August 26, 2025 Halifax and West Community Council

Agenda

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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 20, 2025

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. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. HEARINGS – NONE

11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence 
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations – None

12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

14. REPORTS
14.1 STAFF 
14.1.1 PLANAPP 2024-03126: Rezoning of Lands on Craigmore Drive (PIDs 40179202 and 00208280), Halifax [PDF]
Motion: 
That Halifax and West Community Council give First Reading to consider the proposed amendment to the Land Use By-law for Halifax Mainland, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated July 11, 2025, to rezone 34 Craigmore Drive, Halifax (PID 00208280) and the adjacent lot PID 40179202 from R-1 (Single Family Dwelling) Zone to R-3 (General Residential and Low-Rise Apartment) Zone and schedule a public hearing.

14.2 MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY COUNCIL 
14.2.1 Councillor Steele - Amendments to the Timberlea/Lakeside/Beechville Land Use By-law to rezone vacant R-4 (Multi-Unit Dwelling) Zone properties to the R-1 [PDF]
Motion:
That Halifax and West Community Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to provide a staff recommendation report regarding amendments to the Timberlea/Lakeside/Beechville Land Use By-law to rezone vacant R-4 (Multi-Unit Dwelling) Zone properties to the R-1 (Single Unit Dwelling) Zone to enable the lands for residential development.

15. MOTIONS – NONE

16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

17. ADDED ITEMS

18. NOTICES OF MOTION

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – September 16, 2025

20. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated August 1, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Halifax & West Community Council – NONE [PDF]

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