FIVE YEAR OBJECTIVE
Direct and oversee a pro-development policy environment within the Regional Centre.
SHORT-TERM ACTIONS (YEARS 1-2)
- Review HRM’s and Province’s regulatory, tax and development fees and processes to make private land development inside the Regional Centre more attractive.
Lead: SUP
Business Community Engagement: MEDIUM
- Rebalance the Regional Plan’s current population distributions to be more sustainable so as to increase density in the urban core.
Lead: HRM
Business Community Engagement: LOW
- Adopt incentives to encourage development of privately owned vacant and under-utilized land in the Regional Centre.
Lead: HRM
Business Community Engagement:HIGH
- Raise awareness of the availability and location of public parking in the Regional Centre
Lead: HRM
Business Community Engagement: MEDIUM
- Develop a 5-year Carbon Rebate Program as an incentive to purchase new homes in the Urban Core.
Lead: SUP
Business Community Engagement:MEDIUM
- Redesign public consultation approach and development approval criteria to decrease limitations to urban development and intensification.
Lead: SUP
Business Community Engagement: MEDIUM
- Provide density bonuses and other incentives for increasing density along transit corridors and at neighbourhood centres in the Regional Centre.
Lead: SUP
Business Community Engagement: MEDIUM
MEASUREMENT
- Increased building permits in Regional Centre
- Regional Centre population growth
- More private investment in Regional Centre ($1.5 billion)
- Public perception of downtown vibrancy