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Tim Houston’s Conservatives painted Halifax City Hall as a contributor to the housing crisis Thursday and introduced legislation to take away some of the municipality’s power to regulate development.
The bill, that will inevitably be passed by the Conservative majority, will give some developers expedited services, including freezing all municipal permit and development fees. The bill would ease restrictions on floorplan size for high-rise buildings and accelerate development approvals. It also gives the housing minister authority to make decisions on development in HRM without a recommendation from the Executive Panel on Housing or request from the municipality.
Members of the housing advocacy group ACORN and residents of the Ocean Breeze Village protest in front of Province House Thursday. - Tim Krochak The premier said solving the housing problem will require partnerships and that developers, the city and the province must work together.
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