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!CanU5!
Halifax,!NS!September!28,!2013!
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Halifax!:!a!Coastal!Region!
• Rugged!topography,!coastal!inlets!!• Remote!rural!communiDes!and!vast!wilderness!• Historic!seGlements!!• Total!area!is!nearly!the!size!of!Prince!Edward!Island!• AtlanDc!Canada’s!fastest!growing,!largest!and!most!densely!populated!coastal!community!
Quick!history!of!planning!!
1749/1750 Halifax & Dartmouth founded
1849 First City Charter
1873 Dartmouth recognized as Town
1858 NS Railway
1752 Dartmouth Ferry
1961 MacDonald Bridge built
1966 Annexation
1975 Halifax-Dartmouth RDP
1996 Amalgamation
2006-2031 Regional Plan
2008 Halifax Charter
2004 Interim growth controls
Quick!Facts!!
• Land%area%5,496%km2%%• Popula5on%409,000%(revised%es5mate%of%2011%Census)%• 200%communi5es%amalgamated%in%1996%• $820%million%annual%budget%(2013/14)%• $939%M%value%of%building%permits%(2012)%• $10%billion%economy%• 40,000+%university%students%• Council%priority%on%the%“state%of%good%repair”%%
Layered!jurisdicDons!
Other%jurisdic5ons%influence%sePlement:%%• Pipes:%%Water%Commission%• Well!&!SepDc:!!Province%• Harbour!bridges:!!Bridge%Commission%• Waterfront!Development:!Waterfront%Development%Commission%
• Freeways:!!Province%• Schools:!!School%Board%and%Province%
SeGlement!dispersal!
2031?
%%%
Peninsular Halifax
35,000 units (7.6 units/ac.)
Rural Commutershed
%%%
1,200 units (0.26 units/ac.)
Suburban Master Plan
4,000 units (6.4 units/ac.)
2006!Regional!Plan!• Based%on%extensive%public%consulta5on%• Focus%on%sustainable%and%balanced%growth%%• Introduced%interim%growth%controls,%followed%by%rural%growth%management%%• no%new%roads,%open%space%subdivision%development,%grandfathered%subdivisions%25%units/yr;%64%%“greenbelt”%%
• Introduced%broad%land%use%designa5ons,%a%service%boundary%and%growth%targets%
• Framework%for%secondary%planning,%including%HRMbyDesign%Halifax%Downtown%Plan%
HRM’s!Vision!
“to%enhance%our%quality%of%life%by%fostering%the%growth%of%healthy%and%vibrant%communi5es,%a%strong%and%diverse%economy,%and%sustainable%environment”%
Four Pillars
1. Natural Environment & Heritage 2. Growth Centres 3. Transit Linked Communities 4. Fiscally Sustainable & Strong Economy
Growth!Targets!
Regional!Plan!
Regional!Plan!!!&!
Subdivision!By:law!
Community!Plans!
Governance!/!Community!Engagement!!
PrioriDes!Plans!
Annual!Business!Plans!
First!5:Year!Review!
• Legisla5ve%requirement%%• Address%changing%condi5ons%%• Evaluate%effec5veness%of%current%policy%%
• Update%projec5ons%(2011b2031):%• 73,000%new%residents%%• 61,000%new%dwelling%units%(37%%in%apartments)%%%%%
RP+5!Themes!
HRM is… sustainable HRM is… vibrant HRM is… livable HRM is… mobile HRM is… prosperous
What!has!changed!since!2006?!!• Population: increase of 17,400 (4.7%)
• Housing: increased by 12,100 (7.3%) & significant shift towards multi-unit dwellings
• 19,000 additional jobs, unemployment 6.9%
• 14 new bus routes, including Metro-X and MetroLink
• $34 M is municipal investments in the downtown core (2006-2010)
• New Halifax Downtown Plan has been approved
• Regional Centre focus in the 2011-2016 Economic Strategy
• New provincial greenhouse gas emission targets
• Anticipated impact of the Ships Contract ($25 billion; 11,000 jobs; 8,000 res. units; )
HRM!Housing!Starts!(2004:2013)!
Where!are!we!living!
Where!are!we!working?%
Plan!Reviews!&!Master!Plans!
Regional!Centre!
Transit!
Transit!
AcDve!TransportaDon!
Trend!in!Growth!Targets!
