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Setbacks and Minimum Lot Standards in Land Use Bylaw (2022)
Municipal Council has directed staff to seek public input on the appropriateness of the setback and minimum lot standards in the Land Use Bylaw. Input gathered will be summarized and presented to Council in February for their review.
Additional information can be viewed by clicking on the links below.
You may participate by submitting your comments by email to:
pdf Read more about Setbacks and Minimum Lot Standards(248 KB)
The phase-in assessment tool is designed by the provincial government to help promote downtown revitalization and broader economic growth by helping businesses invest more money in their business and spend less money on taxes. This tax savings is accomplished by reducing the immediate tax increases resulting from major renovations or new construction. Depending on the final program details, qualifying businesses can have up to half of the commercial assessment increases resulting from such construction applied gradually over a period of up to ten years. To be eligible, such businesses must be served by municipal water and sewer in an area designated by the Municipal Council as a Commercial Development District.
The phase-in assessment tool does not change property tax rates. Instead, it is designed to gradually phase in commercial assessment increases either due to commercial investment or new construction, including brownfield remediation, resulting in lower overall commercial property tax bills. Commercial assessment phase-in was designed to be a new tool for municipalities to attract investment to the downtown and support brownfield redevelopment.
This work was done with careful analysis and meaningful consultation with the public and stakeholders. This is very important to ensure that the Plan is rooted in an excellent understanding of existing conditions and is a useful document for the community.
The Municipality reached out to ask how residents, businesses, and community groups see Cumberland and how they would like it to evolve. Do we have the jobs and services to attract and retain young families? How can we help enable small businesses and the agricultural sector? These questions and many were asked throughout the Plan Cumberland project. The responses have directly informed the draft MPS and LUB.
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Second Draft MPS - Comment Period
The second draft comment period is now closed. The results have been integrated into the final draft of the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law.
First Draft MPS - Review Open Houses
In November and December, a series of open house public consultations were held throughout the County to answer questions and gather feedback about the first draft municipal planning strategy and land use bylaw. The results have been integrated into the second draft of the MPS.
Business Owners Survey
The survey is now closed.
This survey was for owners and operators of businesses in Cumberland County.
Input is helping to influence updates to the Cumberland Municipal Planning Strategy, and leading to improvements that make it easier to start or expand a business in Cumberland. It was open to responses for two weeks.
Youth Photo Project
The photo project is now closed.
We believe that how the youth of Cumberland see our municipality is integral to informing our future direction. Where are your favourite places? What would you like to see change? Also, now that warmer weather is upon us, we’d love to see you getting out and about the county! Through photos, please show us how you see Cumberland County.
#mycumberlandyouthphoto
#plancumberland
Coastal Erosion Workshop
The workshop was held on July 22 to discuss how we can best manage erosion for long-term ecological and community wellbeing.
- pdf North Shore of Cumberland Coastal Workshop Summary(689 KB)
- pdf Coastal Erosion Workshop(1.15 MB)
For more information about coastal erosion, please visit Ecology Action Centre.
RFP & Proposals
- pdf Request for Proposals (RFP)(81 KB)
- pdf Technical Proposal(16.10 MB)
- pdf Terms of Reference(24 KB)
- pdf Public Presentation(2.19 MB)
- pdf Work Plan & Schedule Proposal(35 KB)
Studies
- pdf Engagement Manual(6.89 MB)
- pdf Engagement Report(1.20 MB)
- pdf River Floodplains Assessment(23.39 MB)
- pdf Coastal Risk Assessment(8.95 MB)
- pdf High Water Wrack Line Mapping(17.73 MB)
- pdf Planning Analysis(3.80 MB)
- pdf Environmental Planning Framework [Stantec, 2011](60.65 MB)
Approval
The Following forms are only for particular uses and processes outlined in the Land Use Bylaw.