October 23, 2017 Halifax Peninsula Planning Advisory Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

• Community Announcements

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 11 and 25, 2017

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. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – September 25, 2017 
6.1 Case 20632 – Application by WM Fares Architects to change Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and Halifax Peninsula Land Use By-law (LUB) to allow a 5-storey building with residential units and ground floor commercial uses at 2440-2454 Agricola Street, Halifax.

For a copy of the materials presented to the Planning Advisory Committee, please contact the Clerk’s Office. 

In preparing the recommendation to Halifax and West Community Council, the Committee is being asked to consider if the proposal addresses the planning principles of transition, pedestrian-orientation, scale, building design, and context as outlined in the memorandum from staff dated August 17, 2017, available at https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/hppac170828item91.pdf.

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence         
7.2 Petitions

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION 
9.1 Case 20360 – Application by WM Fares for an amendment to the Halifax Peninsula Land Use Bylaw to add the lands at 5820 Young Street to Schedule Q and a development agreement to enable a 10 storey, 114 unit mixed use building at Young and Demone St., Halifax

- Presentation

For a copy of the materials presented to the Planning Advisory Committee, please contact the Clerk’s Office. 

The Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy allows for the consideration of residential buildings within lands shown on Schedule Q in the Halifax Peninsula Land use By-law by development agreement.  The policy directs Council to consider the relationship of new development to adjacent properties and uses, and the mitigation of these impacts.  The policy also directs Council to consider the creation of high quality design at street level, adequacy of open space and amenity areas and the integration into the existing street network. 

A Public Open House was held on October 4th.  Public feedback was collected through comment sheets.  

In preparing the recommendation to Halifax and West Community Council,  staff are requesting that the Committee advise whether the proposal complies with the policies of the Halifax Municipal Planning Strategy in consideration of the following:

- Does the building transition appropriately to the surrounding context?
- Does the building provide an appropriate response at the street level on the Young St and Demone St frontages?
- Are any treatments needed around the property edges?
- Any other applicable land use issues/ impacts?

9.2 Debrief regarding PAC-hosted public meetings

10. ADDED ITEMS 

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING –    November 20, 2017 Regular Meeting

12. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE