District approves Municipal Planning Strategy and Municipal-wide Land Use Bylaw

The District of Lunenburg has approved its new Municipal Planning Strategy and Municipal-wide Land Use Bylaw. The planning process has taken five years and will guide growth and development across the municipality. The project was launched in 2020. Mayor Elspeth McLean-Wile says the final documents reflect extensive public participation, "I want to thank everyone who took the time to participate throughout this process. We heard valuable feedback from residents, property owners, community organizations and stakeholders, and those conversations helped strengthen the final documents." The District of Lunenburg is the last municipality in the province to complete municipal-wide zoning, a provincial requirement intended to ensure all municipalities have consistent land use regulations in place. Both will now be submitted to the Province of Nova Scotia for review and approval.