[NatureNS] East Hants -Public Hearing to eliminate Environmentally Sensitive Zone

From: Bob McDonald <bobathome@hfx.eastlink.ca>
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A notice of a Public Hearing regarding the elimination of the Environmentally Sensitive Zone in East Hants was brought to my attention by a notice in the press.....
For clarification, contact John Woodford <jwoodford@easthants.ca> Director of Planning and Development, 1-866-758-2299 or 758-2715.  It is curious that, in 2011, a municipality would be eliminating protection when the province is searching for land to preserve and protect.....

Anyone who lives in that area is encouraged to attend and/or make a presentation.

Regards,

Bob McDonald,  resident of HRM

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Some relevant exerpts from the East Hants web site are as follows:

http://www.easthants.ca/content/land-use-by-law/LAND%20USE%20BY-LAW%20COMBINED%20-%20AUGUST%2024%202011.pdf

9.3 Environmentally Sensitive (ES) Zone

9.3.1 Permitted Uses

No development permit shall be issued in an (ES) Zone except for one or more of the following:

a. Public parks, trails, and walkways subject to the Open Space (OS) Zone requirements.

b. Nature reserves

c. Flood control or other like public works

I do not think this land use bylaw is included in the hearing but is included for information only.

9.4 Environmental Risk (ER) Zone

9.4.1 Permitted Uses

No development permit shall be issued in an (ER) Zone except for one or more of the following:

a. (R2) uses subject to the (R2) zone requirements

b. Agricultural uses, excluding intensive agricultural uses, subject to the (AR) zone requirements

c. Conservation Related Uses

d. Forestry uses

e. Flood control or other like public works

f. Open space uses subject to the (OS) zone requirements

g. Nature reserves

9.4.2 Environmental Study

No development permit shall be issued in the (ER) Zone until an environmental study in conformance with the

format outlined in Appendix D has been conducted, and it clearly shows that there is no significant threat to the

proposed uses, structure(s), or inhabitants from land which is subject to flooding or subsidence, low lying, marshy

or unstable, or otherwise hazardous for development by virtue of its soil condition or topography.

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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face=GillSansMT><FONT face=GillSansMT>A notice of a 
Public Hearing regarding the elimination of the <STRONG>Environmentally 
Sensitive Zone</STRONG> in East Hants was brought to my attention by a notice in 
the press.....</DIV>
<DIV>
<P align=left>For clarification, contact John Woodford &lt;<A 
href="mailto:jwoodford@easthants.ca">jwoodford@easthants.ca</A>&gt; Director of 
Planning and Development, 1-866-758-2299 or 758-2715.&nbsp; It is&nbsp;curious 
that, in 2011,&nbsp;a municipality would be eliminating protection when the 
province is searching for land to preserve and protect.....</P>
<P align=left>Anyone who lives in that area is encouraged to attend and/or make 
a presentation.</P>
<P align=left>Regards,</P>
<P align=left>Bob McDonald,&nbsp; resident of HRM</P>
<P 
align=left>__________________________________________________________________________________________________</P>
<P align=left>Some relevant exerpts from the East Hants web site are as 
follows:</P>
<P align=left><A 
href="http://www.easthants.ca/content/land-use-by-law/LAND%20USE%20BY-LAW%20COMBINED%20-%20AUGUST%2024%202011.pdf">http://www.easthants.ca/content/land-use-by-law/LAND%20USE%20BY-LAW%20COMBINED%20-%20AUGUST%2024%202011.pdf</A></P>
<P align=left><STRONG>9.3 Environmentally Sensitive (ES) 
Zone</STRONG></P></FONT></FONT><FONT face=GillSansMT>
<P align=left><STRONG>9.3.1 Permitted Uses</STRONG></P></FONT><FONT 
face=GillSansMT><FONT face=GillSansMT>
<P align=left><STRONG>No development permit shall be issued in an (ES) Zone 
except for one or more of the following:</STRONG></P>
<P align=left><STRONG>a. Public parks, trails, and walkways subject to the Open 
Space (OS) Zone requirements.</STRONG></P>
<P align=left><STRONG>b. Nature reserves</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>c. Flood control or other like public works</STRONG></P>
<P><EM>I do not think this land use bylaw is included in the hearing but is 
included for information only.</EM></P><FONT face=GillSansMT><FONT 
face=GillSansMT>
<P align=left>9.4 Environmental Risk (ER) Zone</P>
<P align=left>9.4.1 Permitted Uses</P></FONT></FONT><FONT face=GillSansMT><FONT 
face=GillSansMT>
<P align=left>No development permit shall be issued in an (ER) Zone except for 
one or more of the following:</P>
<P align=left>a. (R2) uses subject to the (R2) zone requirements</P>
<P align=left>b. Agricultural uses, excluding intensive agricultural uses, 
subject to the (AR) zone requirements</P>
<P align=left>c. Conservation Related Uses</P>
<P align=left>d. Forestry uses</P>
<P align=left>e. Flood control or other like public works</P>
<P align=left>f. Open space uses subject to the (OS) zone requirements</P>
<P align=left>g. Nature reserves</P></FONT></FONT><FONT face=GillSansMT>
<P align=left>9.4.2 Environmental Study</P></FONT><FONT face=GillSansMT><FONT 
face=GillSansMT>
<P align=left>No development permit shall be issued in the (ER) Zone until an 
environmental study in conformance with the</P>
<P align=left>format outlined in Appendix D has been conducted, and it clearly 
shows that there is no significant threat to the</P>
<P align=left>proposed uses, structure(s), or inhabitants from land which is 
subject to flooding or subsidence, low lying, marshy</P>
<P>or unstable, or otherwise hazardous for development by virtue of its soil 
condition or 
topography.</P></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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