Community Calendar

Location: Council Chambers

Agenda/Meeting Package: Public Hearings - Richmond County, Nova Scotia

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. Municipality of the County of Richmond (Plan Richmond) Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law and the West Richmond (Point Tupper) Planning Area Land Use Bylaw –Wind Turbine Provisions
2.  Isle Madame Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law – Accessory Dwelling Unit Provisions
3.  Municipality of the County of Richmond Dog Control By-law

1. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Municipality of the County of Richmond intends to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law for the Municipality of the County of Richmond, (Plan Richmond) and the Land Use By-law for the West Richmond (Point Tupper) Planning Area by:

• Adopting the Provincial minimum setback requirements from dwellings of four (4) times the turbine height, unless a greater distance is required to ensure that sound levels do not exceed 40 decibels at the exterior of a dwelling,

2. FURTHER PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Municipality of the County of Richmond intends to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law for Isle Madame by:

• Removing the requirement that a second dwelling unit can only be built on a property large enough to be subdivided. The purpose of this amendment is to allow for a second dwelling unit on smaller lots.

Copies of the staff reports and amending pages can be inspected at the Municipal Office or at the Eastern District Planning Commission, 606 Reeves Street, Unit 3, Port Hawkesbury between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays (excluding holidays), online at www.edpc.ca.

Documents

 pdfWind Turbines Staff Report 2025(205 KB)  

 pdfAccessory Dwelling Units Best Practice(175 KB)

 pdfIsle Madame Accessory Dwelling Units - Amending Pages(155 KB)

 3. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Municipality of the County of Richmond intends to consider and, if deemed advisable, to approve the proposed Dog Control By-law.

• The purpose of the By-law is to repeal and replace By-law #13, Respecting Dog By-law, in order to update and strengthen regulations related to dog ownership, including licensing, enforcement, and the responsibilities of dog owners.

Copies of the proposed By-law can be inspected at the Municipal Office, 2357 Hwy 206, Arichat, Nova Scotia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays (excluding holidays), online at https://www.richmondcounty.ca

Documents

 pdfDog Control By-Law(325 KB)

 pdfSchedule A - Summary Offence Penalties(227 KB)

By-Law # 13 - Respecting Dogs (current by-law)

Written or oral presentations (for or against the amendment or proposed By-law) can be made before the Municipal Council at a Public Hearing to be held:

Tuesday, June 24^th, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, Richmond County Municipal Office
2357 Highway 206, Arichat, NS

Posted June 3, 2025 on the Richmond County Webpage www.richmondcounty.ca and in Reporter newspaper June 11^th and 18^th, 2025 in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Government Act.

Participating in the Public Hearing Process

Written Submissions (in favour or opposition)

We encourage the public to send written submissions by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing, however, submissions received right up to the time of the Public Hearing will be accepted. All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing.  Written comments can be submitted in the following ways:

Oral presentations  (in favour or opposition)

Persons wishing to make an oral presentation may do so by registering their name with the Municipal Clerk by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing or by registering on the night of the meeting. We recommend that anyone interested in speaking to an item arrive at the Council Chambers at the beginning of the meeting.

For more Information

For more information, please contact the Municipal Clerk at (902) 226-3971.