Date:
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: December 8, 2025 North West Community Council Draft Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
1.1 TABLING OF 2025 ANNUAL REPORT [PDF]
• Public Participation for Annual Report
Motion:
That North West Community Council table the 2025 North West Community Council Annual Report as presented.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 10, 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 – November 10, 2025
8.1 Case VAR-2025-00711: Appeal of Variance Approval – 100 Meadowbrook Drive, Bedford [PDF]
- Appellant Presentation (David Hart) [PDF]
- Applicant Presentation [PDF]
Motion:
In accordance with Administrative Order One, the following motion shall be placed on the floor:
That the appeal be allowed.
Community Council approval of the appeal will result in refusal of the variance. Community Council denial of the appeal will result in approval of the variance. Staff recommend that Community Council deny the appeal.
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE
10. HEARINGS
10.1 PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.1.1 PLANAPP 2023-01246: Development Agreement for a Conservation Design Development on Prospect Road (PID 00381715), Whites Lake [PDF]
- Staff Presentation [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 October 24, 2025; and
2. Require the development agreement be signed by the property owner within 240 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.
11. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
11.1 Correspondence
11.2 Petitions
11.3 Presentations – None
12. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
13. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
14. REPORTS
14.1 STAFF
14.1.1 PLANAPP 2025-00792: Amendments to an existing Development Agreement for 131 Hanwell Drive, Middle Sackville [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council give notice of motion to consider the proposed amending agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated October 28, 2025, to extend the commencement date for construction by five (5) years and completion date by eight (8) years and amend section 6.2 of the existing development agreement to allow for any future extension to the commencement and completion dates through the non-substantive process and schedule a public hearing.
14.1.2 PLANAPP 2024-00911: Development Agreement for a commercial recreation use at 5933 Prospect Road, Big Lake [PDF]
Motion:
That North West Community Council:
1. Give notice of motion to consider the proposed development agreement, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated November 21, 2025, to permit a commercial recreation use (Stargazing Park) and schedule a public hearing;
2. Give First Reading to consider the proposed amendments to the Land Use By-law for Planning Districts 4, as set out in Attachment B of the staff report dated November 21, 2025, to address a housekeeping matter and schedule a public hearing which shall be held concurrently with that indicated in Recommendation 1.
15. MOTIONS
16. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
17. ADDED ITEMS
18. NOTICES OF MOTION
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – January 12, 2026
20. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Krista Vining, Team Lead, Legislative Assistants, at viningk@halifax.ca or 902-223-1046.
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