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 Councillor Gillis – Proclamation – Lower Sackville Town Crier – January 12, 2026 [PDF]
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 8, 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 2025-00792: Amendments to an existing Development Agreement for 131 Hanwell Drive, Middle Sackville [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council:
1. Approve the proposed development agreement amendment, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated October 28, 2025; and
2. Require the amending 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 2024-00911: Development Agreement for a commercial recreation use at 5933 Prospect Road, Big Lake [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council adopt the amendments to the Land Use By-law for Planning District 4, as set out in Attachment B of the staff report dated November 21, 2025.
Contingent upon the amendment to the Planning District 4 Land Use By-law being approved by Community Council and becoming effective pursuant to the requirements of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, it is further recommended that North West Community Council:
1. Provisionally approve the proposed development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated November 21, 2025; and
2. Require the development 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 – None
12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
14. REPORTS
14.1 STAFF
14.1.1 PLANAPP-2025-01152: Amendment to the Land Use By-law for Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville to amend Appendix A-1 to include PID 40306565 as access only for 505 Lucasville Road, Lucasville [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council give First Reading to consider the proposed text amendment to Appendix A-1 of the Beaver Bank, Hammond Plains and Upper Sackville Land Use By-law to add PID 40306565 as access only for the development at 505 Lucasville Road (PID 41464512), as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated December 4, 2025 and schedule a public hearing.
15. MOTIONS
16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
17. ADDED ITEMS
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – February 9, 2026
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
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