Application History. Marque Investments Ltd. first applied for an Open Space Design development at the subject site in January 2014. The original application included a request to extend the Water Service Area boundary as a “classic form” of Open Space Design was proposed and water serviced subdivisions existed on either side of the property. Since the Water Service Area extension was approved in 2016, Marque Investments Ltd. has been working on their development plans including sorting out how water service could be provided to each dwelling on a parent condominium lot, while satisfying the requirements of both Halifax Water and the Condominium Act. This was something the applicant wanted to determine as due diligence prior to proceeding to Council for a decision on the application. The adjacent subdivisions of Monarch-Rivendale and Capilano Estates were designed with road reserves for future public street connections. Furthermore, public street connections between the two existing subdivisions and across the subject site offered looping of the water main pipes which is generally preferred to provide resiliency to the overall water distribution system. The current application was the first Open Space Design development proposed between two built subdivisions serviced by municipal water. An Open Space Design subdivision including condominium units along a public street with a water main pipe was not a model previously considered by staff. To clarify the interpretation of Halifax Water Regulations with respect to servicing condominium units along a public street, a joint application by Halifax Regional Water Commission and Marque Investments Ltd. was submitted to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB). In April 2021, the NSUARB approved the request for clarification to allow each single unit dwelling within a condominium corporation fronting a public street to have an individual lateral connection. Enabling Policy and LUB Context The current application was deemed complete prior to Council’s first notification of its intention to adopt the 2014 Regional Plan (May 31, 2014). Therefore, the proposed development is being considered pursuant to the 2006 Regional Plan Open Space Design policies through policy G-18 of the 2014 Regional Plan. Policies S-15, S-16 and IM-15 of the 2006 Regional Plan enable consideration of a Classic Open Space Design development on the subject lands comprising a mix of residential land uses, associated facilities, and home-based offices to a ...
Application History. After acquiring the property in 2007, the applicant attempted to address this matter by approaching the local Community Council. On January 16, 2008, Marine Drive, Valley and Canal Community Council passed a motion to request staff initiate a planning process. Case #01116 was initiated by Regional Council on July 8, 2008 and a public information meeting (PIM) was held on October 6, 2008. However, as Case # 01116 was a Council-initiated application, staff was not supplied with the necessary information (site plan, traffic impact statement, etc.) to properly review and analyze the request. The information required was not provided at that time and subsequently the case was cancelled in March 2010. A fraternal centre has been operating on the property since 2007 without approval from HRM. There are no complaints concerning the operation on file and a land use compliance investigation has not been pursued.
Application History. Have you applied to Habitat for Humanity in the past? Yes No What year(s)? Has Habitat for Humanity done work at your home in the past? Yes No What year(s)? Have you received home repair/improvement assistance from any other public or non-profit organization? Yes No Organization(s): What year(s)?
