PLANAPP 2025-01190 - 83 Galloway Drive, Beaver Bank

Request

Application by Jeremy Cowan to rezone a portion of 83 Galloway Drive (PID 40160046), Beaver Bank, from the R-1B (Auxiliary Dwelling With Home Business) Zone to the R-6 (Rural Residential) Zone so that the entire property will be zoned R-6, allowing subdivision of the lands to create a new residential building lot with municipal services.

Proposal

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The request seeks to rezone of a portion of the lot that is currently zoned R-1B Zone to the R-6 Zone of Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville Land Use By-law. This would allow this portion of the property to be used for any use permitted in the R-6 Zone. However, the applicant wishes to rezone to enable the subdivision of the lands to create a new R-6 zoned lot. The current use of the land is a single-unit dwelling within the urban service area.

The major aspects of the proposal are as follows:

• Rezoning a portion of the property from R-1B (Auxiliary Dwelling With Home Business) to R-6 (Rural Residential); and
• A new residential building lot.

The Development Plans (provided below) outline the general areas proposed for rezoning, and include information related to project rationale and subdivision plan.

Process

The application will be considered under the Rezoning process.

Status

September 10, 2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING                 

A public hearing will be held by the North West Community Council on October 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at Halifax City Hall (Council Chamber), 1842 Argyle Street, Halifax, NS.
 
All oral and written submissions will be considered at that time. Written submissions are welcome and encouraged in advance of the hearing. 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 October 9, 2025. Please allow sufficient time for delivery.

Information on how to sign up to speak in advance is available online: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/public-hearings

If you have questions about the public hearing process, please e-mail or call 902.490.4210 the Office of the Municipal Clerk. Should you have questions about the nature of the application itself, please email (SaharSG@halifax.ca) or call the planner directly at 902.476.1747.

View the staff report. If you have questions about how to access the staff report e-mail 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, Sahar Ghasemshahi, to make the arrangements.

This notice was posted to this site on September 10, 2025, in accordance with the requirements of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.

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.

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.

A – Rationale Letter
B - Subdivision Plan