Preparation and content of rural plan for a village
35(1)A council of a village shall prepare a rural plan for the village for approval by the Minister.
35(1.1)A rural plan for a village shall be prepared or amended
(a)
under the direction of
(i)
the planning director or another planner engaged by the council of the village and responsible to the planning director, or
(ii)
in the case of a village 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, public facilities and services, and any other matter related to the present or future economic, social or physical conditions of the village, and
(c)
in consultation with the Minister and any government department or person specified by the Director.
35(1.2)The planning director or other planner referred to in subparagraph (1.1)(a)(i) or (ii), as the case may be, shall certify that the content of the rural plan for a village complies with the provisions of this Act and the regulations under this Act.
35(2)A rural plan for a village shall contain
(a)
statements of policy with respect to
(i.1)
housing, including affordable housing and rental housing,
(i.2)
Repealed: 2022, c.56, s.1
(iii)
institutional uses,
(iv)
recreational facilities and public open spaces,
(iv.1)
climate change adaptation and mitigation,
(vi)
protection of water supplies,
(vii)
heritage buildings and sites of historical or archeological interest,
(viii)
conservation of the physical environment, or
(ix)
any other matter that the council considers necessary;
(b)
proposals the council considers advisable for the implementation of the policies in the rural plan,
(c)
a description of the measures to be been taken in order to implement the plan, and
35(3)Subsections 53(1.1) to (8) and sections 55 to 59 apply with the necessary modifications to zoning provisions referred to in paragraph (2)(d).
35(4)If there is a conflict between a policy or a proposal referred to in paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) and a zoning provision referred to in paragraph (2)(d), the policy or proposal prevails.
2021, c.44, s.1; 2022, c.56, s.1