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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 10, 2016
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
6.1.1 Case 20660: Substantive Site Plan Approval – 5185-5189 South Street,
Halifax
(i) Supplementary Staff report dated November 24, 2016
(ii) Staff report dated October 20, 2016
Motion:
That the Design Review Committee:
1. Approve the qualitative elements of the substantive site plan approval
application for a mixed-use residential and commercial building at 5185-5189 South Street, Halifax, as shown in Attachment A-1 of the supplementary staff report; and
2. Accept the findings of the qualitative Wind Impact Assessment, as contained in Attachment E, of the supplementary staff report dated November 24, 2016
7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence
7.2 Petitions
8. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
8.1 STAFF
Motion:
It is recommended that the Design Review Committee:
1. Approve the qualitative elements of the substantive site plan approval application for the mixed-use development on lands located at 1721-1735 Lower Water Street, Halifax, as contained in Attachment A of the staff report dated November 23, 2016, with the conditions that:
a) the southern portion of the Lower Water Street streetwall be articulated with an upper storey streetwall stepback;
b) all flat rooftops, which are generally inaccessible to the building’s occupants, be landscaped with roof tolerant vegetation; and
c) the sandstone bar be clad with Wallace sandstone;
2. Approve twelve of the thirteen identified variances to the Land Use By-law requirements, as contained in Attachment D of the staff report dated November 23, 2016; the only exception being the variance request for maximum streetwall height along the southern portion of the Lower Water Street frontage;
3. Accept the findings of the quantitative Wind Impact Assessment, as contained in Attachment E of the staff report dated November 23, 2016; and
4. Recommend that the Development Officer accept the provision of publicly accessible amenity or open space, the provision of public art, and the provision of exemplary sustainable building practices as the post-bonus height public benefit for the development
8.1.2 Approval of proposed 2017 meeting schedule
Motion:
That the Design Review Committee approved the 2017 meeting schedule as presented.
9. PRELIMINARY PRESENTATIONS - None
10. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) - None
11. ADDED ITEMS
12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING - January 12, 2017 (if approved)
13. ADJOURNMENT
