ActivitiesNOTICE OF APPROVAL
In the matter of the Municipal Government Act and the Municipality of Chester
TAKE NOTICE THAT on February 12, 2026, Chester Municipal Council approved amendments to the Village of Chester Land Use By-law. The purpose of the amendments is to better reflect the extent of the setback previously in place from 2007-2025 via Schedule “B”. The amendments to the Village Land Use By-law are as follows (struckthrough text is removed and underlined text is being added, revised Schedule “B”):
a) no structure shall be erected within 45 m of the centre of the bridge (-64.245309 longitude, 44.545602o latitude) as the area indicated on Schedule “B” as “non-development area”, and;
b) every development permit application for a development proposed to be located within 60 m of the centre of the bridge (-64.245309 longitude, 44.545602o latitude) as indicated on Schedule “B” as “qualified person study area”, shall be accompanied by a certificate from a qualified professional, that the construction process, placement of any structures, and any resulting changes in stormwater or drainage resulting from construction will not damage or threaten the structural integrity of the bridge.
This decision of Council can be appealed to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board (phone 1-844-809-0010) by any aggrieved person, by the Provincial Director of Planning, or by the Council of an adjacent Municipality within fourteen (14) days after the date of the publication of this notice.
For further information, call 902-275-2599.
P.M. Myra
Municipal Clerk
