A new zoning bylaw in Cumberland aims to expand housing options in the community.
Village of Cumberland council adopted the bylaw at its Feb. 9 meeting following a public engagement process that began in 2025.
The zoning bylaw implements the village’s official community plan and responds to provincial direction to broadly allow small-scale, multi-unit housing.
“Village staff worked incredible hard to redesign the zoning bylaw to make it more user-friendly, clearer and easier to understand,” said Cumberland Mayor Vickey Brown.
Zoning bylaws regulate how land, buildings and other structures can be used within a community. They divide land into different zones such as residential, commercial and industrial.
They also regulate several elements, including:
- the use of land, buildings and other structures
- density, or the number of homes permitted on a property
- minimum and maximum parcel sizes
- the siting of buildings and structures, including height and setbacks from property lines
- parking requirements for different types of uses such as restaurants or apartments
More information on the new zoning bylaw can be found here.
