Permits

If you have any questions regarding the subdivision permit application process, please contact Joanne Smith, Council Administrator at 902-672-1586. (Administrator Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 AM – 5 PM) Other days please leave message and phone number, OR email at nscc@pei.aibn.com.

Community of North Shore Prince Edward Island

PROCEDURE FOR SUBDIVISION PERMIT APPLICATIONS

1. Pick up subdivision permit application, by either:

a) Going to the Community Council Office in the North Shore Community Centre on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, between the hours of 9 AM and 5PM.

b) Requesting an application by calling the Community Council Office at 1 902-672-1586, by emailing Joanne at ncss@pei.aibn.com or by visiting the community website www.stanhopecovehead.pe.ca, printing the application and dropping or mailing the document to the Community Council Office. Completed scanned applications can also be emailed to the Administrator at nscc@pei.aibn.com

c)Or by mailing a request for the document to

Administrator
Community of North Shore
PO Box 134, York, PE
C0A 1P0

2. Check with the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC), Suite 501, 134 Kent St., P.O. 577, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7L1, 1 902 892 3501 to see if your property is designated as non development under the PEI Lands Protection Act.

3. Submit the application to the Community for consideration. Also, we only accept applications which have the appropriate subdivision permit fee (see below) attached. When preliminary approval is given:

4. Go to 31 Gordon Drive, Charlottetown, and arrange to have test pits dug on your property for your Sewage System Disposal Permit.

5. Once you have received your test pit results, submit the results to the Community to be added to your subdivision permit application file.

6. When you are notified by the Community to have the survey done, contact the surveyor and have the survey completed. You must advise the surveyor of any conditions of the survey,(we suggest that you take the letter from the Community to the surveyor). Submit 8 copies of your completed and signed survey plan by either: a) dropping them off at the Community office in the North Shore Community Centre on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, between the hours of 9 AM and 5PM. or b) mailing them to:

Administrator
Community of North Shore
PO Box 134, York, PE
C0A 1P0

If you have any questions regarding the subdivision permit application process, please contact Joanne Smith, Council Administrator, at 902-672-1586.

Administrator Office Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – 9 AM to 5PM
Other days please leave a message at phone number 1-902-672-1586 or email nscc@pei.aibn.com

Subdivision Permit fees: $100.00 per lot.

Adobe PDF Building Permit Downloadable Document
Adobe PDF Subdivision Application

Procedure for Watercourse Alteration Permits

Residents are advised that the Province requires permits for any alterations affecting watercourses, wetlands, buffer zones or shorelines along the bays. Types of activities requiring permits include but are not limited to ......

. Bridge Construction/Maintenance . Wharf/Breakwater . Water Withdrawal
. Culvert Installation/Maintenance . Construct a Slipway . Impoundment Maintenance
. Wetland Alteration . Shoreline Erosion Control . Construct a By-Pass Pond
. Stream Enhancement . Dredging
. Construct/Maintain Sediment Trap . Temporary Watercourse Crossing
. Tree Cutting/Landscaping in a Buffer Zone . Operate Heavy Equipment or a Motor Vehicle
. Other –e.g. stairs to shores

Forms may be downloaded at www.gov.pe.ca/forms/pdf/548.pdf

Applications must be sent to:

Watercourse/Wetland Alteration Supervisor Application No:_____________
Water Management Division
Environment, Energy and Forestry
PO Box 2000, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Tel: (902) 368 5052; Fax: (902) 368-5830
www.gov.pe.ca/enveng