Case 21946 - Southgate Drive, Bedford Hwy & Glenmont Ave, Bedford

Request

WSP Canada has applied to amend two existing development agreements in Bedford.

Proposal

The applicant wishes to amend an existing development agreement at PID 41119496, lands at northwest corner of the intersection of Bedford Highway and Southgate Drive a.k.a Lot BH-1, to permit a 5 storey multiple unit building, and also to amend another existing development agreement on PIDs 00360560, 00430025, 00430017, 00429977, and 00430058, lands along Bedford Highway between Southgate Drive and Glenmont Avenue a.k.a. Lot BH-2.

Revised Proposal
WSP Canada has submitted a revised application for the above properties in response to comments received during the team review. The major change to the application is the withdrawal of the townhouse portion of the request (30 townhouse units accessed from Bedford Highway proposed to be located on Lot BH-2) to be replaced by four (4) single unit detached dwellings that face onto the Bedford Highway but are accessed from Glenmont Avenue and a one storey 16,000 square feet commercial building accessed from Bedford Highway.  All other aspects of the original proposal remain as follows:

The Development Plans (provided below) outline the development proposal in detail, and include information related to proposed site development, proposed building design, traffic impact statement and preliminary servicing schematics.

Process

This application will be considered under process 3.22 Development Agreement – Substantive Amendment-Planning Advisory Committee. 

Status

The application by WSP Canada is complete and the preliminary review of the proposal has been carried out and preliminary comments provided to the applicant.

A Public Information Meeting (PIM) was held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lebrun Recreation Centre – Lion’s Den, 36 Holland Avenue, Bedford Nova Scotia, B4A 1E5. 

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

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

Application Letter
Lot BH-1 – Site Plan
Lot BH-1 – Building Drawings
Lot BH-1 – Servicing Schematics
Traffic Impact Statement
Sanitary Capacity Analysis

Revised Submission Part One - April 23, 2019
Revised Submission Part Two - April 23, 209

Public Information Meeting Notes, June 12, 2019
Public Information Meeting Presentation, June 12, 2019