Development Support Program
The Commercial Development District Improvement By-Law supports new commercial growth by offering a property tax phase-in incentive for eligible developments.
Property owners undertaking new commercial developments in certain areas of the Municipality may apply to have the increase in property taxes resulting from these new developments phased in over a period of five or ten years, depending on the scale of the development.
Offered by Cape Breton Regional Municipality Planning and Development
Amount
No fixed amount
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
Property owners undertaking new commercial developments in certain areas of the Municipality may apply to have the increase in property taxes resulting from these new developments phased in over a period of five or ten years, depending on the scale of the development.
You may qualify for the incentive if the proposed development is located within designated commercial districts defined in the Commercial Development District Improvement By-law.
Eligible areas include:
- Dominion (PDF, 228 KB)
- Glace Bay (PDF, 342 KB)
- Harbourside Industrial Park (PDF, 267 KB)
- Louisbourg (PDF, 253 KB)
- New Waterford (PDF, 267 KB)
- North Sydney (PDF, 246 KB)
- Northside Industrial Park (PDF, 313 KB)
- Sydney (PDF, 316 KB)
- Sydney Mines (PDF, 212 KB)
- Sydport Industrial Park (PDF, 207 KB)
- Whitney Pier (PDF, 234 KB)
You must first obtain a building permit before submitting your Development Support Program Application to housing@cbrm.ns.ca.
About the funding
The Commercial Development District Improvement By-Law supports new commercial growth by offering a property tax phase-in incentive for eligible developments.
Property owners undertaking new commercial developments in certain areas of the Municipality may apply to have the increase in property taxes resulting from these new developments phased in over a period of five or ten years, depending on the scale of the development.
