Vision for the future
Review of municipal planning strategy, land-use bylaw begins in Annapolis
Stantec Consulting Ltd. will lead a comprehensive review of the municipal planning strategy (MPS) and land-use bylaw (LUB) in the Municipality of the County of Annapolis.
The county recently announced it had hired the firm to conduct the provincially mandated county-wide plan. The contract with Stantec Consulting is for $136,223 plus HST.
John Heseltine, Stantec senior planner, and Justin Forbes, Stantec urban planner, will be undertaking the review. The plan will apply to all lands within the municipality, with exception to the areas where the county has existing secondary plans that govern land-use and development. The secondary planning areas include a portion of the county’s east end, Upper Clements, Cornwallis Park, community of Bridgetown, as well as the protected area for the Lake Cady water supply.
“Stantec, along with our own staff, will be visiting communities throughout the county asking residents to share their vision on the growth, design and development of Annapolis County,” said Annapolis County Warden Alan Parish.
Heseltine said Stantec will be taking a wide-ranging and complete approach to the plan review to navigate several largely uncharted areas for the county.
“Specific areas that will be explored and addressed as part of the new MPS and LUB include residential lands, coastal zones, forestry and agricultural land, commercial and institutional areas, municipal services, highway interchanges, transportation links, and water features/flood prone areas.”
A website specific to the project has been set up at www.plannapolis.ca. It will provide information and updates concerning background information and reports, announcements of meetings and consultations, and summaries of resulting public input.
The first set of public meetings are scheduled to take place from May 16-25, consisting of 11 introductory meetings being held throughout the county.
“People are strongly encouraged to utilize the public engagement tools being offered to them throughout this project,” Parish said. “They provide an invaluable outlet where residents can share what they value, and what they think should be the county’s priorities for the future.”