Urban and Rural Plan Amendment Requests

Urban Area Plan Amendment - Recommended Approach | Confirmed by Regional Council on December 12, 2023.

These are requests for supportive Regional Plan policy to enable an alternative form of development or increased density for lands currently within the Urban Settlement designation.

Rural Area Plan Amendment - Recommended Approach | Confirmed by Regional Council on December 12, 2023.

These are requests for supportive Regional Plan policy to enable an alternative form of development or increased density for lands currently within the Rural Commuter designation.

To provide feedback on Site Specific Requests, please email regionalplan@halifax.ca and reference the case number.

Tables based on the December 12, 2023 Regional Plan Review – What We Heard Report (Attachment B).

Phase 4 Requests - Draft Regional Plan	Phase 4 Recommended Approach
Urban Plan Amendment
Corner of Prince Albert Road at Lake Banook, Dartmouth \| C602 Request from ZZap Consulting, on behalf of Stillwater Property Group Inc., to amend the Regional Plan, Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (RCSMPS) and Regional Centre Land Use By-law (RCLUB) to enable waterfront commercial and recreational uses, and accessory structures within the watercourse buffer.	The Draft Regional Plan includes policy that would permit a special area to be established through the Regional Centre Plan and land use bylaw to allow limited recreational uses and commercial uses within a riparian buffer where the riparian buffer has been infilled or altered prior to 2006, developed in an environmentally sensitive manner and provide opportunities for natural green space and public access and enjoyment. A development agreement for such a use would need to consider whether it is appropriate to allow for commercial and recreational main uses in accessory structures within the riparian buffer on lands that have been previously infilled and consider impacts on water quality, wildlife, and the protection of property from the natural hazards of flooding.
Rural Plan Amendment
1246 Ketch Harbour Road \| C027 / Case 22212 Request from Sightline Planning + Approvals (formerly KWR Approvals Inc.), on behalf of Tim Garrison and Patrick Henneberry, to enable a 40-unit residential development and an adaptive reuse of the existing building for commercial and residential uses. Initiated by Regional Council on April 2, 2020.	Staff have advised the applicant that there are as-of-right and rezoning opportunities and that those should be pursued in the short term. The Draft Regional Plan includes policy that would enable adaptive reuse of existing buildings for residential purposes. This would allow a future development agreement for the existing building.

Phase 5 Requests - Future Growth	Phase 5 Recommended Approach
Rural Plan Amendment
Canal Cays, Wellington \| C541 On September 13, 2022, Regional Council passed the following motion: That Halifax Regional Council request a staff report directing the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to consider opportunities for development of properties on Canal Cays, Wellington, during Phase 5 of the Regional Plan Review. This review should consider, at minimum: options for public road access; the relationship to the Kinloch subdivision and the Aerotech Connector Road; and environmental protection measures.	Staff will undertake a Strategic Growth and Infrastructure Priority Plan as part of Phase 5. Future development potential in the Wellington area will be studied at that time.