September 8, 2025 North West Community Council

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

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 11, 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 2023-00812: Development Agreement for 1491 Sackville Drive, Middle Sackville [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 June 29, 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-2024-01253: Amendment to Appendix A-1 of the Land Use By-law for Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville to increase the number of permitted units for 326 & 328 Beaver Bank Road, Beaver Bank [PDF]
Motion: 
That North West Community Council approve the proposed Land Use By-law amendments as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated July 14, 2025.

11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence 
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations
11.3.1 Karen Robinson - Sandy Lake Conservation Association
- Presentation Request [PDF]  

12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

14. REPORTS 
14.1 STAFF 
14.1.1 PLANAPP 2025-01190: Rezoning a portion of 83 Galloway Drive, Beaver Bank, from R-1B to R-6 zone [PDF]
Motion: 
That the North West Community Council give First Reading to consider approval of the proposed amendment to the Land Use By-law for Beaver Bank, Hammonds Plains and Upper Sackville as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated August 18, 2025, to rezone a portion of 83 Galloway Drive in Beaver Bank from R-1B (Auxiliary Dwelling with Home Business) to R-6 (Rural Residential) and schedule a public hearing.

15. MOTIONS – NONE

16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE

17. ADDED ITEMS

18. NOTICES OF MOTION

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – October 6, 2025

20. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated September 2, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to North West Community Council [PDF]


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