Transitional and Supportive Housing - 8 James Street Development Agreement

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Consultation has concluded

The Town has received an application for a Development Agreement from ZZAP Consulting Inc. to permit transitional and supportive housing at 8 James Street (PID 90337155).


The property is currently zoned Medium Density Residential Main Street (R-2M) and contains a three-storey residential building that was previously used as a boarding house. The interior of the building contains twenty (20) bedrooms with private washrooms, as well as common shared living and dining spaces. John Howard Society of Nova Scotia (JHSNS) intends to use the existing structure for transitional housing for up to twenty (20) residents with JHSNS providing on-site support services.


The proposed use will occur within the existing building, and there are no proposed changes to the site layout. The existing driveway and parking area will continue to be accessed from Whipple Street.


How Will This Affect Me?

The proposed Development Agreement will allow a transitional and housing facility on this property within the existing building.

The Town has received an application for a Development Agreement from ZZAP Consulting Inc. to permit transitional and supportive housing at 8 James Street (PID 90337155).


The property is currently zoned Medium Density Residential Main Street (R-2M) and contains a three-storey residential building that was previously used as a boarding house. The interior of the building contains twenty (20) bedrooms with private washrooms, as well as common shared living and dining spaces. John Howard Society of Nova Scotia (JHSNS) intends to use the existing structure for transitional housing for up to twenty (20) residents with JHSNS providing on-site support services.


The proposed use will occur within the existing building, and there are no proposed changes to the site layout. The existing driveway and parking area will continue to be accessed from Whipple Street.


How Will This Affect Me?

The proposed Development Agreement will allow a transitional and housing facility on this property within the existing building.

Consultation has concluded

  • An important update from Mayor Pam Mood

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    Hello all! I wanted to provide a quick update on a recent planning application that many of you have expressed a great deal of interest and concern over. An application was submitted to our planning office for a development agreement to allow for the property at 8 James Street to be used as a halfway house. A public participation meeting had been scheduled as a first step for our Planning Advisory Committee to review the application, and to hear feedback from the community, but was cancelled while our CAO sought a legal opinion on the matter. Today, our CAO notified me that, on the basis of the legal opinion received, neither the application for a Development Agreement for 8 James Street, nor any other applications for Development under the current definition of “Transitional and Supportive Housing”, can proceed at this time.


    Thank you to everyone for the calls, emails, and written letters expressing your views on the matter.
    Respectfully,


  • Public Participation Meeting Cancelled

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    Please be advised that the public participation meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 4th, with the Town of Yarmouth Planning Advisory Committee has been cancelled pending a legal opinion on the Transitional and Supportive Housing application for 8 James Street.

    For those requesting details on a future meeting:
    the process for this application has been interrupted while the town's CAO seeks a legal opinion on a related matter. Until the opinion is received and considered, the process is paused. It is not unusual for the CAO to seek legal advice on behalf of the Town. It is unfortunate that the timing has affected a meeting schedule, but it does happen occasionally. Following receipt and consideration of the legal advice, notice will be provided to the applicant, and to the public, of any public meetings, public hearings, or public participation meetings.