PLANAPP 2024-00371 - 6319 Chebucto Road, Halifax

Request

Application by Peter Henry Architect requesting to enter into a Development Agreement to permit a three-storey mixed-use building containing a café and multiple residential units at 6319 Chebucto Road, Halifax.

Proposal

The applicant wishes to enter a new development agreement to allow a three-storey building containing a café and three residential units. The major aspects of the proposal are as follows:
•    This application is being looked at under planning policy in the Regional Centre Municipal Planning Strategy which allows consideration of neighbourhood-scale commercial uses in Established Residential areas through the development agreement process.
•    A development agreement is a legal agreement between a municipal council and a property owner. It establishes site-specific development requirements that may differ from those in the land use bylaw. 
•    A similar proposal was approved previously by Halifax and West Community Council on April 24, 2023 under Case #24111. Differences between the previous and current requests include a height increase from two storeys to three, a roof deck, as well as an increase in allowable residential units. 

The Development Plans (provided below) outline the development proposal in detail.

Process

The application will be considered under the development agreement process.

Status

Currently, this application is at the team review stage of the process where the request is reviewed by internal municipal staff and other applicable review agencies.

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

The applicant has submitted plans and studies required by HRM staff to properly evaluate the application. The documents are also available for review at the Planning Applications office in Downtown Halifax.