Provincial Approval
On August 29, Municipal Affairs & Housing notified the Municipality that the Amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use Bylaw have been approved as submitted. Notice of this approval was advertised on September 9, 2022, and the amendments are now in effect.
The Review of Wind Turbine Regulations is meant to be an open and collaborative process. Listed below are any documents related to this review. If you have comments or questions on any of these, feel free to Contact Us.
Background Documents
- pdf Wind Turbine Regulations in Nova Scotia(302 KB) : A memo to the Bylaw Committee on current wind turbine regulations throughout Nova Scotia, including setbacks, decommissioning practices, and approval options.
- pdf Current Land Use Bylaw(3.82 MB) Section 5 covering wind turbines.
- pdf Current Municipal Planning Strategy(428 KB) Section 4.7 covering Renewable Energy
Wind Turbine Review Documents
- pdf Review Work Plan(135 KB) - Estimated timeline and schedule for the review process.
- pdf Planning Fact Sheet on Wind Turbine Regulations(265 KB) - This Fact Sheet outlines Federal and Provincial approval processes, along with those for several agencies involved in various aspects of wind turbines. The Provincial Environmental Assessment process is also examined. The process and approval options available to Nova Scotia Municipalities are described along with the current Policy and Regulations in the Municipality of Cumberland.
Staff have also prepared information sheets on pdf Best Practices(485 KB) and pdf Policy Gaps(191 KB) in wind turbine development.
Public Engagement Report
Staff received over 200 responses from stakeholders and the public. The Public engagement report, including all responses, is linked below. Thanks for taking the time to provide such a great response!
- pdf Public Engagement Report(5.87 MB)
- pdf Public Engagement Report - Appendix E: Other Responses(9.19 MB)
Draft Recommendations
Staff have now completed draft recommendations for the current municipal regulations. These draft recommendations are shared here with the public and Municipal Council for a second review period until May 5, before being revised and starting the final adoption process in June.