Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: September 8, 2025 North West Community Council Draft Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 11, 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 HEARINGS
10.1.1 PLANAPP 2023-00812: Development Agreement for 1491 Sackville Drive, Middle Sackville [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]
- Applicant Presentation [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 June 29, 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-2024-01253: Amendment to Appendix A-1 of the Land Use By-law for Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville to increase the number of permitted units for 326 & 328 Beaver Bank Road, Beaver Bank [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [PDF]
- Applicant Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council approve the proposed Land Use By-law amendments as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated July 14, 2025.
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations
11.3.1 Karen Robinson - Sandy Lake Conservation Association
- Presentation Request [PDF]
12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
14. REPORTS
14.1 STAFF
14.1.1 PLANAPP 2025-01190: Rezoning a portion of 83 Galloway Drive, Beaver Bank, from R-1B to R-6 zone [PDF]
Motion:
That the North West Community Council give First Reading to consider approval of the proposed amendment to the Land Use By-law for Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated August 18, 2025, to rezone a portion of 83 Galloway Drive in Beaver Bank from R-1B (Auxiliary Dwelling with Home Business) to R-6 (Rural Residential) 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 – October 6, 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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