PLN23-011 East Uniacke Road, Mount Uniacke - Municipality of East Hants

This application is current.

Applicant

3230225 Nova Scotia Limited (Cottage Country)

Request

To redesignate and rezone PID 45147154, PID 45147253, and PID 45187242 to Rural Comprehensive Development District (RCDD) Designation and Zone. The application also seeks to enter into a development agreement with the Municipality for the same properties, with the addition of PID 45155314, PID 45403144, PID 45392602, and PID 45155306, to permit a 550 dwelling unit bare-land condominium development with 24.6 hectares of multi-use development (commercial & residential).

Subject Property

The subject properties are identified as PID 45155314, PID 45403144, PID 45392602, and PID 45155306, East Uniacke. These lands are located adjacent to Village 1 and Village 2 of the existing Cottage Country development and along Nature Drive. The total area of the subject lands is approximately 323 hectares (798 acres). The size of the original application area was 418 hectares (1088 acres). The subject properties are zoned Rural Comprehensive Development District (RCDD). The existing Cottage Country development owned by Hants County Condominium Corporation No. 6 and Hants County Condominium Corporation No. 12 are zoned RCDD. Lands owned by the Municipality of East Hants, and used as a Municipal Park, are zoned open space.

Details

The purpose of this application is to enter into a development agreement to permit a 370 dwelling unit bare-land condominium development with 10.19 hectares of multi-use development (commercial & residential live/work units). The plan shows the 370 dwelling units and the multiple use lands divided into four (4) different condo villages. All condo units will be on average over 0.4 hectares (1 acre) in size to accommodate onsite services. There is one parcel of land that the applicant has requested be removed from the terms of the development agreement. It is indicated in yellow on the site plan. Also shown on the concept plan are four (4) areas of mixed-use development (commercial and low-density residential), for a total of 10.19 hectares. These areas all have frontage along Nature Drive. Below is a list of commercial uses that could potentially be included in the development agreement: • Animal Hospitals & Veterinary Offices • Commercial Club • Daycare, General • Educational Services • Health Care Services • Office & Professional Services • Personal Care Services • Recreation Facility, Indoor • Restaurant, Full & Limited Service • Restaurant, Take-Out • Retailers & Rental Services • Social Enterprise • Institutional (IU) Zone Uses At the request of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department, the Developer is proposing an 8.25-hectare open space parcel of land with frontage along Nature Drive and the new proposed public road. The land is sufficiently large to provide the greater East Uniacke community with a variety of recreational amenities as the area continues to develop. The proposed land contribution represents just over 50% of the required open space contribution; the remaining open space contribution will be provided as cash-in-lieu. Private roads within the condo corporation are proposed to be constructed to Municipal standards for private roads. Staff have requested that the current emergency exit to Long Lake Road be upgraded to a Municipal Road to allow for a second public road to service the potential 771 dwelling unit owners and commercial operators. Together with the existing Cottage Country development, there are proposed to be 771 bare-land condominium units as part of the development, for an approximate future population of 1,850 residents.

Reports & Documents

Contact

For further information, please contact Debbie Uloth, Community Planner II, at 902-883-6128 or [email protected].