Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 14, 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-2023-00340: Development agreement for a senior citizen housing development at 445 Winslow Drive, Upper Tantallon (PIDs 41277765 and 41277773) [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council:
1. Approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 14, 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 2023-00287: Development Agreement for 893 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council:
1. Approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated April 3, 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 MINORREV-2025-00111: Amendment to Musquodoboit Valley/Dutch Settlement Land Use By-law to reduce parking requirements for day care facilities [PDF]
Motion:
That the North West Community Council adopt the amendment the Musquodoboit Valley/ Dutch Settlement Land Use By-law to reduce the minimum parking spaces required for a day care facility use as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated April 2, 2025.
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations – None
12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – April 14, 2025
13.1 Councillor Young – Hammons Plains Road Functional Plan – Update [PDF]
14. REPORTS
14.1 STAFF
14.1.1 PLANAPP 2023-00321: Development Agreement for 600 Bedford Highway, Halifax [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 March 25, 2025, to allow an eight-storey residential building at 600 Bedford Highway in Halifax and schedule a public hearing.
14.1.2 PLANAPP 2024-00312: Development Agreement for 229 Beaver Bank Road, Beaver Bank [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 March 17, 2025, to enter into a development agreement to enable the construction of a townhouse development, consisting of 17 residential units at 229 Beaver Bank Road, Beaver Bank and schedule a public hearing.
14.1.3 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]
Motion:
That North West Community Council give First Reading to consider approval of the proposed amendment to 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, to add ‘vehicle services’ as a permitted use to the Fall River Business (FRB) zone and schedule a public hearing.
15. MOTIONS – NONE
16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
17. ADDED ITEMS
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 9, 2025
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
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