Date:
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Barrington Room, 1st Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 9, April 19 and April 23, 2018
4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS- NONE
9. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
10. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
10.1 STAFF
10.1.1 Case 21648: Coastal Inundation - HRM has initiated a request to correct errors in the Land Use By-laws (LUB) for: Bedford; Dartmouth; Downtown Dartmouth; Eastern Passage/Cow Bay; Halifax Mainland; Halifax Peninsula and Planning District 5 (Chebucto Peninsula). The errors pertain to requirements for residential properties located in areas susceptible to coastal inundation.
As one of the subject plan areas (Halifax) is located within the Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee’s (HPPAC) area, feedback is sought from the Committee.
Staff Presentation [PDF]
The following is before the Committee:
• Case 21648 Staff Memorandum, dated May 18, 2018
10.1.2 Case 20159: Victoria Road and South Park Street, Halifax
Kassner Goodspeed Architects, on behalf of Eldorado Properties Limited, has applied to amend the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy and Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law to permit an addition to an existing 8-storey residential multiple unit building and to permit ground floor commercial uses at the northwest corner of Victoria Road and South Park Street intersection, Halifax. As proposed, the existing multiple unit dwelling, located at 5713 Victoria Road, will receive a one storey addition for a total of 9 storeys. Further, 2 existing residential detached dwellings, located at 1102 and 1106 South Park Street, will be removed and replaced with a 9 storey addition.
In preparing the recommendation to Halifax and West Community Council, the Committee is being asked to consider how the proposal generally aligns with the June 2017 Centre Plan documents relative to Urban Structure, Height and Floor Area Ratio, and how the proposal addresses the planning principles of transition, pedestrian-orientation, human scale, building design and context sensitive as noted in Table 2 of the HRM staff report dated July 26, 2017.
The following is before the Committee:
• 20159 Letter of Intent
• 20159 Application Package (Revised February 2, 2018)
• 20159 Shadow Analysis
• Wind Statement
• 20159 Traffic Impact Study
• Public Meeting Notes
For a copy of the materials presented to the Planning Advisory Committee, please contact the Clerk’s Office.
Staff Presentation [PDF]
10.1.3 Case 20774: Wellington Street, Halifax
Application by Lydon Lynch Architects, on behalf of Banc Investments Limited, to amend the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy and Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law to allow an 8 storey multiple unit dwelling at 1110-1132 Wellington Street, Halifax.
In preparing the recommendation to Halifax and West Community Council, the Committee is being asked to consider how the proposal generally aligns with the June 2017 Centre Plan documents relative to Urban Structure, Height and Floor Area Ratio, and how the proposal addresses the planning principles of transition, pedestrian-orientation, human scale, building design and context sensitive as noted in Table 2 of the HRM staff report dated July 26, 2017.
The following is before the Committee:
• Site Plan, Building Elevations and Floor Plans
• Proposed Design Rationale
• Perspective View #1
• Perspective View #2
• Shadow Study
For a copy of the materials presented to the Planning Advisory Committee, please contact the Clerk’s Office.
Staff Presentation [PDF]
10.2 COMMITTEE MEMBERS – NONE
11. ADDED ITEMS
12. DATE OF NEXT REGULAR MEETING – June 25, 2018, Halifax Hall, City Hall
Please note HPPAC will be hosting Public Information Meetings on June 4th and June 11th
13. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE