Nova Scotia Housing Minister John Lohr. THE CANADIAN PRESS_Darren Calabrese CANADAHALIFAX news N.S. Government announces new regulations to increase housing in HRM by admin 21 أغسطس، 2024 written by admin 21 أغسطس، 2024 84 CITYnews halifax / By 95.7 NewsRadio Staff The Nova Scotia Government announced new regulations in an effort to remove barriers for housing in Halifax Regional Municipality. According to the province, the new regulations under the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter will require the municipality to make increasing housing supply the priority focus in all land-use planning, regulations, decisions and development approvals under the municipal planning strategy. “Nova Scotians need more housing, and that need is especially great in HRM,” John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, said. “In order to truly address this housing crisis, we need to ensure that increasing supply is a key focus in the municipal planning process and the prime consideration in development decisions. These regulations will ensure that happens.” The province said other changes to the charter’s Minimum Planning Requirements Regulations include: Permitting residential uses in most zones, where appropriate Removing on-site parking requirements for developments in the urban service area Ensuring height restrictions do not impact density for mass timber residential developments Removing unit-mix requirements and reducing the percentage of ground-floor commercial space required in residential buildings started before April 1, 2027 Permitting manufactured housing, including modified shipping containers, in all residential zones Permitting temporary housing in all zones to allow employees to live on or near a work site during an assignment Adopting a secondary municipal planning strategy for suburban areas by January 31, 2025. 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post Divers recover 5 bodies from wrecked superyacht off Sicily; 1 still missing next post Halifax’s new basketball team to hold tryouts in the fall You may also like Investigation into homicide of pregnant Halifax woman continues... 24 نوفمبر، 2024 First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain... 24 نوفمبر، 2024 توقيفات وإدانات بعد تحوّل تظاهرة ضد الـ’’ناتو‘‘ في... 24 نوفمبر، 2024 انصهار الاختلاف في سرب واحد لإنشاد التحرّر من... 24 نوفمبر، 2024 Wind and rainfall warnings issued for parts of... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 Pictou County District RCMP investigating serious crash involving... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 أوتاوا تنفي امتلاكها أدلة تربط ناريندرا مودي بأعمال... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 إحياء شهر التراث اللبناني من قِبل القوات المسلحة... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 أونتاريو: تشريع مقبل لحماية القادمين الجدد من الاحتيال... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 New poll shows Houston’s PCs maintaining big lead... 22 نوفمبر، 2024