Content of the Land Use Planning and Development Plan

In accordance with the Act, a Land Use Planning and Development Plan must, for the MRC territory:

(1) Determine the general aims of land development policy for the territory;

(2) Determine the general land use policies for different parts of the territory;

(2.1) Without restricting the generality of subparagraphs 1 and 2 or limiting the application of the other elements of the plan with regard to the overall territory of the regional county municipality, determine such land use guidelines and land use designations as the regional county municipality considers appropriate to ensure, in the agricultural zone within its territory, that land use planning and development standards are compatible with the objective of ensuring priority for the use of land for agricultural activities and, within that framework, the harmonious coexistence of agricultural and non-agricultural uses;

(3) Delimit urbanization perimeters;

(4) Identify zones where land occupation is subject to special restrictions for reasons of public safety such as flood zones, erosion zones, landslide zones or zones subject to other disasters or for reasons of environmental protection regarding riverbanks and lakeshores, littoral zones and floodplains;

(5) Identify the thoroughfares whose present or planned presence in a place results in land occupation near this place being subject to major restrictions for reasons of public safety, public health or general welfare;

(6) Identify any part of the territory that is of historical, cultural, aesthetic or ecological interest to the regional county municipality;

(7) Describe and plan the organization of land transport and, for such purpose,

(a) Indicate the nature of major existing land transport infrastructures and equipment as well as their location;

(b) Taking into account the adequacy or inadequacy of the infrastructures and equipment referred to in subparagraph a, the foreseeable demand in matters of transportation and the anticipated part of transportation having to be assured by the various means of transportation, indicate the principal improvements to be made to the infrastructures and equipment referred to in subparagraph a and indicate the nature of any planned major new land transport infrastructures and equipment, together with their approximate location;

(8)

(a) Indicate the nature of major existing infrastructures and equipment other than those referred to in subparagraph 7 as well as their location;

(b)Indicate the nature of any planned major new infrastructures or equipment other than those referred to in subparagraph 7, together with their approximate location;

(9) Set out a strategic vision of cultural, economic, environmental and social development to facilitate the coherent exercise of the regional county municipality's jurisdiction.