Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 3rd Floor, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: January 13, 2025 North West Community Council Draft Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 9, 2024
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 HEARINGS
10.1.1 PLANAPP 2024-00499: Amending Development Agreement for 592 Bedford Highway, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That North 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 the staff report dated November 19, 2024; and
2. Require the amending development agreement be signed by the property owner within 120 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.
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations
11.3.1 Rae Smith re: Cobequid Cultural Society
- Presentation Request [PDF]
11.3.2 Chuck Hartlen, Glen Arbour Home Owners Association Hammonds Plains Traffic Committee re: Traffic on Hammonds Plains Road
- Presentation Request [PDF]
12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
14. REPORTS
14.1 STAFF
14.1.1 PLANAPP-2023-00368: Development Agreement for 70-80 First Lake Drive, Lower Sackville [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council give notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated November 5, 2024, to allow for a new multiple unit residential building and a new commercial building on the lands, and schedule a public hearing.
14.1.2 PLANAPP 2024-01716: Amendment to Bedford Land Use By-law to permit automotive vehicles, parts, & accessories sales and services uses in the Light Industrial (ILI) zone [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council give First Reading to consider approval of the proposed amendment to the Bedford Land Use By-law, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated November 4, 2024, to add “automotive vehicles, parts, & accessories sales and services” as a permitted use to the Light Industrial (ILI) zone and schedule a public hearing.
14.2 MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY COUNCIL
14.2.1 Councillor Deagle Gammon - Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement Land Use By-law [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to provide a staff recommendation report regarding amendments to the Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement Land Use By-law to consider a reduction in the minimum parking requirements for a ‘day care facilities’ use and any additional requirements which might be necessary to reduce possible impacts to the road network.
15. MOTIONS – NONE
16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
17. ADDED ITEMS
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – February 10, 2025
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
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