Case 21813 - Cow Bay Rd., Cow Bay (PIDs 41453945, 41453937, 41459520 & 41459538)

Request

Application by Ekistics on behalf of Silver Sands Realty Ltd. to rezone a portion of PID 41453945 along Cow Bay Road from P-2 to RA to permit a single unit dwelling. Halifax Regional Municipality is considering expanding the area of rezoning to include the P-2 zoned portions of PIDs 41453937, 41459520 and 41459538 as well.  

Proposal

The subject property is located in Cow Bay, 0.25 kilometres east of the intersection of Cow Bay Road and Autumn Drive. The property is designated SA (Special Area) under the Eastern Passage / Cow Bay Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS), and is zoned RA (Rural Area) and P-2 (Community Facility) under the Land Use By-law (LUB).

The half of the property abutting Cow Bay Rd is zoned RA. The half of the property abutting Cow Bay Lake is zoned P-2.  The applicant wishes to rezone a portion of the P-2 zoned land to RA to allow for the development of a single unit dwelling in that location.

Halifax Regional Municipality is considering expanding the proposed area of rezoning to include the P-2 zoned portions of PIDs 41453937, 41459520 and 41459538 as well.  These properties are located adjacent to the subject site and similarly zoned RA along Cow Bay Rd and P-2 along Cow Bay Lake.

Please note that the EC (Environmental Constraint) Zone located on PIDs 40293094 and 41459538 is not being considered under this rezoning and will remain unchanged.  If approved, the rezoning will have no effect on Land Use By-law requirements as they relate to watercourse setbacks or wetlands. 

The submitted document (provided below) outlines the extent of the rezoning proposal.  More information about the RA and P-2 zones can be found in the Eastern Passage / Cow Bay Land Use By-law.

Process

The application will be considered under the Rezoning Process.

Status

A public information meeting will take place on January 31, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Eastern Passage Buffalo Club - 635 Cow Bay Road, Eastern Passage. The purpose of the meeting is to receive feedback regarding the above-noted application. The meeting will also be advertised in the new year through the two ads in the Chronicle Herald newspaper and a mailout to all property owners within the notification area (see Map 2).

Additional public consultation for this application has taken place in the form of a sign posted by the applicant on the subject site and a mailout with a direct request for input over an extended notification area. 

Staff will undertake a detailed review of the application prior to sending a recommendation report to Harbour East / Marine Drive Community Council. Prior to any considerations on this matter, Community Council is required under the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter to hold a Public Hearing. At that time, an additional opportunity for public feedback is provided. Notices of the date, time and location of the Hearing will be advertised in the future.

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

The applicant has submitted plans and studies required by HRM staff to properly evaluate the application. The documents are also available for review at the Planning Applications office in Downtown Dartmouth.

Attachment A: Application Letter

Attachment B: P-2 Zone - Excerpt from Eastern Passage/Cow Bay Land Use By-law

Attachment C: RA Zone - Excerpt from Eastern Passage/Cow Bay Land Use By-law

Map 1: Generalized Future Land Use

Map 2: Proposed Area of Rezoning & Notification Area