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## ST. STEPHEN'S MUNICIPAL PLAN  By-law No. M-4 Municipal Plan By-law for the Municipal District of St. Stephen   4lable 2038 2025-11-07 16:14:00  ## PURPOSE & VISION ## Plan Purpose The purpose of the Municipal Plan (herein "the Plan") is to provide Council with a 10-year plan to make informed and transparent decisions on the community's future land use and development, capital budgets, and municipal service levels. The Plan must meet minimum benchmarks set out for it under the Province's Statements of Public Interest Regulation. Those required benchmarks include protecting Municipal District of St. Stephen's economic well-being and the natural environment through a sustainable land use and settlement pattern. The Plan should also respond to the community's priorities as they were expressed by members of the public to Council during the planmaking process. Those main community priorities can e generally summarized by the ten issues listed below each of these community desires are areas of focus for the Plan: - Facilitate the development of affordable apartments and houses. - Reduce costs and lower municipal fees and taxes that impede development. - Support industrial employers and small businesses to expand. - Protect water quality, natural watercourses and drinking water supplies. - Make parks more fun and increase year-round recreation/events for all-ages. - Revitalize downtown and improve its image for visitors/hotel development. - Address resident homelessness in a fair and compassionate manner. - Direct focus to crime prevention and unsightly/ dangerous premises. - Improve local streets and the quality of municipal infrastructure. - Protect rural freedom, promote agricultural development, and support local farms. The Plan is divided into certain categories as the proposals. Proposals state what actions Council can take to nact its policies. The proposals may outline changes tr municipal services, assets, infrastructure, local by-laws or zoning. Council is not required to carry-out any of the proposals, but it cannot approve developments that would prevent a proposal from ever being carried-out in the future. Council can instead choose to go through the public process to amend the Plan if it conflicts with a desired future policy or course of action. There are also maps attached to the Plan which show where the Plans policies and proposals art neant to apply within the Municipal District of St Stephen. Finally, there is a special capital budget and implementation schedule. The capital budget outlines approximate infrastructure costs/revenues of proposal contemplated by the Plan. The implementation schedule outlines the timing and the key municipal departments that may be involved in carrying out a Plan proposal. ## Plan Vision "St. Stephen is a cherished town and beautiful spirit, and advantageous location." 3 ## BY-LAW TABLE OF CONTENTS ## Municipal Plan Sections - 1.0 By-law Title & Scope (pg. 5) - 1.1 Development and Use of Land in the Municipality (pg. 6-13) - 1.2 Conservation and Improvement of the Physical Environment (pg. 14-15) - 1.3 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (pg. 16-17) - 1.4 Control and Abatement of Pollution of the Natural Environment (pg. 18-19) - 1.5 Development of Communication, Utility and Transportation Systems (pg. 20-25) - 1.6 Reservation and Projected Use of Land for Municipal Purposes (pg. 26-27) - 1.7 Provision of Municipal Services and Facilities (pg. 28-43) - 1.8 Housing, Including Affordable Housing and Rental Housing (pg. 44-47) - 1.9 Co-ordination of Programs of the Council Relating to the Economic, Social and Physical Development of the Municipality (pg. 48-57) - 1.10 Five-year Capital Improvement Plan & Implementation Measures (pg. 58-59) Under the Community Planning Act (the "Act"), I certify that the following content meets the requirements of the Act.   Alex Henderson, RPP (NB), MCIP Planning Director Co-author: Alexander Gopen, RPP (NB), MCIP Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission  ## MUNICIPAL PLAN BY-LAW ## 1.0 By-law Title & Scope The Council of the Municipal District of St. Stephen, under the authority vested in it under the Community Planning Act makes the following Municipal Plan By-law. 1. By-law No. M-4 the Municipal District of St. Stephen Municipal Plan By-law, is 2. This By-law may be cited as "St. Stephen's Municipal Plan." 3. This Municipal Plan By-law contains: 3. This By-law applies to the Municipal District of St. Stephen local government boundaries as outlined in Subsection 36 of Regulation 2022-50 under the Local Governance Act. 5. i staterate of phe co with reign to secies 21l5 of the Cot penta Paine municipality's development. 11. proposals that is, in the opinion of the Council, advisable for the implementation of policies referred to in the Plan. - iv. a five-year capital budget for the physical development of the municipality. - iii. descriptions of the measures to be taken in order to implement the Plan. 5. For the purposes of this By-law, the zones into which the municipality is proposed to be divided as shown on Maps 1, 2, and 3. 