Zoning & land use across New Brunswick

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64 of 77 municipalities in New Brunswick have an adopted bylaw on zoning & land use on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.

MunicipalityAdopted documentKey factsVerified
Bathurst
City
By-Law No. 2008-01 — Zoning By-Law for the City of Bathurst / Arrêté No 2008-01 Arrêté de zonage de la Ville de Bathurst
+2 more
adopted 2008-05-05
2026-06-07
Beaurivage
Town
By-Law 25-03 — Town of Beaurivage Zoning By-Law
adopted 2025-10-21
2026-06-07
Belle-Baie
Town
Arrêté 2025-07 — Arrêté de zonage
+1 more
2026-06-07
Bois-Joli
Village
Arrêté no. 02-2026 — Adoptant le Plan rural du Village de Bois-Joli
+1 more
2026-06-05
Butternut Valley
Rural community
By-law 25-STH-027-01 Amending the Ministerial Regulation for the Studholm Parish Planning Area Rural Plan
+6 more
adopted 2025-08-25
2026-06-05
Campbellton
City
By-law No. Z-1 — Zoning By-law (Campbellton Regional Community, consolidated)
+2 more
2026-08-23
Cap-Acadie
Town
Zoning By-law No. CA-18 — Regional Town of Cap-Acadie
+2 more
2026-06-05
Caraquet
Town
Arrêté ZONAGE2025 — Zonage (Zoning By-law, 2025)
+3 more
2026-06-05
Carleton North
Town
District of Carleton North Zoning By-Law No. P-02
+1 more
2026-06-05
Central York
Rural community
By-law A-12 — Douglas Planning Area Rural Plan Amendment
+1 more
adopted 2025-05-27
2026-06-05
Champdoré
Town
Arrêté No. 2010-02 (Saint-Antoine) — Arrêté de lotissement / Subdivision By-law
+2 more
2026-06-05
Dieppe
City
By-Law Z-10 (2021) — Zoning
+2 more
adopted 2021-04-12
2026-06-05
Doaktown
Village
By-Law No. 2017-01 — Village of Doaktown Rural Plan
adopted 2017-10-18
2026-06-05
Eastern Charlotte
Rural community
By-Law No. 25-C (Town of St. George) — Zoning By-Law
+3 more
2026-06-05
Edmundston
City
Arrete municipal 27R2024 — Arrete de lotissement d'Edmundston
+2 more
2026-06-05
Fredericton
City
By-law No. Z-5 — A Zoning By-law for the City of Fredericton (PDF)
+1 more
2026-06-05
Fredericton Junction
Village
By-Law No. 2009-01 — Rural Plan (Village of Fredericton Junction)
+1 more
2026-06-05
Fundy Albert
Village
Hillsborough By-Law No. 37 — Zoning By-Law Amendment
+1 more
2026-06-05
Fundy Shores
Rural community
By-Law C-2-2024: Rural Plan By-Law
+1 more
2026-06-05
Fundy-St. Martins
Village
Fundy-St. Martins Rural Plan (By-law #11) 2026-06-05
Grand Bay-Westfield
Town
By-law PD-009: Zoning By-law (Consolidated to October 2024)
+1 more
adopted 2023-10-10
2026-06-05
Grand Falls
Town
Zoning By-law No. 1900 — former Town of Grand Falls
+1 more
2026-06-05
Grand Manan
Village
By-Law 56-22 — The Rural Plan By-Law
+1 more
2026-06-05
Grand-Bouctouche
Town
Arrêté 2025-01 — Plan municipal de Grand-Bouctouche
+1 more
adopted 2025-04-30
2026-06-07
Hampton
Town
By-Law No. HAM-2023-16 — Hampton Zoning By-law
+2 more
adopted 2024-01-09
2026-06-07
Hanwell
Rural community
By-Law 11-2016 — The rural community of Hanwell Rural Plan (Zoning/Land Use)
adopted 2016-03-09
2026-06-07
Hartland
Town
By-Law B-46 — Zoning By-law
adopted 2009-03-09
2026-06-07
Harvey
Rural community
By-law 2024-3 — A By-law to Amend By-law 2020-2: The Village of Harvey Rural Plan 2026-06-07
Haut-Madawaska
Town
Arrêté n° 2025-06 — Plan municipal de la Ville de Haut-Madawaska
+3 more
adopted 2025-11-12
2026-06-07
Hautes-Terres
Town
Arrêté n° 2023-03 — Arrêté sur le lotissement (subdivision)
+3 more
2026-06-05
Heron Bay
Town
Municipal Plan No. 805-08 2026-06-05
Kedgwick
Rural community
Arrêté no. 19 — Plan rural (Rural Plan / Zoning) 2026-06-05
Maple Hills
Rural community
By-Law No. 21-WAP-069-MH-03 — Rural Plan (amending Westmorland-Albert Planning Area Rural Plan) 2026-06-05
McAdam
Village
By-Law No. 37 — Subdivision By-Law
