Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: November 10, 2025 North West Community Council Draft Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
1.1 Annual Election of Chair
1.2 Annual Election of Vice Chair
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 6, 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-2025-00132: Amendments to the Planning District 4 Land Use By-law to add self-storage facility as a permitted use in the C-2 zone and to substantively amend the existing development agreement at 2287 Prospect Road, Hatchet Lake (PID 40545626) [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 A of the staff report dated September 2, 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:
2. Provisionally approve the proposed amending development agreement, which shall be substantially of the same form as set out in Attachment B of the staff report dated September 2, 2025; and
3. 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.
10.2 VARIANCE APPEAL HEARINGS
10.2.1 Case VAR-2025-00711: Appeal of Variance Approval – 100 Meadowbrook Drive, Bedford [PDF]
Motion:
In accordance with Administrative Order One, the following motion shall be placed on the floor:
That the appeal be allowed.
Community Council approval of the appeal will result in refusal of the variance. Community Council denial of the appeal will result in approval of the variance. Staff recommend that Community Council deny the appeal.
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 2023-01246: Development Agreement for a Conservation Design Development on Prospect Road (PID 00381715), Whites Lake [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council give notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated October 24, 2025, to allow a low-density classic conservation design development on Prospect Road (PID 00381715) in Whites Lake and schedule a public hearing.
14.1.2 Hubbards Rural Sidewalks Area Rate and Boundary [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council recommend that Halifax Regional Council:
1. Approve the community boundary of Hubbards, as shown in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated September 10, 2025, for an area rate of $0.021 per $100 of taxable property value, to be charged after substantial completion of the AT facility, consistent with the process outlined in Administrative Order 2022-008-ADM, the Rural Sidewalk Area Rates Administrative Order.
2. Pending approval of the area rate in Hubbards:
a. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to direct staff to explore external funding opportunities with other orders of government to support the active transportation facilities in Hubbards; and
b. Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, or their designate, to negotiate and enter into one or more agreements, and any amendments to those agreements, with the Province of Nova Scotia respecting the construction, operation, and maintenance of AT facilities in the provincial right-of-way.
14.1.3 Proposed 2026 Meeting Schedule [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council approve the proposed 2026 North West Community Council meeting schedule as outlined in the staff memorandum.
15. MOTIONS – NONE
16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
17. ADDED ITEMS
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – December 8, 2025 (Annual Meeting)
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Krista Vining, Team Lead, Legislative Assistants, at viningk@halifax.ca or 902-223-1046
To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council