10. The following by-laws and regulations or portions of by-laws and regulations that regulate lands within the Municipal District of St. Stephen are hereby repealed and 11. By-law M-2, A By-Law to Adopt the Town of St. Stephen Municipal Plan, enacted on December 29, 2020, and all amendments thereto; - ili. St. David Planning Area Rural Plan Regulation - Community Planning Act, enacted in 2009, and all amendments thereto; and, - ii. St. Croix River South Planning Area Rural Plan Regulation - Community Planning Act, enacted in 2021; - iv. Dufferin Planning Area Rural Plan Regulation, enacted in 2022, - Community Planning Act. 15. Notwithstanding the repeal of the St. Croix River South Area Rural Plan Regulation - Community Planning Act detailed in section 6., Part A, B, and C of that Rural Plan shall remain in force with the necessary modifications to the Zoning Map of Schedule A to exclude the territory within the local government boundaries of the MunicipavED District of St. Stephen referred to in section 3 7. Notwithstanding the repeal of the St. David Planning Area Rural Plan Regulation - Community Planning Act detailed in section 6., Part A, B, and C of that Rural Plan shall remain in force with the necessary modifications to the Zoning Map of Schedule A to exclude the territory within the local government boundaries of the Municipal District of St. Stephen referred to in section 3.    Community Pinning APPROUVE En application de la lol ser l'urbanisme For - Mister / pour ila Minstre ocal Covernment and Governance Refort Fouvernements Locaux et de la Réforme de la governance local Navala 6, 2025 READ FIRST TIME: April 30, 2025 SICIPAL DISTRICT READ SECOND TIME: October 29,-2025. Community Pinning READ THIRD TIME AND ENACTED: October 29, 2025 For - Mister / pour ila Minstre ocal Covernment and Governance Refort Fouvernements Locaux et de la Réforme de la governance local Navala 6, 2025 )ul. Mayor, Allan MacEachern STIST PIS THEMIDDLE DF EVERYWHE NEW BRUNS Clerk left Renaud PLAN POLICIES & PROPOSALS ## 1.1 Development and Use of Land in the Municipality ## 1.1.1 Policies ## SEPARATE URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS - . Council shall map the boundaries of the municipal sewer and/or water system and establish an urban service boundary (MAP 1) to separat urban development zones and rural development zones that generally one and cal be correspond with the development capacity of the land. ## EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF INFRASTRUCTURE 2. Council shall encourage efficient development of existing, serviced expansion of new infrastructure. 2. bublic road and street frontages. 4. Council shall map stable, rural areas with limited population growth potential and establish a Low Intensity Rural area (MAP 1) to protect against the intrusion of incompatible land uses. 4. industrial, or fishery uses at a small-scale or with a low-impact. ## OVERLAY ZONES & REZONING 6. Council shall use the Zoning By-law to establish overlay zones that correspond to special policy areas of the Municipal Plan. 7. Council may consider proposals to rezone any land to another zone o the integrated development (ID) zone, where the applicant demonstrate how their development will meet the intent of the policies and proposals of the Plan and how it will reasonably limit potentially negative impacts 3. growth forest; and, - e. available municipal services or available groundwater supplies. ## MAP 1.  Rural Settlement Low Intensity Rural ## 1.1 Development and Use of Land in the Municipality ## 1.1.1 Policies (continued) ## PROTECTING FARMING & RURAL RESOURCES - 9. - Council shall protect the future viability of agricultural production in the Agricultura. Priority Area by applying zoning provisions that limit the subdivisions of land in prime soil areas and where cleared fields exist (MAl 2) and by supporting agricultural uses in these areas. ## WELL-PLANNED SUBDIVISIONS 10. Council shall require that as new areas of the Municipal District are developed the layout of public roads, streets, and trails incorporate 2. Doubled pared for Where pose mate cipal and may be men or a boiling, terest, such as affordable housing, community recreation, or a utilit se. It may also be used for access to bodies of water, public beache - b. Accessibility to existing neighbourhoods; - c. Connectivity with other parks, trails, open spaces, and recreation - d. The existence of similar facilities in the immediate area to avoid duplication or low utilization; and 6. The needs of the community or the natural environment. ## MAP 2.  ## 1.1 Development and Use of Land in the Municipality ## 1.1.2 Proposals ## DEVELOPMENT ZONES 1. It is proposed that Council establishes the following zones in the Zoning - a. Higher Priority Conservation (C-1) for conservation of the natural environment with extremely limited new development and no new 3. development, commercial, and tourism uses (such as campgrounds) developed with limitations and at a scale that is compatible witt established rural residential uses. - d. Rural Settlement (R-2) for corridor, mixed-use rural settlement with population growth potential. Small-scale commercial; residential institutional; tourism; and small-scale, low-impact agriculture, light - e. Rural Resource (R-3) for low population density, development of agricultural land uses, forestry uses, mineral resource developments recreation, utility, and secondary residential land uses that do nor conflict with other rural resource developments 6. Low Intensity Urban Settlement (U-1) for up to 4-unit residential 7. institutional. 