September 9, 2021 Design Review Committee Special Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 12, 2021

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. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS 

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence 
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations – None

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Upcoming Applications

9.1.2 Case 23726: Substantive Site Plan Approval – 1470 Queen Street, Halifax [PDF]

Motion:
That the Design Review Committee:

1.    Approve the qualitative elements of the substantive site plan approval application for a 8-storey mixed-use building on lands at 1470 Queen Street, Halifax (PID 00077461), as shown in Attachment A; 

2.    Approve the variances to the Land Use By-law requirements regarding minimum streetwall width, internal property line setbacks above the streetwall, maximum and minimum streetwall heights and upper storey streetwall stepbacks, as contained in Attachment B; 

3.    Accept the findings of the quantitative Wind Impact Assessment, as contained in Attachment C; and

4.    Recommend that the Development Officer accept the undergrounding of electrical and communication distribution systems (underground vault for utilities) as the post-bonus public benefit category. 

10. PRELIMINARY PRESENTATIONS – NONE

11. COMMITTEE MEMBERS

12. ADDED ITEMS

13. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

14. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – October 14, 2021

15. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE