Lunenburg creates online interactive zoning map

The Municipality of the District ofLunenburg has created anonlineinteractive map so residents can find out the planning rules of individual properties.

"I've played around with it and it will definitely be a useful tool," said Mayor Carolyn Bolivar-Getson.

The municipalityonly has nine zones with land-use bylaws, or 12 per centof the municipality. But municipal officials are working on planning rules for all areas.

"We're well into that right now and are actually holding a workshop on flood plains on Tuesday because of the coastal setbacks that we have to consider," said Bolivar-Getson.

In 2020, the province ordered allmunicipalities to come up with land-use bylawsby the end of 2022that take into accountdrinking water protection, coastal setbacks, flood plains risks, agricultural areas and housing.

Officials in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg expect to have a new planning strategy adopted by October.

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