Bedford Land Use By-law - Halifax Regional Municipality

PART 5
GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL ZONES
1. Administration
a) This By-law shall be administered by the Development Officer.
b) The Development Officer of the Town of Bedford or any of his assistants are hereby
authorized to enter, at all reasonable times, into or upon any property within the Town
of Bedford for the purposes of any inspection necessary in connection with the
administration of the Land Use By-law.
c) Any person who violates a provision of this By-law shall be subject to prosecution as
provided for in Section 120 of the Planning Act (R.S.N.S, Chapter 346, 1989).
d) This By-law shall take effect when approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs.
2. Scope
a) Nothing in this By-law shall exempt any person from complying with the requirements
of the Building By-law or any other by-law in force within the Town or to obtain any
license, permission, permit, authority or approval required by this or any other By-law
of the Town of Bedford.
b) Nothing in this By-law shall prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition
of any building or structure, provided in the case of a non-conforming use the
provisions of Section 93 (b) of the Planning Act of Nova Scotia shall prevail.
c) Where the provisions in this By-law conflict with those of any other municipal or
provincial regulations, by-laws, or codes, the higher or more stringent requirement
shall prevail.
3. Development Permits
a) No building or structure shall be erected or altered, nor the use of any building,
structure or lot be changed unless a development permit has been issued and no
development permit shall be issued unless all the provisions of this by-law are
satisfied.
b) No building, residential or otherwise shall be moved within or into the area covered by
this By-law without obtaining a development permit from the Development Officer.
c) A development permit application shall be signed by the registered owner of the lot or
by the owner's agent duly authorized thereunto in writing and shall set forth in detail
the current and proposed use of the lot and each building or structure, or part of each
building or structure, together with all information necessary to determine whether or
not every such proposed use of land, building or structure conforms with the
requirements of this by-law.
d) Except for applications for permits for developments which are to have one (1) or two
(2) residential units on one lot (including any existing units at the time of the
application) applications for development permits shall be accompanied by a site plan
properly drawn to scale showing the following:
i) accurate dimensions of the site;
ii) the location and dimensions of all existing and proposed buildings and accessory
structures;
iii) identification and location of all parking areas including driveways, entrances
and exits to parking areas, manoeuvring areas for vehicles, service areas, visitors
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