May 11, 2017 Design Review Committee

Date:

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Location: Halifax Hall, 2nd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax.

Agenda

The main entrance of City Hall will be closed due to repairs during the month of May. Please use the Argyle Street entrance during this time

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 1, 2016

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND
DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5.  CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Case 21123: Amended Substantive Site Plan Approval – 5504 Spring Garden Road, Halifax [PDF]

Staff Presentation [PDF]

Motion:
That the Design Review Committee:

1. Approve the amendments to the qualitative elements of the substantive site plan approval application for the mixed-use development at 5504 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, as contained in Attachment A of the staff report dated February 24, 2017, which amends the substantive site plan approval plans for the development which were approved by the Design Review Committee on May 9, 2013, conditional upon the following:

a. that the penthouse and mechanical levels be clad in curtain wall and spandrel panels as per the 2013 design approval.

2. Approve the additional requested variance to the Land Use By-law requirements regarding side and rear yard setbacks for the mechanical penthouse, as contained in Attachment A of the staff report dated February 24, 2017.

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)

11.1 Approval of In Camera Minutes – January 14, 2016

Motion:
That the In Camera Minutes of January 14, 2016 be approved as circulated.

12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 8, 2017

13. ADJOURNMENT 

 

INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE