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In the summer of 1997, Kings County Council adopted amendments to its Municipal
Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law to manage land use around fresh water lakes.
The amendments implemented a new approach to controlling shoreline development on
freshwater lakes in Nova Scotia. This approach also relied on the Municipality's
adaptation of a scientific method that ties development controls directly to the
capability of the lakes to sustain development.
The aim of this paper is to describe the new planning framework, the process which
led up to it and Council's expectations in terms of the benefits of a proactive
watershed management program. This paper is one of a number of ways in which we
are sharing the Kings County experience with interested municipalities and organizations.
Not only do we believe the Kings County approach has put a tangible face on the
notion of sustainable development, we have committed to a long-term monitoring program
that sets out to prove it.
Click here to view the full Theory into Practice.pdf
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