Land use plans: A regional planning tool
A land use and development plan is much more than just a planning document—it’s our region’s future.
Developed in partnership with local stakeholders, the plan serves to share knowledge and coordinate efforts in order to establish a shared, sustainable vision of land use planning and development in the region.
The purpose of the land use plan, as mandated by the Act respecting land use planning and development, is to establish guidelines, organize the region and coordinate decision-making by setting conditions for land development. The plan provides a balanced, consistent approach to handling various land use issues like development, mobility, the economy, infrastructure, agriculture, forestry, natural environments, heritage and countryside.
It has a real impact locally too—municipalities have their own development plans and bylaws that must align with the regional plan’s goals.
Land use plans - Documents and annexes
- Administrative codification - Land use and development plan (French only)
- Campanion document - Land use and development plan (French only)
- Plan A - Major land uses (French only)
- Plan B - Territories of interest (French only)
- Plan C - Territories of constraints (French only)
- Annexe 1 - Separating distance calculation paramaters (French only)
- Annexe 2 - Dynamic agricultural allocation (French only)
- Annexe 3 - Unstructured islets maps (Bromont incl) (French only)
- Annexe 4 - Territories incompatible with mining activity (French only)
Bylaws and interim control resolutions (French only)
- Règlement de contrôle intérimaire 07-0823 relativement à certains milieux humides et forestiers d'intérêt sur le territoire de la MRC Brome-Missisquoi
- Règlement de remplacement 04-0520 remplaçant le Règlement 02-0120 modifiant le Règlement de contrôle intérimaire 06-1117 visant à établir le cadre normatif relié à la cartographie des aléas fluviaux dans le périmètre urbain de la Ville de Sutton
- RCI 09-0518 - Règlement de contrôle intérimaire visant à encadrer l’implantation et l’accroissement de centres de traitement, de production ou d’entreposage de données (version administrative refondue) – incluant la modification 06-1120
- RCI 08-0518 - Règlement de contrôle intérimaire visant à encadrer l’utilisation du sol à des fins d’entreposage, de distribution et de vente de gaz propane
- RCI 06-0514 - Règlement de contrôle intérimaire visant à régir l’implantation de certaines catégories d’équipements ou d’installations de gestion des matières résiduelles sur le territoire de la MRC Brome-Missisquoi – (version administrative refondue) incluant la modification
- RCI 03-0602 - Règlement de contrôle intérimaire relatif aux zones de protection
- RCI 07-1006 - Règlement de contrôle intérimaire concernant l'implantation d'éoliennes
A policy to ensure consistency and predictability in land-use planning decisions
The Brome-Missisquoi RCM has adopted a Policy on Land-Use Planning Decision-Making to guide, structure, and make regional decisions more predictable. This policy aims to enhance the coherence of interventions across the territory by ensuring a shared understanding of evaluation criteria, government requirements, and greater transparency in decision-making processes.
It outlines the roles and responsibilities of various municipal and regional stakeholders, the criteria for determining whether a request has regional significance, as well as the procedures to follow for different types of requests (schema amendments, exclusions from the agricultural zone, minor exemptions in constraint zones, and conformity with the land-use and development plan).
This policy serves as a territorial governance tool that supports coherent, collaborative planning in line with the Québec government’s land-use planning orientations.
Since March 1, 2022, municipalities and regional county municipalities (MRCs) must report on the implementation of the Municipal Authorization Regime for activities carried out in aquatic environments, as provided for the Transitional Regime. This results from the Regulation on the Regulation on the provisional implementation of the amendments made by Chapter 7 of the 2021 Laws on flood risk management.
Municipalities must keep a register of the authorizations issued under this regime and transmit this information to the MRC. The latter is responsible for publishing an annual report on the authorizations issued, based on the data provided by the local municipalities.
This report must be published on the MRC's website and remain available for at least 5 years. The report for the year 2022 is presented in the "Useful links and documents" of this page, with a breakdown by type of aquatic environment, such as the coastline, the shore, the low-flow flood zone, and the high-flow flood zone.
If you would like more information on the Transitional Regime, we invite you to consult the Quebec government's website dedicated to this topic. This link is also available in the "Useful links and documents" of this page.
Quick links
Useful links and documents
Maps
Explore MRC Brome-Missisquoi using our informative, easy-to-use interactive map. Use it to plan projects—or learn more about what makes our region so unique!
Natural environments
Visit our natural environment management page to learn more about projects to protect and promote our region’s incredible natural areas and environment.