April 17, 2018 Halifax and West Community Council

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 21, 2018

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND
    DELETIONS

Additions:

16.1 Case 21618: Substantive Amendments to an Existing Development Agreement for 5511 Bloomfield Street, Halifax

16.2 Information Report dated March 26, 2018 RE: Point Pleasant Park Weekend Bicycle Access

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. HEARINGS
10.1 PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.1.1   Case 21263: Substantive Amendment to Development Agreement for 6112 Quinpool Road,  Halifax (pdf)
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1.  Approve the proposed amending development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of this report; and
2.  Require the amending development agreement be signed by the property owner within 120 days, or any extension hereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise this approval will be void and obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.

10.1.2  Case 21260: Halifax Mainland LUB Amendment (Rezoning) for 135 Evans Avenue, Halifax, Mainland (pdf)
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council adopt the amendment to Map ZM-1 of the Land Use By-law for Halifax Mainland, as set out in Attachment A of the February 5, 2018 staff report.

10.2 VARIANCE APPEAL HEARINGS:
10.2.1  Case 20596:  Appeal of Variance Refusal – 1090 Ketch Harbour Road, Ketch Harbour (pdf)
Motion:
(In accordance with Sec. 58 of Administrative Order, Halifax and West Community Council must put forward a motion to allow the appeal.)

Staff recommendation is to deny the appeal, uphold the decision of the Development Officer to refuse the request for variance.

10.2.2  Case 21198: Appeal of Variance Approval – 6151 Cedar Street, Halifax (pdf)
Motion:
(In accordance with Sec. 58 of Administrative Order, Halifax and West Community Council must put forward a motion to allow the appeal.)

It is recommended that Halifax and West Community Council deny the appeal, and in so doing, uphold the decision of the Development Officer to approve the variance.

10.2.3  Case 21380:  Appeal of Variance Refusal – 191 Greenwood Avenue, Timberlea (pdf)
Motion:
(In accordance with Sec. 58 of Administrative Order, Halifax and West Community Council must put forward a motion to allow the appeal.)

It is recommended that Halifax and West Community Council deny the appeal, and in so doing, uphold the decision of the Development Officer to refuse the variance.

11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence - None
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations - None

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1  Implementation of Local Street Bikeways on Vernon-Seymour and Allan-Oak Corridors (pdf)
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council recommend Regional Council approve the implementation of Local Street Bikeways on Vernon-Seymour and Allan-Oak Street corridors as described in the February 13, 2018 staff report.

13.1.2 Case 21076: Halifax Peninsula LUB Amendment (Rezoning) for 3834 Robie Street, Halifax (pdf)
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council give First Reading to consider approval of the proposed
amendment to the Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law, as set out in Attachment A, to rezone the lands at
3834 Robie Street from the R-2 General Residential Zone to the R-2A General Residential Conversion
Zone, and schedule a public hearing.

(i) Memorandum dated January 22, 2018 from the Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee (pdf)

13.1.3 Case 19531:  Development Agreement for the northern corner of Young Street and Windsor Street, Halifax (pdf)
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council give notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of this report, to enable a mixed use, commercial and high density residential development at the northern corner of Young Street and Windsor Street, Halifax and schedule a public hearing

(i) Memorandum dated November 24, 2015 from the District 7 and * Planning Advisory Committee (pdf)

14. COMMITTEES:

14. MOTIONS - NONE

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
The Council may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following:

15.1  MINUTES – March 21, 2018
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council approve the in camera (in private) minutes of March 21, 2018

16. ADDED ITEMS

16.1  Case 21618: Substantive Amendments to an Existing Development Agreement for 5511 Bloomfield Street, Halifax (pdf)

16.2  Information Report dated March 26, 2018 RE:  Point Pleasant Park Weekend Bicycle Access (pdf)

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 15, 2018

20. ADJOURNMENT

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated April 11, 2018 re presentation requests - None (pdf)
2. Memorandum from the Chair of the Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee dated January 9, 2018 RE:  2017 Annual Report (pdf)