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TOWN OF WHITBOURNE
MUNICIPAL PLAN 2013 - 2023
inc. 1968
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENT No. 4, 2022
"Amendment to Schedule A and C"
JUNE 2022
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URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING ACT, 2000
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT
TOWN OF WHITBOURNE
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENT No. 4, 2022
Under the authority of Section 16 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000, the
Town Council of Whitbourne adopts the Town of Whitbourne Development Regulations
Amendment No. 4, 2022.
Adopted by the Town Council of Whitbourne on the 20th day of June, 2022.
Signed and sealed this :J.olL day of
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CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS CERTIFICATION
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I certify that the attached Town of Whitbourne Development Regulations
Amendment No. 4, 2022 has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the
Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000.
Development Regulations/ Amendment
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TOWN OF WHITBOURNE
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENT No. 4, 2022
BACKGROUND
The Town of Whitbourne proposes to amend its Development Regulations. The Town
has received a proposal to develop a 4-unit plaza or mini-mall building on land fronting
on the Argentia Access Road, Route 100. The Units will contain various uses such as
food establishment, medical, professional, office and retail.
The Argentia Access Road is a Protected Highway which falls under the Protected Road
Zoning Regulations. Section 1 O of the Regulations states that where the protected road
passes through an area with a Municipal Plan/Development Regulations, land shall be
used in accordance with that Plan. The proposed site is located within the Whitbourne
Municipal Planning Area.
ANALYSIS:
Municipal Plan section 4.4.3 Commercial-Industrial, states that the intent of this
designation is for three existing poultry operations based largely on their size, appearance
and nature of their use. Under this section, the Plan also designated land fronting on the
Argentia Access Road, near to the intersection of the Trans Canada Highway, as
Commercial-Industrial, but with a broader range of industrial and commercial uses to
serve a wider region. Plan policy is vague on the types of commercial uses for this
designation.
The land is zoned as Commercial-Industrial (Cl) on the Whitbourne Land Use Zone Map.
The Commercial-Industrial (Cl) Land Use Zone Table, Schedule C lists Office,
Commercial Residential and Shopping centre as Discretionary Uses. It is determined that
the proposed 4-unit plaza or mini-mall building falls under the "Shopping Centre" Use
Class as found in the Classification of the Use of Land and Buildings, Schedule B.
Examples of a mercantile use for a Shopping Centre are listed as "Shopping Mall, Strip
Mall (5 Units or more), Mini Mall (5 Units or less)".
The purpose of this Amendment is to change the definition of a shopping centre as found
in Schedule A to read:
"SHOPPING CENTRE" means a minimum 4-unit group of stores, shops, offices and
medical and professional offices with ample parking which is designed to serve a local
community or region."
The Amendment will also add "shop" as a discretionary uses to the Commercial-Industrial
(Cl) Land Use Zone Table, Schedule C.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
During the preparation of this amendment, Council undertook the following initiative so
that individuals and groups could provide input to the proposed Development Regulations
Amendment. There is no local newspaper in circulation in the Whitbourne area. The
Town Council of Whitbourne published a Public Consultation notice on the Town's
Facebook page, on the Towns website and on the local community channel, channel six
ads from June 6 to June 17, 2022. The amendment was also on display at the Town
Office, with a deadline for comments set at June 17. No written comments or objections
were received.
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AMENDMENT No. 4, 2022
The Town of Whitbourne Development Regulations is amended by:
A) Deleting the definition for "Shopping Centre", as found in Schedule A, and
replacing with the following definition:
"SHOPPING CENTRE" means a minimum a 4-unit group of stores, shops, offices
and medical and professional offices, with ample parking which is designed to
serve a local community or region."
B) Adding shop as discretionary uses to the "Commercial Industrial (Cl) Land Use
Zone Table as shown below:
COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL (Cl) - Use Zone Table
PERMITTED USE CLASSES - (see Regulation 90)
Agriculture (restricted only to the rearing and processing of poultry), general industry, light industry,
service station.
DISCRETIONARY USE CLASSES - (see Regulations 34 and 91)
Office, commercial residential, shopping centre and shop.