+5 more
adopted 1977-05-25
2026-06-05
Memramcook
Village
Arrêté no 38 — Plan rural (Rural Plan / Zoning)
+2 more
2026-06-07
Miramichi
City
By-Law No. 110 — City of Miramichi Zoning By-Law
+2 more
adopted 2020-09-29
2026-06-07
Miramichi River Valley
Rural community
By-Law No. 8 — A By-Law to Amend Village of Blackville By-Law No. 57 (Blackville Rural Plan) — Rezoning
adopted 2024-08-27
2026-06-07
Moncton
City
By-Law Z-222 — City of Moncton Zoning By-Law / Arrêté de zonage
+1 more
2026-06-07
Nackawic-Millville
Rural community
By-Law No. 51-2017 — Zoning
+2 more
adopted 2017-04-03
2026-06-07
Nashwaak
Rural community
By-Law No. 2024-07 — Amendment to Nashwaak Valley Rural Plan (Pond Rezoning)
+2 more
2026-06-07
Neguac
Village
Arrêté 07-2022 — Arrêté de construction de Neguac
+1 more
adopted 2022-05-30
2026-06-05
New Maryland
Village
Zoning By-law No. 04-2019 (Consolidated January 2024)
+1 more
2026-06-05
Oromocto
Town
By-Law 522 — Zoning
+1 more
2026-06-05
Riverview
Town
By-Law 300-8 — Zoning By-Law
+1 more
adopted 2025-11-10
2026-06-05
Rivière-du-Nord
Town
Arrêté No. 002-00-2023 — Arrêté sur le lotissement
+3 more
adopted 2023-06-20
2026-06-05
Rothesay
Town
By-Law 2-10: Rothesay Zoning By-law (consolidated November 2023)
+2 more
2026-06-05
Saint John
City
By-Law C.P. 111 — Zoning By-Law of The City of Saint John (Office Consolidation)
+1 more
2026-08-23
Saint-Quentin
Town
Arrêté No. 26-2018: Plan d'aménagement municipal
+1 more
2026-06-05
Salisbury
Town
By-Law No. 17 — Zoning By-Law
+1 more
2026-06-05
Shediac
Town
Zoning By-Law Z-14-44 (Consolidated May 2021) 2026-06-05
Shippagan
Town
Arrêté No. 100-2018 — Arrêté sur le lotissement (Subdivision)
+1 more
2026-06-05
Southern Victoria
Village
Bylaw L-3 — Respecting the Regulation of the Subdivision of Land
+1 more
2026-06-05
St. Stephen
Town
Registered MDSS Zoning By-law Z-4
+1 more
2026-06-05
Strait Shores
Rural community
Zoning By-law No. 01-43 (Village of Port Elgin) — in force for Strait Shores area
+1 more
2026-06-05
Sunbury-York South
Rural community
By-Law 12 — New Maryland Parish Planning Area Rural Plan Amendment
+5 more
adopted 2024-04-25
2026-06-05
Sussex
Town
By-Law No. 1350-24 — Sussex Zoning By-Law (Consolidated)
+1 more
2026-06-05
Tantramar
Town
By-Law No. 244 — Town of Sackville Zoning By-Law (Consolidated, posted on Tantramar site)
+1 more
2026-06-05
Three Rivers
Village
By-Law No. 2023-05 — Building By-Law 2026-06-05
Tracadie
Regional municipality
Arrêté 016-00-2017 — Arrêté de lotissement (Subdivision) 2026-06-05
Tracy
Village
By-Law No. 32-2021 — A By-Law to Amend the Village of Tracy Rural Plan By-Law No. 29
+1 more
2026-06-05
Valley Waters
Village
By-Law 24-12-02 — Amended Subdivision By-Law 2026-06-05
Vallée-des-Rivières
Town
Arrêté 14-2026-VDR — Plan municipal (Municipal Plan) 2026-06-05
Woodstock
Town
Zoning By-Law No. Z-501 (Consolidated to February 27, 2024)
adopted 2024-02-27
2026-06-05
Île-de-Lamèque
Town
Arrêté No 03-01 — Arrêté de zonage de Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël (Refondu 2023-11-16)
+2 more
adopted 2023-11-16
2026-06-05

Nothing on file for zoning & land use

Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.

Checked, nothing adopted (6) — Arcadia (2026-06-07), Belledune (2026-06-05), Lakeland Ridges (2026-06-05), Quispamsis (2026-06-05), Saint Andrews (2026-06-05), Tobique Valley (2026-06-05).

Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (4) — Alnwick, Beausoleil, Grand Lake, Nouvelle-Arcadie.

No bylaws published online (2, verified negatives) — Campobello Island, Upper Miramichi.

Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Five Rivers.

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