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Public Hearing: Land Use Bylaw Amendments

TAKE NOTICE that Kentville Town Council will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, October 27, 2025 at 4:30pm in Council Chambers of Town Hall, 354 Main Street, Kentville, NS. Council intends to consider at this meeting the following proposed amendments to the Land Use By-law (LUB) and Subdivision By-law (SB) to:

  1. Establish phased subdivision approval provisions, including distinctions between local and collector streets;
  2. Regulate limited-access street systems (cul-de-sacs, temporary turnarounds, looped streets);
  3. Revise lot frontage requirements in the Medium Density Residential (R3) and High Density Residential (R4) zones;
  4. Establish connectivity incentives linked to density bonusing;
  5. Introduce collector street provisions requiring Town Engineer review where thresholds are exceeded;
  6. Address legacy streets that exceed current standards; and
  7. Require the reservation of corridors for future street connections, administered jointly by the Development Officer and Traffic Authority.
  8. Require a phasing agreement at tentative subdivision for a phased development.

Any interested persons who wish to speak on the matter are welcome to attend and make their opinions known to Council. Visual presentations, such as PowerPoint, and written submissions must be provided to staff before 12pm on the business day immediately preceding the Hearing.

The applications are posted on the Town website at: www.kentville.ca/planning-applications

Further information may be obtained by contacting:

Darren Shupe (902-679-2529) dshupe@kentville.ca