Since 2018, the Municipality has been working on revising all of its urbanism regulations, including the current versions dating back to 2007. No substantial changes have been made to these versions for 15 years. The municipal council felt that an important updating exercise was required to ensure that the plans accurately represent the vision and direction of the Municipality in terms of urban planning. In addition, planning practices have evolved, and the Municipality is facing new challenges that did not exist 15 years ago.

This is an important, demanding, and imposing exercise. Everyone’s input is essential in this regard. Thus, the municipal council has clearly indicated and expressed its intention to carry out the revision exercise in all transparency and openness and in compliance, of course, with the legislative provisions stipulated in the Act respecting Land use planning and development when it pertains to the revision of urban planning by-laws.

In June 2020, the municipal council adopted a resolution which became, three months later, in September 2020, an interim control by-law (ICB) aimed at establishing various exceptional urbanism regulations during the revision period of urbanism by-laws. This ICB will be replaced by new urbanism by-laws as soon as the new ones enter into effect. Therefore, the moratorium on cadastral operations under the ICB will be replaced by the new subdivision rules once they are in effect. In addition, the ICB allows for the enactment of various rules to ensure compliance with future municipal council directions.

In the following table, you will find a summary of the actions that have been taken since 2018 and that have involved, from the beginning, citizens interested in the fundamental issues that affect urban planning.

This table below will be updated regularly as soon as council approves the « first draft » versions of the following by-laws, which have been under review since 2018, specifically:

• The Urbanism plan
• The Subdivision by-law
• The Zoning by-law
• The by-law regarding permits and certificates
• The Construction by-law
• The by-law regarding minor exemptions
• The by-law regarding the site planning and architectural integration program (SPAIP)
• The by-law regarding conditional uses

The Urbanism plan is a document that establishes the guidelines for the spatial and physical organization of the municipality while presenting an overall vision of land use planning. It provides an overview of the territory, anticipates future challenges, and presents priorities for action to guide the territory’s planning and development.

The by-laws establish the rules, standards, and evaluation criteria governing the construction and use of buildings and land on the territory, as well as the management of all these different rules.

REVIEW PROCESS

ICB link

The Town Planning Department is the doorway to the Engineering and Design Department for citizens and businesses, which are monitoring projects in Morin-Heights.

Citizens are responsible to find out if any a project they wish to undertake is in line with the current regulation and if they require a permit.

Here is a list of the main local real estate projects (updated May 2021):

Allen Falls
Invesco Habitation
www.invescohabitation.ca
Rue Allen, at the intersection of Chemin du Village (Route 329)

Le Balmoral
Invesco Habitation
www.invescohabitation.ca
Rue Doral

Blue Ridge
Invesco Habitation
www.invescohabitation.ca
Rue du Panorama, at the intersection of Chemin de Blue Hills

Domaine Carver
Les Constructions Lafco
www.constructionslafco.com
Rue Carver and Rue Carver Hill, at the intersection of Chemin du Village

Le Lac Hendrix
Invesco Habitation
www.invescohabitation.ca
Intersection Chemin de Salzbourg, from Route 329

Le Lac Rustique
Invesco Habitation
www.invescohabitation.ca
Chemin Rustique, from Chemin du Lac-Bouchette

Le Plateau
Invesco Habitation
www.invescohabitation.ca
Rue du Plateau, at the intersection of Chemin de Blue Hills

La Réserve Morin-Heights
Immobilier Marcil
www.reservemh.com
Chemin de Tourtour, at the intersection of Route 364

Sommet Kicking Horse
Invesco Habitation
www.invescohabitation.ca
Montée Kicking Horse, at the intersection of Rue Bennett

Obtaining a minor derogation allows the legalisation of a situation where the application of zoning and/or parcelling regulations causes a serious prejudice to the applicant.

Dates to have a temporary shelter up

Installation :

• Of the structure : October 1st
• Of the cover: October 15th

Demantling:

• Removal of the cover : May 1st
• Of the structure : May 15th

The Town Hall is opened from
Monday to Thursday
8:30 to 12:00 and from
12:45 to 16:30, and Friday
from 8:30 to 12:00

567, chemin du Village
Morin-Heights (Québec)
J0R 1H0

Telephone : 450 226-3232
Fax : 450 226-8786
municipalite@morinheights.com