Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: June 9, 2025 North West Community Council Draft Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 12, 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
10.1 PUBLIC HEARING
10.1.1 PLANAPP 2023-00321: Development Agreement for 600 Bedford Highway, Halifax [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]
- Applicant Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council:
1. Approve the proposed development agreement to allow an eight-storey residential building at 600 Bedford Highway, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 25, 2025; and
2. Require the agreement be signed by the property owner within 120 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.
10.1.2 PLANAPP 2024-00312: Development Agreement for 229 Beaver Bank Road, Beaver Bank [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]
- Applicant Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council:
1. Approve the proposed development agreement for a 17-unit townhouse development at 229 Beaver Bank Road, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 17, 2025; and
2. Require the agreement be signed by the property owner within 120 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.
10.1.3 PLANAPP–2024-02788: Amendment to the Land Use By-law for Planning Districts 14 & 17 to permit vehicles service use in the Fall River Business (FRB) zone [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]
- Applicant Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council adopt the amendment to the text of the Land Use By-law for Planning Districts 14 and 17, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated April 28, 2025.
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 – NONE
15. MOTIONS – NONE
16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
17. ADDED ITEMS
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 11, 2025
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Krista Vining, Team Lead, Legislative Assistants, at viningk@halifax.ca or 902-233-1046
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