Direct and oversee a pro-development policy environment within the Regional Centre

FIVE YEAR OBJECTIVE

Direct and oversee a pro-development policy environment within the Regional Centre.

SHORT-TERM ACTIONS (YEARS 1-2)

1. 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
   
   
2. 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
   
   
3. Adopt incentives to encourage development of privately owned vacant and under-utilized land in the Regional Centre.
   
   Lead: HRM
   Business Community Engagement:HIGH
   
   
4. Raise awareness of the availability and location of public parking in the Regional Centre
   
   Lead: HRM
   Business Community Engagement: MEDIUM
   
   
5. Develop a 5-year Carbon Rebate Program as an incentive to purchase new homes in the Urban Core.
   
   Lead: SUP
   Business Community Engagement:MEDIUM
   
   
6. Redesign public consultation approach and development approval criteria to decrease limitations to urban development and intensification.
   
   Lead: SUP
   Business Community Engagement: MEDIUM
   
   
7. 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