Community News
Online Zoning Map
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As part of the Town of Yarmouth's Planning Review Draft Engagement, a Draft Zoning Map is now online for residents to explore and make comments. To learn more about what’s permitted in each Zone, check out our handy Zoning Fact Sheets on the project website. Please visit: https://getinvolvedyarmouth.ca/planningreview
Complete the Online Feedback Form
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Do you have comments or questions about the Draft Municipal Planning Strategy & Land Use Bylaw? We want to hear what you think. Visit the project website and fill out our feedback form. The feedback form will ask if you want a follow up from the project team, so please be sure to leave your contact information if you do!
The Feedback Form, along with the Online Zoning Map, will be online until January 11th, 2026 for public submissions. You can find both at: https://getinvolvedyarmouth.ca/planningreview
Notice of Approval - November 27-2025
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This is to serve notice that the Council of the Town of Yarmouth at its meeting on November 13th, 2025 at 6:30 pm, at Yarmouth Town Hall, 400 Main Street, approved the following:
Notice of Second Reading - Repeal of Idling Control Bylaw
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This is to serve notice that the Council of the Town of Yarmouth, at its meeting on Thursday, December 11th, 2025, at 6:30 pm, at town hall, 400 Main Street, will consider and, if deemed advisable, approve second reading to repeal the Idling Control Bylaw. While the bylaw was introduced to have a positive impact, it has proven to be impossible to enforce.
Written submissions with questions, concerns, or comments will be considered at the time of the readings. They may be delivered to town hall, or by emailing: admin@townofyarmouth.ca
You can find the bylaw on our website here: https://www.townofyarmouth.ca/town-hall/bylaws
FAQs: Proposed Sale of Town-Owned Properties
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Please read further for answers to frequently asked questions about the proposed sale of town-owned properties at 1 Forest Street and 228 Main Street
Housing Accelerator Survey
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In Spring 2023, the Government of Canada launched the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) to help local governments make significant changes that will boost the number of homes being built across the country. The Town of Yarmouth received $2.3 million through this program to implement its Housing Action Plan, with a goal of adding 119 new homes over the next three years.
To reach this goal, the Town has developed a detailed plan with five key initiatives designed to support and accelerate housing development (check out the Housing Accelerator Fact Sheets on the project website to learn more). Initiative 3 is focused on regulatory changes to support housing in the community and a series of amendments to the Town’s planning documents have been proposed to fulfill this action. We want to hear what you think about the proposed amendments!
Take our online survey by November 20th to share your thoughts on the proposed amendments.
Once passed, these amendments will be incorporated into the updated Municipal Planning Strategy & Land Use Bylaw through the Planning Review project.
To learn more, or to take the survey, visit https://getinvolvedyarmouth.ca/planningreview