August 17, 2021 Special Committee of the Whole Meeting

Date:

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Virtual

Agenda

 

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES – July 20, 2021

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

5. Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law – Centre Plan Package B - Supplementary Report [PDF]

i) Staff Report dated May 7, 2021 [PDF]
    - Staff Presentation [PDF]
Attachment A:     Proposed Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy
Appendix 2 of Attachment A - RC SMPS Urban Design Manual
Map 1:    Urban Structure Designations
Map 2:    Downtown Dartmouth and Downtown Halifax Precincts 
Map 3:    Maximum Floor Area Ratio Precincts
Map 4:    Maximum Building Height Precincts
Map 5:    Cogswell Lands Precinct - Transportation Reserve 
Map 6:    Halifax Citadel View Planes 
Map 7:    Halifax Citadel Ramparts Sight Lines
Map 8:    Central Blocks within Downtown Halifax 
Map 9:    Established Residential Precincts
Map 10:    Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Shannon Park
Map 11:    Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Penhorn Lands
Map 12:    Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Young Street Lands
Map 13:    Future Growth Node Land Use Concept – Dartmouth Cove
Map 14:    Dartmouth Cove Dundas Street Extension Transportation Reserve
Map 15:    Dartmouth View Planes
Map 16:    Regional Centre Waterfront View Corridors
Map 17:    Shadow Impact Assessment Protocol 
Map 18:    Lake Banook Canoe Maximum Building Height Precinct
Map 19:    Pedestrian-Oriented Commercial Streets
Map 20:    Proposed Heritage Conservation District Study Areas
Map 21:    Approved Heritage Conservation Districts
Map 22:    Converted Multi-unit Buildings– Schmidtville Heritage Conservation District
Map 23:    Robie Street Transportation Reserve 
Map 24:    Site A and Site B – Spring Garden Road and Robie Street
Attachment B:    Proposed Regional Centre Land Use By-law
Schedule 1: Regional Centre Land Use By-law Boundary;
Schedule 2: Zone Boundaries;
Schedule 3A: Downtown Dartmouth Special Areas;
Schedule 3B: Downtown Halifax Special Areas;
Schedule 3C: Established Residential Special Areas and Sub-Areas;
Schedule 3D: University and College Special Areas;
Schedule 3E: Watercourse Special Areas;
Schedule 3F: Other Special Areas;
Schedule 4: Dundas Street Extension Transportation Reserve;
Schedule 5: Proctor Street Transportation Reserve;
Schedule 6: Robie Street Transportation Reserve;
Schedule 7: Pedestrian-Oriented Commercial Streets;
Schedule 8: Publicly Sponsored Convention Centre;
Schedule 9: Landmark Buildings;
Schedule 10: Lands Designated Halifax Harbour;
Schedule 11: Wetlands;
Schedule 12: Reference Line – Northwest Arm;
Schedule 13: Reference Line – Lake Banook;
Schedule 14: Reference Line – Lake Micmac;
Schedule 15: Maximum Building Height Precincts;
Schedule 16: Average Finished Grade for Building Height Calculation Scotia Square Complex (SSC) Special Area;
Schedule 17: Maximum Floor Area Ratio Precincts;
Schedule 18: Minimum Front and Flanking Setbacks;
Schedule 19: Maximum Front and Flanking Setbacks;
Schedule 20: Maximum Streetwall Heights – DH Zone;
Schedule 21: Harbour Orientation Lines;
Schedule 22: Heritage Conservation Districts;
Schedule 23: Schmidtville Heritage Buildings;
Schedule 24: Permitted Rear Additions to Schmidtville Heritage Buildings;
Schedule 25: View Terminus Sites;
Schedule 26: Halifax Citadel View Planes;
Schedule 27: Halifax Citadel Rampart Sight Lines;
Schedule 28: Dartmouth View Planes;
Schedule 29: Morris Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 30: Bishop Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 31: Salter Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 32: Sackville Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 33: Prince Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 34: George Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 35: Best Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 36: Mott Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 37: Church Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 38: North Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 39: Ochterloney Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 40: Queen Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 41: Portland Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 42: Prince Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 43: Kings Wharf Place Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 44: Canal Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 45: Maitland Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 46: Old Ferry Road Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 47: Parker Street Waterfront View Corridor;
Schedule 48: Wind Energy Overlay Zone Boundaries;
Schedule 49: Accessory Parking Prohibition – DH Zone;
Schedule 50: Incentive or Bonus Zoning Rate Districts; and
Schedule 51: Shadow Impact Assessment Protocol – Identified Areas.
Attachment C:    Proposed Amendments to the Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy for Dartmouth
Attachment D:    Proposed Amendments to the Land Use By-law for Dartmouth
Attachment E:    Proposed Amendments to the Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy for Downtown Halifax
Attachment F:    Proposed Amendments to the Land Use By-law for Downtown Halifax
Attachment G:    Proposed Amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy for Halifax
Attachment H:    Response to Previous Council Direction
Attachment I:      Summary of revisions to Package A (approved in Sept. 2019) 
Attachment J:     Summary of revisions to Package B (Feb. 2020 Draft) 
Attachment K:    Site Specific Requests Supported by Staff
Attachment L:     Site Specific Requests Not Supported by Staff

