Communities, Cultural Affairs and LabourHOME / Building and Development This Section administers the Planning Act and Regulations, Roads Act Highway Access Regulations, Building Code Act Barrier Free Design Regulations and the Environmental Protection Act Sewage Disposal Regulations. These Regulations provide minimum requirements for building and development, on-site sewage disposal, highway access, barrier free design and the subdivision of land. These regulations are enforced in all areas outside of the 31 Municipalities that administer their own Official Plans and Bylaws. The Property Development Officers administer the Regulations from Division headquarters in Charlottetown and from the following Access P.E.I. centres: Montague, Summerside, O’leary and Souris. They assist clients through the development approval process including consultation, site planning, site assessment and compliance with the Regulations. The Property Development Officers also have responsibility for processing applications for the subdivision of land. The Division is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Environmental Protection Act Sewage Disposal Regulations. This includes the licencing of Septic Contractors and registration of Installers. For further information on an area of interest select a topic:
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