Common use of Enabling Policy and LUB Context Clause in Contracts

Enabling Policy and LUB Context. The Community Centre land use designation constitutes the primary areas where commercial and offices uses are encouraged within the Planning Districts 14 and 17 plan area. The C-2 Zone implements this and permits a mix of commercial and residential uses (Attachment B). The property is subject to an existing development agreement which enables the storage of construction equipment and operation of a maintenance facility. This agreement was enabled by the same policy (P-100) that is being considered for the current request. Policy P-100 (Attachment C) of the MPS allows for the continued use of existing commercial and industrial uses which would not otherwise be permitted, to the extent they existed on the effective date of this plan. Further, it enables the consideration of either a change of use or an expansion of the existing use through a development agreement process and subject to consideration of specific criteria (Attachment C). Case 20597: Development Agreement 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Community Council Report - 3 - July 11, 2016 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT The community engagement process is consistent with the intent of the HRM Community Engagement Strategy. The level of community engagement was consultation, achieved through providing information and seeking comments through the HRM website, signage posted on the subject site, letters mailed to property owners within the notification area and a public information meeting held on July 8, 2009. A copy of the minutes from the meeting can be found attached to the staff report for Case 167421. An additional mail out was completed in the summer of 2011 to identify if surrounding property owners had any additional issues. Case 16742 was considered by North West Community Council at a public hearing on March 23, 2015, which provided an additional opportunity for public comment, and the proposed development agreement was approved by Community Council but was not signed within the required time and therefore is null and void. The previous community engagement outlined above sufficiently achieves the goals of the Community Engagement Strategy and is sufficient for this application. A public hearing must be held by North West Community Council before they can consider approval of the proposed development agreement. Should Community Council decide to proceed with a public hearing on this application, in addition to the published newspaper advertisements, property owners within the notification area shown on Map 2 will be notified of the hearing by regular mail. The proposed development agreement will potentially impact the following stakeholders: local residents and property owners, community or neighbourhood organizations, and business and professional associations.

Enabling Policy and LUB Context. The property is designated Rural Residential under the Sackville Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) and zoned P-2 (Community Centre land use designation constitutes Facility) under the primary areas where commercial and offices Sackville Land Use By-law (LUB). Commercial uses are encouraged within not permitted under the Planning Districts 14 P-2 Zone; however, this application may be considered through enabling Policy UR-24 of the MPS. Policy UR-24 allows Council to consider permitting Community Commercial Zone uses on properties along Cobequid Road, between Sackville Drive and 17 plan areaFirst Lake Drive, through the development agreement process. The subject site is located along Cobequid Road between Sackville Drive and First Lake Drive. The sale and installation of automotive accessories is a retail use with accessory office and outdoor storage. These uses are all community commercial uses permitted under the C-2 Zone implements this Zone. History of Property Use The subject site is currently vacant but was previously used as a Transportation and permits Public Works Depot for the storage, maintenance and repair of school buses. The Halifax Regional School Board deemed the property surplus in February, 1998 and it was then conveyed to HRM. Subsequently, the property was primarily used for Parks and Recreation storage but a mix portion of commercial the property was leased for a 40m telecommunications tower. The tower was removed in 2015 and residential uses (Attachment B)the building continued to be used by Parks and Recreation until spring 2016. Regional Council deemed the subject site surplus to Municipal needs at their meeting on September 9, 2014. The property is subject was sold to Xxxxx Xxxxxx Enterprises Inc. (the applicant) on January 13, 2017 with the understanding that Council could consider an existing development agreement which enables the storage of construction equipment and operation of a maintenance facility. This agreement was enabled by the same policy (P-100) that is being considered application for the current request. Policy P-100 (Attachment C) of the MPS allows for the continued use of existing commercial and industrial uses which would not otherwise be permitted, to the extent they existed on the effective date of this plan. Further, it enables the consideration of either a change of use or an expansion of the existing use through a development agreement process and subject to consideration of specific criteria for the proposed C-2 (Attachment C)Community Commercial) use. Case 2059721084: Development Agreement 0 Xxxxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Community Council Report - 3 - July 11October 16, 2016 2017 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT The community engagement process is consistent with the intent of the HRM Community Engagement Strategy. The level of community engagement was consultation, achieved through providing information and seeking comments through the HRM website, signage posted on the subject site, letters and postcards mailed to property owners within the notification area and a public information meeting held on July 8, 2009area. A copy of the minutes No comments or questions were received from the meeting can be found attached to the staff report for Case 167421. An additional mail out was completed in the summer of 2011 to identify if surrounding property owners had any additional issues. Case 16742 was considered by North West Community Council at a public hearing on March 23, 2015, which provided an additional opportunity for public comment, and the proposed development agreement was approved by Community Council but was not signed within the required time and therefore is null and void. The previous community engagement outlined above sufficiently achieves the goals of the Community Engagement Strategy and is sufficient for this applicationcommunity. A public hearing must be held by North West Community Council before they can consider approval of the proposed development agreement. Should Community Council decide to proceed with a public hearing on this application, in addition to the published newspaper advertisements, property owners within the notification area shown on Map 2 will be notified of the hearing by regular mail. The proposed development agreement proposal will potentially impact the following stakeholders: local residents and property owners, community or neighbourhood organizations, and business and professional associations.

