Updated:
JANUARY 23, 2025
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HELD BY HALIFAX AND WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 18, 2025. PLEASE SEE THE STATUS SECTION BELOW FOR MORE DETAIL.
Request
Application by Bernd Stolz to amend Schedule E – Areas Subject to Reduced Road Frontage of the Chebucto Peninsula (Planning District 5) Land Use By-law to allow the issuance of a permit for a single unit dwelling at 1110 Wilderness Drive, Portuguese Cove.
Proposal
The applicant wishes to construct a single unit dwelling at 1110 Wilderness Drive, Portuguese Cove. The lot was created in 2010 through the exemption in the HRM Charter which allows the creation of parcels with an area greater than 10-hectares (25 acres) to be created without municipal subdivision approval. This exemption from the lot approval process was originally intended for resource uses such as farming or forestry. However, this exemption in the HRM Charter has become commonly used to create lots for residential purposes. A development permit cannot be issued unless the requirements of the Land Use By-law are met. Section 9.2 of the Land Use By-law states that lots in the R-6 zone (the applied zone) must have 100ft of frontage in order for a Development Permit to be issued. There are sections of the Land Use By-law that relax the road frontage requirement, but it only applies to lots that either existed prior to the land use bylaw (in this case, February 9th, 1995), or, are shown on Schedule E – Areas Subject to Reduced Road Frontage, as per section 4.7 of the Land Use By-law. The subject property, 1100 Wilderness Drive, does not meet either of these two requirements.
Following an extensive review, staff have determined that 1137 Wilderness Drive is subject to the same circumstances and should be included on Schedule E as well.
Process
The application will be considered under the Land Use By-law Amendment process.
Status
Halifax and West Community Council gave 1st Reading on January 21, 2025. A public hearing will be held by Halifax and West Community Council on February 18, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Halifax City Hall (Council Chamber), 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax, NS.
All oral and written submissions will be considered at that time. Written submissions are welcomed and encouraged in advance of the hearing itself. These submissions are distributed to all Councillors and considered at the time of their decision. Written submissions may be forwarded to the Municipal Clerk by e-mail; by fax, 902-490-4208; or by mail, P.O. Box 1749, Halifax, NS, B3J 3A5. Written submissions must be received by the Municipal Clerk’s Office as early as possible and not later than 3:00 p.m. on February 18, 2025. Please allow sufficient time for delivery.
Information on how to sign up to speak in advance is available on-line: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/public-hearings
If you have questions about the public hearing process, please email or call 902.490.4210 the Office of the Municipal Clerk. Should you have questions about the nature of the application itself, please email (macintta@halifax.ca) or call the planner directly at 902.476.0671.
View the staff report. If you have questions about how to access the staff report email or call 902.490.4210 the Office of the Municipal Clerk. If the internet is unavailable to you, a paper copy of application materials can be sent to you by mail, contact the Planner, Thea Langille, to make the arrangements.
All visitors to Halifax City Hall must sign-in at the security desk, located at the main (Grand Parade) entrance of City Hall. Visitors who use the accessible entrance on Argyle Street will be escorted to the security desk by staff. All visitors must present federal, provincial, or territorial government-issued photo ID to security. If a visitor does not have government issued photo ID, they may present two pieces of federal, provincial, or territorial government-issued ID, two pieces of documentation (e.g. bills) or a combination of two pieces of government-issued ID/documentation as long as they both include their first and last name.
This notice was posted to this site on January 23, 2025 in accordance with the requirements of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.
Documents Submitted for Evaluation
The applicant has submitted a letter with the requesting the amend Schedule E – Areas Subject to Reduced Road Frontage of the Chebucto Peninsula (Planning District 5) Land Use By-law.
Contact Information
For further information, please contact:
Thea Langille
Manager of Planning Applications
Current Planning
Telephone: 902.476.0671
Email: langilt@halifax.ca
Mailing Address
HRM Planning Applications
PO Box: 1749,
Halifax,
Nova Scotia,
B3J 3A5
Attention: Thea Langille