PLANAPP 2023-00159 - 107 Woodlawn Road, Dartmouth

Request

Application from Zzap Consulting Inc. on behalf of the property owner to rezone from R-1 to R-3 and enter into a development agreement to allow for a 5-storey apartment building with main level commercial space. 

Background

• An application has been made to rezone this property and enter into a development agreement. A development agreement is a legal agreement between a property owner and the Municipality to ensure a site is developed in a particular manner.
• In the Dartmouth planning area, Community Council are able to consider entering into a development agreement to allow apartment buildings in residential areas, when certain considerations can be satisfied by the proposal.

Proposal

The applicant wishes to construct a 5-storey mixed-use building. The major aspects of the proposal are as follows:

• Approximately 39 residential units
• 370 square metres of main level commercial space. Use of this space would be limited to “Neighbourhood Convenience Uses” which may include:
  • food and grocery stores,
  • personal service shops,
    • means services for the needs of individuals or pets, such as grooming and haircutting, tailoring and shoe repair, tattooing, depots for collecting dry cleaning and laundry, laundromats, warming and cooling centres, food banks, soup kitchens, drop-in centres, funeral homes, and the retail sale of products accessory to any service provided. Veterinary facilities, kennels, pet daycare uses and crematoria are not considered a personal service use.
  • local offices including offices of professional people providing personal services,
  • public offices,
  • restaurants,
  • veterinary clinics without outdoor runs.
• 18 indoor parking spaces and an onsite loading space
• Indoor amenity space for building residents
• Location of public easement to allow connection of the existing public path to the Day Avenue sidewalk.

The Development Plans (provided below) outline the development proposal in detail, and include information related to the proposal. 

Process

The application will be considered under the process for rezoning and development agreements.

Status

The public consultation stage has ended. Thank you to those that provided comments. Staff are now conducting a detailed review of the proposal with all information received through the public consultation. Following this review, HRM staff will draft the Development Agreement and write a staff report for review by the Harbour East – Marine Drive Community Council. Should Community Council wish to consider the proposal, a public hearing will be scheduled.

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

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