Case 23820 - Southdale Future Growth Node

Request

On January 11, 2021 Regional Council initiated a process to amend the Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (RCSMPS), the Regional Centre Land Use By-law (RCLUB), and a concurrent development agreement process to develop a master neighbourhood plan for the Southdale Future Growth Node (FGN). The FGN designation under the Regional Centre Plan is intended to support a comprehensive planning process needed to effectively guide the development of mixed-use communities with supporting public infrastructure. 

The Southdale Future Growth Node is located at the south-eastern edge of the Regional Centre, in Dartmouth, immediately adjacent to Highway 111 (“Circumferential Highway”). The FGN is composed of four separate lots. Three of the four lots are held by one landowner and are undeveloped, including a significant wetland. The fourth lot is under separate ownership and is occupied by an office building, located on Research Drive.

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Proposal

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Process

The Southdale Future Growth Node was designated a “Special Planning Area” by the Executive Panel on Housing of the Province of Nova Scotia to address housing challenges in the Capital Region. The Special Planning Area delegates development approval authority to the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs as outlined in the Housing the Halifax Regional Municipality Act.

Given the area’s Special Area status, draft policies, development agreements and other documents will be shared on the Shape Your City page for public comment before their submission to the Executive Panel on Housing for review. The panel will provide a recommendation to the Minister who will then make a decision. 
 

Status

November 9, 2022

NOTICE OF APPROVAL
EXECUTIVE PANEL ON HOUSING
IN THE HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY

TAKE NOTICE THAT the Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Lohr did, on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 approve amendments to the Regional Centre Municipal Planning Strategy based on the recommendation of the Executive Panel on Housing, and on Tuesday October 25, 2022 the Minister approved a development agreement between Halifax Regional Municipality and A.J. Legrow to enable residential and mixed-use development in a portion of the Southdale-Mount Hope Special Planning Area.   

The planning documents have been reviewed and approved by the Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister as per Bill No. 63 - Housing in the Halifax Regional Municipality Act and the required notice was placed in the newspaper circulating in the Municipality on November 9, 2022.  The development agreement is in effect once it is filed at the Nova Scotia Registry of Deeds.

Documents Submitted for Evaluation

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