The Planning and Lands Administrator (PLA) is responsible for two important activities in a municipality.  These are community planning and land administration.

The planning responsibility of the PLA is to assist the municipality in guiding how land is used in the community.  The PLA will do this by assisting in the preparation of plans and implementing the community plan.

The PLA also helps the Municipality administer and enforce the Land Use Plan, usually through a document called the Zoning By-Law Management of municipal lands must be clearly in the public interest, following procedures that are fair and equitable to all concerned.

The PLA may also manage other government’s lands in the community, such as federal and commissioner’s lands.