Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: HEMDCC Meeting Space, Main Floor Alderney Landing, 60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth
Agenda
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In-person Public Hearings and How to Participate - Frequently Asked Questions
Would you like to speak during Public Participation?
There are two opportunities to sign up as a speaker for in-person Public Participation:
Option 1: Register in advance
Contact the Municipal Clerk's Office no later than 4:30 p.m. on September 3, 2025:
- Send an email to rosssis@halifax.ca If you’re signing up via email and you don’t receive a response from us within one business day, phone our office at 902.420.4210 to confirm receipt. Please ensure you check your email’s junk/spam folder regularly.
- Phone 902.292.3962 (Mon-Fri, 8:30 am-4:30 pm)
- Fax 902.490.4208 and include a call back phone number or email
In your message, state that you wish to speak during Public Participation at the September 4, 2025 Harbour East-Marine Drive Community Council meeting, and give your name and community of residence.
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”).
Option 2: During the meeting
During the meeting, after all the pre-registered speakers have been called, the Chair will call three times to ask if there is anyone else present who would like to speak. If you are present in the meeting room you can indicate your wish to speak at that time.
PLEASE NOTE: All Community Council meetings will be audio and/or video recorded for the purpose of creating a record of the proceedings. If you do not wish to be recorded, do not sign up to speak; you can provide a written submission via clerks@halifax.ca.
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 7, 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 2024-01794: Amendment to the Eastern Shore (West) Land Use By-law to permit utility and communication buildings or structures on lots a minimum of ten (10) acres in the R-6 (Rural Residential) zone [PDF]
Motion:
That Harbour East – Marine Drive Community Council adopt the amendment to the text of the Land Use By-law for Eastern Shore (West), as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated May 22, 2025.
10.1.2 PLANAPP-2023-00991: Heritage Development Agreement for 86 Ochterloney Street, Dartmouth for a 15-storey mixed-use development and rehabilitation of a registered heritage property [PDF]
Motion:
That Harbour East – Marine Drive 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 8, 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.
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations
11.3.1 Canadian Naval Memorial Trust Proposal [PDF]
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 – October 2, 2025
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Simon Ross-Siegel, Legislative Assistant, at rosssis@halifax.ca or 902.292.3962.
To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council