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CBRM Housing Strategy
About the project
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality is undertaking a Housing Strategy to identify existing housing challenges, opportunities and solutions.
This work will include:
- Public and stakeholder engagement to inform the Housing Strategy;
- Recommendations for a potential new comprehensive residential development incentive program;
- Identification of municipality owned surplus lands suitable for residential development;
- Residential development incentive program analysis including a land development framework, policy and regulatory review, and financial feasibility assessment; and
- Implementation of a road map and monitoring and evaluation framework.
This Housing Strategy will provide a framework for CBRM to support housing across the municipality. It will serve as a comprehensive and measurable plan to increase the amount of housing in CBRM’s communities while promoting sustainable growth and development.
The Housing Strategy will be guided by the CBRM Forward Project. CBRM Forward was a comprehensive project focused on updating CBRM’s Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS), Land Use Bylaw (LUB), Economic Development Strategy and Growth Management Strategy. The Housing Strategy will look specifically at solutions to improve housing in CBRM.
Public Engagement
We are excited to announce the successful completion of Phase 1 of the CBRM’s Housing Strategy. This initial phase involved virtual focus groups, public open houses, and an online community survey, which focused on sharing information about CBRM’s Housing Strategy and learning more about the community’s experience with housing and vision for the future.
Reports
What We Heard- Phase 1 Report
CBRM's Housing Story- Phase 1 Report
Contact info
Lyndsay Francis, Engagement Lead & Private Planning Consultant, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Planning and Development Department, CBRM, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.