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May 7, 2025
Victoria County Council will be holding a Public Hearing on the proposed Municipal Planning Strategy and Land-Use By-Law documents on Monday, May 26th, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building in Baddeck (495 Chebucto Street). The public is invited to make written or oral statements during the Public Hearing. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to hear from the public before these documents proceed to Second Reading.
Second Reading will take place at the regular Council Session, to be held at 11:00 a.m. on May 26th in Council Chambers. The council session will be livestreamed.
Click on the buttons below to view the Draft Documents:
NOTICE OF SECOND (FINAL) READINGS OF MUNICIPAL PLANNING STRATEGY AND LAND USE BY-LAW FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF THE COUNTY OF VICTORIA
Please take notice that the Council of the Municipality of the County of Victoria intends to consider, and if deemed advisable, adopt by way of second reading, “The Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-Law” at the regular Council meeting to be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 26th, 2025.
The object of these documents is to comply with the Province of Nova Scotia’s Minimum Planning Requirements Regulations for the Municipality of the County of Victoria. The proposed Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law would apply to all areas of the Municipality except those already governed by the Baddeck Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law.
Copies of the proposed documents may be inspected by interested persons at the Municipal Building, 495 Chebucto Street, Baddeck, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding Statutory Holidays or by visiting the County website at www.victoriacounty.com/government/by-laws/ or by clicking the links below.
Plan Victoria – Municipal Planning Strategy – DRAFT
Plan Victoria – Land Use By-Law – DRAFT
The public are invited to make any written or oral presentations at the Public Hearing to be held on:
Monday, May 26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Municipal Building, 495 Chebucto Street
Baddeck, NS
Dated at Baddeck, in the County of Victoria, Province of Nova Scotia, this 7th day of May 2025.
Leanne MacEachen
Chief Administrative Officer
Published in accordance with the Municipal Government Act, Section 168.
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