Annual Report 2000 - Halifax Regional Municipality

Planning Strategy and
Land Use By-law
Prepared and obtained
approval of a new
planning strategy and land
use By-law for Downtown
Dartmouth through direct
and extensive community
participation.
Pesticides
Coordination of the
municipality’s recent
initiative to minimize
public health and
environmental impacts
resulting from the
cosmetic use of pesticides
on residential properties.
HRM 20/20
Initiation and
municipal participation in
HRM 20/20, a
community-led initiative
to create a broad-based
vision and identify core
community values for the
Region.
Current Initiatives
Consolidation
Incorporate
development approval
functions related to
infrastructure, which
currently reside in Public
Works and Transportation
Services, into Planning
and Development
Services. This will
consolidate all aspects of
municipal land use
planning, implementation
and enforcement in one
business unit.
Regional Growth Strategy
Establish a process for
creating a Strategy.
Processing Time
Restore a 4-6 month
average processing time
for Planning Applications;
implement service
improvements to building
permit and subdivision
processes to decrease
average processing time.
Master Plans
Complete community
master plans for Hemlock
North, Governors Lake
and Morris-Russell Lake.
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At a glance...
• 950 new building lots
approved for construction in
1999
• approx. 3500 building
permits issued in 1999
• estimated total value of new
construction in 1999 was
$360+ Million; $140 Million
of this was in the form of new
commercial, industrial and
institutional development such
as P3 schools
• total value of new construction
in 1999 was $85 million
higher than in 1998,
representing an approximately
31% increase
• 20,000 inspections per year
• 50+ municipal By-laws /
licences administered and
enforced
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