PLANAPP 2025-00497 - 65-71 Sunnybrae Avenue and 70 Central Avenue, Fairview

Request

Application for a development agreement to consolidate multiple daycare facilities into a childcare center under a single agreement and expand capacity by 48 children to a total of 134 children at 65-71 Sunnybrae Avenue and 70 Central Avenue, Fairview.

Proposal

The existing childcare facilities are located on four separate properties, collectively known as Magic Beings Child Care Centre. The current campus serves 86 children, and the applicant is requesting to expand by adding space for 48 additional children and incorporate 71 Sunnybrae Ave. into the centre. This expansion would bring the total capacity to 134 children across five properties. No exterior alterations or changes to the existing buildings are proposed as part of this consolidation.

Section 3.20 of the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy’s Implementation Policies allows for “child care centres” that do not meet existing Land Use By-law regulations to be considered by a development agreement contract with the HRM.

The Development Plans (provided below) outline the development proposal in detail and include information related to the traffic and street analysis.

Process

The application will be considered under the Development Agreement process.

Status

A public hearing will be held by Halifax and West Community Council on December 1, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Halifax City Hall (Council Chamber), 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax, NS.

All oral and written submissions will be considered at that time. Written submissions are welcomed and encouraged in advance of the hearing itself. These submissions are distributed to all Councillors and considered at the time of their decision. Written submissions may be forwarded to the Municipal Clerk by e-mail; by fax, 902-490-4208; or by mail, P.O. Box 1749, Halifax, NS, B3J 3A5. Written submissions must be received by the Municipal Clerk’s Office as early as possible and not later than 3:00 p.m. on December 1, 2025. Please allow sufficient time for delivery.

Information on how to sign up to speak in advance is available on-line: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/public-hearings

If you have questions about the public hearing process, please email or call 902.490.4210 the Office of the Municipal Clerk. Should you have questions about the nature of the application itself, please email (dean.macdougall@halifax.ca) or call the planner directly at 902.240.7085.

View the staff report. If you have questions about how to access the staff report email or call 902.490.4210 the Office of the Municipal Clerk. If the internet is unavailable to you, a paper copy of application materials can be sent to you by mail, contact the Planner, Dean MacDougall, to make the arrangements.

Enhanced security processes to access City Hall, including security screening with X-ray and metal detection, as well as sign-in with government-issued photo ID, are in place. Please allow for ample time to complete these processes before your meeting start time. Learn more by visiting halifax.ca/visitingcityhall.

Information on how to sign up to speak in advance is available on-line: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/public-hearings. If you’d like, you can let us know how to say your name using simple, sound-it-out spelling. (For example: for Leila Nahirah say “Lay-ah Nah-HEE-rah”).

This notice was posted to this site on November 5, 2025 in accordance with the requirements of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter.

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

The applicant has submitted plans and studies required by HRM staff to properly evaluate the application. The documents are also available for review at the Planning Applications office in Downtown Halifax.

Rational Letter
Traffic Impact Statement
Parking Inventory
Site Plans