Source: CMHC, 2006-2012 New Housing Starts
25%%
50%%
25%%
16.9%%
59.5%%
23.6%%
0%%
10%%
20%%
30%%
40%%
50%%
60%%
70%%
Urban% Suburban% Rural%
2006%Target%%
6%Year%Actual%
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How!does!HRM!compare?!
• PopulaDon!in!AcDve!Core!&!Transit!Suburbs!(2011)!!
• Halifax:%32%%%• Kingston:%31%%• Victoria,%Vancouver,%London:%28%%
How!does!HRM!compare?!
HRM! All!CMAs!!
!!2011%%
Pop%(%)%
(%)%Total%Growth%
2006b2011%2011%Pop%
(%)%
(%)%Total%Growth%
2006b2011%
AcDve! 13.8%% 13%% 12%% 6%%
Trans! 18.4%% 10%% 11%% 4%%
Auto! 43.7%% 50%% 69%% 80%%
Exurban! 24.1%% 26%% 8%% 10%%
Total! %% %%
Source: Queen’s University School of Urban and Regional Planning
Studies!
Community!Input!:!What!we!heard!
• meet%urban%growth%targets%&%invest%in%Regional%Centre%• introduce%greenbel5ng%%• improve%community%design%&%housing%affordability%%• support%culture%and%heritage%• limit%retail%development%on%industrial%lands%• address%stormwater%and%drainage%• protect%rural%character%%%• improve%performance%measures%%
What!is!changing!:!Key!Policy!Goals!
1. Revised!Community!Design!program!!2. Enhanced!Regional!Centre!!3. Integrated!land!use!and!transportaDon!4. Protected!Industrial!Land!Holdings!!5. Plan!Performance!Measurement!!
1.!IntroducDon!!
• The%Regional%Plan%shall%target%at%least%75%%of%new%housing%units%to%be%located%in%the%Regional%Centre%and%suburbs%with!at%least%25%%of%new%housing%units%within%the%Regional%Centre%over%the%life%of%this%Plan.%
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Chapter!2:!Environment,!Energy!and!Climate!Change!!
What!is!not!changing!:!foundaDon!
Parks!and!Natural!Corridors!
Chapter!3:!SeGlement!and!TransportaDon!
SeGlement!and!TransportaDon!
Chapter!4:!TransportaDon!and!Mobility!
Urban!Transit!Service!Boundary!
Chapter!5:!Economy!and!Finance!
Chapter!6:!Regional!Centre!
Chapter!7:!Culture!and!Heritage!!
!Standards!&!Guidelines!for!the!ConservaDon!of!Historic!Places!
%• Provides%for%richer%evalua5on%of%altera5ons%to%heritage%places%from%buildings%to%cultural%landscapes%
• Based%on%principles%developed%as%Canadian%heritage%conserva5on%prac5ce%has%evolved%and%through%the%sharing%of%collec5ve%wisdom%
• Aligns%with%best%prac5ces%in%heritage%conserva5on%across%Canada%
Chapter!8:!Municipal!Water!Services,!UDliDes!and!Solid!Waste!
Key!IniDaDves!• Regional%Centre%Plan%• Secondary%Planning%(Port%Wallace,%Morris%Lake,%Bedford%
Waterfront,%Birch%Cove,%Middle%Sackville,%North%Preston)%• Greenbel5ng%and%Public%Open%Space%Priori5es%Plan%%• Culture%and%Heritage%Priori5es%Plan%%• Transit%Priori5es%Plan%%• Road%Network%Priori5es%Plan%%• Watercourse%Buffer%Protec5on%Byblaw%%%• Industrial%Lands%Strategy%%• Stormbwater%management%byblaw%%%
RP+5!Process!!
Sept. – Oct. 2013
Phase 4 Public Hearing
Regional!Council!CDAC!
June 2012 – May 2013 Committee Deliberation
Interim approvals and recommendations
HAC!
CPED!
July – August 2013 Committee Deliberation Final review and formal
recommendations
HAC!
CPED!
CDAC!
Stakeholders!
Public!Open!Houses!
Town!Hall!Public!MeeDng!
June 2013 Phase 3
What do we need to refine?
March - May 2012 Phase 2
Where do we want to go?
Stakeholders!
Government!
CiDzens!
Feb. 2012 Phase 1
Where are we now?
Kick:off!
CPED = Community Planning & Economic Development Standing Committee CDAC = Community Design Advisory Committee HAC = Heritage Advisory Committee
Thank!You!
Aus5n%French%Manager,%Planning%frencha@halifax.ca%