8. products), industrial fishery uses. - a. Lower intensity: C-1; C-2; R-1 2. It is proposed that Council classifies each zoneby the followingdevelopment intensities or development capacities. - b. Medium intensity: R-2; U-1; U-2 - d. Higher development capacity: U-1; U-2; U-3; I-1 - C. Higher intensity: R-3; U-3; I-1 - e. Lower development capacity: R-1; R-2; R-3; C-1; C-2 ## ZONING BY DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY & CAPACITY The Municipal District of St. Stephen proposes to zone land for development based on the intensity of the development and capacity of the land or sanitary/water mains to service the development.    ## INDUSTRIAL ZONES - Industrial (1-1) ## URBAN ZONES - High Intensity Urban Settlement (U-3) - Medium Intensity Urban Settlement (U-2) - Low Intensity Urban Settlement (U-1) ## RURAL ZONES - Rural Resource (R-3) - Rural Settlement (R-2) - Low Intensity Rural (R-1) ## CONSERVATION ZONES - Lower Priority Conservation (C-2) - Higher Priority Conservation (C-1)   ## 1.2 Conservation and Improvement of the Physical Environment ## 1.2.1 Policies ## RIVERS, LAKES, WETLANDS & AQUIFERS 1. Council shall establish Conservation Priority Areas (MAP 3) that are based on Provincial and Federal conservation lands, land owned by conservancy groups, coastlines, sensitive wetlands and the Moores Mills drinking watershed designated area, and other environmentally significant features on the land. Zoning in the Conservation Priority treas shall ensure that the development rights of private propertie vithin this priority area are maintained subject to reasonable limitation 2. application approval process, allowing for consideration of innovative environmental solutions where warranted. 3. . Council shall protect natural coastlines and maintain the provisions of he St. Croix Corridor South Area Rural Plan Regulation in rural area: and encourage the use of green shore protection methods for naturalized shore protection works to limit coastal erosion. ## NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE 4. Council shall account for, protect and utilize natural infrastructure, such as wetlands, bioswales, vegetation, street trees, or forests, to maintain or enhance its municipal infrastructure (such as trails, streets, or drainage). ## MAP 3.  Conservation Priority Area ## 1.3 Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation ## 1.3.1 Policies ## CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION - Council shall use zoning regulations to ensure lots developed in Projectec 2100 High Tide and Projected 2100 Flood Zone areas (MAP 4) ar - other levels of government to adapt or relocate it, where necessary. 4. Council shall prioritize building up local food security and access to fresh food by encouraging the production and sale of locally-grown agricultural products to reduce the risk of dependence on global food supply chains. 3. Council shall ensure land use planning for new developmen ubdivisions and emergency preparedness plans include the risks c wildfire, inland flooding, coastal inundation, extended power outages, and other emerging climate change impacts. ## CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION 5. Council shall plan out the community's future settlement patterns so that denser, mixed use, and infill development in the Urban Service Boundary s prioritized first over sprawling urban development that disrupts forests farms, or lightly developed rural areas, in order to promote environmental sustainability, reduced fuel consumption, and mitigare the community's contribution to climate change. ## 1.3.2 Proposals ## WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS ## MAP 4.  ## 1.4 Control and Abatement of Pollution of the Natural Environment ## 1.4.1 Policies ## RESTORING HEALTH TO THE ST. CROIX RIVER 1. Council shall ensure that the municipal sanitary treatment system does not cause pollution of the St. Croix River 2. Council shall connect all properties with the Urban Service Boundary to the municipality's sanitary sewer system at the time of development approval review or by way of a local improvement by-law under the Local 3. Council shall work with the Provincial government and waterfront roperty owners to abate water pollution in the Causeway, at the Oak Bay Provincial Park, and to notify the public when unsafe swimming conditions are present. 4. Council shall prioritize the environmental health of the St. Croix River as a pathway to the community's future prosperity given the opportunity for tourism, coastal transportation, and river-based recreation. ## PROTECT DRINKING WATER 5. Council shall apply a Conservation Zone to create a development setback around riparian areas and limit certain developments in Moores Mills drinking watershed to prevent non-point source pollution from contaminating the Municipality's water supply. 