Municipal land use planning: documents and guides

Collection of documents and guides to help municipalities implement legislation related to land use planning under the Municipal Government Act.

Land use planning guides the orderly development of land, infrastructure, services and the resources that characterize an area or community. This collection provides guidelines and resources to help municipalities and municipal councils implement legislation related to municipal land use planning.

Documents

Guides

Developing a municipal planning strategy and land-use by-law: guide for municipalities

How to develop a municipal planning strategy and supporting land-use by-law.

    • Guide

Developing a municipal planning strategy in rural municipalities: guide for municipal councils

How to develop a municipal planning strategy and why land use planning benefits rural municipalities.

    • Guide

Implementing Statements of Provincial Interest: guide for municipalities

How to apply Statements of Provincial Interest in land-use planning documents.

    • Guide

Land use planning for economic development: guide for municipalities

Questions and resources to help you create a land-use plan for different areas, from a remote or rural area to a downtown business district.

    • Guide

Requirement to engage with abutting (neighbouring) municipalities: guide for municipalities

Overview of the legislative requirement for municipalities to have a policy about engaging with abutting (neighbouring) municipalities in land use planning.

    • Guide

Charts

Approval process for granting a municipal land-use variance

Steps in the approval process for granting a municipal land-use planning variance.

Approval process for land-use by-law and development agreement

Steps in the approval process for municipal land-use by-laws and development agreements.

Approval process for land-use planning documents

Steps in the approval process for municipal land-use planning documents.

Approval process for municipal land-use planning variances

Steps in the approval process for municipal land-use planning variances.

Approval process for municipal land-use site plans

Steps in the approval process for municipal land-use site plans.

Approval process for subdivisions

Steps in the approval process for new subdivisions in a municipality.

Timelines for approval of planning documents and subdivisions

Approval timelines for land-use planning documents and subdivisions.

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