February 22, 2022 Halifax and West Community Council

Date:

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 18, 2022

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

Additions: None 

Deletions: None 

Deferred to the March 8, 2022 meeting of Halifax & West Community Council: 

  • Item 13.1.3 Case 23166: Municipal Planning Strategy Amendments for 7 McIntosh Street, Halifax  

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
10.1 Public Hearing
10.1.1 Case 23120: Halifax Mainland Land Use By-law Amendments to Change the R-2 Zone Requirements for Semi-Detached Dwellings in Mainland South [PDF]

- Staff presentation [PDF]
- Applicant presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That Halifax and West Community Council adopt the amendment to the Land Use By-law for Halifax Mainland, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated November 3, 2021.

10.1.2 Case 20226: Land Use By-law amendment to reduce parking requirements for community centres in Timberlea, Lakeside, Beechville [PDF]

- Staff presentation [PDF]
Motion: 
That Halifax and West Community Council adopt the amendment to the Land Use By-law for Timberlea/Lakeside/Beechville, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated November 3, 2021.

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

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF 
13.1.1 Case 22523: Amending Development Agreement for the corner of Gottingen and Bilby Streets (PID 00127522), Halifax [PDF]

- Staff presentation [PDF]
Motion: 
That Halifax and West Community Council:

1. Approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A in the staff report January 4, 2022; and

2. Require the development agreement be signed by the property owner within 240 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise this approval will be void and obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.

13.1.2 Case 23936: Amending Development Agreement for 2858-2866 Gottingen Street and 5516-5518 Macara Street, Halifax [PDF]
Motion: 
That Halifax and West Community Council: 

1. Approve, by resolution, the proposed amending development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated January 5, 2022; and 

2. Require the agreement be signed by the property owner within 240 days, or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods, whichever is later; otherwise this approval will be void and obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.

13.1.3 Case 23166: Municipal Planning Strategy Amendments for 7 McIntosh Street, Halifax [PDF]
This matter was deferred to the March 8, 2022 meeting of Halifax & West Community Council.

14. MOTIONS – NONE 

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) 
Community Council may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following:

15.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – January 18, 2022 
Motion: 
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of January 18, 2022 be approved as circulated. 

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – March 8, 2022

19. ADJOURNMENT 
    
INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Information Report from the Legislative Assistant dated February 11, 2022 re: Requests for Presentation to Halifax and West Community Council [PDF]