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APPENDICES

PRESS RELEASE

December 12, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ADOPTS NEW MUNICIPAL PLANNING
STRATEGY & LAND USE BY-LAW.

KINGS COUNTY, NS: The Municipality of the County of Kings wishes to advise the public that on
November 21, 2019 Municipal Council adopted a new Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use
By-law. These documents represent the culmination of eight years of work by Municipal Council,
Planning Advisory Committee and Municipal Staff consisting of over 100 public meetings
including open houses, a public participation meeting and a public hearing as well as over
eighteen Planning Advisory Committee meetings.

The Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) is the main policy document related to development and
land use within the Municipality. It sets out a vision for the Municipality and outlines goals,
objectives and policies to achieve the vision. The Land Use By-law (LUB) is a companion
document to the MPS and implements the policies through regulations primarily related to use,
access and the location of buildings on a property, in addition to other matters.

The Municipality thanks members of the Planning Advisory Committee and the public for their
participation throughout this process.

The new planning documents refocus the approach to planning used in the Municipality since
1979: protect agricultural land and foster the development of vibrant Growth Centres. The new
documents better protect agricultural land through the elimination of development of pre-94 and
poor soils lots which made up 94% of all non-farm dwelling permits. Zones within Growth
Centres now permit a broader array of uses, including more mixed use options and better
accommodate innovative uses and approaches to development at higher densities.

The MPS and LUB have been sent to the province for review and approval. The province has 90
days to review the documents and can approve, amend or refuse the documents in part or in their
entirety. Until the Municipality receives notification from the province that the review is
complete, both the old and new MPSs and LUBs remain in force. Anyone applying for a planning
application or development permits are required to meet the requirements of both documents.

Next steps for the Planning and Development Services department include the completion of an
updated Subdivision By-law and the New Minas Secondary Plan.

More information on the new documents and the changes to planning and development in the
Municipality can be found at www.countyofkings.ca.

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CONTACT
Patricia Javorek
Director of Planning & Insprction Services
181 Coldbrook Village Park Drive
Coldbrook, Nova Scotia B4R 1B9
902-690-6167
pjavorek@countyofkings.ca

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