Provincial Approval
On August 29, Municipal Affairs & Housing Notified the Municipality that the Amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use Bylaw have been approved as submitted. Notice of this approval was advertised on September 9, 2022 and the amendemnts are now in effect.
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The Review of Wind Turbine Regulations is meant to be an open and collaborative process.Listed below are any documents related to this review. If you have comments or questions on any of these, feel free to Contact Us
Background Documents:
Wind Turbine Regulations in Nova Scotia: A memo to the Bylaw Committee on current wind turbine regulations throughout Nova Scotia including setbacks, decommissioning practices, and approval options.
Current Land Use Bylaw Section 5 covering wind turbines.
Current Municipal Planning Strategy Section 4.7 covering Renewable Energy
Wind Turbine Review Documents:
Review Work Plan Estimated time line and schedule for the review process.
Planning Fact Sheet on Wind Turbine Regulations This Fact Sheet outlines Federal and Provincial approval processes along with those for several agencies involved in various aspects of wind turbines. The Provincial Environmental Assessment process is also examined. The process and approval options available to Nova Scotia Municipalities is described along with the current Policy and Regulations in the Municipality of Cumberland.
Staff have also prepared information sheets on Best Practices and Policy Gaps in wind turbine development.
Public Engagement Report: Staff received over 200 responses from stakeholders and the public. The Public engagement report including all responses is linked below. Thanks for taking the time to provide such a great response!
Draft Recommendations: Staff have now completed draft recommendations to current municipal regulations. These draft recommendations are shared here with the public and Municipal Council for a second review period until May 5, before being revised and starting the final adoption process in June.