6. Council shall apply standards in the Zoning By-law to separate livestock and resource excavation uses from private wells to protect the well water supplies of rural residents. ## MAP 5.  ## 1.4 Control and Abatement of Pollution of the Natural Environment ## 1.4.2 Proposals ## RESTORING HEALTH TO THE ST. CROIX RIVER - Council proposes to install back-up power generation capacity fo he municipal sanitary treatment system to eliminate chances of an untreated sewage entering the St. Croix River during power outages. - Council proposes implement a local improvement by-law within the Urban Service Boundary to require connection to the municipality's sanitary sewer system if any existing building is not adequately connected o it and is resulting in untreated sewage entering a natural water body 2. Council proposes to not approve any new main or secondary use on a lot chat requires plumbing within che Urban Service Boundarý if the lot or building is not adequately connected to the municipality's sanitary sewer - Council proposes to phase-out septic disposal fields located within 15 m of the St. Croix River, or the Oak Bay causeway, by requiring connection to another on-site sewage disposal system located further than 15 m from  ## 1.5 Development of Communication, Utility and Transportation Systems ## 1.5.1 Policies ## PRUDENT ASSET MANAGEMENT 1. placent loses of tino ers pancaion irises ruby limiting the extension of any utility or transportation services beyond the Urban Service Boundary, including but not limited to, not voluntarily taking over administrative control over any roads that are currently privately owned or under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. 2. Council shall bring the Municipality's existing streets, sidewalks and water system into a state of good repair by reducing non-essential capital 3. Council shall seek to limit its ownership of non-essential assets to avoid its capital budget being spread too-thin, and reduce the burden associated with future capital replacement costs, but Council shall not seek to sell any assets that have a clear community benefit without a plan for their continued operation by another competent entity, or without a plan to leverage that sale to create another community benefit. ## LOCAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 4. Council shall promote the use of its Alertable communication system (or another similar system) for its emergency notifications as well as educate business owners and residents on the use ot E-1-1 (or another imilar system) as a means to communicate with the municipality bout immediate local government concerns, such as potholes or parl ## SAFE STREETS & ROADS - Council shall consider the needs and safety of people of all ages and shall onsider transportation modes other than automobiles (e.s , recreational rehicles, horse riding, pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooters, or wheelchairs) i its transportation planning, recreation planning, or in by-laws regulating - Cartini shall encourage the Department of Transportation and nfrastructure to establish, and maintain where applicable, separate nulti-use pathways, or paved widened shoulders for safer pedestriat travel on rural roads along the mapped active transportation corridor (MAP 6).  ## 1.5 Development of Communication, Utility and Transportation Systems ## 1.5.2 Proposals ## RESURFACING AND IMPROVING ROADS, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS - Streets (and other accesses and laneways) should be designed to pavement and lighting features that create a sense of add value to the land in adjacent residential or commercial areas. Most Type-2 subdivisions involve 'streets' and most public right of ways that are maintained by the Municipal District are 'streets.' of local class of 'street' - Coungi proposes to supply in pollocis oransporation plan apolicy processes that involve locally-controlled roads or streets: - Roads should be designed to be wider, with gentle curves and fewer driveway accesses, to safely speed up vehicle traffic and provide clear lines of sight for drivers. Road should also be able to connect communities within the region and serve industrial or rural resource developments. Route 3 and Route 170, are examples of 'roads? - with improvements under the long-term Asset Management Plan ## SAFER MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL VEHICLE USE AND TRAILS - Council proposes to encourage the development of snowmobile and more likely to utilize a trail, such as the Elm Street Nature Park. Fig. 1.    ## 1.6 Reservation and Projected Use of Land for Municipal Purposes ## 1.6.1 Policies ## SERVICING OR ACQUIRING LANDS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT 1. Council shall reserve and designate long-term future growth areas with an overlay zone for urban development expansion areas that will necessitate extending municipal streets and/or water and sewer infrastructure beyond the current Urban Service Boundary or the Housing Priority Areas (MAP 7). 