MPSA 2024-00338 1540 Prospect Road & PID 00656074, Hatchet Lake

Request

Zzap Consulting Inc., on behalf of the property owner, has applied to amend the Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Land Use By-law (LUB) for Planning District 4 (Prospect) to allow for a light industrial use including a vehicle and machinery maintenance and repair use, an accessory office use, and outdoor storage on lands at 1540 Prospect Road and PID 00656074 in the Residential B Designation, Hatchet Lake by Development Agreement.

Proposal

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The property owner proposes to develop a low intensity industrial operation on the subject properties to support the owners’ main trucking and excavation business. 

Previously, the applicant proposed to access the subject property from 1540 Prospect Road. The applicant is now proposing to utilize the existing access situated between 1600 and 1604 Prospect Road, as shown in the Revised Site Plan (May 2026).

The major aspects of the proposal are:

• One 2400 sf building for vehicle and machinery maintenance and repair and includes an accessory office;
• Proposed outdoor storage / lay down area;
• Access between 1600 and 1604 Prospect Road; and
• All maintenance and repair activities are proposed to occur indoors;

The Development Plans (provided below) outline the development proposal in detail, and include information related to site layout, landscaping, parking locations, driveway access, and on-site servicing.

Process

The application will be considered under the Municipal Planning Strategy and Development Agreement process.

Status

Thank you to those who attended the Public Information Meeting (PIM) on September 24, 2025, and to those who submitted written comments up to and including October 11, 2025.  Please review the public engagement report for a summary of what we heard.  To protect the identity of individuals, your comments and concerns for the PIM and the written submissions have been categorized into the themes outlined in the report.

Staff are currently working with the applicant to find ways to address the issues raised by the public.  Once the negotiations are complete, a development agreement and staff report will be prepared for submission to Regional Council and the North West Community Council.  

Please see the Revised Site Plan, Addendum to Letter of Rationale, and Revised Site Plan for an update on the proposal as of August 13, 2026.  

Thank you for continuing to review this status update.  All new information about the proposal and next steps will be posted as it becomes available. 

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

The applicant has submitted plans and studies required by HRM staff to properly evaluate the application. Please note that the updated plans with the later date replace previous plans but all plans submitted are shown below so the public may see how the plan has evolved over the course of evaluation.

A – MPS Application Letter (April 2024)
B – Site Plan 
C – Traffic Impact Statement
D – Septic and Well Information
E – Wetland Sketch

F – Revised Site Plan (May 2025)
G – Wetland Delineation Memo

H – Revised Site Plan (June 2025)

I -Revised Site Plan (May 2026)

J- Letter of Rationale Addendum (May 2026)

K-Stormwater Management Plan (May 2026)