Halifax Planning Board Approves Delia Way Subdivision, Sets Path for Zoning Bylaw Review

HALIFAX — June 18, 2026 — Halifax Planning Board endorses Delia Way subdivision and moves to resume stalled zoning bylaw overhaul. The board voted unanimously at its June 18 meeting to approve an Approval Not Required plan for 5 Delia Way, submitted by board member Bruce Sylvester, who recused himself, creating three lots from a larger parcel he owns including a new house lot for a three-bedroom home. The meeting's longest discussion centered on Chapter 167, the town's zoning bylaw, where Gerry Joy — a member of the prior Zoning Bylaw Review Committee — distributed 17 pages of a red-lined April 30 draft and asked the board to identify specific objections; member Amy Troop argued the prior effort failed because its committee lacked representation from all relevant elected boards and that the town spent roughly $50,000 without a result. Chair Tom Milius steered the board toward a section-by-section internal review at regular meetings, with the July 16 meeting set as the next session after the first July meeting was canceled. The board also directed Walmart, which has informally inquired about a proposed 6,100-square-foot curbside-pickup addition affecting approximately 21 parking spaces, to submit a formal site plan modification application under bylaw section 167-28 and comply with the conditions in its recorded decision letter.