Planning Advisory Committee

The Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) is made up of volunteers appointed by Moncton City Council. The PAC advises Council on planning-related matters and is the approving authority for variances, conditional use applications, and applications for similar and compatible uses.

 

Planning and Development

506-856-4375

info.plans [at] moncton.ca (info[dot]plans[at]moncton[dot]ca)

655 Main St., Moncton, NB E1C 1E8

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Regular PAC meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month, except for the month of December when the meeting is held on the third Wednesday. 

Meetings take place in Council Chambers at Moncton City Hall unless otherwise noted. 

For past meetings and agendas not listed below, contact Planning and Development.

Current Applications

Some development applications require Planning Advisory Committee approval. 

Public notice of these applications is posted to this page and mailed to property owners within a 60-metre radius of the property named in the application. 

The Committee meets once per month to consider applications. All PAC meetings are open to the public. You may submit written comments ahead of time and/or speak on variances and conditional use applications on which the PAC has approval authority. 

APPLICATION DETAILS

The City of Moncton has received a request for a request for variances for the subject property located at 162 Queen Street (PID 70725734) to accommodate a five-storey, twenty-four unit residential development.

The application requires the following variances:

  • To reduce the requirements of jigs and jogs
  • To permit a building height greater than 13 metres within 10m of a street
  • To not provide balconies for residential units above the second floor
  • To not provide 1.5m landscaping at the rear of the building in full
  • To allow a foundation wall to be below 0.5 metres above the point at which the centerline of the driveway would meet the crown of the street to which it gains access.

The property is zoned Central Business District (CBD). 

Additional project information

MEETING DATE

Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, Moncton City Hall, 655 Main Street.

APPLICATION DETAILS

An application to amend the Zoning By-Law Z-222.  The purpose of the proposed amendment, being By-law Z-222.55, Schedule A-55, is to rezone Lot 1-24 Elmwood Drive from NC (Neighborhood Convenience Zone) & R2 (Two-Unit Dwelling Zone) to R3 (Multi-Unit Dwelling Zone). The rezoning application is intended to accommodate 3 storeys for a total of 12 residential units on the lot. 

Additional project information

MEETING DATE

The Planning Advisory Committee will provide its written views to Council on the above-mentioned application at their regular meeting on December 16, 2025 at 5:30 pm, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 655 Main Street, Moncton NB.

All members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting, but no public participation is permitted at this time.  Public participation is reserved for the public hearing stage of the process which is scheduled for January 19, 2026.

APPLICATION DETAILS

An application to rezone from a combination of R3 (Multiple Unit Dwelling) and SC (Suburban Commercial) to R3 (Multiple Unit Dwelling), PS (Postsecondary Zone) and P1 (Community Use Zone) to accommodate a master plan for the approximately 80-acre property

Additional project information

MEETING DATE

The Planning Advisory Committee will provide its written views to Council on the above-mentioned application at their regular meeting on December 16, 2025 at 5:30 pm, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 655 Main Street, Moncton NB.

All members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting, but no public participation is permitted at this time.  Public participation is reserved for the public hearing stage of the process which is scheduled for January 19, 2026.

 

2026 Meeting Schedule

  • Jan. 28 - Agenda
  • Feb. 25
  • March 25
  • April 22
  • May 27
  • June 24
  • July 22
  • Aug. 26
  • Sept. 23
  • Oct. 28
  • Nov. 25
  • Dec. 16

Past meetings

PAC Members

MemberLength of term
Dale Briggs2 years
Shahin Fa'al2 years
Maxime Gauvin2 years
Myles Malley2 years
Dale McErlean2 years
Ketan Raval2 years
Roxanne Richard2 years
Melanie Cormier2 years
Marie-Pier Levesque2 years