Municipal Plan Review
We’re reviewing our Municipal Plan and Zoning By-Law!
Moncton is growing and evolving. Let’s create a new Municipal Plan and Zoning By-Law that supports a future as bright and dynamic as our city.
The City of Moncton’s current Municipal Plan and Zoning By-Law were adopted in 2014. Council is required to periodically review and update the Municipal Plan to ensure its objectives and policies remain current and relevant and to meet the requirements of the Community Planning Act and other provincial policies and regulations. The Zoning By-Law must be updated to conform to the new Municipal Plan.
Once the review is complete, the City of Moncton will have an updated Municipal Plan and Zoning By-Law that is forward-looking and that will help ensure future growth and development aligns with the community’s goals and priorities.
THE POLICY DIRECTION REPORT AND BIG MOVES
Following several rounds of public engagement, the City has identified three Big Moves to guide the ongoing review of the City's Municipal Plan:
- Establishing Transit Corridors,
- Designing for People, and
- Celebrating Downtown.
The City is also reviewing the intent of land use designations and best practices to ensure these planning tools serve the City's residents well.
How will these Big Moves be implemented?
Below is an overview of proposed key changes to support the Big Moves and Policy Directions:
Corridors
Driven by the first Big Move, the current Mixed Use Centres and Corridors Designation was split into three:
- Mixed-use Transit Corridors Designation,
- Neighbourhood Corridor Designation, and
- Growth Node Designation.
The proposed corridor designations will feature a reduction of auto-dependent uses and an increase in density, building heights, and mix of uses but with a goal to blending future development with the adjacent existing neighbourhood.
New Mixed-Use Transit Corridors Designation applied along Mountain Blvd, West Main St, St. George between Milner and Vaughan Harvey, Millennium Blvd, Killam, North of the Roundabout, Morton/Elmwood.
New Neighbourhood Corridor Designation applied along Ryan, Purdy, Connaught/MacBeath, McLaughlin, Mill, Shediac between Maclaren and Weston.
New Growth Node Designation applied around Vaughan Harvey + Millennium, Wheeler + Mapleton, and Harrisville + Babineau.
Designing for People
The development standards in downtown, as well as several other areas of the city, are being reviewed to ensure they are the best for the residents and businesses. Proposed new standards will focus on pedestrian-friendly design and a high-quality public realm.
Downtown
To celebrate Downtown, the Downtown Designation area was expanded north up to John St and Botsford St/Wheeler Blvd. A new downtown neighbourhood zone is proposed that would allow more flexibility to land uses in the area while maintaining a low-rise built form.
NEW: GENERALIZED FUTURE LAND USE MAP
Moncton’s Generalized Future Land Use Map is a key component of the City’s long-term planning document, acting as the visual guide for its Municipal Plan.
The map outlines the community's vision for how and where land should develop over the next 25+ years, visually locating where residential, commercial, recreational, institutional, and industrial developments are encouraged.
Link to Generalized Future Land Use Public Engagement Map
How to Use the Generalized Future Land Use Public Engagement Map
Pour accéder à la version française de la carte, veuillez cliquer sur « Français » dans le coin supérieur droit de la carte.
To find the designation information for a specific address, enter the address you are searching for in the “find address or place” search box and hit ‘enter’ or use your mouse and cursor on map to find the address.
The map will zoom to the selected address and display the existing generalized future land use designation information on the right side.
Click on ‘Proposed Generalized Future Land Use’ at the top to change the map to the proposed generalized future land use designation information.
The map will now show the proposed information for the same property.
Alternatively, you can click on the civic number on the map to bring up the same information.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION, ON YOUR TERMS
We want to hear from you! We understand your time is valuable, so we’ve planned multiple ways for you to get involved.
Several rounds of engagement will be held to:
- hear and learn from you
- share key findings and updates
- present and gather feedback on emerging ideas
Notifications for these engagement opportunities will be distributed once the dates have been planned. Details for each engagement opportunity will be on this page.
The tools, documents, and questions will change as the project progresses and as we learn more about the community's needs and interests, so check in often and share your thoughts!
HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE
Respond to the Quick Poll and Forum questions to share your thoughts about Moncton's current Vision Statement and Big Moves!
Submit any questions, comments, and ideas relating to the Municipal Plan Review in the Questions tab, and the team will respond, either publicly or privately, depending on the nature of the question.
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Map
Vision Workshop Documents
Background Report
Phase 3 Documentation - "Big Moves" Engagement Sessions - Nov. 2025
Policy Directions
Vision
Who's Listening
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Email letschat@moncton.ca