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
1.1 African Nova Scotian Affirmation
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 22, 2026
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 – NONE
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations – None
12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
14. REPORTS
14.1 STAFF
14.1.1 PLANAPP 2023-00656: Development Agreement for 400 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council:
1. Give notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated July 16, 2026, to develop two mixed-use buildings connected by an underground parking podium at 400 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville and schedule a public hearing;
2. Give First Reading to consider the proposed amendments to the Land Use By-law for Sackville Drive, as set out in Attachment D, to correct an inconsistency regarding maximum height restrictions and schedule a public hearing concurrently with that indicated in Recommendation 1.
14.1.2 PLANAPP 2023-01246: Request for additional time to sign the approved Development Agreement for a Conservation Design Development on Prospect Road (PID 00381715), Whites Lake [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council require that the development agreement for PLANAPP 2023-01246 be signed by the property owner within 360 days (an extension of an additional 120 days from the original 240 days), or any extension thereof granted by Council on request of the property owner, from the date of final approval of said agreement by Council and any other bodies as necessary, including applicable appeal periods whichever is later; otherwise this approval shall be void and any obligations arising hereunder shall be at an end.
15. MOTIONS – NONE
16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
Community Council may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following:
16.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – June 22, 2026
Motion:
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of June 22, 2026 be approved as circulated.
17. ADDED ITEMS
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – September 14, 2026
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
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