April 11, 2024 Appeals Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 7, 2024

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

Deletions:

12.3.1 CF-2023-020728, 6035 Pepperell Street, Halifax

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. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations – None 

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS
12.1 DANGEROUS OR UNSIGHTLY PREMISES: APPEALS
12.1.1
CF-2024-002333, 5659 Bloomfield Street, Halifax [PDF]
Motion: 
In accordance with Section 58 of Administrative Order One, the motion before the Appeals Standing Committee is to allow the appeal. 

12.1.2 CF-2024-004914, 9567 St. Margaret's Bay Road, Queensland [PDF]
Motion: 
In accordance with Section 58 of Administrative Order One, the motion before the Appeals Standing Committee is to allow the appeal. 

12.2 LAND-LEASE COMMUNITY OPERATING LICENSE: APPEALS
12.2.1
BA-2023-003972, Refusal of Operating License for Springfield Estates Land-lease Community [PDF]
Motion: 
In accordance with Section 58 of Administrative Order One, the motion before the Appeals Standing Committee is to allow the appeal. 

12.3 DANGEROUS OR UNSIGHTLY PREMISES: DEMOLITIONS 
12.3.1
CF-2023-020728, 6035 Pepperell Street, Halifax 
Motion: 
That the Appeals Standing Committee find the property to be dangerous or unsightly as per section 3(q) of the Charter and as per section 356 of the Charter, orders demolition of the accessory structure including but not limited to, the removal of all demolition debris, backfilling of any foundation or crawl space, and disconnecting any and all utility connections to the standard set by each respective utility service provider, so as to leave the property in a neat, tidy, environmentally compliant and safe condition within Sixty (60) days after the Order is posted in a conspicuous place upon the property or personally served upon the owner. Otherwise, the Municipality will exercise its rights as set forth under Part XV (15) of the Charter.
This item was deleted from the agenda. 

12.3.2 CF-2023-32017, 4209 Highway 357, Meaghers Grant [PDF]  
Motion: 
That the Appeals Standing Committee find the property to be dangerous or unsightly as per section 3(q) of the Charter and as per section 356 of the Charter, orders demolition of the main structure including but not limited to, the removal of all demolition debris, backfilling of any foundation or crawl space, and disconnecting any and all utility connections to the standard set by each respective utility service provider, so as to leave the property in a neat, tidy, environmentally compliant and safe condition within sixty (60) days after the Order is posted in a conspicuous place upon the property or personally served upon the owner. Otherwise, the Municipality will exercise its rights as set forth under Part XV (15) of the Charter.

12.3.3 CF-2024-000220, 218 Three Fathom Harbour Road, Three Fathom Harbour [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Appeals Standing Committee find the property to be dangerous or unsightly as per section 3(q) of the Charter and as per section 356 of the Charter, orders demolition of the main structure and accessory structure including but not limited to, the removal of all demolition debris, backfilling of any foundation or crawl space, and disconnecting any and all utility connections to the standard set by each respective utility service provider, so as to leave the property in a neat, tidy, environmentally compliant and safe condition within sixty (60) days after the Order is posted in a conspicuous place upon the property or personally served upon the owner. Otherwise, the Municipality will exercise its rights as set forth under Part XV (15) of the Charter.

13. MOTIONS

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE 

15. ADDED ITEMS

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 9, 2024

18. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE 


For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Andrea Lovasi-Wood, Legislative Assistant, at lovasia@halifax.ca or 902-240-7164

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca 
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council