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The attached documents are electronic conversions of the text of the official copies of the Municipal Planning Strategies and Land Use By-laws applicable in the Halifax Regional Municipality. These consolidations are unofficial copies and are provided for reference purposes only. There may be amendments that have been approved but have not yet been included in this consolidated version. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these electronic copies, the Halifax Regional Municipality assumes no responsibility for discrepancies that may have resulted from reformatting for electronic publication or from delays in updating recently approved amendments. Please consult the appropriate official source for confirmation of the content as well as clarification of any interpretations of the information contained in the documents. These documents are copyrighted to Halifax Regional Municipality and may not be copied for the purpose of resale.
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Plan Areas Map
Click on your Plan Area on the map below, or scroll down the page, to navigate to the Land Use By-Law of your choice. Where a Plan Area affects more than one community, an alphabetical list of communities which fall within that Plan Area, in whole or in part, is provided below for your reference.
Halifax Regional Municipality Core Plan Areas
Click on Plan Area to open the Land Use By-Law in a PDF file.
Plan Areas |
Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville
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| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains, Kinsac, Lucasville, Sackville, Stillwater Lake |
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| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
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| Planning District 5 (Chebucto Peninsula) |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Bald Rock, Bear Cove,
Duncan Cove,
East Pennant,
Fergusons Cove,
Halibut Bay,
Harrietsfield,
Herring Cove,
Ketch Harbour,
Portugese Cove,
Sambro,
Sambro Creek,
Sambro Head,
Sandy Cove,
West Pennant,
Williamswood |
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| Cole Harbour/Westphal |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Cole Harbour, Westphal, Waverley |
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| Eastern Passage/Cow Bay |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Cow Bay, Devils Island,
Eastern Passage,
McNabs Island,
Shearwater |
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| Dartmouth |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
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| Downtown Dartmouth |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
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| Eastern Shore (East) |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Barkhouse Settlement, Beaver Dam,
Beaver Harbour,
East Quoddy,
East Ship Harbour,
Ecum Secum,
Ecum Secum Bridge,
Ecum Secum West,
Harrigan Cove,
Liscombe Sanctuary,
Lochaber Mines,
Malay Falls,
Marinette,
Mitchell Bay,
Moosehead,
Mooseland,
Moser River,
Murphys Cove,
Mushaboom,
Necum Teuch,
Pace Settlement,
Pleasant Harbour,
Popes Harbour,
Port Dufferin,
Sheet Harbour,
Sheet Harbour Passage,
Sober Island,
Spry Bay,
Spry Harbour,
Tangier,
Watt Section,
West Quoddy |
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| Eastern Shore (West) |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Clam Bay, Clam Harbour, Debaies Cove,
East Jeddore,
East Petpeswick,
English Point,
Hartlin Settlement,
Head Of Jeddore,
Lake Charlotte,
Little Harbour,
Lower Ship Harbour,
Musquodoboit Harbour,
Myers Point,
Ostrea Lake,
Owls Head,
Oyster Pond,
Pleasant Point,
Salmon River Bridge,
Ship Harbour,
Smiths Settlement,
Southwest Cove,
Upper Lakeville,
West Jeddore,
West Petpeswick |
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| Halifax |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Halifax Mainland Land Use By-Law |
| Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-Law |
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| Downtown Halifax |
| Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy |
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| also see Barrington Street Heritage Conservation District Revitalization Plan |
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| Planning Districts 8 & 9 (Lake Echo/Porters Lake) |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Chezzetcook, Conrod Settlement, East Chezzetcook,
Gaetz Brook,
Grand Desert,
Head Of Chezzetcook,
Lake Echo,
Mineville,
Porters Lake,
Seaforth,
Three Fathom Harbour,
West Chezzetcook,
West Porters Lake |
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| Lawrencetown |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| East Lawrencetown, Minesville, Upper Lawrencetown, West Lawrencetown |
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| Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Antrim, Beaver Dam, Brookvale,
Caribou Mines,
Carroll's Corner,
Chaplin,
Chaswood,
College Lake,
Cooks Brook,
Dean,
Dutch Settlement,
East Loon Lake,
Elderbank,
Elmsvale,
Elmsdale,
Glenmore,
Governor Lake,
Greenwood,
Higginsville,
Lake Egmont,
Lindsay Lake,
Long Lake,
Loon Lake,
Meaghers Grant,
Middle Musquodoboit,
Milford,
Mill Lake,
Moose River Gold Mines,
Murchyville,
Pleasant Valley,
South Section,
Ten Mile Lake,
Upper Musquodoboit,
Wyse's Corner |
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| North Preston, Lake Major, Lake Loon, Cherry Brook and East Preston |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Cole Harbour, East Preston, North Preston, Westphal |
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| Planning District 4 (Prospect) |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Bayside, Blind Bay, East Dover,
Goodwood,
Hatchet Lake,
Lower Prospect,
Mcgraths Cove,
Middle Village,
Prospect,
Prospect Bay,
Sandy Cove,
Shad Bay,
Terence Bay,
Terence Bay River,
West Dover,
Whites Lake |
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Sackville
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| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
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Sackville Drive |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
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| Planning Districts 14 & 17 (Shubenacadie Lakes) |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Enfield, Fall River, Goffs,
Grand Lake,
Lake Fletcher,
Lakeview,
Oakfield,
Oldham,
Waverley,
Wellington,
Windsor Junction |
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| Planning Districts 1 & 3 (St. Margaret's Bay) |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Black Point, Boutiliers Point, French Village,
Glen Haven,
Glen Margaret,
Hacketts Cove,
Head Of St. Margarets Bay,
Hubbards,
Hubley,
Indian Harbour,
Ingramport,
Lewis Lake,
Peggy's Cove,
Queensland,
Seabright,
Simms Settlement,
Tantallon,
Upper Tantallon |
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| Timberlea/Lakeside/Beechville |
| Municipal Planning Strategy |
| Land Use By-Law |
| List of Communities in Plan Area |
| Beechville, Lakeside, Timberlea, Otter Lake |
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