Enabling Policy and LUB Context. The Community Centre land use designation constitutes Policy for the primary areas where commercial and offices uses are encouraged Bedford West area originates from the Bedford West Secondary Planning Strategy (BWSPS) contained within the Planning Districts 14 Bedford MPS and 17 plan areathe Beaver Bank, Xxxxxxxx Plains and Upper Sackville MPS. The C-2 Bedford West SPS (BWSPS) policies deal with a wide variety of issues related to the environment, community design and transportation. In summary these policies require the establishment of development controls which enable the creation of a complete community while being sensitive to the natural environment. The Bedford West Business Campus is unlike much of the greater Bedford West area in that it is not generally regulated by development agreements but through the application of the Bedford West Business Campus Zone implements under the Bedford Land Use By-law. The one exception to this and permits a mix requirement is the construction of commercial and residential uses multiple unit dwellings which are only permitted by development agreement subject to Policy BW-37 of the BWSPS (Attachment B). The property is subject to an existing development agreement which enables the storage of construction equipment and operation of a maintenance facility. This agreement was enabled by the same policy Further, Part 4, Section 3, Clause (P-100) that is being considered for the current request. Policy P-100 (Attachment Cp) of the MPS allows Land Use by- law also references the need for the continued use of existing commercial and industrial uses which would not otherwise be permitted, to the extent they existed on the effective date of this plan. Further, it enables the consideration of either a change of use or an expansion of the existing use through a development agreement process and subject to consideration of specific criteria (Attachment C)agreement. Case 2059720384: Development Agreement 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Bedford West Sub Area 3 Bedford Community Council Report - 3 - July 11February 21, 2016 2017 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT The community engagement process is consistent with the intent of the HRM Community Engagement Strategy. The level of community engagement was consultation, achieved through providing information and seeking comments through the HRM website, signage posted on the subject site, letters mailed to property owners within the notification area and a public information meeting held on July 8June 2, 20092016. A copy No members of the public attended, thus no minutes from the meeting can be found attached to the staff report for Case 167421. An additional mail out was completed in the summer of 2011 to identify if surrounding property owners had any additional issues. Case 16742 was considered by North West Community Council at a public hearing on March 23, 2015, which provided an additional opportunity for public comment, and the proposed development agreement was approved by Community Council but was not signed within the required time and therefore is null and void. The previous community engagement outlined above sufficiently achieves the goals of the Community Engagement Strategy and is sufficient for this applicationare attached. A public hearing must be held by North West Community Council before they can consider approval of the proposed development agreement. Should Community Council decide to proceed with a public hearing on this application, in addition to the published newspaper advertisements, property owners within the notification area shown on Map 2 3 will be notified of the hearing by regular mail. The proposed development agreement will potentially impact the following stakeholders: local residents and property owners, community or neighbourhood organizations, and business and professional associations.