February 27, 2024 Heritage Advisory Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 17, 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. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence 
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations – None 

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 H00574: Deregistration of Lot 1SM1-1 (PID 41518333), 12 York Redoubt Crescent, Fergusons Cove [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Regional Council:

1.  Commence the deregistration process by setting a date for a public hearing to consider deregistering the municipally registered heritage property at 12 York Redoubt Cresent, Ferguson’s Cove, known as PID 41518333 and designated as Lot 1SM1-1 on Attachment A of the staff report dated January 23, 2024; and 

2.  Deregister the property at 12 York Redoubt Cresent, Ferguson’s Cove, known as PID 41518333 and designated as Lot 1SM1-1 on Attachment A the staff report dated January 23, 2024. 

9.1.2 Case H00531: Request to Include 1641 Fairfield Road, Halifax in the Registry of Heritage Properties for the Halifax Regional Municipality [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommends that Regional Council:

1. Set a date for a heritage hearing to consider the inclusion of the subject property in the Registry of Heritage Property for the Halifax Regional Municipality; and

2.  Approve the request to include 1641 Fairfield Road, Halifax, in the Registry of Heritage Property for the Halifax Regional Municipality Heritage Property Act.

9.1.3 HRTG-2023-00650 – Proposed Demolition of a Municipally Registered Heritage Property at 1259 South Park Street, Halifax [Large PDF 25MB]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Regional Council:

1. Refuse the application by the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth under the Heritage Property Act to demolish the registered heritage property at 1259 South Park Street, Halifax; and

2.  Refuse the associated application under the Schmidtville Heritage Conservation District Plan and By-law for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of a contributing heritage resource.

9.1.4 Case 24619: Development Agreement for 53 Queen Street, Dartmouth for a 90m mixed-use addition to a registered heritage property [Large PDF 30MB]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that the Harbour East – Marine Drive Community Council:

1. Give notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated February 23, 2024 to enable the construction of a 90m mixed-use addition to the registered heritage property located at 53 Queen Street, and schedule a public hearing;

2. Approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form asset out in Attachment A of staff report dated February 23, 2024; and

3. 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.

9.1.5 H00579: 2024 / 2025 Heritage Incentives Program [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Regional Council approve the proposed grants to the properties listed in Attachment A of staff report dated February 23, 2024, conditional upon the applicants’ compliance with Sections 29 through 35 of Administrative Order Number 2014-002-ADM and subject to approval of the proposed 2024/25 budget.

9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES – NONE 

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – March 20, 2024 

12. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated January 23, 2024 re: Requests for Presentation to Heritage Advisory Committee – NONE [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Dorothy Maponga, Legislative Assistant, at Dorothy.maponga@halifax.ca or 902-478-2408.

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