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The Hanwell Local Service District Rural Plan has been enacted by the Minister of Environment on April 19, 2010 and filed in the York County Registry office on April 28, 2010 under official number 28645019.
Hanwell now has a framework to guide in the further development of our community. The objectives of the Rural Plan are:
- To minimize the impact on the environment
- To facilitate the provision of community infrastructure, services, and facilities to meet the current and future needs of the population
- To promote orderly development that fosters the local economy while ensuring a healthy balance of land uses and safe and efficient transportation
- To foster a sense of community and good quality of life.
If you have questions regarding the Plan you can contact the Rural Planning District Commission 506-457-4896 or at
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Draft Rural Plan Summary
The Draft Hanwell Local Service District Rural Plan recognizes the existing commercial, industrial and residential areas and tries to reduce the potential for land use conflicts.
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For residential areas, the Draft Rural Plan promotes land uses that satisfy local needs, while not impacting the quality of life. Small-scale day cares, home-based businesses, parks, special care homes and garden suites are permitted with conditions as necessary, to try to limit any negative impacts to the surrounding properties.
The Draft Rural Plan works towards encouraging growth to help the area reach its goals and objectives, but recognizes the potential impact of uncontrolled development. The Rural Plan will not prevent people from building on their lands, but does put some controls on the creation of new large residential subdivisions.
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It will require those proposing to create new large subdivisions to apply for an amendment, which allows for community feedback. These provisions will not affect the use of lots already created, or areas that have been zoned residential.
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A Draft Rural Plan Has Been Prepared for the Hanwell LSD
Since November 2006, a working group comprised of dedicated citizens and landowners from all over the Hanwell Local Service District (LSD) have been working with the Rural Planning District Commission (RPDC) to develop the Hanwell LSD Rural Plan.
The intent of the Rural Plan is to protect the environment, encourage orderly development and prevent negative impacts caused by incompatible land uses. The Rural Plan seeks to do this by identifying objectives and goals for future development and by establishing Policies, Proposals, and Zoning Provisions to guide the use of land.
With a Rural Plan, the community can be involved in the decision making process for new development in the area by providing comments and feedback when amendments to the Rural Plan are proposed.
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Please see the working group minutes in the publication section on this website or click here to read the minutes.
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