Case 24540 – Robie Street Minimum Street Setbacks and Regional Centre Land Use By-law Housekeeping Amendments

Request

Municipal staff initiated the process to amend the Regional Centre Land Use By-law to change the front and flanking yard setbacks on Robie Street to match those in the Robie Street Transportation Reserve, and correct a minor drafting error in the Heritage Design Requirements.

Proposal

The proposed amendments change the front and flanking setback required on Schedule 18 of the Land Use By-law to match the setback from the Robie Street Transportation Reserve required by Schedule 6. 

A transportation reserve is  a planning tool, established in the HRM Charter, which enables the municipality to designate lands intended for future municipal strategic transportation projects such as road widening or bus lanes. The Robie Street Transportation Reserve supports the development of future Bus Rapid Transit lanes as identified in the Rapid Transit Strategy.

Currently, properties abutting the Robie Street Transportation Reserve have a setback of 0.5 metre from the reserve. However, when the lands are purchased by the municipality the transportation reserve is removed and the front and flanking setback on Schedule 18 of the land use by-law will apply. On Robie Street these setbacks range from 1.5 metres to 3.0 metres for the affected properties. The intent is to consistently apply a 0.5 metre front and flanking setback for the properities abutting the Robie Street Transportation Reserve. 

The amendments also include a fix to a reference in the Heritage Design Requirements which was a drafting error.

The above amendments are housekeeping in nature,  are aligned by existing policies, and are intended to help facilitate a clearer administration of the land use by-law.    
 

Process

The application will be considered under the Land Use By-Law Amendment process. 

Status

DECEMBER 22, 2022

TAKE NOTICE THAT Regional Centre Community Council did, on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 approve the following application:

Case 24540 – HRM-Initiated application to change the front and flanking yard setbacks on Robie Street to match those in the Robie Street Transportation Reserve, and correct a minor drafting error in the Heritage Design Requirements.

Any aggrieved person, the Provincial Director of Planning, or the Council of any adjoining municipality may, within fourteen (14) days of the publishing of this notice, appeal to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (902.424.4448) in accordance with the provisions of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

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