Case 22816 Westerwald Street, Fairview, Halifax

Request

This Regional Council has directed staff to review the zoning on Westerwald Street. This is in response to a request by WM Fares Group to rezone lands at 3325, 3331 and 3343 Westerwald Street. On December 15, 2020, Regional Council directed staff to review a study area, as detailed in the Initiation Report dated November 9, 2020, that includes all properties on Westerwald Street, as well as 2 and 4 Melrose Avenue. 

Proposal

This process will review the zoning on Westerwald Street. It will consider allowing a mix of building types, like townhouses and multi-unit residential buildings. The study area will also include two properties on Melrose Street. 

A six-storey residential building is proposed in the study area, at 3325, 3331 and 3343 Westerwald Street. This building is not permitted under existing land use policy or zoning, so the applicant, WM Fares Group, is asking to rezone the property. 
The major aspects of this proposal are as follows:
•    90 dwelling units;
•    A 3-storey section facing Westerwald Street;
•    A 6-storey section facing Joseph Howe Drive;
•    A main entrance facing Westerwald Street;
•    Ground floor units with entrances opening onto the sidewalk;
•    A driveway off Westerwald Street; and
•    Underground parking. 

Process

The application will be considered under the process to amend a Municipal Planning Strategy.

Status

TAKE NOTICE THAT Halifax Regional Council did, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 approve the following:

Case 22816 – Application by WM Fares Group to redesignate and rezone the subject properties located on Westerwald Street from the Medium Density Residential (MDR) Designation and the R-2P (General Residential) Zone, and R-2AM (General Residential Conversion) Zone under the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Halifax Mainland Land Use By-law (LUB) to the Commercial Designation and the C-2C (Dutch Village Road Mixed Use) Zone. The proposed max. height is 20-25 metres.

The planning documents have been reviewed and approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing as per the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter. 
This notice was posted to this site on May 19, 2023 in accordance with the requirements of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
 

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

• A conceptual site plan;
• A project brief explaining the proposal;
• A traffic impact statement; and
• Sewer capacity calculations.