ii) Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee Report [PDF]
iii) Halifax and West Community Council Report [PDF]
iv) Harbour East – Marine Drive Community Council Report [PDF]
v) Regional Centre Community Council Report [PDF]
vi) Design Review Committee Report [PDF]

Motion:
That Committee of the Whole recommend that Regional Council:

1. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to amend the draft Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (Plan), the Regional Centre Land Use By-law (LUB), and amendments to existing planning documents, as set out in the staff report dated May 7, 2021, by implementing the changes recommended by staff in:

a. Attachment A of the staff report dated July 28, 2021: Staff Responses to Committee and Community Council Recommendations; and

b. Attachment B of the staff report dated July 28, 2021: Changes to the Draft Plan and LUB Identified and Recommended by Staff; 

and return to Regional Council with the revised Plan and LUB for first reading and to schedule a public hearing.

2. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to:

a. draft amendments to Administrative Order Number 48, the Community Council Administrative Order, to 

i. grant the Regional Centre Community Council the powers to hear site plan and variance appeals and to amend the Regional Centre Land Use By-law within the Regional Centre Plan boundary, except for Lakeshore Park Terrace and Wallace Heights which fall outside the Centre Plan Area as defined by the HRM Charter, and 

ii. that these areas of the Regional Centre Community Council be excluded from the jurisdiction of Halifax and West Community Council, and Harbour East and Marine Drive Community Council with respect to these powers; and 

b. return to Council for consideration of these amendments after provincial approval of the Regional Centre Plan Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law; 

3. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to: 

a. draft amendments to Administrative Order 2019-011-GOV, the Design Advisory Committee Administrative Order, to update the applicable area and references to the Land Use By-law concerning the types of site plan approval applications reviewed by the committee; and 

b. return to Council for consideration of these amendments after provincial approval of the Regional Centre Plan Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law;    

4. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to: 

a. draft amendments to Administrative Order 2020-007-ADM, the Incentive or Bonus Zoning Public Benefits Administrative Order, and Administrative Order 2020-008-ADM, Grants for Affordable Housing Administrative Order, to update the permitted use of money-in-lieu funds as outlined in the discussion section of the staff report dated July 28, 2021; and 

b. return to Council for consideration of these amendments upon provincial approval of the Regional Centre Plan Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and the Regional Centre Land Use By-law. 

5. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to: 

a. prepare a report to initiate a process to amend the Regional Centre Secondary Planning Strategy to develop site specific Comprehensive Development District (CDD) policies and an associated development agreement to enable a neighbourhood scale affordable housing development on the Southdale Future Growth Node site; and

b. return to Council for consideration of the initiation report after the notice is published in a newspaper informing the public that the municipal planning strategy and its implementation land-use by-law are in effect.

6. ADJOURNMENT