June 9, 2025 North West Community Council

Agenda

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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 12, 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 HEARING
10.1.1 PLANAPP 2023-00321: Development Agreement for 600 Bedford Highway, Halifax [PDF]
Motion: 
That North West Community Council:

1. Approve the proposed development agreement to allow an eight-storey residential building at 600 Bedford Highway, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 25, 2025; and

2. Require the 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 2024-00312: Development Agreement for 229 Beaver Bank Road, Beaver Bank [PDF]
Motion: 
That North West Community Council:

1. Approve the proposed development agreement for a 17-unit townhouse development at 229 Beaver Bank Road, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated March 17, 2025; and

2. Require the 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.

10.1.3 PLANAPP–2024-02788: Amendment to the Land Use By-law for Planning Districts 14 & 17 to permit vehicles service use in the Fall River Business (FRB) zone [PDF]
Motion: 
That North West Community Council adopt the amendment to the text of the Land Use By-law for Planning Districts 14 and 17, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated April 28, 2025.  

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 – NONE

15. MOTIONS – NONE

16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

17. ADDED ITEMS

18. NOTICES OF MOTION

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 11, 2025

20. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated June 2, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to North West Community Council – NONE [PDF]

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