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‘So blatant’: Developer ordered to remove 2 storeys from Dartmouth building

Halifax councillors say accepting situation would set dangerous precedent

Stefanie Miller says she has dealt with noise and garbage from the development neighbouring her Dartmouth, N.S., home for years — with large scaffolding equipment once dropping onto her roof.

“I suppose we always feel like something could fall on us,” Miller said Wednesday.

“The neighbourhood’s been dealing with this for a long time and we really just want it to be over.”

But the building at 169 Wyse Rd. will not be done any time soon.

On Tuesday, Halifax council decided the developer must rip out the building’s top two storeys, which it did not have permission to build. A report from municipal staff said the move has never been done on this scale in the city.

The mixed-use building at 169 Wyse Rd. has been built to 12 storeys, which is three more than the developer’s original permit. The municipality has ordered that the top two floors be removed.

Deputy Mayor Patty Cuttell said accepting the situation after the fact would set a dangerous precedent that could open the door to similar cases, and would be unfair to developers following the rules.

“The ‘build now, apologize later’ — you know, this isn’t a way to run a city,” Cuttell said during Tuesday’s meeting.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/so-blatant-developer-ordered-to-remove-two-storeys-from-dartmouth-building-9.7125640?cmp=rss