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HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s government is inserting itself into the process of approving residential developments in Halifax, saying it needs to create a fast-track system to deal with housing shortages.
The bill would require the city to work with the province to allow pre-qualified developers to receive expedited approvals for residential units. Savage said his initial reading of the legislation suggests to him that developers would be able to go directly to the minister for approval of projects. Cathie O’Toole, the city’s chief administrative officer, said the legislation’s limit on new fees could restrict the city’s ability to offer affordable housing grants. She said Halifax collects fees from developers in exchange for allowing high-density developments, and uses that money to fund affordable housing grants.
“We already have permits to build 11,000 units and we have development-ready land available for 200,000 units…we did all those with plans that incorporated public input,” Savage said.
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