July 12, 2021 North West Community Council (Special)

Date:

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda


1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 14, 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. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION
– NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE 

8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS 
8.1 Staff Presentation
- Draft Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (RCMPS) and Land Use By-law (RCLUB) Review [Large PDF - 4 MB]
  
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. HEARINGS
10.1 PUBLIC HEARINGS – 6:00 p.m.

10.1.1 Case 22980:  Development Agreement for 112 Ledgegate Lane, Bedford [PDF]
Motion:
That North West 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 May 6, 2021; and
2. Require the agreement be signed by the property owner within 240 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.
- Memorandum from the North West Planning Advisory Committee dated February 8, 2021 [PDF]

- Staff Presentation [PDF]

- Applicant Presentation [Large PDF - 8 MB]
 
10.2 VARIANCE APPEAL HEARINGS
10.2.1 Case 23033: Appeal of Variance Refusal – 14 Wardour Street, Bedford [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council allow the appeal. 

- Staff Presentation [Large PDF - 20 MB]

- Appellant Presentation [Large PDF -  10 MB]

11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence 
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations

11.3.1 Introduction to the Urban Development Institute – Stephen Adams, Executive Director of the Urban Development Institute of Nova Scotia [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]

12. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE 

13. REPORTS
13.1 STAFF
 
13.1.1 Case 23247: Measurement of Building Height under the Sackville Drive Land Use By-law [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council direct staff to commence the planning process to amend the Sackville Drive Land Use By-law to allow for the height of a building to be based on the mean grade of the building, not the lowest grade of the curb.

- Staff Presentation [PDF]

13.1.2 Case 23617: Upper Hammonds Plains Land Use Designation Review [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council recommend that Regional Council:
1. Initiate a process to review and amend the land use polices and regulations under the Upper Hammonds Plains Land Use Designation within the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law for Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville; and any other planning documents as necessary to mitigate conflict between allowable uses in the area; and
2. Follow the public participation program for municipal planning strategy amendments as approved by Regional Council on February 27, 1997.

- Staff Presentation [PDF]

13.2 MEMBERS OF NORTH WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL – NONE

14. MOTIONS – NONE  

15. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

16. ADDED ITEMS

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 9, 2021, if required

20. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS 

1. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated July 7, 2021 re: Presentation Requests. [PDF]