Information Session: Wednesday, April 24

The Council invites you to an information session presenting the modifications made to draft bylaws 767-2024 and 768-2024. The session is a follow-up to the public consultation process and will take place on Wednesday, April 24th at 7 p.m. at the Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre, 394 Main Road. It will also be broadcast live on Zoom.

The modified draft by-laws will be adopted at the Town Council meeting on May 6th and will come into force approximately 120 days later.

Key changes include:

1. Withdrawal of the financial contribution for parks, playgrounds, and natural areas for renovations of 33% or more of the volume of a residential building;
2. Withdrawal of the financial contribution for the enlarging of commercial buildings;
3. Withdrawal of the financial contribution for changes of use of an existing building;
4. Redefinition of the central sector to include only areas with potential for new residential development at higher density; this newly redefined zone is subject to the 20% contribution;
5. Reduction of the construction perimeter around accessory buildings and pools;
6. Withdrawal of the minimum diameter of 5 cm for a tree requiring a tree felling permit. The minimum diameter remains at 10 cm;
7. Withdrawal of the ban on hunting and harvesting in wetlands;
8. Update of the fines for tree felling without a permit to comply with the amounts established in the provincial law in effect since December 2023.

TABLE OF MAJOR CHANGES

CONSULT THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION REPORT

ATTEND THE MEETING ON ZOOM