Programs & Services

• Local Governance
  • The promoting of Local Governance throughout the province through the provision of authoritative interpretation and application of existing legislation and directing the revision and development of new legislation
  • The evaluation of local government structures
  • The formulating of regional approaches to service delivery
  • The conducting of reviews of local government administrative and operational practices
• Training
  • The provision of training opportunities for elected and administrative local government officials
• Appeals
  • Appeals under section 42 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000
• Land Use Planning
  • the review and registration of municipal planning documents;
  • development of the following types of land use plans and associated amendments;
    • provincial road zoning plans;
    • St. John’s Urban and Regional Plan Consultations
    • regional plans;
    • protected area plans; and
    • local area plans;
  • maintaining the official registry of land use plans and development regulations
  • providing advice to the Department and Government on matters related to land use planning, municipal planning, expropriations by municipal councils, purchase notices, etc.
  • assisting municipal councils, interested parties, and the public in interpreting municipal plans and development regulations
  • facilitating the development of regional land use plans