Updated:
On June 22, 2020 North West Community Council gave consideration of holding a Public Hearing for this Planning Application. However, given the level of community interest on this proposed development, North West Community Council decided not to schedule a Public Hearing at this time. The North West Community Council will reconsider scheduling a Public Hearing once “in-person” Public Hearings can proceed safely and with the expected number of attendance
Request
Application by Cygnet Properties, for lands identified as PID 00513788, on an extension of the Old Truro Road, Elmsdale for a development agreement to allow a 525-site mobile home park.
Proposal
The applicant has requested that North West Community Council (NWCC) consider a 525-site mobile home park through the development agreement process.
The portion of the property proposed for development is both zoned and designated MU (Mixed Use) within the Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement Plan Area.
The Concept Plan provided below outlines the proposal in detail, and includes information related to the location of servicing, the proposed mobile home sites, recreation features and street development, as well as environmental features.
Process
The application will be considered under the development agreement process.
Status
On June 22, 2020 North West Community Council gave consideration of holding a Public Hearing for this Planning Application. However, given the level of community interest on this proposed development, North West Community Council decided not to schedule a Public Hearing at this time. The North West Community Council will reconsider scheduling a Public Hearing once “in-person” Public Hearings can proceed safely and with the expected number of attendance.
On June 22, 2020 North West Community Council passed the following motion:
MOVED by Councillor Streatch, seconded by Councillor Russell THAT North West Community Council defer giving notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated May 4, 2020, for approximately six (6) months until such time that in-person public hearings can safely resume. MOTION TO DEFER PUT AND PASSED.”
Staff are currently undertaking a detailed review of the application. Upon completion of the staff review a report will be submitted to the North West Community Council wish to consider the development agreement, a public hearing will be held. At the public hearing members of the public may address Community Council or submit written comments in advance. Anyone who received notification of the Tuesday, June 26, 2018 public meeting will also receive notice of the public hearing. Notice of the public hearing will also appear in the municipal notices section of the Chronicle Herald and on the municipal website.
An Open House was held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at the Riverline Activity Centre - 80 Grono Rd, Dutch Settlement, NS. The purpose of the meeting was to receive feedback regarding the application.
Documents Submitted for Evaluation
The applicant has submitted plans required by municipal staff to properly evaluate the application. The relevant documents are linked below but these documents may alternatively be provided either by email or regular mail by making this request to the planner listed below.
Contact Information
For further information, please contact:
Shayne Vipond
Planner III
Planning and Development | Current Planning
Telephone: 902.237.5395
Fax: 902.490.3976
Email: viponds@halifax.ca
Mailing Address
PO Box: 1749,
Halifax,
Nova Scotia,
B3J 3A5
Attention: Shayne Vipond