Revision of Town Planning By-Laws

Since 2018, the Municipality has been working on revising all of its urbanism regulations, the last versions of which dated back to 2007. No substantial changes had been made to these bylaws for 15 years. The municipal council felt that an important updating exercise was required to ensure that the plans accurately represented the vision and direction of the Municipality in terms of urban planning. In addition, planning practices have evolved, and the Municipality is facing new challenges that did not exist 15 years ago.

It was an important, demanding, and imposing exercise. Everyone’s input was essential in this regard. Thus, the municipal council had clearly indicated and expressed its intention to carry out the revision exercise in all transparency and openness and in compliance, of course, with the legislative provisions stipulated in the Act respecting Land use planning and development when it pertains to the revision of urban planning by-laws.

In June 2020, the municipal council adopted a resolution which became, three months later, in September 2020, an interim control by-law (ICB) aimed at establishing various exceptional urbanism regulations during the revision period of urbanism by-laws. This ICB was replaced by new urbanism by-laws as soon as they came into effect. 

The following by-laws have been revised :

• The Urbanism plan
• The Subdivision by-law
• The Zoning by-law
• The by-law regarding permits and certificates
• The Construction by-law
• The by-law regarding minor exemptions
• The by-law regarding the site planning and architectural integration program (SPAIP)
•  The by-law regarding Specific Construction, Alteration or Occupancy Proposal of an Immovable (SCAOPI)

The Urbanism plan is a document that establishes the guidelines for the spatial and physical organization of the municipality while presenting an overall vision of land use planning. It provides an overview of the territory, anticipates future challenges, and presents priorities for action to guide the territory’s planning and development.

The by-laws establish the rules, standards, and evaluation criteria governing the construction and use of buildings and land on the territory, as well as the management of all these different rules.

Below, you'll find the main steps that have been taken since 2018, and which have involved, from the outset, citizens interested in the fundamental issues involved in urban planning.

Click here to consult the Summary of the Urban Plan, which came into force on February 27, 2023.The following by-laws have been revised: