Updated:
A Public Information Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Bedford-Hammonds Plains Community Centre (202 Innovation Dr, Bedford NS B4B0G4, Canada) in the Arts and Crafts Room.
Request
Zzap Consulting, on behalf of Bowers Construction, is applying to amend the Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Land Use By-law (LUB) for Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains, and Upper Sackville to allow an office building at 1274 Hammonds Plains Road. The site was formerly used as the St James Church. The site is designated Residential and is zoned P-2 (Community Facility) which does not permit the development of a commercial office building. Consequently, Zzap is requesting an amendment to the MPS and LUB to allow the proposed development.
Proposal
The subject site is at 1274 Hammonds Plains Road.
Bowers Construction proposes to construct a two-storey office building at the north-east corner of Hammonds Plains Road and Crestfield Drive (Attachment A – Site Plan). The proposal is to use the building as the headquarters for Bowers Construction and to use a portion of the space as a design centre for partnering companies. The major aspects of the proposal are as follows:
• 2-story office building with a hip roof, brick, metal and large glazed windows.
• 3600 sq.ft.(334 sq.m.) building footprint on a 24,636 sq.ft. (2289 sq.m.) lot.
• The proposed access is from a shared driveway with the recently approved seniors’ housing development at 9 Crestfield Drive (Case 23720).
• The building is proposed to be oriented toward Crestfield Drive across from the Village of Uplands Park.
Process
The application will be considered under the Municipal Planning Strategy Amendment and Development Agreement process.
Status
A Public Information Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Bedford-Hammonds Plains Community Centre (202 Innovation Dr, Bedford NS B4B0G4, Canada) in the Arts and Crafts Room (map).
Regional Council initiated the process to consider amending the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law for Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains, and Upper Sackville to permit the proposed development of an office building at 1274 Hammonds Plains Road as recommended under the Staff Report dated August 22, 2023.
Documents Submitted for Evaluation
The applicant has submitted plans and studies required by HRM staff to properly evaluate the application.
1. Site Plan
2. Building Drawings
Contact Information
For further information, please contact:
Shayne Vipond
Planner III
Rural Policy & Applications, Current Planning
Telephone: 902.237.5395
Email: viponds@halifax.ca
Mailing Address
HRM Planning and Development
PO Box: 1749,
Halifax,
Nova Scotia,
B3J 2A5
Attention: Shayne Vipond