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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
I wonder how much underground parking would be possible? Seems like a small footprint, though, so probably not much.
Overall I like the look for that corner. That once-vibrant area of Dartmouth has been a little too empty lot-ish in the last number of years - it definitely needs an upgrade.
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The property abuts the Dartmouth Common. The developer wants to buy/lease the space between the sign and Nantucket. The exit from the property to the north is on Common land and has legislated restrictions.
In the application the architect quotes outdated legislation. I wrote to him to detail the accurate parts of the legislation passed by the Dexter government.
https://www.halifax.ca/business/plan...e-rd-dartmouth
The letter from the architect is here :
https://www.halifax.ca/business/plan...e-rd-dartmouth
note page 3 has the outdated/inaccurate reference to the Dartmouth Common legislation.
The Dartmouth Common Master Plan envisaged this corner returning to public ownership. The plan was 'adopted in principle' but HRM staff interpret the phrase to mean whatever they want it to mean.
In 1960 a planning consultant recommended that all land from Dartmouth High to Windmill Road be retained as green space.