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Overview
Scope of Work
Consultation
Updates / Reports
Overview
The Business Parks Functional Plan is one of the mechanisms for implementing HRM’s Regional Municipal Planning Strategy, which was approved in 2006. The Business Parks Functional Plan (BPFP) serves as a strategic plan for the future expansion of business parks and ensuring adequate supply of industrial lands within HRM.
There are thirteen (13) business parks in HRM owned by the municipality and the province, plus an additional three owned by the private sector. The HRM owns and operates six (6) business parks in HRM (Burnside, City of Lakes, Bayers Lake, Aerotech, Ragged Lake, and Lakeside), while the Province manages seven (7) parks (Sackville, Woodside, Aerotech, Bedford, Eastern Shore, Musquodoboit Harbour and Sheet Harbour) through Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI). The three privately owned parks in HRM Dartmouth Crossing, Bedford Commons, and West Bedford Business Campus, include a total of 950 acres of land, and focus on providing for retail and office uses.
Scope of Work
The study reviewed a number of background documents, including land use policy and plans, previous land use planning studies,
HRM’s economic strategy, and various related studies. Research
was conducted on relevant development trends.
Map of Burnside Future Land Use
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Consultation
A number of stakeholder sessions were conducted for input into the study including, but not limited to, the Burnside and Bayers Lake Business Associations, the development and brokerage community along with other agencies and levels of government such as Nova Scotia Business Inc, The Halifax Port Authority and The Halifax International Airport Authority.
Map of Bayers / Ragged Lake Future Land Use
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Phase 2
Approved-in-Principle by Council - June 2009
 Final Draft Functional Plan for Bayers and
Ragged Lake Complete
(Updated May 19, 2009)Bayers Lake Functional Plan May 19 09
*A Public Open House to be held Wednesday, January 28
6:00 - 8:00 pm, Halifax West High Cafeteria
Executive Summary (pdf)
Phase 1
Approved-in-Principle by Council - September 2008
Draft Report - All Business Parks
 Executive Summary (pdf)
 Public Presentation Slideshow (pdf)
Functional Plan Implementation Table
For further information or to submit comments, please contact us: businessparks[at]halifax.ca
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