2. Notwithstanding By-law M-3 and section 10(b) of this Plan, if a business 2. Council shall reserve and designate future growth areas for expansion of the Industrial Park according to the Town of St. Stephen Industrial Park Secondary Municipal Plan By-law M-3 4. Prior to acquiring additional lands for land banking purposes, Council development. ## 1.6.2 Proposals - Council proposes to consider extensions to the Urban Service Boundar or new residential or commercial development areas once suitable infi  ## 1.7 Provision of Municipal Services and Facilities ## 1.7.1 Policies ## SEWAGE COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL ## WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION - Council shall require a connection to sanitary sewage system for all new building lots created within the Urban Service Boundary and address those serviceable but unconnected lots by way of section 1.4 this Plan. - properties that are disconnected o ensure that all re diseries wid available elber and wa. That policy is line contribure to the utility system and also intended to promote infill development and discourage speculative holding of vacant properties. ## SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 3. Council shall harmonize the residential solid waste collection program hat residents, in all housing types, receive the same level services that policy shall also serve to reduce costs for developing, owning, or renting apartment dwellings within the former Town of St. Stephen. ## EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 4. Council shall partner with the Anglophone South School District to make available school sports fields, theatres, gymnasiums available to the ommunity for after-hours use under an equitable cost sharing program 5. council shall permit adaptive re-use of cultural facilities through mixed use zoning for churches, the curling club, and community halls, to 3. . Council shall support St. Stephen's University's development and growt! ECREATION, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 4. ervice level approach and direct a greater share ( funding support towards major recreational facilities and parks that are used the most by residents throughour the year. 3. Council shall concentrate its limited resources to improve its parks anc ecreational facilities using capital funds generated by the sale of unuses or underutilized open areas. 6. . Council shall foster the concept of volunteerism and communit wnership over its low-use parks, memorial gardens, open spaces, an other non-municipal recreational assets. 10. Council shall adopt a "winter town" is harder and resident well-being can be adversely impacted  ## 1.7 Provision of Municipal Services and Facilities ## 1.7.1 Policies (continued) ## POLICIES FOR FIRE AND POLICE SERVICES 11. Council shall provide the combined Municipal District of St. Stephen 2. police presence. ## POLICIES FOR CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA 13. Council shall encourage public access and passive recreation uses, like walking trails, in cemeteries and support the continued expansion naintenance, and beautification of existing rural cemeteries 14. Council shall establish standards in the zoning by-law to protect known First Nations or settler burial sites from development. 15. Council shall permit the development of new cemeteries or crematoria as a high-impact institutional use of land in the zoning by-law subject to air-quality control or other environmental standards. ## POLICIES FOR URBAN RENEWAL AND RURAL REVITALIZATION - properties for municipal purposes according to sections 53(2)(e) and 105 of the Community Planning Act  ## 1.7 Provision of Municipal Services and Facilities ## 1.7.1 Policies (continued) ## POLICIES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND SITES OF HISTORICAL INTEREST 18. Council shall encourage the: - Ongoing cultural expression and heritage of the indigenous - viability; and, ## POLICIES FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES - Sensitive rehabilitation and reuse of valuable heritag structures and sites, such as Maxwell Crossing or Salmon Fall archaeological areas and items of cultural importance. - services to meet the needs of unsheltered residents and work to eliminate - to the greatest extent possible, the locations are accessible to othes services, and appropriate site supervision can be assured by the local o - and registered nurses to establish their practice in the St. Stephen. ## POLICIES FOR THE PROVISION OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION 22. Council shall develop government administrative buildings, such as its 2. o Ferry Point Bridge, one of Atlantic Canadas busiest border crossings vith dedicated free on-street parking spots nearby to meet the Department of Tourism Heritage and Culture's standards.  ## 1.7 Provision of Municipal Services and Facilities ## 1.7.2 Proposals ## PROPOSALS FOR WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION 1. Council proposes to adopta by-law undersection 117 (15) (b) of the Local Jovernance Act to raise and levy special utility charges on disconnecter or vacant properties within the urban service boundary that have water or wastewater services available at a lot line but do not have a utility account and do not contribute to the utility system's upkeep. ## PROPOSALS FOR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 2. Council proposes to amend By-law No. S-7 so that multi-unit residential receives the same solid waste pick-up services throughout St. Stephen. ## PROPOSALS FOR RECREATION, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND SQUARES 3. Council proposes to adopt tiered planned service levels for the categories of the recreational facilities, parks, playgrounds, and ocher public open spaces found in the Municipal District of St. Stephen (see Fig. 2): 2. Low-use Recreational Facilities - As a minimum requirement, all low-use recreational facilities require a year-round waste receptacle, bench, and trees. Ihe Municipality should further designate each low-use park either as open space, playground or memorial site. 3. Medium-Use Recreational Facilities - As a minimum requirement medium-use recreational facilities require the same facilities found in the low-use category. Medium-use facilities should also contain a sporting element and be used for year-round organized recreational 4. require paved pedestrian areas with power outlets to accommodat narket stalls and/or mobile food trucks, benches with shade, and 5. and recreational programming. Fig. 3.  ## 1.7 Provision of Municipal Services and Facilities ## 1.7.2 Proposals (continued) - Council proposes to reduce the amount of underutilized parkland and recreational assets within the Urban Service Boundary to help reduce nnual maintenance costs and to create a funding pool to make strategi upgrades to park and recreation facilities. The goal is to efficiently utiliz limited financial resources while making the municipality's parks and recreational facilities more enjoyable and encourage greater vear-round use by residents of all-ages. Council proposes to fund the following actions based on sales of underutilized park assets (see Fig 3. & MAP 8) 6. Border Arena er Kiwanis Centennial Skateboard Park - Sell part or all public utility easements at sale. - a. Abbot Street Tot Lot - Consider a sale of PID 01333293 at full market value as a building lot. - Elm Park Tot Lot - Consider rationalizing the size of this large (1.35 acre) underutilized tot lot. One option includes selling two, ~22 m wide × ~37 m deep, building lots subdivided from the underutilized southern end of the park. - Rotary Field Park - Consider a sale of a ~14 m wide × 34 m dee building lot from the unused, small segment of the Rotary Field Par (PID 15001969) that fronts on Main Street. - Milltown Boat Launch- May make a boundary adjustment with the adjacent surplus property at PID 01332659 so that the boat launch has adequate frontage onto Riverside Drive. Consider a below market value sale of the adjacent surplus property (PID 01332659) to a tour/boat rental company subject to a development agreement. - Riverside Drive Park - Consider decommissioning park status for PID 01310697 as it is underutilized. May sell as a ~15 m x 23 m building lot. - subdivide a second unused ~ 17m x ~40 m deep lot on the west side of the basketball court beside Milltown Elementary School. - Waterfront Trail - Decommission old trail and subdivide a large ~ 17,800 sqm building lot beside the Beacon Apartments from PID 15211964 and 15175706 and offer the land for below marker value as it is a brownfield site that also needs to be adapted for sea level rise. MAP 8.   MAP 9.  ## 1.7 Provision of Municipal Services and Facilities ## 1.7.2 Proposals (continued) ## PROPOSALS FOR URBAN RENEWAL OR RURAL REVITALIZATION 9. Council proposes to develop its Downtown St. Stephen landholdings by 2. multi-story building with rear access parking spaces on a ~19.5 m wide × 23 m deep building lot that is consolidation of both PIDs and where a parcel is added from the adjoining PID 15021918. Tho adjacent parking spaces may be added to this building lot 3. Site C (PID 15207749, 01305606) may be developed for a small building on a ~ 13 m wide x 12 m deep building lot that is subdivided of hased, rich Thered curb around cue rai, area paybe herbed 4. binding development agreement with Council. 5. Site F(PID 01301787, 01301712, 01301506, 01305812, 01301563 01301951) may be developed as three to five separate multi-story buildings having narrow facades fronting onto King Street with long rectangular building footprints, where off-street parking facilities ar 6. Site E (PID 01301738,15049885) may be developed by the Municipality as a parking facility for the buildings on Site F. The lanc with PID 15049885 is proposed to be acquired by the Municipality o serve as a public laneway to provide access to all adjacent property 7. public laneway. PID 15080963 may be acquired to be offered to the abutting property owner to increase their development potential. ## MAP 10.  ## 1.7 Provision of Municipal Services and Facilities ## 1.7.2 Proposals (continued) ## PROPOSALS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND SITES OF 10. Council proposes to encourage the preservation of character-defining lements of heritage buildings through the Development Incentive By law and through a downtown façade improvement grant program. ## PROPOSALS FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES 11. Council proposes to apply a Zoning By-law requirement for Archaeological Impact Assessments (AIA) for major excavations, such as resource developments. 2. Council poples to create a overs zose chai allosa cemporard 3. section 1.7.1.23.  ## 1.8 Housing, Including Affordable Housing and Rental Housing ## 1.8.1 Policies ## ENCOURAGING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 1. Council shall designate Housing Priority Areas and support and incourage the development of aftordable, mixed age, and mixed incom esidential developments in these locations (MAP 7 - Council shall permit and incentivize the development of a broad rang fresidential and mixed-use housing types to meet the economic, socia and physical needs of current and future residents. 3. Covard Unblan and thral selement Areas all cal to rings andard. and plumbing permits issued by the Department of Justice and Public 4. 4 Cousic sea lose iow 3d% or 50% fed me an housed imme (adjusted for inflation). 5. Council shall permit the use of on-street or oft-street pu cilities to promore infill affordable housing development in walkin areas, such as downtown, where on-site private parking facilities are not 6. Council shall limit short-term rental uses to secondary uses of main dwellings within the Urban Service Boundary.  ## 1.8 Housing, Including Affordable Housing and Rental Housing ## 1.8.2 Proposals ## PREPARE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SITES - residential developments that include affordable housing for either rent or purchase. - nunicipal snow dump site (~ 80 m wide x 120 m deep) at 34 Boundar street into a multi-lot, subdivision geared to affordable housing. Counci (PID 01337138) and close to Route 1. ## INCENTIVIZE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS FOR FAMILIES 3. Council proposes to amend the Development Incentives By-law to include a simplified grant program for small accessory dwelling unit hat are exempt from the National Building Code, to help more familie build wealth, address the rental shortage, or to help families create multigenerational properties. 4. Council shall mandate Future St. Stephen with certain roles to facilitate the development of affordable housing according to section 1.9 of this ## LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROLE  ## 1.9 Co-ordination of Programs of the Council Relating to the Economic, Social and Physical Development of the Municipality ## 1.9.1 Policies ## ALIGNING THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AROUND DEVELOPMENT  ST.STEPHEN ## 1.9 Co-ordination of Programs of the Council Relating to the Economic, Social and Physical Development of the Municipality ## 1.9.2 Proposals ## FUTURE ST. STEPHEN - the following ways: - Engage with external entities on behalf of the Industrial Park, including prospective industries, consultants, the federal and provincial governments, and the regional service commission's (RSC) Economic & Workforce Development Division. - a. Industrial Park Development - FSS is mandated to: - Support existing industries in the Industrial Park and serve as advocate regarding any redevelopment or expansion plans. - the MDSS on future land assembly efforts and infrastructure improvements for the Industrial Park. - Support the Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) on the acquisition, holding, surveying, subdividing, selling, and leasing of development-ready sites for industrial developments - Promote eco-industrial development potential, where one business' by-product becomes an opportunity for a co-located industry. - Attract industrial businesses and local talents to the Industrial - Work with the RSC to research and apply for grants for the development and capital improvement of the Industrial Park. - b. Small Business & Downtown Development - FSS is mandated to: - Work with the RSCs Economic & Workforce Development Division to share and distribute data from shopping surveys anc usiness gap analyses and assist the RSC with the promotion o usiness training, such as business bootcamps or summits - Welcome new local business owners to the community an‹ promote new local business offerings - Promote the downtown as a business and shopping area. - Condes small pines on, or and are preneum evil ences., - Support downtown business owners to make applications to the MDSS downtown storefront façade improvement program.  ## 1.9 Co-ordination of Programs of the Council Relating to the Economic, Social and Physical Development of the Municipality ## 1.9.2 Proposals (continued) ## FUTURE ST. STEPHEN (CONTINUED) - and the fndings of a professional hotel feasibility study ## BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA 2. Council proposes to co-ordinate the programs of Business Improvement Area (BIA) as they relate to the economic, social, and physical development of the Municipality in the following ways: - a. Collaborating for Commercial Development - the Council mandates the following: 3. favourable environment for the kind of commercial development 4. Increase BIA Revenue and Lower Costs for Downtown Development 5. include the newer and larger commercial areas along Kir creet, Route 3, and Route 170 within the local governmen territory of the Municipal District of St. Stephen. 6. That Council explores rate changes in their By-law to Impose a Special Business Improvement Levy to help make investing ir downtown properties more attractive to developers and to help spur the construction of new buildings in the downtown.  ## 1.9 Co-ordination of Programs of the Council Relating to the Economic, Social and Physical Development of the Municipality ## 1.9.2 Proposals (continued) ## MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF ST. STEPHEN 3. Council proposes to co-ordinate the programs of the Municipal District of St. Stephen (MDSS) as they relate to the economic, social, and physical levelopment of the Municipality in the following ways 1. Development Incentive Program - the MDSS is mandated to: 3. Review development incentive applications with administrative support from RSC Planning Division. - b. Development Agreements and Property Sales - the MDSS is mandated to: 5. Arrange for surplus municipal property sales through real estate agents, or requests for proposals with administrative support 6. MDSS is mandated to: 7. Utilize some proceeds of the sale of surplus municipal properties to create a revolving fund for dangerous or unsightly premises enforcement and to fund improved night-sky friendly lighting for pedestrian areas. - Canely in acp in dipidad of unrighty properies char willingness to invest - Encourage community groups to form independent watcł associations to liaison directly with the RCMP - d. Competitive Costs to Spur Housing Development - the MDSS is - Amend By-law No. S-7, which regulates garbage collection, to includé municipal curbside waste pick-up for multi-unit dwellings. 12. communities. 13. standards found in Fig. 1 of this Plan 14. prospective airport operators, consultan, tire federal ding  ## 1.9 Co-ordination of Programs of the Council Relating to the Economic, Social and Physical Development of the Municipality ## 1.9.2 Proposals (continued) ## MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF ST. STEPHEN (CONTINUED) - f. Park Improvements & Year-round Events - MDSS is mandated to: 2. mrs am zed asensa recreational even as Vel a 3. MDSS is mandated to: 4. Work with non-profit partners to eventually phase-out the existing emergency shelter site and zone locations for any tuture temporary emergency shelters based upon the polic of the municipal plan or through a site-specific rezoning and consultation. 5. Pread linemeans at incrap oradorion bunting mailding to architecturally enhance non-heritage buildings or preserve existing historic character. - h. Downtown Façade Improvement Program - MDSS is mandated to: 7. as design anc  ## 1.10 Five-year Capital Improvement Plan and Implementation Measures ## 1.10.1 Policies ## PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ## 1.10.2 Proposals 1. Council shall consider the S-year capital improvement plan (C.L.P) attached to this plan (Fig. 4) when making annual budgets for capital expenditures within the Municipality 2. a. 3. Development approvals; 4. Variance approvals; - Rezoningapprovals; - Terms & conditions and other planning approvals; and, 7. Subdivision approvals. 8. sewage disposal system. - c. By-law Amendments- adopting amendments to the following Bylaws: - Amendments to the By-law to Regulate the Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Other Material, No. S-7, to reduce costs 11. development. ## FIG. 4 | Proposals | C.I.P. (5-year approx.) | / Project Lead(s) | Years | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | Predevelopment work towards a new fire station | $50,000 | CAO/Protective Services | 5 | | New Council chamber space & renovation | $250,000 | CAO | 1 | | Visitor information center renovation/small bldg. | $50,000 | CAO/Community Services | 2 | | Housing Priority Areas & downtown lot servicing + moving snow dump | $600,000 | CAO/FSS | 4 | | Land & parcel acquisitions | $250,000 | CAO/FSS | 2 | | Contribution to Industrial Park to lot servicing & improvements | $100,000 | CAO/ESS | 2 | | Re-surface local streets & sidewalks per Dillon's Roads Condition Assessment and Needs Analysis report | $9,070,000 | CAO/Public Works | 5 | | Dangerous & unsightly repairs revolving fund | $250,000 | CAO/Protective Services | 2 | | Nighttime lighting improvements | $50,000 | CAO/Public Works | 2 | | Park & recreation improvements | $275,000 | CAO/Community Services | 5 | | Downtown façade grant program | $50,000 | CAO/FSS | 1 | | TOTALS | $10,995,000 ~ approximate over 5 years | $10,995,000 ~ approximate over 5 years | $10,995,000 ~ approximate over 5 years |