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Government
Under Section 29 of the MGA, the CAO is responsible to the Council for the proper administration of the affairs of the Municipality in accordance with the By-Laws of the Municipality and the policies adopted by the Council.
- Requests must be made in writing (mail or email) to the Deputy Municipal Clerk’s Office.
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Municipality of the District of Yarmouth
932 Highway 1
Hebron, NS B5A 5Z5
Email Jenny Porter - Applicant must indicate who they would like to present to; Council or a specific Committee of Council.
- Must provide a written summary of their presentation topic and points.
- Only the person booked to make a presentation may speak at the meeting.
- Presentations will only be received on matters directly related to Municipal Government and the mandate of Council’s standing committees.
- The presenter(s) will be contacted by the Administration team regarding the date and time of their presentation to Council.
- Presentations can be up to a maximum of 10 minutes, followed by 10 minutes allotted for Q&A.
For any questions concerning presenting to Council or a Committee of Council, please contact Jenny Porter, Deputy Municipal Clerk at 902-742-7159.
Official notices regarding by-laws are published on this page.
Notices of Approvals
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT at its Regular Council meeting on January 22, 2025, Council approved second and final reading of the amendments to Land Use By-Law.
The purpose of these amendments is to allow accessory dwellings in the front yard of a lot by removing Land Use By-law subsection7.1 (d) “ii. the accessory dwelling shall be located in the rear or side yard”.
In accordance to Section 169 of the Municipal Government Act these amendments become effective as the date of this notice.
Victoria Brooks
Chief Administration Officer
This notice was posted to this site on March 7, 2025
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT at its regular Council meeting on December 18, 2024, Council approved second and final reading of the amendments to Tax Exemption By-Law T-082-24.
The purpose of this By-Law is to provide a reduction of taxes to nonprofit community, charitable, fraternal, educational, recreation, religious, cultural or sporting organization if, in the opinion of Council, the organization provides a service that might otherwise be a responsibility of the council as allowed under Section 71(1) of the Municipal Government Act.
The document can be viewed by interested persons between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday (excluding Holidays; copy fees apply) at the Municipal Administration Building, located at 932 Highway 1, Hebron, or on our website by visiting https://munyarmouth.ca/government/by-laws.
Victoria Brooks
Chief Administration Officer
This notice was posted to this site on January 7, 2025
TAKE NOTICE THAT the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Council adopted the amendments to the Commercial Development District (CDD) Improvement By-law C-038-19 on August 7, 2024.
The documents have been reviewed by the Department of Municipal Affairs as per Section 208 of the Municipal Government Act. In accordance to Section 169 of the Municipal Government Act, these amendments become effective as the date of this notice.
The documents can be viewed online at https://munyarmouth.ca/government/by-laws or copies obtained from the Municipal Administration Building located 932 Highway 1, Hebron, between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday (closed Holidays; copy fees apply).
Victoria Brooks
Chief Administrative Officer
This notice was posted to this site on December 11, 2024.
Notices of Second Readings
Notices of Second Reading
Please take notice that at its regular Council meeting on September 18, 2024, Council approved first reading of Tax Exemption By-Law T-082-24.
Council proposes to repeal and replace Tax Exemption By-Law T-082-03 and second reading for Tax Exemption By-Law T-082-24 will occur at the Regular Council meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 6:00 p.m. at the Administration Building, located at 932 Highway 1, Hebron, NS.
The document is available here or copies can be viewed at the Administration Building located 932 Highway 1, Hebron, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding Holidays, copy fees apply).
Victoria Brooks
Chief Administrative Officer
This notice was posted to this site on November 26, 2024.
By carrying out a conversion process during the summer of 2016 of approximately 1,700 of the High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) streetlights throughout our Municipality and taking ownership, (they were formerly owned by NSPI), to new Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology, we have reduced our Streetlight Energy Costs by approximately $240,000.00 per year.
Energy savings are just as impressive with a reduction in kWh output in the range of 50-65%. Put another way, we have reduced our theoretical annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by approximately 200 metric tonnes per year; which in turn is equivalent, theoretically, to the electricity used by 29 homes in a year or the consumption of 448 barrels of oil.
This annual savings is significant to a Municipality of our size and help our Council achieve priorities and operational objectives. On top of that, from an operational point of view, this new technology has delivered better performance in light quality, broadcast area, maintenance requirements and contributions to GHG emissions reductions.
The Municipality of Yarmouth has a pdf Street Lighting Policy whose purpose is to guide staff, council and the general public in the installation, removal and general administration of municipally owned streetlights within the geographical jurisdiction of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth. Included in the policy is the procedure to follow when requesting a streetlight installation or removal.
Request for Streetlight Installation or Removal
Also included in the Municipality of Yarmouth pdf Street Lighting Policy is the application to pdf Request Streetlight Installation or Removal. This form should be completed and returned to the Public Works Department in the lower level of the municipal building by hand or by post.
Streetlight Outages
Streetlight outages should be reported to the Public Works Department at 902-742-7353. You will be asked to provide the closest civic number to the outage as well as the ID sticker number located on the bottom of the light. This number usually begins with the letters YC.
