Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual Meeting
Minutes: June 22, 2021 Halifax and West Community Council Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 11, 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 – NONE
10.1 Public Hearing
10.2 Variance Hearing
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 Draft Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (RCSMPS) and Land Use By-law (RCLUB) Review [PDF]
Attachment A: Proposed Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy [PDF]
Appendix 2 of Attachment A - RC SMPS Urban Design Manual [PDF]
Map 1: Urban Structure Designations [PDF]
Map 2: Downtown Dartmouth and Downtown Halifax Precincts [PDF]
Map 3: Maximum Floor Area Ratio Precincts [PDF]
Map 4: Maximum Building Height Precincts [PDF]
Map 5: Cogswell Lands Precinct - Transportation Reserve [PDF]
Map 6: Halifax Citadel View Planes [PDF]
Map 7: Halifax Citadel Ramparts Sight Lines [PDF]
Map 8: Central Blocks within Downtown Halifax [PDF]
Map 9: Established Residential Precincts [PDF]
Map 10: Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Shannon Park [PDF]
Map 11: Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Penhorn Lands [PDF]
Map 12: Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Young Street Lands [PDF]
Map 13: Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Dartmouth Cove [PDF]
Map 14: Dartmouth Cove Dundas Street Extension Transportation Reserve [PDF]
Map 15: Dartmouth View Planes [PDF]
Map 16: Regional Centre Waterfront View Corridors [PDF]
Map 17: Shadow Impact Assessment Protocol [PDF]
Map 18: Lake Banook Canoe Maximum Building Height Precinct [PDF]
Map 19: Pedestrian-Oriented Commercial Streets [PDF]
Map 20: Proposed Heritage Conservation District Study Areas [PDF]
Map 21: Approved Heritage Conservation Districts [PDF]
Map 22: Converted Multi-unit Buildings– Schmidtville Heritage Conservation District [PDF]
Map 23: Robie Street Transportation Reserve [PDF]
Map 24: Site A and Site B – Spring Garden Road and Robie Street [PDF]
Attachment B: Proposed Regional Centre Land Use By-law [PDF]
Schedule 1: Regional Centre Land Use By-law Boundary [PDF]
Schedule 2: Zone Boundaries [PDF]
Schedule 3A: Downtown Dartmouth Special Areas [PDF]
Schedule 3B: Downtown Halifax Special Areas [PDF]
Schedule 3C: Established Residential Special Areas and Sub-Areas [PDF]
Schedule 3D: University and College Special Areas [PDF]
Schedule 3E: Watercourse Special Areas [PDF]
Schedule 3F: Other Special Areas [PDF]
Schedule 4: Dundas Street Extension Transportation Reserve [PDF]
Schedule 5: Proctor Street Transportation Reserve [PDF]
Schedule 6: Robie Street Transportation Reserve [PDF]
Schedule 7: Pedestrian-Oriented Commercial Streets [PDF]
Schedule 8: Publicly Sponsored Convention Centre [PDF]
Schedule 9: Landmark Buildings [PDF]
Schedule 10: Lands Designated Halifax Harbour [PDF]
Schedule 11: Wetlands [PDF]
Schedule 12: Reference Line – Northwest Arm [PDF]
Schedule 13: Reference Line – Lake Banook [PDF]
Schedule 14: Reference Line – Lake Micmac [PDF]
Schedule 15: Maximum Building Height Precincts [PDF]
Schedule 16: Average Finished Grade for Building Height Calculation Scotia Square Complex (SSC) Special Area [PDF]
Schedule 17: Maximum Floor Area Ratio Precincts [PDF]
Schedule 18: Minimum Front and Flanking Setbacks [PDF]
Schedule 19: Maximum Front and Flanking Setbacks [PDF]
Schedule 20: Maximum Streetwall Heights – DH Zone [PDF]
Schedule 21: Harbour Orientation Lines [PDF]
Schedule 22: Heritage Conservation Districts [PDF]
Schedule 23: Schmidtville Heritage Buildings [PDF]
Schedule 24: Permitted Rear Additions to Schmidtville Heritage Buildings [PDF]
Schedule 25: View Terminus Sites [PDF]
Schedule 26: Halifax Citadel View Planes [PDF]
Schedule 27: Halifax Citadel Rampart Sight Lines [PDF]
Schedule 28: Dartmouth View Planes [PDF]
Schedule 29: Morris Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 30: Bishop Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 31: Salter Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 32: Sackville Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 33: Prince Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 34: George Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 35: Best Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 36: Mott Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 37: Church Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 38: North Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 39: Ochterloney Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 40: Queen Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 41: Portland Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 42: Prince Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 43: Kings Wharf Place Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 44: Canal Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 45: Maitland Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 46: Old Ferry Road Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 47: Parker Street Waterfront View Corridor [PDF]
Schedule 48: Wind Energy Overlay Zone Boundaries [PDF]
Schedule 49: Accessory Parking Prohibition – DH Zone [PDF]
Schedule 50: Incentive or Bonus Zoning Rate Districts [PDF]
Schedule 51: Shadow Impact Assessment Protocol – Identified Areas [PDF]
Attachment C: Proposed Amendments to the Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy for Dartmouth [PDF]
Attachment D: Proposed Amendments to the Land Use By-law for Dartmouth [PDF]
Attachment E: Proposed Amendments to the Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy for Downtown Halifax [PDF]
Attachment F: Proposed Amendments to the Land Use By-law for Downtown Halifax [PDF]
Attachment G: Proposed Amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy for Halifax [PDF]
Attachment H: Response to Previous Council Direction [PDF]
Attachment I: Summary of revisions to Package A (approved in Sept. 2019) [PDF]
Attachment J: Summary of revisions to Package B (Feb. 2020 Draft) [PDF]
Attachment K: Site Specific Requests Supported by Staff [PDF]
Attachment L: Site Specific Requests Not Supported by Staff [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Give First Reading and schedule a public hearing to consider the Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and the Regional Centre Land Use By-law, as set out in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated May 7, 2021.
2. Give First Reading and schedule a public hearing to consider the proposed amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy, as set out in Attachment G of the staff report dated May 7, 2021.
3. Adopt the Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy, and the Regional Centre Land Use By-law as set out in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated May 7, 2021, including repealing the Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (Package A), the Regional Centre Land Use By-law (Package A) , and the Land Use By-law for Halifax Peninsula.
4. Adopt the proposed amendments to the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy, as contained in Attachment G of the staff report dated May 7, 2021.
- Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee Memorandum on Case 20520 [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council give notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A, to enable an 8-storey (plus penthouse) mixed-use development at 6324 & 6330 Quinpool Road with a 3-storey section facing Pepperell Street and schedule a public hearing;
14. MOTIONS – NONE
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – July 13, 2021
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Information Report from the Legislative Assistant dated June 15, 2021 re: Requests for Presentation to Halifax and West Community Council [PDF]