Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual Meeting
Minutes: July 13, 2021 Halifax and West Community Council Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 22, 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 – NONE
10.2 Variance Hearing – NONE
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations
11.3.1 Stephen Adams. Executive Director, Urban Development Institute of Nova Scotia [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Case 22396: Rezoning and Development Agreement for lands off Elm Grove Avenue and Myra Road, Timberlea [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment B of the staff report dated February 17; and
2. Require that the development agreement be signed by the property owner 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 Addition of Candidate Route to Active Transportation Priorities Plan: Oak Street to Westmount Local Street Bikeway Connection [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council recommend that Regional Council amend the Active Transportation Priorities Plan by designating the Oak Street – Westmount corridor (including Third Street, Armcrescent East Drive, and Benjamin Green Drive) as a “candidate local street bikeway” route and improve the walkways through Saunders Park to Peter Lowe Avenue as described in the Discussion section of the staff report dated May 18, 2021.
13.1.3 Case 22539: Amendments to the Stage I and Stage II Development Agreements for Phase 3 of Rockingham South at the intersection of Dunbrack Street and Ruth Goldbloom Drive, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council give notice of motion to consider the proposed Amending Stage I Development Agreement, as set out in Attachment A, to add hotel and multiple unit residential building as permitted uses for the parcel located at the northeast corner of Dunbrack Street and Ruth Goldbloom Drive, Halifax and schedule a public hearing.
13.1.4 Case 23482: Discharge Development Agreement for lands at 2158, 2160, 2162, and 2164 Windsor Street, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Approve, by resolution, the Discharging Agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of this report; and
2. Require the Discharging Agreement be signed by the property owner 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.
13.1.5 Case 22927: Development Agreement for 2032-2050 Robie Street, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That the Halifax and West Community Council give notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A, to permit a mixed use, multi-unit residential and commercial building, and schedule a public hearing.
13.2 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
13.2.1 Case 23186: Development Agreement to allow a multi-unit residential addition to a municipally registered heritage property at 1029 South Park Street, Halifax [PDF]
- Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee Memorandum on Case 23186 [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 the May 14, 2021 report, to allow a two and a half storey multi-unit residential addition to an existing heritage building located at 1029 South Park Street and schedule a public hearing.
- Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee Memorandum on Case 22115 [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 the June 15, 2021 report, to allow a thirteen storey, multi-unit residential building to be built on a registered heritage property located at 2438 Gottingen Street, Halifax and schedule a public hearing.
13.2.3 Case 20761: Development Agreement for lands fronting Robie Street, College Street, and Carlton Street, Halifax [PDF]
- Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee Memorandum on Case 20761 [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 the June 9, 2021 report, to enable a mixed-use development on lands fronting on Robie Street, College Street and Carlton Street and schedule a public hearing.
13.3 WESTERN COMMON ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE
14. MOTIONS
14.1 Review of the C-2C Zone – Dutch Village Road Mixed Use Zone [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council request a staff report reviewing the C-2C Dutch Village Road Mixed Use Zone within the Mainland Halifax Land Use By-law including sight triangles, the appropriateness of zero setbacks and 100% lot coverage with the goal of providing optimum setbacks on Dutch Village Road and surrounding streets for landscaping, street trees, space for active transportation infrastructure, and safety for pedestrians and vehicles similar to standards in the Centre Plan.
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 24, 2021
19. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS