Case 22622: Development Agreement at 1268 Cole Harbour Road, Cole Harbour

Request

(REVISED)

Application by ZZap Consulting Inc, on behalf of property owner A. J. Giles Investments, for a development agreement to allow for a 30-unit apartment building and a 16-unit townhouse-style residential building at 1268 Cole Harbour Road, Cole Harbour (PID 00406702 & 41217431).

Proposal

The subject site is located along Cole Harbour Road, just northeast of Bissett Road (Zoning Map). The site includes 2 properties, PID # 00406702 & 41217431. The front half of the site is zoned C-2 (General Business) and the existing building includes the “Touched by Design” (Interior Decorating) business. The rear half of the site is zoned R-2 (Two-unit Dwelling)  and includes two accessory structures in the rear (existing Quonset hut and a shipping container). If approved, these buildings and structures would be removed.
The proposed development agreement would allow for the following (see “Documents Submitted” below):
•    4-storey, 30-unit apartment building with underground and surface parking; 
•    3-storey, 16-unit “townhouse-style” building with surface parking and interior storage spaces; and 
•    A combination of interior amenity space, outdoor landscaped amenity space, and additional landscaped areas and fencing.

Process

The application will be considered under the Development Agreement process.

Status

July 7, 2023

NOTICE OF APPROVAL
HARBOUR EAST – MARINE DRIVE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

TAKE NOTICE THAT Harbour East – Marine Drive Community Council did, on Thursday, July 6, 2023, approve the proposed development agreement for 1268 Cole Harbour Road, as noted below and contained in Attachment A of the supplementary staff report dated May 18, 2023.

Any aggrieved person, the Provincial Director of Planning, or the Council of any adjoining municipality may, within fourteen days of the publishing of this notice on the HRM website, appeal to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (902.424.4448), in accordance with the provisions of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.

This notice was posted to this site on Friday, July 7, 2023 in accordance with the requirements of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.

The original staff report dated February 23, 2023:
https://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/community-councils/230420hemdcc1311.pdf 

Agenda for HEMDCC on June 15,2023:
https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/community-councils/june-15-2023-harbour-east-marine-drive-community-council 

Supplementary staff report:
https://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/community-councils/230615hemdcc1311.pdf 

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

The applicant has submitted plans and studies required by municipal staff to properly evaluate the application. 

• Survey, Proposed Site Plan and Building Drawings (PDF) *June 2023
• Applicant’s Submission and Policy Review (PDF) *Revised
• Traffic Impact Statement (PDF) *REVISED
• Servicing Schematic (PDF) *NEW