May 11, 2021 Halifax and West Community Council (special)

Agenda

 

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 27, 2021

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

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 Hearing
10.1.1 Case 22396:  Rezoning and Development Agreement for lands off Elm Grove Avenue and Myra Road, Timberlea  [PDF]

- Staff Presentation [PDF]
- Applicant Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That Halifax and West Community Council adopt the amendment to the Land Use By-law for Timberlea/Lakeside/Beechville, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated February 17, 2021.  

11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS 
11.1 Correspondence 
11.2 Petitions 
11.3 Presentations – NONE 

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF 
13.1.1 Case 22898:  13th Amendment to Brunello Estates Development Agreement, Timberlea [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That Halifax and West Community Council 
1.Approve, by resolution, the proposed thirteenth amending development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated February 17, 2021; and
2.Require the thirteenth amending development agreement be signed by the property owners within 240 days, or any extension thereof 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.

13.1.2 Council request for rezoning of PIDs 00271585, 00323139, 00323147 on and near Williams Lake, Halifax [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That Halifax and West Community Council recommend that Regional Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:
1.Initiate a process to consider site-specific amendments to the Halifax Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and Halifax Mainland Land Use By-law for PID 00323139, and portions of PIDs 00271585 and 00323147 zoned Residential Development District (RDD), in order to better protect the environmentally-sensitive features identified on Maps 3a and 3b of the Mainland South SPS; and follow the public participation program for municipal planning strategy amendments as approved by Regional Council on February 27, 1997; and 
2.Consider amendments to the Regional Municipal Planning Strategy, the Halifax Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and Halifax Mainland Land Use By-law for lands currently designated and zoned Urban Reserve in the Purcell’s Cove Backlands area (as shown on Map 1 of this report), through the ongoing Regional Plan Review (Case 22257) in order to protect environmentally-significant features in the area, consistent with the policy directions outlined in this report.

13.2 WESTERN COMMON ADVISORY COMMITTEE
13.2.1 Implementing Natural Surface Back Country Trails within Interior of the Western Common Wilderness Common [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Western Common Advisory Committee recommends Halifax and West Community Council recommends that Regional Council request a staff report considering proposed amendments to the Western Common Wilderness Common Master Plan to consider the implementation of natural surface backcountry trails within interior areas of the Western Wilderness Common.

14. MOTIONS – NONE 

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE 

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 22, 2021 

19. ADJOURNMENT 

INFORMATION ITEMS
1.Information Report from the Legislative Assistant dated May 3, 2021 re: Requests for Presentation to Halifax and West Community Council - NONE [PDF]
 
2.Information report from Kelly Denty, Executive Director, Planning and Development and Jacques Dubé, Chief Administrative Officer, dated February 3, 2021 re: Case 19532 - Meeting National Association of City Transportation Officials and Transportation Association of Canada Minimum Standards [PDF]