Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street
Minutes: October 9, 2018 Halifax and West Community Council Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 12, 2018
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 Case 21321: LUB Amendment and Development Agreement Amendment 2856 Gottingen Street, 5517 Bilby Street, and 5519 Bilby, Street Corner of Gottingen Street and Bilby Street, Halifax [PDF]
- Applicant Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council adopt the amendment to Map ZM-2 of the Land Use By-law for Halifax Peninsula, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated August 27, 2018.
10.2 Variance Hearings - NONE
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations
12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
13.1.1 Councillor Appointments to Boards and Committees [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council nominate representatives for each of the Standing and Advisory Committees set out in the Table for Councillor Appointments as distributed for the October 9, 2018 meeting of Halifax and West Community Council, and forward nominations to Regional Council for ratification.
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Recommend that Regional Council give First Reading to consider the proposed amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy for Halifax (MPS) and Land Use By-law (LUB) for Halifax Peninsula, as set out in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated August 23, 2018, to permit redevelopment of the former Ben’s Bakery Lands into a mixed-use development and schedule a public hearing; and
2. Give Notice of Motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment C of the staff report dated August 23, 2018, to permit a mixed-use building on Quinpool and Pepperell Streets, stacked townhouses on Preston Street and Pepperell Street, a 6-storey residential building on Pepperell Street, and townhouse buildings on Shirley Street. The public hearing for the development agreement shall be held concurrently with that indicated in Recommendation 1.
13.1.3 Case 20360: Land Use Bylaw Amendment and Development Agreement for Young and Demone Streets, Halifax [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 June 21, 2018; and
2. Require that the development agreement be signed by the property owner within 120, 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.
13.1.4 Case 21472: Halifax Mainland LUB Amendment (Rezoning) for PID 00299768, Halifax, Mainland [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council give First Reading to consider approval of the proposed amendment to the Land Use By-law for Halifax Mainland, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated September 4, 2018, to rezone the lands at PID 00299768 from the R-1 (Single Family Dwelling) Zone to the R-2 (Two Family Dwelling) Zone, and schedule a public hearing.
13.1.5 Case 20148: Development Agreement for a 14-storey building on lands fronting Robie, Pepperell and Shirley Streets, Halifax [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 A of the staff report dated September 14, 2018, to allow a 14-storey building (plus penthouse) at 6030 Pepperell Street, Halifax; and
2. Require that the proposed 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.
13.1.6 Case 20151: Amendments to the Halifax MPS and associated development agreement for 31 and 33 Brewer Court, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council:
1. Approve the proposed development agreement to permit a 6-unit townhouse and a semidetached dwelling at lands off Brewer Court, which shall be substantially of the same form as contained in Attachment B of the staff report dated April 9, 2018;
2. Require the 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.
13.1.7 Case 20102: Amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy for Halifax and the Land Use By-law for Halifax Mainland for 383 Herring Cove Road, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council recommend that Regional Council give First Reading to consider the proposed amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) for Halifax and Land Use By-law for Halifax Mainland (LUB) as set out in Attachments A and B of the staff report dated September 11, 2018, to create a new zone which permits a 7-storey mixed-use building at 383 Herring Cove Road, Halifax, and schedule a public hearing.
13.1.8 Case 19532: (Part 2): Stage I Development Agreement - The Mainland Commons Area, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council give Notice of Motion to consider approval of the Stage I Development Agreement, as provided in Attachment A of the staff report dated August 15, 2018, to allow for a mixed-use development consisting of residential and commercial uses in the lands surrounding the Mainland Commons, and schedule a public hearing.
13.1.9 Case 20417: Development Agreement for 2267 Brunswick 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 the staff report dated September 14, 2018, to construct a 9 storey residential apartment building at 2267 Brunswick Street in Halifax and schedule a public hearing.
14. MOTIONS - NONE
15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
16. ADDED ITEMS
17. NOTICES OF MOTION
18. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 14, 2018
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Annual Report re Western Common Wilderness Common Master Plan [PDF]