commission and responsible to the planning director, if the regional service commission prepares the plan,
(b)
on the basis of a written report of studies of the economy, finances, resources, population, land use, transportation facilities, municipal facilities and services, and any other matter related to the present or future economic, social or physical conditions of the municipality, and
(c)
in consultation with the Minister and any government department or person specified by the Director.
24(2.1)The planning director or other planner referred to in subparagraph (2)(a)(i) or (ii), as the case may be, shall certify that the content of the municipal plan complies with the provisions of this Act and the regulations under this Act.
24(3)The zones into which the municipality is proposed to be divided by the zoning by-law shall be delineated on a map or plan attached to and forming part of the municipal plan.
24(4)In preparing a municipal plan, a planner shall
(a)
ascertain the assumptions of policy of the council in relation to the proposed plan,
(b)
if the planner is engaged by a municipality that is not providing its own land use planning service, seek the advice and assistance of the regional service commission, and
(i)
the results of the studies referred to in subsection (2),
(ii)
the regional land use plan, if any, and
(iii)
the resources likely to be available for carrying out the proposals referred to in the plan.
24(5)A municipal plan shall contain the following:
(a)
statements of policy with respect to
(i)
the development and use of land in the municipality,
(ii)
the conservation and improvement of the physical environment,
(ii.1)
climate change adaptation and mitigation,
(iii)
the control and abatement of all forms of pollution of the natural environment,
(iv)
the development of communication, utility and transportation systems,
(v)
the reservation and projected use of land for municipal purposes, and
(vi)
the provision of municipal services and facilities, including
(A)
sewage collection, treatment and disposal,
(B)
water supply and distribution,
(C)
solid waste disposal,
(D)
educational and cultural institutions,
(E)
recreational facilities, parks, playgrounds and other public open spaces,
(F)
fire and police facilities,
(G)
cemeteries and crematoria,
(J)
preservation of buildings and sites of historical interest, and
(K)
facilities for the provision of health and social services,
(vi.1)
housing, including affordable housing and rental housing,
(vi.2)
Repealed: 2022, c.56, s.1
(vii)
the co-ordination of programmes of the council relating to the economic, social and physical development of the municipality, and
(viii)
any other matter that is, in the opinion of the council, advisable;
(b)
any proposal that is, in the opinion of the council, advisable for the implementation of policies referred to in the plan;
(c)
a description of the measures to be taken in order to implement the plan; and
(d)
a five-year capital budget for the physical development of the municipality.
24(6)With respect to a five-year capital budget contained in a municipal plan, the council shall annually
(a)
revise the budget to make it applicable to the next five years, and
(b)
provide a copy of the revised budget to the Minister.
24(7)Section 26 does not apply to a revision of a budget under subsection (6).
2021, c.44, s.1; 2022, c.56, s.1