High St has concerns with the TIS. In the TIS and in the current proposal there is a reference to the number of units between the two projects. They understand that the project that fronts the Bedford High is very flexible and it could even be sold so their point is that this is quite misleading and irrelevant to count the total number between the two projects while the second half of the project is very flexible. Xx. Xxxxxxx explained they want to look at the worst-case scenario when looking at the TIS and that is why it was considered. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, High St.- all the streets surrounding have children. Basinview is a walking school and you haven’t discussed any of the requirements for the heavy traffic flow. We already struggle enough with traffic on High St. We have children walking home and you are increasing traffic by quite a bit and you can’t tell me that this building that doesn’t have an application, yet you have already made plan on how that building was going to be climb. I think it is irresponsible to have this and not have something planed for how the traffic is going to work. We need sidewalks, speed bumps, something to control the traffic. If even on one child gets hurt from this heavy traffic flow that is to much.
High St. High St. is an access Rd. for a lot of traffic that goes above us. High St. is in a deuterated condition and needs improvements. It has a lot of foot traffic and vehicle traffic and now we are adding on more. A lot of residents of High St. have been advocating with Councillor Outhit to do something but the response we get is that it is in the engineers’ hands, they decide. High St. is going to be a preferred route once this development is put in because of Bedford Highway being so heavily traveled. Are these two properties the only properties the developer owns? Xx. Xxxxxxxxx – yes. Xxxxx Xxxx, High St. – the documents online do not show the most current plans of the proposed development. Xx. Xxxxxxx explained they were just received last night so we haven’t had a chance to get the website updated yet, but it will be updated. Xx. Xxxx the original info on the website shows that the development on Bedford Highway would have contained 17 townhouses, 31 apartments and roughly 7000 square feet of commercial space and that was what they based this tis on. The TIS, in that case, is not very useful. Especially sense it is talking about 48 potential units and not entirely sure where 17 townhouses come into this. So, the only thing we are looking at tonight is weather we are going to have 17 spaces and the original number of parking or 27 spaces? Xx. Xxxxxxxxx – we had 18 now its 27 units. Xx. Xxxx – they are justifying this because the as-of-right development, in theory they could build whatever they wanted, but, because they are increasing one to 27 they are only going to put 3 units on the as-of - right development. Xx. Xxxxxxxxx – right. Xx. Xxxx at the other meeting there was discussion around someway of guaranteeing what could be built as-of-right. Mr. Xx. Xxxxxxxxx – stated anything they do along the property on Bedford Highway could only be done as-of-right and that can’t be done under a DA. The as-of-right requirements are very clear in terms of what the max allow building is, it would be limited to something very close to what we are prosing which is about 4000 square feet of commercial on the bottom and an equivalent amount of floor space on the second floor and it can only be 2 storeys. The second floor will on allow for 3-4 small units. What we are showing is what the max that can be down there. Xx. Xxxx so then you are back to the original 31 units if you consider the two properties together. Xx. Xxxxxxxxx yes 30-31 in total. Xx. Xxxx then getting bac...
High St wanted to know why they did not receive notice of the last meeting when they received notice in the mail of the very first meeting. In the TIS, there is noting there about High St. only the Bedford Highway. During the winter High St. is one lane only and we have children walking back and forth for school and you are going to at the very least double the traffic up there. Before you even consider the final steps on this development you must look at High St. and how are you going to alleviate the problems that this is going to cause. You need to do a traffic study on High St. Xxxxx XxxXxxxx, High St. – Halifax has talked about community, when we are looking at this building, what about the sustainability of this building? What about how you are looking forward like your solar programs, your building constructs, instead of doing it in steel, and prefab concrete, what about wood and making it look even like kind of the community. How are we making this apartment and this complex part of Bedford and part of the community, are we isolating it? Are we making it a transient population? Are we making community oriented and are we doing it for the benefit of Xxxxxxx and the community? High St. is not a long street and we believe this is going to impact us and it will impact the people around on neighbouring streets. Is it the right spot and size for the community? Make the TIS clearer because both projects are in there and it is not clear. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Shore Dr. – I am guilty of coming cutting through side streets to avoid Fourth St. because Fourth is crazy. Cutting through is very convoluted but it is better than sitting on the Bedford Highway. I know I’m not the only one who does this. Everyone is correcting is saying people are going to cut through the neighbourhood to avoid Fourth and the Bedford Highway. What are the requirements for handicap parking for a 27-unit building? Xx. Xxxxxxxxx – 2. Xx. Xxxxxx 4000 square feet is the max for the as-of- right property. Xx. Xxxxxxxxx it is in that range, I can’t say it is exactly 4000 square feet. Xx. Xxxxxx so it could be 5000 square feet? Xx. Xxxxxxxxx it won’t be that much. It is going to be very close to 4000 square feet.
