February 26, 2024 North West Community Council

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 15th and Special Joint February 20, 2024

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

10.1 VARIANCE APPEAL HEARINGS

10.1 Case VAR-2023-01314: Appeal of Variance Approval – Civic 15 Shankel Road, Hubbards [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]

Motion:
In accordance with Administrative Order One, the following motion shall be placed on the floor:

That the appeal be allowed.

Community Council approval of the appeal will result in refusal of the variance.

Community Council denial of the appeal will result in approval of the variance.

Staff recommend that North West Community Council deny the appeal.

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 2023-01145: Amending Development Agreement for 644 Bedford Highway, Halifax [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council give notice of motion to consider the proposed amending development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated January 31, 2024, to allow the conversion of an interior parking area to create two additional residential units at 644 Bedford Highway, Bedford and schedule a public hearing.

14.1.2 PLANAPP 2023-00912: Development Agreement to Allow an Expansion to an Existing Recycling Depot at 15 Sackville Cross Road, Lower Sackville [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council give notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated January 31, 2024 to allow the expansion of an existing recycling depot at 15 Sackville Cross Road, Lower Sackville and schedule a public hearing.

14.2 MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY COUNCIL
14.2.1 Councillor Outhit - Bedford Land Use By-Law Amendment [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to provide a staff recommendation report regarding amendments to the Bedford Land Use By-law to allow for ‘dog day care’ use in the ILI (Light Industrial) Zone and any additional requirements which might be necessary to reduce possible conflicts between differing land uses.

15. MOTIONS – NONE

16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

17. ADDED ITEMS

18. NOTICES OF MOTION

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – March 18, 2024

20. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated February 22, 2024 re: Requests for Presentation to North West Community Council – None [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Catie Campbell, Legislative Assistant, at catherine.campbell@halifax.ca or 782-641-0796.

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council