BILL 67
An Act to Amend the Community Planning Act
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, enacts as follows:
1 Subsection 55(1) of the Community Planning Act, chapter C-12 of the Revised Statutes, 1973, is repealed and the following is substituted:
55( 1) When a subdivision plan of land in a rural community that has not enacted a by-law under subsection 190.079(1) of the Municipalities Act with respect to the service of roads and streets provides for the laying out of public or future streets or a subdivision plan of land not in a municipality provides for the laying out of public or future streets, approval of the plan by the development officer shall not be given, if the land is not in an integrated service area, or shall not be effective, if the land is in an integrated service area, until the plan has been assented to by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.
2 Section 56 of the Act is amended
(a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following:
56( 1) When a subdivision plan of land in a municipality provides for the laying out of public or future streets or the setting aside of land for public purposes, approval of the plan by the development officer shall not be given, if the land is not in an integrated survey area, or shall not be effective, if the land is in an integrated survey area, until the plan has been assented to by the council.
(b) by adding after subsection (1) the following:
56( 1.1) When a subdivision plan in a rural community that has enacted a by-law under subsection 190.079(1) of the Municipalities Act with respect to the service of roads and streets provides for the laying out of public or future streets, approval of the plan by the development officer shall not be given, if the land is not in an integrated survey area, or shall not be effective, if the land is in an integrated survey area, until the plan has been assented to by the rural community council.
56( 1.2) When a subdivision plan in a rural community provides for the setting aside of land for public purposes, approval of the plan by the development officer shall not be given, if the land is not in an integrated survey area, or shall not be effective, if the land is in an integrated survey area, until the plan has been assented to by the rural community council.
(c) in paragraph (2)(a) by striking out “the location of the streets mentioned in subsection (1), or the land for public purposes mentioned therein” and substituting “the location of the streets mentioned in subsection (1) or (1.1), or the land for public purposes mentioned in subsection (1) or (1.2)”.
3 Paragraph 59(3)(b) of the Act is amended by striking out “may adopt” and substituting “shall adopt”.
4 Section 3 of this Act comes into force on January 1, 2015.