Public Hearing and Notices
Notice of Public Hearing - Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan – Planning Amendments
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A Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, February 12th, at 6:30 pm in Council chambers, located at 400 Main Street. Topic: Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan – Planning Amendments
A Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, February 12th, at 6:30 pm in Council chambers, located at 400 Main Street. Members of the public can attend and speak at the hearing, or hand in written submissions. Written submissions can be also emailed to admin@townofyarmouth.ca, or delivered to Town Hall, and must be received by 12 pm (noon) on February 9th, 2026.
This Public Hearing will address the following item:
Housing Accelerator Fund Action Plan – Planning Amendments
The Town was successful in its application to the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, with its application including an initiative to undertake regulatory changes to support housing. The proposed amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use Bylaw implement this initiative through a variety of ways, including clarifying permissions for accessory dwelling units, refining residential lot requirements, enabling more housing downtown and updating regulations for supportive housing.
The proposed Land Use Bylaw amendments also include a set of rezonings of lots in proximity to several key Town institutions such the Yarmouth Hospital and the Nova Scotia Community College. For a complete list of properties to be “upzoned” see the table below.
For more information on the amendments and rezonings, please visit: GetInvolvedYarmouth.ca/HAF-planning-amendments
PLEASE NOTE: Council held a public hearing on this topic on January 8th, 2026, and decided to hold another public hearing to provide additional time for residents to familiarize themselves with the proposed changes, including the targeted upzonings.
Notice of Approval: Penalty Bylaw & Council Meetings Bylaw
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This is to serve notice that the Council of the Town of Yarmouth at its meeting on January 8th, 2026 at 6:30 pm, at Yarmouth Town Hall, 400 Main Street, approved the following:
Notice of Approval: 191 Main Street - Rezoning
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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: 191 Main Street - Rezoning
Notice of Tax Sale - February 24th, 2026, 10 AM
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In the matter of the Municipal Government Act being Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1998 of the Statutes of Nova Scotia and amendments thereto. TAKE NOTICE that the lots of land hereinafter described will be sold at Public Auction in the Town Hall, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on February 24, 2026, Council Chambers, at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon for arrears and expenses unless before the time of sale, all sums are paid to the Treasure of the Town of Yarmouth.
Notice of Approval - January 1st, 2026
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This is to serve notice that the Council of the Town of Yarmouth at its meeting on December 11th, 2025 at 6:30 pm, at Yarmouth Town Hall, 400 Main Street, approved the following...
Notice of Second Reading: Penalty & Council Meetings Bylaws
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This is to serve notice that the Council of the Town of Yarmouth, at its meeting on Thursday, January 8th, 2026, at 6:30 pm, at town hall, 400 Main Street, will consider and, if deemed advisable, approve second reading for amendments to two bylaws: the Penalty Bylaw and Council Meetings Bylaw.