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Originally Posted by Dmajackson
If I'm reading this correctly this project is now approved.
https://www.halifax.ca/sites/default...00114rc121.pdf
The appeal was allowed so Regional Council overrode the DRC decision. The only question mark is the section about the Heritage District which was approved at the meeting last night as well. This could make it impossible for the development officer to approved the quantitative elements of the proposal by changing the underlying zoning requirements. |
Yeah, a bit of procedural complexity in this one. Council did allow the appeal, but then later that night approved the Old South Suburb Heritage Conservation District, which makes the approved design impossible. Since they only have site plan approval and not development permits, they don't have any "grandfathered" rights. So in the end it was a loss for the developer and they'll have to come back with a new design.
It may seem kind of stupid that Council approved the appeal knowing they might make it moot later in the night, but the nature of appeals is that they can only be made based on the facts of the planning regime currently in effect. Council was not at liberty to make their decision based on what might happen in the future.