The purpose of a functional plan is to guide the management of the Municipality as defined in the Municipal Government Act. They do not represent land use policy but rather HRM’s intent to create detailed management guides for setting budgets for programs, services and facilities consistent with the implementation of this Plan. Functional Plans will also guide HRM in the ongoing management of strategic initiatives, partnerships and demonstration projects useful to seeing the full potential of this Plan realized over time.

There are 21 Functional Plans (FP) as described in the Regional Plan.

• Emissions Reduction (E-22)
• Water Quality Monitoring[1]  (E-18)
  - February 6, 2012 report
• Cultural Plan (CH-12)
  - Public Art Policy
• Community Energy (SU-30)

- Climate SMART

• Business Parks (EC-21)
  - Part 1: HRM-wide & Burnside
  - Part 2: Bayers Lake

• Urban Design Guidelines (EC-19)
  - HRMbyDesign / Downtown Halifax MPS & LUB
• Communication & Public Education (G-4)
  - Community Engagement Strategy
• Halifax Harbour (EC-20)
  - Wright's Cove Study
  - Wright's Cove Secondary Planning Strategy
  - Western Shore Bedford Basin Study
  - Western Shore Bedford Basin Secondary Planning Strategy
        - MPS & LUB Amendments
             - May 11, 2010 report
             - December 10, 2010 supplementary report
  - Northwest Arm Waterlot Infill Policy
  - Sea Level Rise Modeling (Presentation)
       - Technical Brief
• Capital District Public Infrastructure (EC-18)
  - Capital Ideas & Strategic Urban Partnership
• Underground Utilities (SU-29)
  - Joint Trench Standard
• Transportation (T-6)
  - Active Transportation (T-9)
  - Regional Parking Strategy (T-11)
  - 5-Year Public Transit Strategy (T-8)
  - Road Network[2]  (T-7)
  - Transportation Demand Management (T-10)

• Open Space (E-19)
  - Community Facilities Master Plan

- Western Common Wilderness Common Master Plan

- Dartmouth Common Master Plan

• Urban Forestry (E-20)

- Policy Inventory

• Heritage (CH-13)
  - Barrington Street Heritage Conservation District (HCD)
  - Inventory of Municipally owned heritage assets
  
  

• Communication Towers (SU-31)

• Opportunity Sites (S-39)
• Stormwater Management (SU-28)
• Potential Hazards to Development (E-21)
• Finance (EC-22)
• Housing Affordability(S-40)
• Wastewater Management (SU-26)
  
  

[1]:  Not yet present to Regional Council

[2]: Approval deferred by Regional Council