Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Zoning & land use — Halifax, Nova Scotia
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The Regional municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia has 23 adopted bylaws on file: Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville Land Use By-law; Bedford Land Use By-law; Cole Harbour/Westphal Land Use By-law; Dartmouth Land Use By-law; Downtown Halifax Land Use By-law; Eastern Passage/Cow Bay Land Use By-law; Eastern Shore (East) Land Use By-law; Eastern Shore (West) Land Use By-law; Halifax Mainland Land Use By-law (Edition 232, effective August 27, 2026); Lawrencetown Land Use By-law; Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement Land Use By-law; North Preston, Lake Major, Lake Loon, Cherry Brook and East Preston Land Use By-law; Planning District 4 (Prospect) Land Use By-law; Planning District 5 (Chebucto Peninsula) Land Use By-law; Planning Districts 1 and 3 (St. Margarets Bay) Land Use By-law; Planning Districts 14 and 17 (Shubenacadie Lakes) Land Use By-law; Planning Districts 8 and 9 (Lake Echo/Porters Lake) Land Use By-law; Regional Centre Land Use By-law (effective July 30, 2026); Regional Subdivision By-law; Sackville Drive Land Use By-law; Sackville Land Use By-law; Suburban Housing Accelerator Land Use By-law; Timberlea/Lakeside/Beechville Land Use By-law, verified 2026-10-18.
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Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Cole Harbour/Westphal plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Dartmouth plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Downtown Halifax plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Eastern Passage/Cow Bay plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Eastern Shore (East) plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Eastern Shore (West) plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Zoning and development-control by-law for mainland Halifax areas outside the Regional Centre. Establishes land use districts, permitted uses, and development procedures. Minor revision 2023.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Lawrencetown plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the North Preston, Lake Major, Lake Loon, Cherry Brook and East Preston plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Planning District 4 (Prospect) plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Planning District 5 (Chebucto Peninsula) plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Planning Districts 1 and 3 (St. Margarets Bay) plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Planning Districts 14 and 17 (Shubenacadie Lakes) plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Planning Districts 8 and 9 (Lake Echo/Porters Lake) plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Comprehensive zoning and land use by-law for the Regional Centre (Halifax Peninsula and Dartmouth inside the Circumferential Highway). Packages A (2019) and B (2021).
Governs subdivision of land throughout HRM, administered by Development Officers. Cover dated October 2014; consolidated reprint with corrections effective Dec 28, 2022. No precise single adoption day on cover.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Sackville Drive plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Sackville plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Suburban Housing Accelerator plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax Regional Municipality land use by-law for the Timberlea/Lakeside/Beechville plan area: zones, permitted uses and development standards.
Halifax.ca index of all land use by-laws by community plan area, linking to individual LUB PDFs.