Coastal Policy
Feedback Form
Thank you for taking the time to respond to the following questions.
The intent is to collect input from residents, and provide Municipal Council with
feedback. All respondents should feel free to add whatever additional comment
they wish on this issue.
Surveys can be sent electronically (email: [email protected]) or mailed to:
Planning Services, Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, 210 Aberdeen Road, Bridgewater NS, B4V 4G8.
Section 1: Coastal Hazards: What You Have Experienced or Witnessed.
*The word “AFFECT” can be a matter of perspective. In this case: to note
where citizens consider erosion and flooding events have influenced their
behaviour, so that they needed to respond in some capacity.
(1)
Is erosion currently affecting your own property?
Yes / No / Not sure
(2)
Do you think erosion affects other properties in your community?
Yes / No / Not sure
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Is coastal flooding currently affecting your own property?
Yes / No / Not sure
(4)
Do you think coastal flooding affects other properties in your community?
Yes / No / Not sure
(5) Have any structures on your own property been damaged by coastal hazards?
Yes / No
If yes, what caused the damage? (Check all that apply)
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Erosion
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Coastal flooding
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Storm surge
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Other (Describe) _________________________________
(6) Have you relocated any structures on your property because of coastal hazards?
Yes / No
Section 2: Climate Change & Climate Hazard Preparedness.
*In this case: the word “IMPACTS” refers to a land owner (or an agency)
being compelled to undertake a responsive action, either to protect, or to
extensively repair, existing built infrastructure.
(7) Do you think climate change has, or will have, an impact on the coast in your community?
It is impacting the coast now.
There will be impacts in the next 10 years.
There will be impacts in the next 20-25 years.
There will be impacts in the next 50 years.
Yes
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No
No
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Not sure
Not sure
Not sure
Not sure
(8) Should municipalities identify and restrict development from the risks associated with
climate -related hazards (e.g. storm surges, coastal flooding, erosion) (Check one)
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based on current impacts
based on 10 year predicted impacts
based on 20-25 year predicted impacts
based on 50 year predicted impacts
it is not the government’s role / responsibility to do so.
(9) What - if anything - are you doing as a landowner, to prepare for the impacts associated
with climate change / climate hazards on your private property? (Check all that apply)
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Shoreline wall / Boulders
Other shoreline protection structures
Planting vegetation
Dune protection
Building Design
Other (Describe) ______________________
Nothing
(10) In your opinion, who should be involved with covering the costs resulting from the
impacts of any coastal hazards? (Check all that apply)
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Affected landowners
Insurance companies
Governments
Other (Describe)______________________________
Section 3: Coastal Policy in the Municipality.
(11) Is there a need to develop a municipal coastal policy?
Yes / No / Not sure
(12) If you answered (11) as a YES - if a coastal policy is developed, what would you like to
see included? (Check all that apply)
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Provision of information on coastal hazards, and the areas that are most susceptible
Provision of guidelines, and/or suggested best practices to coastal development
Specify minimum technical and safety regulations for designing buildings, to reduce
the effects of flooding, sea level rise and extreme storm events
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Horizontal setback requirement
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Vertical setback requirement
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Horizontal and vertical setback requirements
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Vegetation retention requirements
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Exemptions from a setback, if property owners can prove the suitability of the
development based on site specific data
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Exemptions from a setback for certain types of development
(e.g., water-related structures such as fishing sheds or boardwalks)
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Other (please describe)
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(13) If a coastal policy were to be developed in this Municipality, what are your biggest
concerns?
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Do you have further comments, questions, or concerns you would like to share?
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Thank you again for taking time to provide the Municipality with your input.
Below are a few questions that will provide staff with some understanding of the
characteristics of those citizens who have chosen to provide feedback. Please note
this survey does not seek to know any individual’s name; or to know which particular
individual has stated what.
Are you the owner of a coastal property?
Yes / No
Where is your property located? (e.g. roadway, or community)
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What size is your property? ____________________________________________________
Is the property developed?
Yes / No
If it is developed, does it serve as a
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Main Residence
Cottage
Approximately what distance is the residence from the edge of the sea at normal high tide?
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What features lie between the main residence and the ocean? (Check all that apply)
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Lawn/grass
Shrubs and wild grass
Trees
Driveway
Other structures_______________
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Fields
Sand Dunes
Boardwalk or staircase
Road
Other_____________________
Does your property include one or more of the following? (Check all that apply)
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Sandy or gravel beach
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Sand dunes
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A salt marsh or other wetland
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Other feature____________________
Rocky shore
A cliff
A pond
Is your property located on a (Check all that apply)
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Bay
Estuary/River mouth
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Open Shore
Other__________________________