Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, City Hall, 3rd Floor, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Agenda
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 8, 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 2025-01190: Rezoning a portion of 83 Galloway Drive, Beaver Bank, from R-1B to R-6 zone [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council adopt the 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.
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations
11.3.1 Joining Forces for HMCS Sackville: Community Council Partnership - Greg Cottingham, Canadian Naval Memorial Trust [PDF]
12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
14. REPORTS
14.1 STAFF
14.1.1 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 give First Reading to consider the proposed 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, to add ‘self-storage facility’ as a permitted use to the C-2 (General Business) zone 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 – November 10, 2025
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
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