July 14, 2021 Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee Special Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – June 17, 2021

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

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES – NONE

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. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations
10.3.1 Proposal for Charter Provisions for the Halifax Common – David Garrett and Judith Fingard, Friends of the Halifax Common [PDF]
- Handout [PDF]

10.3.2 Solar Access within the Centre Plan – Peggy Cameron, Vice-President, Black River Wind Ltd. [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

12. REPORTS
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Draft Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (RCSMPS) and Land Use By-law (RCLUB) Review [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

(i) Report from Community Design Advisory Committee [PDF]
(ii) Report from Heritage Advisory Committee [PDF]

- Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Regional Council:
1. Give First Reading and schedule a public hearing to consider the Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy and the Regional Centre Land Use By-law, as set out in Attachments A and B of the May 7, 2021 report.
2. Give First Reading and schedule a public hearing to consider the proposed amendments to the Dartmouth Municipal Planning Strategy, the Dartmouth Land Use By-law, the Downtown Halifax Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy, the Downtown Halifax Land Use By-law, and the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy, as set out in Attachments C to G of the May 7, 2021 report.
3. Adopt the Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy, and the Regional Centre Land Use By-law as set out in Attachments A and B of the May 7, 2021 report, including repealing the Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (Package A), the Regional Centre Land Use By-law (Package A), the Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy for Downtown Dartmouth, the Land Use By-law for Downtown Dartmouth, and the Land Use By-law for Halifax Peninsula.
4. Adopt the proposed amendments to the Dartmouth Municipal Planning Strategy, Dartmouth Land Use By-law, Downtown Halifax Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy, Downtown Halifax Land Use By-law, and Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy, as set out in Attachments C to G of the May 7, 2021 report.

12.2 MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE – NONE 
12.3 COMMUNITY DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE 
12.4 HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE – NONE 

13. MOTIONS – NONE 

14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE 

15. ADDED ITEMS

15.1 Resourcing a Pedestrian Wayfinding Program [PDF] (Large 28 Mb)
- Presentation [PDF]

Motion: 
That Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council address localized pedestrian wayfinding issues on an ad hoc basis as described in Option #2 of the Discussion section of the May 13, 2021 report.

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

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

19. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS 

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