NOTICE OF DECISION OF COUNCIL

TAKE NOTICE that on October 27, 2025, the Council of the Town of Kentville approved text amendments to the Land Use and Subdivision Bylaws 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.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with Sections 247 and 249 of the Municipal Government Act, an aggrieved person, the Provincial Director of Planning, or an adjacent municipality in which an affected property is situated may appeal Council’s decision to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board within fourteen (14) days after the date of this publication. The appeal period expires at 11:59 p.m. on November 12, 2025. Inquiries regarding appeal procedures can be made to the Chief Clerk of the Board by phone at 902-424-4448, Ex. 9291, by email at lisa.wallace@novascotia.ca, or by mail at Box 1692, Unit “M", Halifax NS B3J 3S3. For further information on the amendment, please contact Planning and Development Services at 902-679-2530 or planning@kentville.ca. 

Chris McNeill
Town Clerk