PLANAPP 2023-00159 - 107 Woodlawn Road, Dartmouth

Request

Application from Zzap Consulting Inc. on behalf of the property owner to rezone from R-1 to R-3 and enter into a development agreement to allow for a 5-storey apartment building with main level commercial space. 

Background

• An application has been made to rezone this property and enter into a development agreement. A development agreement is a legal agreement between a property owner and the Municipality to ensure a site is developed in a particular manner.
• In the Dartmouth planning area, Community Council are able to consider entering into a development agreement to allow apartment buildings in residential areas, when certain considerations can be satisfied by the proposal.

Proposal

The applicant wishes to construct a 5-storey mixed-use building. The major aspects of the proposal are as follows:

• Approximately 39 residential units
• 370 square metres of main level commercial space. Use of this space would be limited to “Neighbourhood Convenience Uses” which may include:
  • food and grocery stores,
  • personal service shops,
    • means services for the needs of individuals or pets, such as grooming and haircutting, tailoring and shoe repair, tattooing, depots for collecting dry cleaning and laundry, laundromats, warming and cooling centres, food banks, soup kitchens, drop-in centres, funeral homes, and the retail sale of products accessory to any service provided. Veterinary facilities, kennels, pet daycare uses and crematoria are not considered a personal service use.
  • local offices including offices of professional people providing personal services,
  • public offices,
  • restaurants,
  • veterinary clinics without outdoor runs.
• 18 indoor parking spaces and an onsite loading space
• Indoor amenity space for building residents
• Location of public easement to allow connection of the existing public path to the Day Avenue sidewalk.

The Development Plans (provided below) outline the development proposal in detail, and include information related to the proposal. 

Process

The application will be considered under the process for rezoning and development agreements.

Status

A public hearing will be held by Harbour East Marine Drive Community Council on December 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at Main Floor Alderney Landing, 60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, NS.

All oral and written submissions will be considered at that time. Written submissions are welcomed and encouraged in advance of the hearing itself. These submissions are distributed to all Councillors and considered at the time of their decision. Written submissions may be forwarded to the Municipal Clerk by e-mail; by fax, 902-490-4208; or by mail, P.O. Box 1749, Halifax, NS, B3J 3A5. Written submissions must be received by the Municipal Clerk’s Office as early as possible and not later than 3:00 p.m. on December 11, 2024. Please allow sufficient time for delivery.

Information on how to sign up to speak in advance is available on-line: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/public-hearings

If you have questions about the public hearing process, please email or call 902.490.4210 the Office of the Municipal Clerk. Should you have questions about the nature of the application itself, please email dean.macdougall@halifax.ca or call the Planner directly at 902.240.7085. 

View the staff report. If you have questions about how to access the staff report email or call 902.490.4210 the Office of the Municipal Clerk. If the internet is unavailable to you, a paper copy of application materials can be sent to you by mail, contact the Planner, Dean MacDougall, to make the arrangements.

This notice was posted to this site on November 15, 2024 in accordance with the requirements of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter. 

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

The applicant has submitted plans and studies required by HRM staff to properly evaluate the application.